If they made a Hummer with the Yaris's MPG would you buy it?

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Originally Posted by tomato

To whoever said they wanted a Jeep Cherokee. I don't know what the newer models are like, but I drove one back in the mid 80's for a couple of years. It was useful at the time, perfect to go out on rough terrain and it was fun to drive at the beach and stuff. But the piece of sh...t spent almost as much time at the mechanic than on the road. Once, the tranny slipped and the jeep lurched forward on its own (I'm not kidding) when the car was stationary and I almost went through the post-office wall with it. Not making it up. I stopped driving it after that, but I'll never forget that moment.

I've had my Wrangler for 10 years and the only thing I've done to it is replace the clutch. The engine is virtually bulletproof. The only downside is the lack of power in the upper gears, but that's to be expected to some degree. The fact that it's the exact opposite of aerodynamic doesn't help much around here either (too much wind resistance). Other than that it's been a real work horse that's a lot of fun to take up into the mountains.