i just a month ago picked up an offlease freelander se, it is super clean, veryyyyy low miles, and had its initial maintainence issues that thanks to this board and Steve i was already aware of and had fixed. the sad thing is, i traded in a 2000 subura imprezza on it. which was starting to have its own issues crop up. so far, the lower mileage is a let down, but on the upside, I feel a whole lot better watching my wife drive of to work in a heavier duty vehicle, the way people drive here in Connecticut is akin to anarchy, and the suber doo was a light weight against all these Hummer and Escalades now clogging up our region. and they drive like they are driving smaller sports cars. go figure. So there is a trade off with this, lower mpg, for more metal under your butt. but i bet the prices come down before you know it. It is a pure case of corporate greed taking advantage of an already bad circumstance.slow down to more sensible speeds and we will save in the end.