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slowmover · 07-13-2018, 02:43 AM

Fuel is subsidized. Thus, cheap. That you live too far and make too little isn’t to the point. As I wrote, you’re one of the ones trying to make subsidized fuel cover basic mistakes. That it isn’t working is a wake-up call.

And a Suburban isn’t a safe choice (high COG, live axle, excess overhang). The parameters are 4000-lb curb weight; 120” wheelbase, fully independent suspension. A Dodge Charger, IOW (its not by mistake it meets those). Size-wise, bigger than this doesn’t work for stability or crash protection as added margin. Less than this heightens risk.

I rented one ten years ago. A V6 model. Didn’t care about FE, per se. Still saw 27-MPG consistently on a 2000-mile trip from Salt Lake to Boise to Couer D’Alene and on to Seattle.

Long time in production. A fleet car. Both huge advantages.

Family sedan is the baseline vehicle the past century for good reason. No other type is better overall.

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slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	Fuel is subsidized. Thus, cheap. That you live too far and make too little isn’t to the point. As I wrote, you’re one of the ones trying to make subsidized fuel cover basic mistakes. That it isn’t working is a wake-up call. And a Suburban isn’t a safe choice (high COG, live axle, excess overhang). The parameters are 4000-lb curb weight; 120” wheelbase, fully independent suspension. A Dodge Charger, IOW (its not by mistake it meets those). Size-wise, bigger than this doesn’t work for stability or crash protection as added margin. Less than this heightens risk. I rented one ten years ago. A V6 model. Didn’t care about FE, per se. Still saw 27-MPG consistently on a 2000-mile trip from Salt Lake to Boise to Couer D’Alene and on to Seattle. Long time in production. A fleet car. Both huge advantages. Family sedan is the baseline vehicle the past century for good reason. No other type is better overall.