2013-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee....
04-03-2015, 03:08 PM
#43
Thanks for the good wishes! Unfortunately, I inherited the back issues from my mother's side of the family, and have been dealing with it for most of my adult life....
I did think of getting a set of wheels/snow tires, but then I started adding it up....Snow tires, currently at Tire Rack prices, GoodYears are $153, Michelins are $191. So, that's $612 to $764 for the tires. Wheels are somewhere between $125-150 each. So that's another $5-600. TPMS sensors are $45-50 each, so that's another $180-200.
SO, we're at somewhere between $1292-$1564......plus tax! If I buy online, then there's shipping charges, or if I buy locally, there's mounting and balancing. So there's probably another $100. And, if I go by my previous truck, as a yardstick of how many miles I'll put on this vehicle, I'll probably put around 4000-4500 miles a year on it. With that limited usage, I couldn't justify the additional expense, especially when factoring in the physical strain of lugging roughly 60 pound wheel/tire assemblies up and down the basement stairs......and also considering the snow ratings of the Nokian WRG3s.....
I did think of getting a set of wheels/snow tires, but then I started adding it up....Snow tires, currently at Tire Rack prices, GoodYears are $153, Michelins are $191. So, that's $612 to $764 for the tires. Wheels are somewhere between $125-150 each. So that's another $5-600. TPMS sensors are $45-50 each, so that's another $180-200.
SO, we're at somewhere between $1292-$1564......plus tax! If I buy online, then there's shipping charges, or if I buy locally, there's mounting and balancing. So there's probably another $100. And, if I go by my previous truck, as a yardstick of how many miles I'll put on this vehicle, I'll probably put around 4000-4500 miles a year on it. With that limited usage, I couldn't justify the additional expense, especially when factoring in the physical strain of lugging roughly 60 pound wheel/tire assemblies up and down the basement stairs......and also considering the snow ratings of the Nokian WRG3s.....
04-04-2015, 07:29 AM
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04-14-2015, 11:22 AM
#46
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Keep an eye on the stick on fender flares. My Dad just bought a 2015 Summit GC, and one of them is already starting to separate. Seems to be a common complaint on the GC forums.
08-06-2015, 06:23 PM
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I just completed an 800 mile "round trip" from the Rochester, NY area to Atlantic City, NJ. I was rather surprised that my wife suggested we take the new Jeep GC, rather than her Jaguar XF. For the most part of the trip, it was 65-70 MPH, except for the "stop and go" around Philadelphia, on I76. Temps were in the 80s, so the A/C was on, but we were lightly loaded. Averaged a little over 23 MPG......5.7 liter Hemi, under the hood.
08-07-2015, 12:25 PM
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Refreshing the topic.....
I just completed an 800 mile "round trip" from the Rochester, NY area to Atlantic City, NJ. I was rather surprised that my wife suggested we take the new Jeep GC, rather than her Jaguar XF. For the most part of the trip, it was 65-70 MPH, except for the "stop and go" around Philadelphia, on I76. Temps were in the 80s, so the A/C was on, but we were lightly loaded. Averaged a little over 23 MPG......5.7 liter Hemi, under the hood.
I just completed an 800 mile "round trip" from the Rochester, NY area to Atlantic City, NJ. I was rather surprised that my wife suggested we take the new Jeep GC, rather than her Jaguar XF. For the most part of the trip, it was 65-70 MPH, except for the "stop and go" around Philadelphia, on I76. Temps were in the 80s, so the A/C was on, but we were lightly loaded. Averaged a little over 23 MPG......5.7 liter Hemi, under the hood.
08-07-2015, 03:21 PM
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Yes and no.....
I've been a sports car/muscle car guy all my life, so an SUV, even a mid-sized one like the GC, seems somewhat ponderous to me. In years gone by, when I was still working at my full time job, I was "on call 24/7" at times, and I had both a Chevy S-10 and a GMC Canyon 4x4, to be able to get to work in the winter time, "no matter what". These two, even though they were pick-ups, were smaller and felt more nimble than the GC does. The GC feels like a big, cushy sedan, but with 4 wheel drive.
I will say, however, that the tires I put on it, probably account for part of this feeling. I put a set of Nokian WGR SUVs on it, and even though Nokian calls them an "all weather tire", I believe that they have a bit more "winter bias" than I expected. On the other hand, I didn't expect to be blasting down the Interstate in the middle of summer with this vehicle.
On the flip side, the GC has a good initial build quality, rides smoothly, has comfortable seating, is fairly quiet, and with the Hemi under the hood, is fairly quick.
I've been a sports car/muscle car guy all my life, so an SUV, even a mid-sized one like the GC, seems somewhat ponderous to me. In years gone by, when I was still working at my full time job, I was "on call 24/7" at times, and I had both a Chevy S-10 and a GMC Canyon 4x4, to be able to get to work in the winter time, "no matter what". These two, even though they were pick-ups, were smaller and felt more nimble than the GC does. The GC feels like a big, cushy sedan, but with 4 wheel drive.
I will say, however, that the tires I put on it, probably account for part of this feeling. I put a set of Nokian WGR SUVs on it, and even though Nokian calls them an "all weather tire", I believe that they have a bit more "winter bias" than I expected. On the other hand, I didn't expect to be blasting down the Interstate in the middle of summer with this vehicle.
On the flip side, the GC has a good initial build quality, rides smoothly, has comfortable seating, is fairly quiet, and with the Hemi under the hood, is fairly quick.