It's still a Chrysler product (New addition to my stable)

[Adondo]

My mom passed away from cancer about a month ago.

I ended up with her Ford Expedition. I'm not a big Ford man, and the form factor is pretty much a less-plush version of the Commander.

My XK is now more of an Expedition vehicle, lifted, 33" tires with knobbies so bad the thing vibrates on slow turns on pavement.

So...


I went car shopping. At my size, I have to "try on" a car.

Long story short, an all-wheel-drive, black leather interior, 300 Limited.

[LWM]

Very nice, you will certainly enjoy the ride on pavement a lot more in that.

[Adondo]

Yup. The XK is now a "play" rig for weekends and off-road trips. The 300 has a V6, so the mileage should be a heckuva lot better than the single digit in-town mileage the Commander was getting.

[pjmjr508]

Those are great cars, I love the 300c AWD version. I have to get my hemi in it lol .


Sorry to hear about your loss

[Matt]

Sorry to hear about your mom

[Adondo]

Thanks all.

I had to get rid of the Expedition. I was starting to drive it since it sat for a long time, but it still felt like I borrowing mom's rig. She also had small murals on it, her being an artist. The form factor was too close to the Commander. It just HAD to go!

[Adondo]

After a little road trip up the Yakima Valley last night, I can't say I'm too disappointed about the MPG's. It actually went up to 23.9 by the time I got home.

The XK started out at around 21, but that's been ruined by the roof rack, lift kit, 33" M/T tires, and 1,000 lbs. of survival and recovery gear aboard. Now, it's lucky if it gets 13.6 on the highway. It's okay for a play rig though.

[Matt]

Not too shabby for a car that size! Hell our 01 Accord only gets ~27

I've been thinking about taking off my roof rack for DD'ing.... not sure how much it really affects my daily driving MPG though since I'm not on any highways.

[07JeepXK]

Sorry to hear about your mom.

You need to update your signature! How long have you been running 33's? Are they the same brand as the 265/70's in your sig?

[Adondo]

The Toyo's measure about 1/4" short of 33"

I need to weigh the 300. I know the XK is 6,100 lbs. (With all my crap aboard) Lampson Crane has a scale with 4 foot tall LED numbers on a building. If you know where it is, it's a free vehicle weighing.