Grand Cherokee or Wrangler

[xdude]

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Wow! Yes run away!

My post was more geared toward xdude In regards to vehicle type.

Check out the Acadia though. It's well appointed and has a lot of cargo space behind the 3rd row compared to the rest in its class.

don't need a third row ...
I have good luck with my Jeep...but now Jeep is no longer a mercedes but a Fiat ...

[Ironguruera]

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don't need a third row ...
I have good luck with my Jeep...but now Jeep is no longer a mercedes but a Fiat ...

They are merely owned by them. Nothing else. There's no Mercedes or fiat parts in them.

[NTL]

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Don't know if y'all know but they're discontinuing the Durango after 2016. I recently bought my wife a Mazda 3 she really enjoys the car. The first dealership I went to give me the runaround and after threatening to whoop some ass I was asked to leave the dealership. I think the heavy doses of tren was really coming out

[BigBones]

Grand Cherokee or Wrangler

Land Rover if you have some spare cash. I had one for years (bought it used - new is too rich for me ). Thing hit over 180K miles before I had any substantial work needing to be done (transmission) and I beat the piss out of it off-roading.

[baby1]

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Don't know if y'all know but they're discontinuing the Durango after 2016. I recently bought my wife a Mazda 3 she really enjoys the car. The first dealership I went to give me the runaround and after threatening to whoop some ass I was asked to leave the dealership. I think the heavy doses of tren was really coming out

Would that really matter if they stopped after 2016, like it wouldn't be good to but the 2014? I know hubby is set on that one but I want to take the Buick and GMC for a ride first.

[Ironguruera]

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Doesn't really matter. As I mentioned earlier get rid of any new car after the warranty is up. Ford has now lowered parts availability from 10 to 7 yrs. it's one way they avoided needing the bail out.

Most domestic cars it's hard to get parts for if it's over 10 yrs old if it's not a classic. However that's mostly trim/cosmetic pieces. Engine/mechanical parts are usually still available if not the aftermarket has them.

If u like the durrango I wouldn't let that stop u. Many cars only have a few yr run before the new body style is out.

[xdude]

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Land Rover if you have some spare cash. I had one for years (bought it used - new is too rich for me ). Thing hit over 180K miles before I had any substantial work needing to be done (transmission) and I beat the piss out of it off-roading.

most Cherokees make it that high ( just check craig's list used ) ...if I wanted to go that long I would jkust keep my 05...it is just over 100K..no offense but after 100K all interiors are the same ...a little worse for wear

[xdude]

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. Ford has now lowered parts availability from 10 to 7 yrs. it's one way they avoided needing the bail out.
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Sort of
Top 10 cash for clunkers trade ins

Ford Explorer 4WD
Ford F150 Pickup 2WD
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD
Jeep Cherokee 4WD
Ford Explorer 2WD
Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan
Chevrolet Blazer 4WD
Ford F-150 Pickup 4WD
Chevrolet C1500 Pickup 2WD
Ford Windstar
5 out 10 were fords... of course the top cars bought were Foriegn except ford excape and focus...

Granted those were all the explorers that were in the lawsuit over Tire pressure ..
my gym owner has 2 of those explorers ....since junk yards have tons of parts and he is a fix it yourself type guy
he will have them forever...plenty of cheap parts... can't rebuild the engine though


Not knocking ford too much though... they did seem to have better prepared finance department..

[baby1]

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Doesn't really matter. As I mentioned earlier get rid of any new car after the warranty is up. Ford has now lowered parts availability from 10 to 7 yrs. it's one way they avoided needing the bail out.

Most domestic cars it's hard to get parts for if it's over 10 yrs old if it's not a classic. However that's mostly trim/cosmetic pieces. Engine/mechanical parts are usually still available if not the aftermarket has them.

If u like the durrango I wouldn't let that stop u. Many cars only have a few yr run before the new body style is out.

That is exactly what our Ford is that we have now, 10 years old. Timing chain is ready to go any second and way to costly to fix. Other than that though, the body and everything els is is great condition. That's what really sux about it.

[NTL]

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Would that really matter if they stopped after 2016, like it wouldn't be good to but the 2014? I know hubby is set on that one but I want to take the Buick and GMC for a ride first.

No it doesn't matter. I was just sharing information I had recently read in a news article.

[baby1]

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Thanks. It gets confusing when you hear so much. Some like this, some like that...I guess we have to go with what we like

[BigBones]

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most Cherokees make it that high ( just check craig's list used ) ...if I wanted to go that long I would jkust keep my 05...it is just over 100K..no offense but after 100K all interiors are the same ...a little worse for wear

I didn't know that about Cherokees. True true about the interiors.

[Vicious 13]

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Behind on he the thread but I bought a new cherokee in 2012 for my wife. It's been an awesome car the v8 hemi tows my boat no problem. We are looking to trade up to a suburban though with the family growing. I'd love to keep it for myself but I need a truck bed


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[xdude]

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Behind on he the thread but I bought a new cherokee in 2012 for my wife. It's been an awesome car the v8 hemi tows my boat no problem. We are looking to trade up to a suburban though with the family growing. I'd love to keep it for myself but I need a truck bed
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That is one thing I hate about the GC... the back seat is good for a 12 year old and nothing older.... there is not too much leg room back there

V8 Hemi... that is good to towing a massive boat.. the 14 was a complete redesign.. when I got my GC a limited was leather seats and v8 now they are all V6 unless you specail order...
so it is all in the trim ... that part sucks ..you have escentially the same Jeep at Lerado and Summit and the only difference is the trim and about $20 K

the comment I read about the Summit is "it is as close as you can get to driving around in a barc-a-lounger regardless of the terrain"
he said you are not taking this 4 wheeling ... but you can ..
the same guy said " the SRT answers a lot of questions no one is asking......but it is a lot of fun"
but it is hard to justify 65k + for an SRT GC

[xdude]

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That is exactly what our Ford is that we have now, 10 years old. Timing chain is ready to go any second and way to costly to fix. Other than that though, the body and everything els is is great condition. That's what really sux about it.

if you like the explorer ... have you looked around for a guy that does those...
yeah it is a big job... but every once in a while you find some guy that say...hey it keeps me busy and just scheduled them
I mean it is not the full time job... just the job he does in between work to pay for the down time..
My brother got a restore Merc for low money and it took 2 months because he was doing in his spare time ...