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Replying to: bluedevils (Jan 24, 2007 9:26 am) Sorry it took me so long to answer you. Have not checked in for about 4 mos. Re. the mpg: no I don't keep close track of but will check it now and then. Last time I checked in-town mileage it was a little over 16. On a trip from central Ohio through Pennsylvania I think it was 23 mpg with mostly secondary roads and lots of hills. It's my wife's vehicle and is used mostly in town. It is an '04 Ultra, AWD, with only 14,000 miles on it. WIfe loves it and have had no problems. Don |
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Replying to: intrepidcub (Apr 10, 2007 5:55 pm) |
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Replying to: lea3182 (Apr 10, 2007 12:33 pm) Any help would be great. Chip |
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My '04 Rendezvous will be coming off lease soon. I've been lucky enough to have seen zero defects/problems in 36K miles. GMAC wants too much to buy the car, so I'll be turning it in. No complaints - that huge residual meant <$300/mo payments. I'd like to get a new one, but I'm told the RDV has been replaced by Buick with the new Enclave, which is quite a car. Compared to the RDV, it's 14 inches longer, 3 inches wider, 1,000 pounds heavier, with 100HP more, and its rated at about the same MPG. Of course, gas is a lot more expensive than it was in '04.Will the new, porkier model be able to get 30MPG on the road, like my RDV has? Imagine if the money to develop this MDX fighter had been spent on refining the Rendezvous? That efficient new drivetrain might have gotten another 5 or 10 MPG in the smaller, lighter car. Still with 7 adult seats, awesome cargo capacity, and an easy-to-park size. I'll miss my Rondy.
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Replying to: verdi942 (Jun 23, 2007 10:48 am) I love my wife's RVD as well. We have a used '03 RDV (bought a few months ago) and still love it today. Best little "run about and short trips for 3 kids" vehicle we ever owned. Love the way it rides across bumps, love the way it steers and love the way it "feels" in the tight corners. You are right, it isn't the best SUV/Cross Over vehicle for MPHs. But based on its many positives, one has to take a negative hit somewhere. One can't have 100% in every critical rating. If our '03 RDV got totalled tomorrow, we're also replace our RDV with the same type of SUV/Cross Over vehicle. Yes, a used model as well. And, like our current '03 RDV vehicle, it would only be in FWD version. For a replacement, Saturn Vue, Chev Equinox, KIA Sportage and Santa Fe "shape models" come to mind. Even though we love our current '03 RDV, not too sure if I'd buy another GMC again. For their physical size, GMC models continue to be "gas hogs". And, they don't have high quality / high reliability like its competition. Or, high quality like their models built 10 years ago. No - this post is not ment to poke at GMC. I'm a GMC guy since age 9 (since my field bombing days with my dad's old chev). Just "recent 5-10 years of GMC hands on experience" and too much auto repair bill memories coming to the surface... Time to see what the other SUV/Cross Over designs have to offer as well... Good luck with your future replace RDV "shape like" replacement. BTW: If I add up all auto repair bills for my 2 x GMC models and factory in saved MPGs, I could have easily bought import vehicles - at a much higher initial purchase price. I'm sure others are starting to "bean count" and connect the dots with their own vehicle history as well. . |
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Replying to: verdi942 (Jun 23, 2007 10:48 am) |
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Replying to: verdi942 (Jun 23, 2007 10:48 am) |
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See : http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/26/car...?partner=msnbc After reading the above article, I wonder if anyone else has successfully done anything to upgrade the supsension on this car to make it more rollover proof. I would like to consider changing to sport shocks, upgrading sway bars and bushings if possible, as well as perhaps maybe wider tires and stiffer/lower springs. The problem is, after searching the internet high and low, I don't think anyone makes any suspension upgrades for our cars. I did a search and the best I can find is KYB GR-2 (factory stiffness) struts for the front and KYB Gas-adjust (sport/firm shock) for the rear. I was hoping to find a matching set of sport shocks, but even unable to do that. I am also unable to find any upgrades for sway bars, bushings or springs. This is very frustrating because after having worked on a project sports car, I found that sporty options such as shocks/struts and swaybars were plentiful for that car. Even for a "volvo" therre is a company called IPD that sells performance suspension components such as beefier sway bars, springs and struts/shocks... Anyone have any suggestions or ideas where I might be able to find these items?? It seems they are hard, if not impossible to find.
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Replying to: hawaiianguy (Sep 24, 2007 1:37 am)
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Replying to: verdi942 (Sep 24, 2007 4:10 am)
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