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Quote: Originally posted by glittering-prize on 03/4/2014

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Its great on fuel.37 mpg not towing,30 mpg towing,more than my last car did.Electric everything,Even wipers that are rain activated,Its american,its great.I love american cars and have had plenty,inc a lincoln contental mk2,chevvy caprice,cadillac etc.Its different from normal dull crap and i like that but skoda

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I doubt you will get those figures in the real world, my Jeep which had the same engine and gearbox (although it does drive another set of wheels!) never got over 27MPG on a run and 21 mpg was the best it ever did with the van on the back

Not withstanding that i enjoyed owning it and as a tow car it was faultless.

Enjoy your new purchase and i hope you have many miles of trouble free motoring.

Quote: Originally posted by sunshinetours on 03/4/2014

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My car has a 3.0 twin turbo diesel and will get high 30's on a run and mid twenties towing. Although more powerful it is bit lighter than the Chrysler so should be achievable. Round town will be mid twenties I would imagine though.

Nice cars and certainly have considered one as a towcar, although obviously not as nice as a Skoda eh Bobby?!

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Unfortunately Chrysler / Jeep dont do economical as the emissions will demonstrate, especially as it is based on what at the time was Merc cast offs!

However they are very smoth and comfy and ideal for pulling a large tin box behind.

Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 03/4/2014

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Watch for oil leaks. Mate sold his recently. 2007 one and the RAC man became a good friend to him.

Lots of issues not starting. Sometimes he would go out and find the sunroof or the boot open.

Then it had a bad oil leak on the engine. Fixed 3 times and still left a puddle. He sold it.

Silly boy should have bought a Mondeo :)
Instead he got a Discovery. And thats not been 100% reliable despite costing alsmost £20k.

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They can suffer from glow plug failure at some stage. My Jeep was on 07 with 90k on the clock and could be a dog to start when it was cold, however it did always start.

As it got stuck in a box and sent to Zimbabwe I dont think that will be a problem now.

Quote: Originally posted by glittering-prize on 03/4/2014

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well,its got a onboard comp,so will let you know the mpg,I do know it will better than jeep,as its not 4x4.at moment,general use so far inc playing with kickdown its showing 32 mpg.more than mymusso anyway.

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