[V8] another quandry

[qshipq]

WellI am a bit more brand agnostic, and my lowest cost of ownership of any vehicle has been my 94 toyota landcruiser....  Venza and RDX are worthy drives if considering the SRX.  SRX steady state highway you might see 20, but the srx is heavy, the 3.6 is powerful, but she is thirsty, and we have never seen the EPA published numbers.  That said, it does give a  lot of toys in the price-point... Toys VAG won t give at the rs-line level.  Not a terrible choice if you truly believe the SRX to be american iron.  CheersScott J2003 suburban 2500 8.1gas2007 touareg v10TDI 5.0diesel87 4kq20vtRoger wrote:,,, I've wondered about fuel mileage. The SRX is HEAVY.  But
      virtually ALL of our driving is open road, two lane with few stops
      a little to no traffic.  Also, our total use of the vehicle will
      likely not exceed 12,000 miles annually, so how bad will fuel
      mileage make ownership?  I'm expecting perhaps 20 miles per gallon
      overall, which is about what the 100CS did, in general.
    As far as the Toyota goes....ah, ah, ah...it's Japanese, isn't
      it?  I don't think I can do that no matter what, although my
      mechanic would probably start to believe I am not totally insane.
    RogerSent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S9.
-------- Original message --------From: "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at fairpoint.net> Date: 3/11/19  6:31 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: qshipq <qshipq at aol.com>, v8 at audifans.com Subject: Re: [V8] another quandry 
    On 3/11/2019 12:51 AM, qshipq wrote:
    
    
      
      Roger
      My sig O drives an SRX 3.6.  Good machine, and so far fairly
        reliable.  Gas mileage is much lower than one would expect from the 3.6, but otherwise a decent
        machine.  Personally, if you are considering that seriously,
        take a look at the AWD v6 Toyota Venza.  A lot of machine for
        the money, and the v6 awd driveline is silky and excellent
        mileage to boot.  
      
      
      It is tough to jump into the millenium, as bulletproof
        machines are tougher to find.  A natural progression from a c4
        avant would be the Venza.  
      
      
      Good luck on your quest.  I personally stayed in the v8
        quirky brethron and went for the v10 touareg TDI to replace some
        aging urs6 machines.  
      
      
      Cheers
      
      
      Scott J
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
     I've wondered about fuel mileage. The SRX is HEAVY.  But
      virtually ALL of our driving is open road, two lane with few stops
      a little to no traffic.  Also, our total use of the vehicle will
      likely not exceed 12,000 miles annually, so how bad will fuel
      mileage make ownership?  I'm expecting perhaps 20 miles per gallon
      overall, which is about what the 100CS did, in general.
    As far as the Toyota goes....ah, ah, ah...it's Japanese, isn't
      it?  I don't think I can do that no matter what, although my
      mechanic would probably start to believe I am not totally insane.
    Roger