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   Our Grand Cherokee is factory rated for 5000 lbs. total weight, which is comfortably below the dry weightof our 177, and we (generally) travel with empty tanks and not a lot of stuff beyond the normal camping gear.

We seldom travel Interstates, so 70 mph is not as important to us.  On our way home today from a couple
of nights out, I was cruising along comfortably, watching the road and the scenery, when I discovered
we were doing 60 mph at 1500 rpm!  That translates to between 13 and 15 mpg-  OK by me-  with no 
apparent wiggle, wobble or strain.  

Our Jeep has the 4 liter in-line 6 cyl. engine, (2 wheel drive).  We saw a trailer at the campgrounds 
that had to have been 30 feet, maybe more, being towed by a Grand Cherokee 3.5 liter, but 4 wheel drive.
I forget the trailer make, but it was touted as "super light weight", whatever that implies.

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	Our Grand Cherokee is factory rated for 5000 lbs. total weight, which is comfortably below the dry weight of our 177, and we (generally) travel with empty tanks and not a lot of stuff beyond the normal camping gear. We seldom travel Interstates, so 70 mph is not as important to us. On our way home today from a couple of nights out, I was cruising along comfortably, watching the road and the scenery, when I discovered we were doing 60 mph at 1500 rpm! That translates to between 13 and 15 mpg- OK by me- with no apparent wiggle, wobble or strain. Our Jeep has the 4 liter in-line 6 cyl. engine, (2 wheel drive). We saw a trailer at the campgrounds that had to have been 30 feet, maybe more, being towed by a Grand Cherokee 3.5 liter, but 4 wheel drive. I forget the trailer make, but it was touted as "super light weight", whatever that implies.
	Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71