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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 4/21/2018 7:16 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:44:08 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/21/2018 5:25 PM, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
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My daughter just got rid of her little Jeep Liberty in favor of a 2019
Jeep Cherokee. Thing is loaded with every option imaginable ... too
much, IMO.

But, it's not bad for a Fiat.
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Keep- Just Empty Every Pocket.

Damn thing has a display as big as my bedroom TV filled with
"stuff" to turn on/off or adjust. Told her to be careful with it and
keep her eyes on the road.

It has a peppy V6 but also has the feature that turns the engine
off when you stop for a red light or something. Starts up again
when you take your foot off the brake.

Fortunately, there's a button that allows you to disable that
feature. It would drive me nuts.

I think they do stuff like that to pump up the MPG rating. I agree, it
would be like driving a gas golf cart.

I think it's more to reduce emissions. My daughter told me that
the Jeep dealer said that *all* cars will be required to have that
feature sometime in the future.

My truck drops two cylinders (from 6 to 4) when coasting or when
very light pressure is on the gas pedal. I think that's for MPG
betterment. Doesn't bother me because it's seamless and I can't
feel it shift from 6 to 4 or back again.