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I have the '16 High Altitude (Overland trim).  Some ask m i it is the SRT.  A beast that one is.  With these discounts, I could squeeze one in the budget, buut Freehold never has any.

 

By the way, all the HP in the world won't get you out of the surf should you act stupid and drive too close to the waterline.  

 

The tow is only $300.  Don'tt ask me how I know this.

How do you know this?

I have the '16 High Altitude (Overland trim).  Some ask m i it is the SRT.  A beast that one is.  With these discounts, I could squeeze one in the budget, buut Freehold never has any.

 

By the way, all the HP in the world won't get you out of the surf should you act stupid and drive too close to the waterline.  

 

The tow is only $300.  Don'tt ask me how I know this.

 

Not looking for surf just enough AWD capability to drive on the sandy beach.  I assuming the SRT is capable of that.

I have raced 2 srt GCs at the track. One was the first year and only had a tune and I ran a 13 flat. The newer one had a vortech and I was in the 10's. im not a mopar fan at all but those trucks are NASTY!!!

And Im with you with the diesels thing. Ive owned several and you cant beat the mileage, power, and longevity they have. My dd is a golf TDI that Ive sunk a lot of $ into and its very quick and gets 50 MPG! My current truck is a F350 powerstroke that I love also but honestly I never tow that much and Ive been seriously thinking of getting an ecoboost f150

Not looking for surf just enough AWD capability to drive on the sandy beach.  I assuming the SRT is capable of that.

Any of the GC engines will handle sand comfortably.  The regular models are all tthe same v6 pushing arround 290 hp and torque, or the v8 diesel.  The higher trim levels add the bells and whistles.  Best is the true 4wd oprion that was not offered on my Laredo, but is standard on my Overland (Quadra trak, I think).  It raises the body a few inches, and also locks the differential into low if you want.  One of the few SUVs these days that offfer that instead of active 4wd, which tries to overthink deep sand and winds up digging a hole.

 

The SVT power would be icing on the cake and comes with every feature of the top line Summit.

 

If you stay in the drier part of the beach, you are fine afteer airing down to 15 psi first.  I carry an inflator for when I get back to the road.  A better choice is a set of off-road rubber, but I find it a pain to store a second set of wheels just in case I go to the sand.

And Im with you with the diesels thing. Ive owned several and you cant beat the mileage, power, and longevity they have. My dd is a golf TDI that Ive sunk a lot of $ into and its very quick and gets 50 MPG! My current truck is a F350 powerstroke that I love also but honestly I never tow that much and Ive been seriously thinking of getting an ecoboost f150

Ya but you fix them for a living!

I can do basic maintenance on mine. Its alien

Not looking for surf just enough AWD capability to drive on the sandy beach. I assuming the SRT is capable of that.

I have raced 2 srt GCs at the track. One was the first year and only had a tune and I ran a 13 flat. The newer one had a vortech and I was in the 10's. im not a mopar fan at all but those trucks are NASTY!!!

Yeah I love the looks of the SRT and who doesn't like a hot rod. I need to get over being a diesel whore and just make the move. I've seen some summit diesels and they look great. However the main use is parking on the beach so I don't have to carry stuff and buzzing around the island for errands, dinner and general mischief.

 

I had to drive my GL350 down here because I sold my Touareg. I drove 933 miles averaging 71 mph, a bit of traffic this trip, and got 26.8 mpg and it rides like a magic carpet on air suspension. The gl is suburban sized. The truck was loaded and I had my two bullmastiffs belted in for the ride. Two best road trip buddies ever. They never once asked are we there yet.