Needed an SUV because of my second dog..Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
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Good bye Acura...I wil sorely miss my TL SH-AWD 6MT...
As anticipated before, another 4G owner leaves the family....I will miss my TL (I do already) and I been tempted to keep it but frankly I do not have space in my driveway.
The arrival of the second dog has forced us to take either the Wagon or the SUV route....and in doing so my wife did want have at least some of the sporty feeling of her Infiniti Q50 which we got in September (now it becomes my car)
Sadly, no Japanese brand offers anything remotely close to the type of performance we were looking for...it was either German, British or good old American.
We loved the gorgeous Infiniti QX70 but, in an asinine decision (reminiscent of the type of decisions Acura usually makes) Infiniti decided to drop the V8 for the MY 2015....furthermore the cargo space is really limited compared to the external dimensions
This is what we got.....an almost fully loaded Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (we declined only the tow package, the rear seat DVD system and the Laguna leather tan colored seats, too delicate)
Absolutely love that HEMI rumble and the acceleration is face-distorting (I did not try the Launch Control yet )
I will keep browsing on this forum from time to time...thank you all!!!
The arrival of the second dog has forced us to take either the Wagon or the SUV route....and in doing so my wife did want have at least some of the sporty feeling of her Infiniti Q50 which we got in September (now it becomes my car)
Sadly, no Japanese brand offers anything remotely close to the type of performance we were looking for...it was either German, British or good old American.
We loved the gorgeous Infiniti QX70 but, in an asinine decision (reminiscent of the type of decisions Acura usually makes) Infiniti decided to drop the V8 for the MY 2015....furthermore the cargo space is really limited compared to the external dimensions
This is what we got.....an almost fully loaded Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (we declined only the tow package, the rear seat DVD system and the Laguna leather tan colored seats, too delicate)
Absolutely love that HEMI rumble and the acceleration is face-distorting (I did not try the Launch Control yet )
I will keep browsing on this forum from time to time...thank you all!!!
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My friend who has a 4 gen TL manual trans, gets 20MPG in mixed driving.
If you get 15MPG in the SRT, you are losing 5MPG.
20K miles a year @3.50/gallon:
TL=$3500/year
SRT=$4666/year
So is $97/month worth it? For someone (OP) dropping $65k on a SUV, I am sure that is quite negligible.
If you get 15MPG in the SRT, you are losing 5MPG.
20K miles a year @3.50/gallon:
TL=$3500/year
SRT=$4666/year
So is $97/month worth it? For someone (OP) dropping $65k on a SUV, I am sure that is quite negligible.
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Needed an SUV because of my second dog..Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
I traded my beloved 4G TL 6MT for the GC SRT
I will end up driving often my wife Q50 Sport AWD we got in September.
Here is the link to the thread and pics to avoid repetition....comments from "car talkers" can stay here.
https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...wd-6mt-926829/
So far happy camper..the 6.4 HEMI is a blast, goodbye Acura
In few days I will book my SRT track experience day complimentary from Chrysler...what track do you guys suggests?? The closest to Seattle is Las Vegas.
I will end up driving often my wife Q50 Sport AWD we got in September.
Here is the link to the thread and pics to avoid repetition....comments from "car talkers" can stay here.
https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...wd-6mt-926829/
So far happy camper..the 6.4 HEMI is a blast, goodbye Acura
In few days I will book my SRT track experience day complimentary from Chrysler...what track do you guys suggests?? The closest to Seattle is Las Vegas.
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My friend who has a 4 gen TL manual trans, gets 20MPG in mixed driving.
If you get 15MPG in the SRT, you are losing 5MPG.
20K miles a year @3.50/gallon:
TL=$3500/year
SRT=$4666/year
So is $97/month worth it? For someone (OP) dropping $65k on a SUV, I am sure that is quite negligible.
If you get 15MPG in the SRT, you are losing 5MPG.
20K miles a year @3.50/gallon:
TL=$3500/year
SRT=$4666/year
So is $97/month worth it? For someone (OP) dropping $65k on a SUV, I am sure that is quite negligible.
#24
Congrats OP, love the color combo. That truck looks absolutely lethal.
How terrible is the fuel economy though?
#25
Not sure which track you are going to. But we run our Lotus Challenge in SPring Mountain. It is a fantastic track.
PM me if you need any info.
Good luck, and enjoy the track day.
Your experience reminded me of a friend who took delivery of a X6M, and did the S. Carolina delivery. BMW also gave him a track day experience and a 2 day paid weekend there when he bought the car.
PM me if you need any info.
Good luck, and enjoy the track day.
Your experience reminded me of a friend who took delivery of a X6M, and did the S. Carolina delivery. BMW also gave him a track day experience and a 2 day paid weekend there when he bought the car.
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If that's your definition of off roading then a Honda Element or Kia Soul will do just fine.
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You're going to come up about 4 liters shy of a good answer. Going to pick up milk in a Ferrari is different from pickin up milk in a civic even though both are capable of doing it
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Go to youtube and watch some folks ripping an SRT8 around in the dirt with stock tires and tell me again how doing it in an element or soul would compare.
You're going to come up about 4 liters shy of a good answer. Going to pick up milk in a Ferrari is different from pickin up milk in a civic even though both are capable of doing it
You're going to come up about 4 liters shy of a good answer. Going to pick up milk in a Ferrari is different from pickin up milk in a civic even though both are capable of doing it