They really made some strides with the current Grand. I think they look very sharp. And they've gotten good reviews in the automotive press.
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RiverC0il Goes for a Test Drive: CT 200h, JSW TDI, Mazda3, & Elantra
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They really made some strides with the current Grand. I think they look very sharp. And they've gotten good reviews in the automotive press.
drjeff
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Agree. It's one really sharp looking SUV now. Enough of a change, especially from the back that you're not even sure at first glance that it's a GC anymore
Yeah I'm getting nervous on my car. I've got 160k and little things are starting to wrong. At the AZ summit last year, my door locks stopped working, I had to use the key in the fob to open the door and then I couldn't start the car because the Fob wasn't recognized.
Besides that it's mostly annoyances - something with the amplifier is wrong and the speakers on the left side of the car don't work. And hten of course just the genreal cosmetic damage from being almost 10 years old, several dings, scratched out headlights, and a really pitted hood.
besides that though the car is still running very well, so I think I'm hanging onto it for at least another 1 - 2 years.
hammer
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hammer
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For the headlights, you can always get some lens restorer and use it. Won't get the scratches out but will remove the yellowing (oxidation?).
hammer
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With the V6 it pulls OK but it isn't that quick...camper's around 2200 lb loaded I think. Would have preferred the Hemi for towing but it's a daily driver so gas mileage is a consideration.
Here's mine with the camper hitched up...
sweet ride and camper Hammer!
billski
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no tunes?
Well, if the tunes don't work, you might as well junk it. Tunes and a sunroof would do it for me!
Well, if the tunes don't work, you might as well junk it. Tunes and a sunroof would do it for me!
billski
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Geoff
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Here's mine with the camper hitched up...
Wow! That doesn't look like the side profile of any Jeep product. The ass end looks like a German crossover.
That lens restorer is an excellent product. I used it on my wife's 05 Outack and I was impressed with the results.
I have to admit the new stying of the GC is very nice.
The new Durangos are very nice too. I owned a 2000 Durango but like I said before, had some bad reliability experiences with it. I finally got rid of it in 2004 when both the AC condenser and the evaporator unit literally turned to dust and fell apart. It also had an inordinate amount of rust damage for a 4 year old vehicle.
billski
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I used Meguiar's Cleaner and Polish several times. It seemed to work for a while, but then haze up again in a couple months.
Yeah, very true.
The problem is that those lenses get scratched up and that increases the surface area for oxidation to occur. So they turn cloudy/yellow faster as they get more scratched. And I think the restorer works alot like Simonize for the car finish by removing the very surface layer of the lens. By doing that, it creates more scratches.
drjeff
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Exactly! I rode up on one at a stop light on my bike a few weeks ago. And heading into the sun, on quick glance I was sure that I'd be seeing a "Q5"/"Q7" plastered on the liftgate and 4 rings on the front grille.
Jeep/Chrysler really did a GREAT job with the body styling of the new GC IMHO
On paper, the Hemi "appears" to just be a bit less regarding MPGs than the 6. But I'm sure in the rearl world, the numbers are probably a bit firther apart.
riverc0il
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They are rate the same for the snow. Slap four top end snow tires on and have fun. None of the cars were top heavy. I don't know how a hybrid would do in the snow. I would assume the superior torque of the diesel may be an advantage over the others. The Elantra was fairly disconnected and the Mazda3 was low to the ground and connected. Might just be personal preference. Snow tires trumps all except snows plus AWD, so YMMV. I don't really think about how the cars will perform in the snow.
The plan for the TDI is either to trade in after three years if S decided she wants a new wagon or CUV (then maybe take another look at the Mazda3 Sky-D) or keep it forever and run it into the ground. Diesels go forever, 300k wouldn't be out of the question. This thing has all the creature comforts I would ever want so I don't see any reason why I would want to upgrade down the road.
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Id take AWD with all seasons over FWD with snows any day of the week. My neck of the woods 2wd anything doesnt cut it. Chain laws are a bitch.
This argument has gone on ad naseum on this forum, but I'll say it again.
My FWD Sonata with Snow Tires does better in the snow than my AWD Audi A6 did with all seasons. Got stuck way more often in the Audi and in general it slipped around a lot more.
My FWD Sonata with Snow Tires does better in the snow than my AWD Audi A6 did with all seasons. Got stuck way more often in the Audi and in general it slipped around a lot more.
