SabrToothSqrl

I only drive my Jeep 2500 miles / year and it gets 10-12 MPG...
(I drive a tahoe the rest of the time)
My boat gets 1 MPG, and the jet ski 2 MPG, so when you look at it that way 15 aint that bad!

BUT in the interest of fuel economy.... I wouldn't mind taking this to work:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt

the first "eco-friendly" car that doesn't make you look like a chode...

Black08X

Actually you really pay about the same for a gallon of gas in England as we do here in the US. The other six dollars a gallon that you pay is because you have an oppressive government.

flip2spin23

if mine had a v-8 it would get a lot better mpg

TekWarren

Maybe someone should come out with some bolt on aerodynamic parts.

Qrex

Umm, positive....Welcome to MacroEconomics 101.....
Plus, war is a dandy way to cause upheaval in todays Global Markets...



What a silly thing to say; just because England has a different Tax structure than ours does not make thier Government "Oppressive"...

Look, Jeep is gonna eventually get with the program and make more efficient engines in response to recent economic conditions, but it can't happen overnight...... They understand that to survive, they must adapt, but they can't turn things around on a dime as much as we would like them to...

Black08X

There's nothing silly about it man, when you pay twice as much for a gallon of gas as you pay for the actual gallon itself because of high taxes, that's oppressive. When a government takes money from your pocket on that scale or any scale they leave you with less options in your own life. Obviously we all understand the need for taxes but in Europe as a whole you have reached a point where the government controls your lives by virtue of over taxation. It happens to a certain extent here too.

I know that England is considering a tax just to be on the street and they plan to enforce it by putting GPS tracking devices in all cars. You would then be taxed based on the streets you drive on and the miles you drive. I guess that 200% petrol tax isn't enough to take care of your roads.

Yeah, you poor Brits live under an oppressive regieme, you just don't realize it because they've done it with that nice pleasent well mannered English way of doing things.

TINMAN080

Fellers I don't see hemi's happening. The CAFE standards are getting ready to be really forced on Chrysler and the other auto companies after being ignored by the repub's for such a long time. Expect to see the standards tightened up in the future to where we will be fondly looking back on the JK and its abilities. Take a 2dr KIA sized vehicle cut the top and doors off add a 8 hp briggs, build it in a tax free foreign plant - a 45mpg ass kickin' 4wd.... we'll all love it! price it at 45 grand, make sure it won't run if a firearm is within 50 feet and that will be the perfect government designed 4wd; place your orders NOW ! LOL

ccdjeep

what is it with everybody and these damn HEMIs? They aren't that great. I have personally seen a Magnum 360 walk a HEMI like a scalded dog at the track in comparatively the same truck.

IF you want a good, strong, reliable V8 from Chrysler (if thats possible) the 360 or IMO the 318 is the way to go. I wish they would make a 318 Wrangler from the factory. It would have enough umpf to get it rolling and still plenty of power across the board.

Now what I really want is a Chevy 5.3L or 5.7L in a JK. Bowtie V8s are really really where its at.

somewhereinla

I am not from England but I think it's a pretty cheap and insulting statement unless you can explain your statement further... Especially since historically GB has been such a faithful ally to our country.

Shell

2010 maybe late 2009 new Phoenix Engines are supposed to be out.