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Bought my Outer Banks in late July. Took several long trips and so far, it's been great. I've been following the forum since I purchase the OB so thought I better join. Only thing I've added was a trailer hitch, bike rack. Took a long trip to Upper Michigan loaded down and the bike on the back and got almost 33 MPG on the highway and 31 mpg combined. Driving around Minneapolis, St Paul I get about 29 MPG. I am not an off-road user, but I do drive back roads, ruff roads, dirt roads, gravel roads, and BAD roads. Here's my opinion on a lot of topics. I tried the ECO mode for a tank of gas and didn't like the sound or performance, so it isn't worth the 1.5 MPG improvement. Haven't tried Sport mode yet. I will change my oil, based on my usage, every 5000 miles with full synthetic. Nothing pisses me off about the OB like where the digital speedometer is located, or any of the other little things that seem to annoy people because it doesn't work the way they want it to. I am 6'6", my wife is 5'4" and we find the seats very comfortable, the ride very good, the handling very good, the interior space outstanding, The back seat works great for the grandkids and my wife has ridden back there with no issues. Overall, a fun vehicle to drive and way cool. Really like the simplistic dash. Lot's of little things I like as well. I have almost all the options in the OB except Adaptive cruise and Nav (Apple car play works great). Bought as courtesy car with < 1400 miles. Would I pay $39,500 for it - NO, would I pay $30,200 - Hell YES.
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