Quote from: Morris Minor on May 17, 2024, 05:58:38 AMIs Stellantis going to put the new Hurricane straight-six into the Grand Cherokee? Allegedly it was designed to fit anywhere the Pentastar V6 is used (or the 5.7 Hemi for that matter.) It's in the Grand Wagoneer & RAM 1500, but I think it would be really compelling in the GC - especially the 2-row.

It seems like there is a strong possibility it at least makes it to the L as the Hemi is dead.

The rumor mill has announcements soon, but all I read has been dropping the Pentastar for a 2.0T as the base engine with the PHEV being the optional engine.  No mention yet of the hurricane.


I may me reluctantly pulling the trigger on a PHEV GC very soon.  It is mediocre at a PHEV, but cheaper way to get a few options than a similar equipped Pentastar version after all the rebates.  Competition is surprisingly small - everything is either substantially larger/smaller/pricier

Is Stellantis going to put the new Hurricane straight-six into the Grand Cherokee? Allegedly it was designed to fit anywhere the Pentastar V6 is used (or the 5.7 Hemi for that matter.) It's in the Grand Wagoneer & RAM 1500, but I think it would be really compelling in the GC - especially the 2-row.

Same thing happened on my GLS.  Took it to Town Fair Tire and they said it shouldn't be an issue.

I should get an Elise. Perpetually $30-40k.

Elise in Indiana!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/315358071473?itmmeta=01HXWH74KDJJC4R5SPHC8XEY4Y&hash=item496cce4ab1:g:1eYAAOSwq15mPubm&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0IlDXCIOPv%2BE9oCagtqwUEqTx2CweKsIEpWxboTYGbDY5ogpKU2Tje%2FOA4zYeLXlb96IJyw%2BcpIdWi13Bgl53GHblfULaB0EC5Wi3mngyrOZiLhGYG2C2tZEcsW0D3OHo0z2gPrlTxH5%2Fayo%2Ft%2FAcuBTO1COgid89McA4zyTS7v2zVGEg7qC90rBNUqzCBplOKE1Vu7iu1yFctaVQnMlKj7O5%2BgAkuJcidNzo9jP4vdDYxaKHFgTWOzRtHyl8U8qrDCQHXhXbJCIGT0BcGSfkfQ%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-TJnJHvYw

Plenty of Nissans driven by a certain demographic around here.

I'd still buy one of these if they were cheap

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Quote from: Morris Minor on May 14, 2024, 02:55:39 PMI was having a nostalgic moment thinking about it. My late dad came with us to pick it up from the dealer & sat next to me on the way back home. The cars he bought when I was a kid were worn out by 30,000 miles, and even if not worn out, bodywork rust would be poking through by year three.

The Pilot's been all over the place & followed my son through his time in the Navy; it's been registered in Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California. Just after he arrived in Boston people used to stop him and ask about the Hawaii plates.

Quote from: MrH on May 14, 2024, 07:16:59 AMThat's a strong run for the Pilot.  20+ years and a quarter million miles is impressive.

I was having a nostalgic moment thinking about it. My late dad came with us to pick it up from the dealer & sat next to me on the way back home. The cars he bought when I was a kid were worn out by 30,000 miles, and even if not worn out, bodywork rust would be poking through by year three.

The Pilot's been all over the place & followed my son through his time in the Navy; it's been registered in Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California. Just after he arrived in Boston people used to stop him and ask about the Hawaii plates. 

I wanted to get my old Mazda6 into the 200k-250k range but buying a Miata was much more fun.

I should pull a CarFax report on it and see if it's still registered and running around.

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 14, 2024, 09:29:36 AMIf the other tires have a lot of tread left, TireRack should be able to shave the new tire to match the tread depth and then you'd still have a perfectly matching set of 4.

That's my plan! I'll have to get a depth measure tool, shouldn't be too much.