Anonymous
Post 02/07/2020 08:17     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. If they are junk, then what would you recommend instead? Needs to be AWD and high off the ground. She does not like what I have recommended so far (RAV4 and Subaru Outback) although I think RAV4 might be the best choice.

Crosstrek is more youth friendly than an outback. Very safe and relatively inexpensive too. Comes in weird young people colors like baby blue and orange.


Those weird young people and their wacky colors!


My Cherokee is orange and I am not exactly young. There appear to be about 3 or 4 this color in my part of Fairfax county. Yes, it cost more. No, I am not worried about resale. Drive it until the wheels fall off.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 23:49     Subject: Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Subarus are junk now. The transmissions are horrible.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 19:11     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. If they are junk, then what would you recommend instead? Needs to be AWD and high off the ground. She does not like what I have recommended so far (RAV4 and Subaru Outback) although I think RAV4 might be the best choice.

Crosstrek is more youth friendly than an outback. Very safe and relatively inexpensive too. Comes in weird young people colors like baby blue and orange.


Those weird young people and their wacky colors!
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 13:59     Subject: Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I miss the old boxy Cherokee with solid axles front and rear and the 4.0L engine.

Gawd those were great. Absolutely loved mine. Was heartbroken when I got rammed from behind at a stoplight by a drunk driver. That Jeep protected me even as it was dying. Sniffff.....


Ugh. I had that boxy Cherokee - worst vehicle I’ve owned. Backseat was cramped and uncomfortable, mediocre driver experience, more trouble than all our other cars combined. Jeep routinely makes the least-reliable lists, and the interiors were designed by people who clearly hate passengers.

I can see getting a Wrangler as a fun car, but I would never buy a Jeep as my everyday ride.


And yet, I loved mine and wouldn't have traded it for anything. Weird how you think your experience is the definitive one for everyone though. I guess that's just the filter you view the world through. Cool cool ....
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 06:19     Subject: Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
I have a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee High Altitude with the 5.7 and 4x4. I love it and have had no issues. It’s fun to drive, sits up high as well as raises a few extra inches or lowers when I park. Security features are good.

The only other car I considered was a 4Runner. FWIW, my last vehicle was a Silverado.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 23:22     Subject: Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
I’ve driven Wranglers as my daily since college. First a 97 and now a 13. If you are going to get a Jeep, get a real one.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 22:50     Subject: Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I miss the old boxy Cherokee with solid axles front and rear and the 4.0L engine.

Gawd those were great. Absolutely loved mine. Was heartbroken when I got rammed from behind at a stoplight by a drunk driver. That Jeep protected me even as it was dying. Sniffff.....


Ugh. I had that boxy Cherokee - worst vehicle I’ve owned. Backseat was cramped and uncomfortable, mediocre driver experience, more trouble than all our other cars combined. Jeep routinely makes the least-reliable lists, and the interiors were designed by people who clearly hate passengers.

I can see getting a Wrangler as a fun car, but I would never buy a Jeep as my everyday ride.


Thanks for sharing. I find mine really comfortable. Plenty of room in the back too. Its really fun to drive so I'm o sure the mediocre experience. Its not a car or cushy ride but its not supposed to be as its not a car, its a truck and rides like one.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 22:48     Subject: Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:I miss the old boxy Cherokee with solid axles front and rear and the 4.0L engine.

Gawd those were great. Absolutely loved mine. Was heartbroken when I got rammed from behind at a stoplight by a drunk driver. That Jeep protected me even as it was dying. Sniffff.....


Ugh. I had that boxy Cherokee - worst vehicle I’ve owned. Backseat was cramped and uncomfortable, mediocre driver experience, more trouble than all our other cars combined. Jeep routinely makes the least-reliable lists, and the interiors were designed by people who clearly hate passengers.

I can see getting a Wrangler as a fun car, but I would never buy a Jeep as my everyday ride.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 20:02     Subject: Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:Most popular cars for Millennials:
https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2018/05/top-10-most-popular-cars-for-millennials.html

What millennials bare buying: affordable cars like Honda Accords.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/01/honda-accord-is-the-no-1-car-among-millennials-says-quotewizard.html


Who cares what articles claim 20 sometimes are buying? She should get what she wants and can afford. Not a comparison with a Jeep and Accord.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 20:01     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:everyone in my family has jeeps. I’ve got two wranglers. My son has a Cherokee. Two of my SILs and two nieces have wranglers. We all love off roading. Other than regular maintenance, I don’t have any other expenses- even for my 19 year old one. And my maintenance is cheap because my son is a mechanic and does my oil changes and brakes.

Only criticism from my family is that if you’re sitting in the back, it’s not that comfortable of a ride.


So, your son is the black sheep of the family....where did you go wrong?


Just saw this. You are so funny. It was all he could afford. At least he didnt leave the family.


I would have given him the difference. Wrangler is much more fun than a Cherokee.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 16:50     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:everyone in my family has jeeps. I’ve got two wranglers. My son has a Cherokee. Two of my SILs and two nieces have wranglers. We all love off roading. Other than regular maintenance, I don’t have any other expenses- even for my 19 year old one. And my maintenance is cheap because my son is a mechanic and does my oil changes and brakes.

Only criticism from my family is that if you’re sitting in the back, it’s not that comfortable of a ride.


So, your son is the black sheep of the family....where did you go wrong?


Just saw this. You are so funny. It was all he could afford. At least he didnt leave the family.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 16:49     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:Land Rover Defender


Jeep owner here. I had a Land Rover once. Biggest money pit ever. Engine went after 60k miles.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 16:27     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:Land Rover Defender



Until you see the cost to fix the (VERY COMMON) cylinder head warping issues on the 3.5L V8.

Then you'll realize what a horrible, horrible choice it was.

Because you can literally buy a 10 year old Jeep for less than the cost of a Defender engine.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 16:16     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Anonymous wrote:Land Rover Defender


If you are rich and can afford a car that is not too reliable. but they are gorgeous!!!
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 00:33     Subject: Re:Anyone know about Jeep? My dd wants to buy one
Land Rover Defender