Daily Drivers to look at for the wife.....

**0rion** · 11-20-2011, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

Older Grand Prix's had the 3.8. Rock solid motor.

Wish I could find a 10K miles Z06 for $30K....not that I could swing it anyways though.

that's right.....not sure why I was thinking that was a 3.6.

**2001camaroSS** · 11-20-2011, 10:10 PM

I have spent some time in a Traverse and I really liked it. It got decent MPGs, has lots of space, and is comfortable. The LTZs look really nice.

**kenro23** · 11-20-2011, 10:28 PM

My wife and I had an Acadia which was super roomy. No real issues with it. Has 3 rows of seats and the middle row moves back some. Only problem I haf was it didn't have enough power for as big as it was. We traded tbat in for a 2011 Nissan Maxima in September and have loved that car ever since. Actually has a lot of room. Only problem is that it cost 41k. We got it for 29 cause my wife is still active and they had a deal on it.

That being said, the Altimas are nice as well. Great on gas. Only reason we did not get that is because of the deal we got.

I don't have an issue with the CVT either. Our car has paddle shift on the steering wheel which makes it hard not feeling the gears. Other than that no issues at all.

**GTP231** · 11-21-2011, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by 0rion

they are all over the board......there's really no 1 specific vehicle or even class of vehicle we're looking at right now. Options are open. Gas mileage isn't super important but a bonus.....I think for the most part she averages 18's in the Durango right now. Wouldn't really want to go worse than that but at 18 avg that leaves a ton of choices.

To some of the other posts:
She doesn't like the Murano.
Isn't the 3.6 the same that was in the older grand prix's? We had the GTP and that motor was rock solid.....I never had to touch it.
We did find an 08 Grand prix with 10k miles on it......she loved her old GP so we may at least go look at that one. It's 4 years old but 10k isn't really shit for mileage and it's cheap.

Its closer to the old 3.4 DOHC engine found in the early to mid 90's.
I'd consider the '08 they drive very similar to the 97-03 cars so she very well may love that.

**Shermanator86** · 11-21-2011, 06:08 AM

My brother just got a new hemi durango this fall for his wife, they have a 5 and 1 1/2 year old and so far they love it. I think it was getting high teens for mileage, over 20 on highway trips. This thing rides and drives awesome, the only things I didn't like when I drove it were the tires and the gearing. They have 17 in rims so the tire has a lot of side way and you can feel it going though corners, and the gearing is really tall for fuel economy.

**GTP231** · 11-21-2011, 06:33 AM

The new Durangos are nice. My main issue with Slowpar is their quality is up but still behind everyone else and everyone else gets far better economy

**0rion** · 11-21-2011, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by Shermanator86

My brother just got a new hemi durango this fall for his wife, they have a 5 and 1 1/2 year old and so far they love it. I think it was getting high teens for mileage, over 20 on highway trips. This thing rides and drives awesome, the only things I didn't like when I drove it were the tires and the gearing. They have 17 in rims so the tire has a lot of side way and you can feel it going though corners, and the gearing is really tall for fuel economy.

that's basically how her 05 is......17's and tall gearing. The tall gearing is so it's not sluggish since hers is rocking the 4.7. I would never have even considered another dodge 5-6 years ago but this durango she has now has been pretty good to us. She puts a ton of miles on them driving to work......the 05 has 180k on it to give you an idea. I wish companies (other than VW) would start putting small diesels in cars. That would be the way to go for us considering the mileage she drives. Maintained though a gas engine can be reliable these days up to 200k+........I just start feeling uncomfortable with them when the mileage is getting that high. Need to get out of this durango before bad things happen to it.

**GTP231** · 11-21-2011, 06:39 AM

That is a lot of miles for a 4.7...

**35th-ANV-SS** · 11-21-2011, 06:57 AM

I bought an 08 Impala LTZ new. Gets decent gas mileage and comes with all the bells and whistles for the most part. Leather, heated seats, remote start, spacious interior, large trunk, and looks semi-sporty for being a sedan.

It handles like a champ in the winter months also.

I opted to get the 3.9L engine with active fuel management so it drives on 3 cylinders on the highway at speeds 65 and under. I've gotten 33mpg with it before but generally with my driving habits I get around 26-27mpg.

I have 77,XXX miles on it now. Not a single issue. Still riding on stock tires (although they are about to be changed soon) and I've replaced the rotors/brakes all around. That's it beside the typical maintenance items (air filter, fuel filter, oil, etc).

