Our 2011 and 2014 Q7 TDI score mid 20s MPG consistently. They do better on the highway than around town.

I too will have to spill a little diesel, but I’ll be doing it with my 99 Dodge diesel with the 5MT. I bought it new almost 20 years ago. I believe it’s starting to actually go up in value, not that I can imagine a reason to sell.

This, alone, is enough for me to need to go back to bartending. Though, to be honest, bar owning might be better.

Cheaper than a divorce...

The I spent $75k after watching too many gymkhanas and tonic and now I need cash for the divorce lawyer car...

Oil changes are just too easy to bother letting someone else do it. Both of our trucks have easy drain quarter turns replacing the bolts. O’Reilly and Walmart are on the way home for a quick stop do dump the drain jug. I know what oil went in and when, because I write the date and the mileage on the filter in sharpie,…

Yikes, I need to collect more diesels. I was just daydreaming about a future with $30/gallon gasoline after sin taxes making lovely manual fun cars a true decadence.

Montana, where absolutely everything is at least 2 hours away, regardless of speed limit. Growing up you learned to top off at every open gas station, especially in Sundays, when most of them were closed.

Camping, with a trailer, 2 adults, 2 kids, and 2 dogs is why we sold our Wrangler and bought a MegaCab. The new Jeep might be a better fit overall, but the wife is feeling pretty spoiled when the insane amount of interior room of the MegaCab, copius storage options of the RamBox, and an actual 6 foot bed for camping…

A 2WD truck in the snow operates the same as the 4WD in 2Hi - really loose in the back end until you add some ballast. I operate under old school rules of 2WD to get into trouble, 4WD to get you out - most of the time.

I work for a community bank and I still financed my car though my credit union. The interest rates were comparable, but the process was easier.

Towing capacity 7650#??? We're selling our JKU Dragon Edition because it was struggling pulling a 3000# rPod. I thought even there JLU was only rated 3500#?

Please let CARB get Trump’d!

I’m just fascinated that you opted for the most northern route, on the edge of winter?

We’ve sold 3 vehicles to CarMax, each time they offered 20% more than other dealers. These were all high demand vehicles in excellent condition though.

My vote is a film company, so they can supply endless stunt doubles for bond films.

Spokane to Billings is very doable, my wife has done it pulling a camper while negotiating with two children.

It’s not the motor or transmission you really need to worry about. The transfer case bearings average 60k miles, the only fix is total replacement at $5k on average.

I have done the Billings Montana to Washington DC drive many times, both directions. This time of year you definitely want the southern route, the more southern the better.

Spending time in Virgina I learned to bite my tongue when people talked about their 10 acre “farms” (pronounced tax dodge). Ten acres in Montana is more generally a garden, but we also have you admit that most of Montana is dry and poorly fertile.