covetsthesun wrote:
Does the AWD reduce the mpg?
cts
Yep, but it's worth it imo.
We drove a couple of these when we were getting a car for the wife/kids a few years back and thought they were pretty nice. Very roomy for sure. I didn't think the platform was quite as rigid as some of the competition and the handling seemed somewhat sloppier as a result, though. We ended up getting a Pilot which has been great so far, to date needing nothing beyond scheduled maintenance and a new set of tires - it's now approaching 60,000 miles. It seems to get similar mileage to what I'm seeing in this thread (17-18 city, low 20s highway).
To the OP, a change like you're contemplating is rarely worth it if your rationale is saving money on fuel. It may make sense for other reasons, though.