4x4 OF THE YEAR ?????????????

I have always liked the Jeeps for looks and they certainly can be good off roaders but reliability has plagued them for years... I don't think my bank account could suffer a Jeep unless they have fixed a few bug bears up.

Its the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the new air suspension.

Here is a YouTube from Jeep:


Jeep suspension

There are a couple of others also

Nice Vehicle Dazza, .....But the RED HOT specials are a worry!!....LOL.





Cheers Axle.

hi daza
yes may be o k but i've learnt to take a grain of epson salts with quiet a few of these claims by the magazine media moguls
i have a sneaking suspicion that there is a slipery dollar coming there way for comments made in favour of most of the time ???
wink wink!!!
the other night on-- a c a -there was a bloke with an 09 wrangler and he had taken it back 14 times to get warranty work done and 9 of them to stop the roof leaking
the reporter asked is it fixed now ?
and he said yes they said it wont leak now??
so they splashed some water over the top of it and the water came through
in the usual place???
they were talking about lemons
but i remember my 1979 cherokee it had- ill -fitting panels this is now 2011 have jeep fixed the-- ill--- fitting panel problem ??????????????????????????????????//
cheers

Haha another "city sized SUV" for mum to drive to the kindergarden, however it has one major positive: it's not a jap car.
have fun
gmd

Just returned from over 30K's around Oz with our Jeep Wrangler Rubicon towing our 541 Coromal Pioneer Corvair van. We took both Jeep and van all the way up to Cape York and along many other dirt roads and trails AND it didnt put a foot wrong, nothing fell off although for all of its life my husband has been concerned that something may well drop off one day! LOL.

It was only days out of the end of its warranty period (3years) as we headed home to Geraldton WA - with over 80,000klms on the clock, alot of which was done hauling our van through the Pilbara and Kimberley country. Off road it was unstoppable but up and down the ranges in the eastern states were pretty hard going for it. We loved our Jeep and it stood out everywhere as no-one seems to to vans with them - hmmm I wonder why??? LOL. Anyway, had so much fun that we thought it is time to take the next step and look at buying a new Kedron so the Jeep has to go as we cant tow that weight with a kedron. So it was a tearful goodbye to our old friend and a big Christmas present for my husband as he picked up our new 60th anniversary Landcruiser. We will never be recognized again!

Sorry I ramble -- missing the social life of caravanning around Oz already!

Happy new year all.

Sue

Just got rid of my V8 grand Cherokee for a Prado 150. The jeep never had an engine vibration or flat spot. I should have stayed with the US of A but small fuel tank on the jeep is unforgivable.

Skull

We've got an 09 Wrangler Unlimited (diesel, sport). Done 30,000 km since Nov 09 and going great. Have a fairly simple offroad trailer (tare 450kg) and haven't had any worries in sand, etc.

And no leaks in the roof! Being able to drive through the tall timber forests with the roof off is a big plus in our books.

Have it on a 3-year lease, so no too concerned with the longevity of the vehicle but concur with some other posts on this (probably wouldn't purchase one outright for a long term 4WD) until the newer models are proven some more.

Wouldn't touch it Daza and its a lot more than my new Patrol (which now has some love bites).

Actually I couldn't come at any of then - nor do they , reading between the lines , seems more like a shortage of material to me.