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ecib  ·  2946 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Car owners of Hubski, what do you drive?

Not a pic of mine, but this is the exact color scheme and package I have down to the wheels:

Q. Why did you buy it?

Because I wanted a compact SUV. My wife's business ends up requiring us to haul fixtures and other random crap back and forth a lot, so a car wasn't quite cutting it. I hate the way most SUVs look but I love boxy looking vehicles and this has that and kinda sorta (if you squint?) hints at the 90's Cherokee styling so it was basically my favorite outside of a Wrangler.

Q. How do you like it?

I love it. It does exactly what I need it to do, ups my cargo space, gives me 30mpg hgwy, and is actually compact enough to fit in those 'small car only' parking spaces in garages...not kidding. It's sooooooooooo slow though. So slow.

Q. Do you have a replacement car in your sights?

Uhh....

I'm straight up tempted to grab a manual transmission little red Wrangler. This will do three things: 1) Reduce the cargo space that I wanted and use all the time back down. 2) Decrease my gas mileage by a shitload. 3) Increase my car payment.

I don't think I'm going to do it anytime soon but I can rule it out. It's frankly the opposite of practical, there's no reason for it other than I've always wanted one, but I do have a dealer keeping his eye out. I could bite.

I think I can hold out though. Marchionne said a Wrangler pickup is definitely coming in '17, and the Wrangler will keep the same body styling but will be introducing aluminum into portions of the body (most likely the hood, fender, or door panels), which could increase mpg. I think there's enough upcoming that I'm at least curious about to keep me from doing anything rash.