Wow! I had no idea that my little message would create so many responses. Guess it figures since most of the Amiga fans here are of the male persuasion and any mention of cars will bring out the stories, comparisons, put downs, jokes and such.
My wife and I just had a great laugh reading all of your replies, so thank you very much.
I will also investigate the reported problems with the 6 speed manual transmission. Yes, it is the same transmission and engine that is used in the Liberty made by Jeep, and the plant that makes the Nitro used to make the Jeep Wrangler.
As for the size not being a mini SUV, I would have to agree that I mis-spoke and would consider it more of a mid-size SUV. It is definitely much smaller than my Toyota Sequoia.
I have not made up my mind to sell the Sequoia and replace it with another Nitro, but I am very tempted by the features, the price and mostly the fun factor. It isn't the gas mileage, as I am currently getting almost 17mpg in the Sequoia and I doubt that the Dodge is going to average much better than 18 to 19 in combined city/highway driving.
To answer one reply talking down to people that drive trucks in urban areas, I live at 6,300 feet above sea level, in the mountains of Southern California. This small resort town has more dirt roads surrounding it than there are paved roads within it, so I would hardly call it an urban area, and the Nitro is more car like than it is truck like. We had about 5 inches of new snow the last two nights and yesterday, so I got to test the 4wd and can report that it works very well.