Pretty happy with it overall.

**0rion** · 11-21-2011, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by GTP231

That is a lot of miles for a 4.7...

no shit.....we've gotten real lucky with this one so far. It's almost all highway miles but still..... a lot of miles for that 4.7 and dodge tranny.

**0rion** · 11-21-2011, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by GTP231

The new Durangos are nice. My main issue with Slowpar is their quality is up but still behind everyone else and everyone else gets far better economy

I know and have known way to many people with dodge stuff that has tons of issues.....the electrical issues are the ones I'd have no patience for and I know 3 people that have had wiring issues in the dash. As far as economy I can't complain.....that durango gets better mileage than everyone we know with other makes of SUV in that size class. 18 avg ain't too bad and we've seen 23 on the highway a bunch of times. That 4.7 is known to be a gas guzzler and in the trucks it definitely is......not sure what gears that durango has or why the mileage would be that much better but my buddies ram with the 4.7 is doing good to see 15-16. Different front end styling which is some of it but not sure it's enough to make that much of a difference. Truck's probably have 4.10 rears I would imagine.....not sure on the durango.

**SeVeReDiStOrTiOn** · 11-21-2011, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

that's basically how her 05 is......17's and tall gearing. The tall gearing is so it's not sluggish since hers is rocking the 4.7. I would never have even considered another dodge 5-6 years ago but this durango she has now has been pretty good to us. She puts a ton of miles on them driving to work......the 05 has 180k on it to give you an idea. I wish companies (other than VW) would start putting small diesels in cars. That would be the way to go for us considering the mileage she drives. Maintained though a gas engine can be reliable these days up to 200k+........I just start feeling uncomfortable with them when the mileage is getting that high. Need to get out of this durango before bad things happen to it.

I read somewhere chevy is putting a diesel in the 2013 cruze

**bluehawk2000** · 11-21-2011, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by blackSS01

Settle down spelling Nazi

I make mistakes

I've seen 10K Z06's going for around $27-$30K around my neck of the woods

That's because nobody will buy them since you can only drive them a couple months out of the year due to all the damn snow you people get up there haha.

**damianj03** · 11-21-2011, 06:59 PM

check the g8 V6 my wifes got one and we both like it. or look to see the current buick suv i forget the name but that thing is nice.

**brendan.9** · 11-21-2011, 07:08 PM

g8 gt?

**GTP231** · 11-21-2011, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

I know and have known way to many people with dodge stuff that has tons of issues.....the electrical issues are the ones I'd have no patience for and I know 3 people that have had wiring issues in the dash. As far as economy I can't complain.....that durango gets better mileage than everyone we know with other makes of SUV in that size class. 18 avg ain't too bad and we've seen 23 on the highway a bunch of times. That 4.7 is known to be a gas guzzler and in the trucks it definitely is......not sure what gears that durango has or why the mileage would be that much better but my buddies ram with the 4.7 is doing good to see 15-16. Different front end styling which is some of it but not sure it's enough to make that much of a difference. Truck's probably have 4.10 rears I would imagine.....not sure on the durango.

Yeah he's probobly got 3.91s in it I'd guess. I wouldn't get a Hemi as those things are just as bad and blow up with no explanation also

**Mr. Luos** · 11-21-2011, 08:09 PM

Rental is a 3.5L Malibu. Will update once I have driven it a few miles.

**0rion** · 11-21-2011, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by kenro23

My wife and I had an Acadia which was super roomy. No real issues with it. Has 3 rows of seats and the middle row moves back some. Only problem I haf was it didn't have enough power for as big as it was. We traded tbat in for a 2011 Nissan Maxima in September and have loved that car ever since. Actually has a lot of room. Only problem is that it cost 41k. We got it for 29 cause my wife is still active and they had a deal on it.

That being said, the Altimas are nice as well. Great on gas. Only reason we did not get that is because of the deal we got.

I don't have an issue with the CVT either. Our car has paddle shift on the steering wheel which makes it hard not feeling the gears. Other than that no issues at all.

I like the looks of those and they look like they're optioned well. Looks like they really don't get the greatest mileage for a car (19/26) and need premium which means there wouldn't be much of a fuel savings there. There's an '11 local to us with 1500 miles on it for $26k. Might have to take her down to look at it. Looks pretty well optioned except I don't think it has the audio upgrade.