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  Best body on frame SUV for the money - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By Shandor Weiss - September 11 - 3:53 am

  I absolutely love my 09 Aspen with the 5.7L gas hemi engine. AWD, J package, 20" wheels. Its beautiful to look at, to sit in and to drive. Bought it used with 72K miles. This is a real SUV although it looks like a luxury car. I live in the mountains of Oregon down a long winding gravel road, and have to go over a 4300 foot pass on I-5. It handles like a dream, especially after getting new and better shocks and tires. The hemi has awesome power, even carrying a heavy load and going up a 6% grade it can accelerate like a sports car to pass trucks. Smooth, comfortable handling. The firm heated seats are great on my injured back, as is the remotely operated rear lift gate. Ive had many other SUVs, from Subarus to the old Jeep Grand Wagoneer to a 99 Durango with the 5.7L hemi. The Aspen is far better than all of them. I need to tow a horse trailer and it has more towing capacity than bigger SUVs that cost a lot more. It is almost perfect, I just wish they still made them.

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  VCT Hemi Aspen. 376hp/401tq. AWD - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By car_enthusiast - March 29 - 2:10 pm

  Edmunds should have the option of selecting the vct hemi aspen in the menu. The vct stands for variable cam timing. This SUV is fast, especially in cooler temps and is a huge improvement over the first generation hemi. Its an excellent SUV: its safe, the interior layout is perfect, the steering is light but feels great, its quiet when youre cruising but really roars when you give it a few or more rpms. MPG can be good when youre cruising at highway speeds but watch out for stop and go traffic - then its a different story altogether. Reliability has been great so far. Also, these are incredibly rare to see. A complaint I have is that there is not a single hemi badge on the suv!!

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  Love My Aspen - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By revbc - October 13 - 8:25 pm

  I looked at alot of suv and bought a 09 Aspen and I love it. It runs wonderfully, and its fun to drive. Im 64" tall and it is very comfortable. I dont know why Chrysler stop making them. I dont care what Edmunds says this is a great SUV. I know the gas mileage is average, but it is a truck.

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  The Beast - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By rock47 - July 27 - 5:43 pm

  I have owned an Aspen for 4 years now and its been nothing but the best for me. I think the middle row has plenty of room and the seats lay back giving you more room. The third row is a little snug but dont anyone sit back there but the kids. I dont know what Aspen anyone else is driving but my Aspen rides smooth!. If I had to say anything bad about it I would say the price of the Aspen is a little steep! and the gas mileage could be a little better. The other sad part about it is they dont make it anymore and I dont wont to go back to a car.

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  Happy Camper - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By GREAT VEHICLE - September 19 - 2:00 am

  This vehicle has so many options that others in this price range dont. I looked at so many trucks & SUVs and am so glad I purchased this one. It can be a lady with its cool vanilla color or powerful machine with an engine that doesnt back down!

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  Aspen Limited HEV Excellent so far - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By tpedwards - April 28 - 1:31 pm

  I wanted to replace my 2005 Durango Limited with another exactly the same. Problem is, they are no longer made. After looking at Jeep Commander (ugly), Ford Explorer (too small), Ford Expedition (too big), Chevy Tahoe (rear not flat), Toyota Sequoia (too expensive) I finally decided to try to find a used Durango or Aspen. I found an Aspen HEV for a reasonable price. I drove from Battle Creek, MI to Indianapolis, IN spent the weekend then on to Bowling Green, KY and finally had to refuel. 553 miles of mixed highway and city on one tank! I love this SUV, but I have to imagine that Chrysler discontinued due to sluggish sales and expensive to build.

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  2nd Aspen - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By rob94551 - October 18 - 3:48 pm

  This is our second Aspen. First has the Hemi. The new engine combo is slower off the line and the Hemi doesnt really kick in until high into freeway speeds, but the transition across the power band is smooth, and is fast enough. The smoothness of the ride hides the rate of speed increasing. The add on specials make the car a great value and a lot of small things are thought of (rear view camera), etc. Great sound system. Only thing I can think to complain about, if I had to, is the gage that shows if the engine is in electric, combo or power zone. The car is stable and corners well on mountain road downhills. The AWD helps with handling, and much improved over non-AWD Aspen

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  Best SUV - Ever! - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By niv - October 13 - 11:45 am

  I usaully trade for a new vehicle annually. I traded from the SRT 8 Jeep to the Aspen. Although it took a several weeks I can now appreciate the third row seating, almost 20 MPG and the engineering improvements over Jeep.I may keep this one a little longer than usual...

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  Great Vehicle for the Money - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By Stan in Texas - September 10 - 8:17 pm

  We actually wanted to buy a Tahoe, Yukon or Expedition. However, a comparably equipped Chrysler Aspen was about $12K less. Thats a lot of money, so we went with the Aspen. Ive never been a Chrysler fan, but I am willing to give them a shot. I think Edmunds was too hard on the Aspen in their review. So far (2100 miles) we LOVE our Aspen. This is a leftover 2009 model and the dealer ship was REALLY dealing. They knocked $11K off the sticker price and gave us $3K more than we owed on our 2007 Explorer.

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  Love My Aspen - 2009 Chrysler Aspen
  By aspen_j - July 8 - 12:56 pm

  Had a 2005 Durango and this Aspen drives more like a car when compared to it. What really sold me on the Aspen was the heavy discounts, Sirius Backseat TV, remote start, alarm, chrome wheels, power liftgate, and 3 rows. All other brands didnt fit my budget with those same features.