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Originally Posted by GRU
wow, don't get me wrong and take this another way but that's just terrible. I would have thought at least 20mpg for a Durango. I had a 2003 Escape (but it did have a smaller motor than your's) and i would get about 25mpg on the highway, that's a huge difference
Are you willing to trade the Durango for something more economical?
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Don't forget, an Escape is a front wheel drive car-based SUV and a compact at that, while the Durango weighs in at nearly 5000 lbs, seeats 7, and is a mid-size truck underneath, complete with an available 7000 lb tow rating. Plus mine has the 5.9L V8, not the 4.7. Also, a large majority of this past trip was at 70 MPH, not 55.
As for trading it, the only other vehicle that I looked at was the Chrysler Pacifica AWD, and to get one of those that's as nice as my Durango with 55,000 miles on it would be well out of my price range. Don't tell my credit union that I could afford a more expensive vehicle if I reduced my fuel bill by half.