In Reply to: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, Pete [Profile/Gallery] , Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:31:09

I went thru this excercise about a year and a half ago. I choose a Jeep Cherokee Limited. Great off-road capabilities, good looking, no-snob factor, fast (with the V8), and it has great utlity.

I looked at the Range Rover Discovery (Slohttp://wwwhttp://wwww), Totyota 4-Runner, M-Benz M320, and Tahoe. I don't like the Ford line of SUVs because the lack any personality. Same goes for the Chevys, but I generally like the look of Chevy trucks.

Once I started looking at the numbers I liked the Jeep. It was the best bang for the buck and I was able to get a really good deal. I live in Dallas so Snow is not a factor, but I am confident my Jeep could drive thru just about everything if I was to move to snow country. The Jeep was the most comfortable of all the different trucks I looked at. The M-Benz was nice, but it was like a mini-van, not a truck. The 4-Runner was my second choice, but I am not a huge fan of japanesse cars and couldn't bring myself to buying a japanesse truck.

I will say that the Mitsubishi Montero Sport was the worst truck I have ever driven in my life. I rented one when I went skiing - it was pathetic in the high-altitude and handled like crap.

• If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, Pete , Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:31:09
  • Mercedes Benz Gelanderwagen(sp), TonyG, Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:26:34
  • Toyota Landcruiser 500 V8, Coolknight, Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:50:27
  • Re: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, John R. Boyce, Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:26:12
  • I'd take a SAAB 96 anywhere most people take their SUV n/m, Andy in PDX, Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:17:32
    • We used to take a 95 places most people wouldn't take their SUV, saw, Mon, 26 Feb 2001 20:24:16
  • Jeep Grand Cherokee..., Dave, Mon, 26 Feb 2001 13:35:21
  • take a good look at the Acura MDX, Ken , Sun, 25 Feb 2001 22:56:26
    • I second the motion (n/m), JL29, Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:38:15
  • Suburban/Taho XL, GM, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 21:41:34
  • Re: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, saw, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:23:24
    • Sorry about that (sort of), saw, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:54:21
  • Re: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, Tim, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:09:30
  • Laforza, Paul R, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 14:23:23
  • Toyota Land Cruiser, JL29, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:10:09
    • Re: Toyota Land Cruiser... almost, Andrew , Mon, 26 Feb 2001 18:52:30
      • Sequoia??, MPY, Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:58:50
        • the Sequoia did not replace anything..., JL29, Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:25:31
  • Re: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, Rob , Sun, 25 Feb 2001 06:42:33
  • Re: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, PO, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:42:00
  • Re: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, Andrew , Sat, 24 Feb 2001 22:54:47
  • Re: If you actually needed a SUV, which one would you buy?, MPY, Sat, 24 Feb 2001 20:03:45 <-- Viewing This Message
  • 2002 GM SUVs - starting at 270 hp and pulling 6300 lbs...., Norm 9-5 Aero, Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:49:42

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