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06-24-2016, 10:51 AM
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#41
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
Posts: 3,495
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maurerl
And that's one of the reasons why I like to have a truck!
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Now that's a positive approach!
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06-24-2016, 10:55 AM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Solvang, California
Trailer: 2016 21' Escape (usetaowna a 19, a Burro and 2 Casitas)
Posts: 842
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake930
I'm old and riddled with arthritis. Slow is the way it goes.
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Jake, you came to the right place, you'll find alot of company here!
Greg
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06-28-2016, 09:58 AM
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#43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tucson, AZ, Arizona
Trailer: gone, 19 and 21 & 17B with 5.0 now. gone
Posts: 790
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Escaping the heat in a 21 and a Durango
We traded our Jeep in on a Dodge Durango a couple of weeks ago. We really liked the Jeep GC with two wheel drive and a Hemi engine but the new Jeeps only offered that in 4 wd and if we needed that we were in the wrong spot. The option was the Durango with the Hemi and 2wd. We had to accept 12" longer O'all and 6" longer wheel base but we still had the short turn radius plus another row of seats that totally disappears. The longer wheel base feels very good on the twisty mountain roads at any speed. We left two weeks ago from Tucson to Santa Fe, Durango, Co, Silverton, Ouray, Gunnison,, Black Canyon, Paonia, over Grand Mesa to Grand Junction and tomorrow to Flagstaff and then home. Dodge is getting 25/26 not towing, 16 towing on somewhat level area all at speed limits or above. Climbing Grand Mesa from the Delta side we were down to 9mpg but that must be at least 8% and we were not passed by anyone. Not a bad vehicle for about $44,000 out the door and we passed a Porsche twin turbo towing an Airstream that was driving at 70 until we got to the hills in N.Mexico and we went right on by and didn't see him again. With 40 to 50,000 miles on the Jeep towing 4000+# I like the Dodge more.
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06-28-2016, 10:16 AM
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#44
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tucson, AZ, Arizona
Trailer: gone, 19 and 21 & 17B with 5.0 now. gone
Posts: 790
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SUV for 21
P.S. I do like that 8 speed trans with the paddle shifters, I just have to remember that I don't have a shift lever.
Jack
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06-28-2016, 10:34 AM
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#45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,038
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Quote:
Originally Posted by azjack
P.S. I do like that 8 speed trans with the paddle shifters, I just have to remember that I don't have a shift lever.
Jack
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Hi: azjack... That means you can "Paddle" your new dodge!!! It's better than "Flogging" a dead horse!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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06-28-2016, 10:43 AM
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#46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ponoka, Alberta
Trailer: 2016 19 classic "outta sight", jeep rubicon unlimited
Posts: 1,645
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The red in front does look good!
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06-28-2016, 10:48 AM
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#47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Perhaps we can have drag races next year at Osoyoos, your mileage will get better with more miles, mine did.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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06-28-2016, 11:07 AM
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#48
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21C 2019 Expedition
Posts: 5,213
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Was waiting to hear something from you and the trip terrain was challenging. Red Mountain Pass between Durango and Silverton by itself is a good barometer as to how well and comfortable the tow is.
Mileage numbers sound way better than expected. Are you saying you prefer to manually shift through the gears with the paddle shifter?
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06-28-2016, 04:55 PM
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#49
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tucson, AZ, Arizona
Trailer: gone, 19 and 21 & 17B with 5.0 now. gone
Posts: 790
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Paddle shifters
I didn't think about them until I used them. I always preferred manual unless in down town SFO. With 8 speeds going up hill or down hill it was fun and quick to do it myself.
Jack
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09-12-2016, 02:21 AM
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#50
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: no fixed address, California
Trailer: 2017-21' Escape (sold) Casita 17' (sold)
Posts: 1,348
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Quote:
Originally Posted by azjack
We traded our Jeep in on a Dodge Durango a couple of weeks ago. We really liked the Jeep GC with two wheel drive and a Hemi engine but the new Jeeps only offered that in 4 wd and if we needed that we were in the wrong spot. The option was the Durango with the Hemi and 2wd. We had to accept 12" longer O'all and 6" longer wheel base but we still had the short turn radius plus another row of seats that totally disappears. The longer wheel base feels very good on the twisty mountain roads at any speed. We left two weeks ago from Tucson to Santa Fe, Durango, Co, Silverton, Ouray, Gunnison,, Black Canyon, Paonia, over Grand Mesa to Grand Junction and tomorrow to Flagstaff and then home. Dodge is getting 25/26 not towing, 16 towing on somewhat level area all at speed limits or above. Climbing Grand Mesa from the Delta side we were down to 9mpg but that must be at least 8% and we were not passed by anyone. Not a bad vehicle for about $44,000 out the door and we passed a Porsche twin turbo towing an Airstream that was driving at 70 until we got to the hills in N.Mexico and we went right on by and didn't see him again. With 40 to 50,000 miles on the Jeep towing 4000+# I like the Dodge more.
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those are really impressive mileage #'s for the Durango.
thanks for sharing.
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