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Originally Posted by ants_oz
Not having a crack at you mate, but you want reliability and bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee? THE single most recalled vehicle in Australia?
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Yep, I left myself open to that and fair call.
The difference is because it is our sole family car and I do all the repairs myself
(yes all, coolant transfer pipe, valley pan, valve stem seals, front suspension, CV joints, water pump, radiator, alternator, dozens of engine gaskets and seals, brakes and rotors, rear air suspension, the list goes on)
and so I'm always repairing it and everytime I repair something something else breaks which if it were just me then I'd be happy but my wife wants something that you literally have to fill with fuel and drop it into the dealer when a light comes on so instead of being cranky at me when the car breaks she can be cranky with the dealer so its a perceived reliability of a new car.
I ended up getting it on a 3 year lease so giddy up.
As for comparing with the X5 it is the only vehicle I could find that comes close to a comparison to the X5 (hear me out)... It doesn't have the pull of the V8 but it's V6 goes alright for an SUV, it looks stylish (IMO) which the prado, land cruiser,patrol, pretty much every jap equivalent don't. And it has the safety of a big yank tank chassis. So I was looking for a big european tank or a big yank tank for the safety of my family and ended up basically having a choice (lets face it it was my wifes choice) between the Jeep and the european range (Toureg, X5, Range Rover Sports) because we need a new car.
Because I couldn't take out a second mortgage to afford European we decided to go the Jeep...