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Replying to: unknown (Oct 11, 2006 1:25 pm) I have to go over Berthoud Pass (11000 feet and change)on Hy. 40 (off I-70) to get to Grand Lake and there are plenty of other such passes that starting right now can be very tough in fall,winter and spring and sometimes summer. I fish all over the place and some "roads" that are tough-through streams-rock-steep inclines & such. I have pulled my boat and other folks over the passes several times. I use the tow-haul switch for this-works great-very stable. I have always used premium gas in all my cars & trucks so it was not easy for me to give it up for the GC. Used mid-grade(89) at first then went to lower (87) at altitudes above 3000. Runs fine. Now I use 87 all the time and have yet to hear a ping or rattle. The 5.7 Hemi is just a wonderful engine. On the road, on the long flat stretches of Interstate in north Texas or Oklahoma I will get 23+ if I keep it between 65-70 in that it allows the engine to shut down to 4 cyl most of the time. If I drive between 75 and 80 on same road it drops to 18+. I consider this outstanding. In the mountains I average about 17-19 depending if I am towing. I only use gas going up-downs pretty much free. If I behave myself arouind town, I'll get 18 and if I don't it'll fall to 14. Never got less than 14 on a tank. I am 57 but I did put one of those little sewing machine pocket rockets cars to shame yesterday at a traffic light-know better-just counld't help it. Now I am one of those nuts (don't work for an oil copmnay or own stock in one)that does not think gas has been over priced. I saw no one driving less just bitching more on their way to buy fast food or make a trip to the store for one item. I'd like to see gas stay around $3.50 at least to promote more refinning and exploration of petroleum and other sources not to mention to saying adios to the mid-east. The United States has enormous petroleum reserves-our plan has been to use other oil sources before using ours which is a good idea except that mid-east oil is not "sweet" and has a very high sulfur content which is why diesel has gone up with the new regs on emmissions. The U.S. is very likely to become an oil exporting nation within 20 years but those facts are hard to know without really looking at the facts independently. Fact is, mid-east countries will either have to free their women to develop their economies or develop nuclear energy cause they got nothing else-squandered all their wealth. Tough.Doo Doo. ButI have digressed off. Hope my figures encourage you. For what I use my GC for,I am happy as a dog chasing chickens. By the way, we have a 2004 Ford Mustang GT convertible with the 4.6 V8. We get 26+ on the road. But I can't drive it west without a chiropractor on board. |
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The camshaft on my 2004 Cherokee Laredo broke at about 10,000 miles. The fine, fine service at Daimler/Chrysler was such that they allowed the dealer to put a new camshaft and lifters in it, period. Never checked the valves... further, they returned it to me without even changing the oil! "Trust the "SPECIALISTs" is on the garbage that they mail me. I called to complain, and they told me that my wife couldn't tell them what brand oil I was using, as their reason for leaving the metal and anitfreeze contaminated oil in the engine after working on it. Never the less, the motor was never right again. It had no power, a terrible miss that everyone even my wife's 85 year old grandmother could feel while riding in the vehicle. However, three different JEEP dealers could find nothing wrong with it due to the fact that it was under warranty, and Daimler would not pay for any more work. Same issue on the recall for vibration on the brakes, it shook like crazy when the brakes were hot. I was told mine did not fit the replacement criteria under the recall. My Jeep averaged about 14 mph 4.0 6cyl. we live in a couny without a single red light, and trips to town are about 15 miles round trip. So the 14 could not be considered city. However, the motor was junk. I got tired of being screwed over by Daimler and their dealers (3) and riding and paying for a piece of Junk, sold the thing and will never buy another Chrysler product again.
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Replying to: johndperry (Oct 25, 2006 3:21 am) I purchased my 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee from Mac Grubbs Motors in Columbia, Mississippi. They handle Ford, GMC, Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep. They service our 2004 Dodge Ram 1500, 2004 Mustang GT, 2004 Ford Windstar Van and my Jeep. My experience has been fabulous including replacement, at no charge, of an air-conditioning compressor on the van after the warranty had expired. They have good computer equipment and well trained technicians. I've never had few problems with dealers. I don't understand why any dealer of any brand of automobile would not want to repair their product under warranty. Dealers make little on new car sales, better on used cars but their bread and butter is service. Good service means happy customers and better income for the dealership. Integrity and honesty, I suppose, are found less and less often these days and for sure competence runs parallel to character. I urge you to meet personally with the regional representative and/or the general manager of the dealership. There is someone who will not be happy with the quality of service you received and having the experience of finding that person would serve you well in the future on other similar problems. Find someone who understands that honesty and integrity are about faith in God-there are lots of folks who do care. I really am sorry that you had this experience-it just really sucked. |
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Replying to: transpower (Jul 23, 2006 5:03 pm) Tom Loy
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Replying to: tomloy (Nov 12, 2006 6:01 am) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 26, 2007 8:52 pm) |
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Hi New Here...hows everyone doing? I have a 1998 jeep Grand limited with 111,000 miles I had it for a year now..nice car..lots of features..nice handling.. BUT the gas usage on this V8 car stinks...I am filling this car up almost every other day! 30.00 to 45.00 every time ... seems like I fill it up on Wed...and its at the halfway mark by Fri.. and I just drive the car around my neighhood! taking my kids back and forth to school...its like there is a hole in the tank where the gas just leaks out when I put gas in the SUV,,,,,is there anything that i can do to at least manage this problem..gas is too high for me to have to fill up almost every other day... Thanks
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