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ImportConvert 03-04-2014 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2719421)
For 99% of the driving any of us will ever do, a WRX or STI hatch is pretty much the perfect vehicle. Fun to drive, useable in all elements and has plenty of cargo space. The only thing that disqualifies it is ground clearance.

This is why I did not consider it. Ground clearance is a huge issue where I'm going, as many people have S2 on their drive-ways bordering the paved road. At times, aside from being a semi-loose traction surface, the S2 can sink below road-level if not maintained perfectly. AWD and more than 5-6" ground-clearance make pulling onto the road in a hurry (or at all) VERY easy compared to not. The full-time AWD in the Jeep will be a godsend even in fair-weather, as I discovered last time I took my 370Z up there and encountered what I described. The drive-way to my land is currently S2 and has seen better days. My 370Z did not do well.

BigT 03-04-2014 03:12 PM

Congrats on the truck. I too traded in my 370z for a Jeep Grand Cherokee. (2014) However, I miss the **** out of my Z and trying to compare the two is like forcefully trying to convince yourself you made a good buy. Also, the more you drive your truck, the worse the MPG will be. I averaged 21mpg when I first got my truck. But, after getting comfortable while driving and realizing its not "that" slow makes you hit the gas pedal harder and harder.

ImportConvert 03-04-2014 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BigT (Post 2719492)
Congrats on the truck. I too traded in my 370z for a Jeep Grand Cherokee. (2014) However, I miss the **** out of my Z and trying to compare the two is like forcefully trying to convince yourself you made a good buy. Also, the more you drive your truck, the worse the MPG will be. I averaged 21mpg when I first got my truck. But, after getting comfortable while driving and realizing its not "that" slow makes you hit the gas pedal harder and harder.

Well, I honestly don't miss the 370. If I had to pick a car that I missed, it would be my Z06. It had its foibles, but breaking often and handling like an Altima wasn't one of them! The 370 was just a big mistake for me and I'm glad it's in the past.

One thing you are dead-right about, though is the mileage! It does seem to go down a bit, lol. Part of the reason I got the '10 is that its significantly quicker than the 2011-2013, but the '14 edges it out with the 8-speed transmission. However, my goal was also D/I reduction, and I wanted something that even when I take a paycut due to Obamacare (later this year I will get hit with a paycut totaling an amount equal to my rent, my carnote, and auto-insurance combined.), will exist at a note within 12% of my gross income or less, so as not to affect my purchasing power with a house. A 2014 Overland or Limited would have put me outside of that 12% monthly D/I. The 370Z would have likely been about the max for that, and I was upside down in it a couple thousand + the '14 GJC's with V8 and QD2 are about $50K. It wouldn't have worked, as nice as they are!


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