jeep cherokee crd commerical

KELTICKNIGHTT

looking a 2002 model of jeep cherokee crd commerical
2.5 diesel,manual
are they any good,any thing to look out for
what the like mpg
cheers

crosstownk

Piles of rubbish in my opinion. Go for a Toyota Landcruiser - Even S/H one.

KELTICKNIGHTT

crosstownk wrote:

Piles of rubbish in my opinion. Go for a Toyota Landcruiser - Even S/H one.

not many land cruisers under 20k,
whats bad about cherokee and what about L200

colm_mcm

the Cherokee came out in 1984. it's an antique, but not cool in the way a Defender is.
It's really small inside. the floor is incredibly high, and the roof unbelievibly low. The dashboard looks (and feels) like it's made of lego, and it's not even that fun to drive.

There was a new model some time in 02. but it never made many friends in Ireland. Anyone I've talked to said the engine was as bad as a Pajero 2.5

KELTICKNIGHTT

colm_mcm wrote:

the Cherokee came out in 1984. it's an antique, but not cool in the way a Defender is.
It's really small inside. the floor is incredibly high, and the roof unbelievibly low. The dashboard looks (and feels) like it's made of lego, and it's not even that fun to drive.

Get a Terrano or something instead

even the newer model?

crosstownk

KELTICKNIGHTT wrote:

not many land cruisers under 20k,
whats bad about cherokee and what about L200

To find out whats bad about a Cherokee just drive one for a couple of days and all will be revealed. Bad seat position, bad handling, soft suspension, lego dash (copyright of colm_mcm)that looks awful and a host of other deficiences. They are just not nice to drive.

You might get a 1998-1999 jap import Toyota Landcruiser (Prado) for 20K as good as the Irish market version

colm_mcm

KELTICKNIGHTT wrote:

even the newer model?

in fairness the new model isn't as bad as the old. but still is quite small. you'd have to go to a Grand Cherokee to even come near to the size of a Land Cruiser (and it'd still be smaller)

KELTICKNIGHTT

colm_mcm wrote:

in fairness the new model isn't as bad as the old. but still is quite small. you'd have to go to a Grand Cherokee to even come near to the size of a Land Cruiser (and it'd still be smaller)

drove santa fe and didnt like it,staying from anything leyland as you cant give away
toyota,hard to get as well as nissan which would be first choice
crew cabs of nissan not bad if you can get good one as theyb seem be driven to the ground from what l saw in few dealers

mrbig

You have probalby bought something by now but for the record the Jeep Cherokee is a great 4x4

I had one for four years 01 model diesel 2.5
it replaced my 3.5L land cruiser which incidently is the Best 4x4 you can get.

The jeep is practical and good off road but more important good on road,
it is not permenent four wheel drive so it is one of the most economical on fuel around 35mpg, the tyres on my landcruiser only lasted a year because of perminent four wheel drive chews tyres especialy city driving.
The jeep is one of the most stable on the road due to its low profile, the terrano is a dreadful 4x4 it look like sh*t and is so high and narrow it would topple over without much effort.
I had 80k miles of trouble free driving in my jeep and tought it was great value for money.

If you bought the jeep post your experience.

KELTICKNIGHTT

http://www.vanbuyersguide.ie/Comm_detail.asp?CBGID=411740&ID=674766&NumPics=3&Make=Jeep&Model=Cherokee%20CRD%20Commercial&frmFilter=Default

looks like this and green in colour and 2002 reg
and havent bought a 4x4 yet,next week hopefully

colm_mcm

KELTICKNIGHTT wrote:

drove santa fe and didnt like it,staying from anything leyland as you cant give away

how do you mean "anything leyland"?


BTW, I'm giving an opinion as someone who sells jeeps, rather than someone who's owned a Cherokee privately

KELTICKNIGHTT

colm_mcm wrote:

how do you mean "anything leyland"?


BTW, I'm giving an opinion as someone who sells jeeps, rather than someone who's owned a Cherokee privately

except the full size one,l know friends who owned leyland 4x4 who couldnt even trade them againist another 4x4 from another company,same with certain cars
l wasnt mad about the early models of jeep.looked too boxy to me
as a person who sells jeeps
what kind of trouble do they give,what they do to gallon

colm_mcm

you're gonna be averaging around 30mpg. around right for a freelander-sized machine.

The engines are fairly trouble free, but have heard of a few electrical niggles, and faulty ignition switches, TBH haven't heard too much good or bad about reliability.

KELTICKNIGHTT

colm_mcm wrote:

you're gonna be averaging around 30mpg. around right for a freelander-sized machine.

The engines are fairly trouble free, but have heard of a few electrical niggles, and faulty ignition switches, TBH haven't heard too much good or bad about reliability.

looking at nisan pathfinder2003 and jeep cherokee crd 2002 with my mancahic and see what he finds out,will think about which ever come out tops and if still there will get middle next week unless l something better

crosstownk

KELTICKNIGHTT wrote:

looking at nisan pathfinder2003 and jeep cherokee crd 2002 with my mancahic and see what he finds out,will think about which ever come out tops and if still there will get middle next week unless l something better

Just buy the Nissan - less headaches later.

colm_mcm

presume you mean a Navara pick-up. The Nissan would be my choice, the 2.5 engine in that is a gem, and massively powerful for its size. also you get back seats!
Only down side is the hard sprung back end, but I'd put up with that over buying the Jeep. (wouldn't like to try and trade a Cherokee into anywhere but a Jeep dealer)

KELTICKNIGHTT

lm comming from a private insurance with axa to commerical insurance
got a sock with axa when l got quote
was trible what it is with my 1.9 diesel car
got quote from fbd which was more than half what axa quoted me
:eek: :eek:

KELTICKNIGHTT

so if you buy a cherokee,you only sell to jeep dealer as trade in??

colm_mcm

KELTICKNIGHTT wrote:

so if you buy a cherokee,you only sell to jeep dealer as trade in??

Jeep dealer is the only dealer who'll give you big money, same with Chrysler cars.

(just sent you a PM about a nice 02 Land Cruiser i have for sale)

KELTICKNIGHTT

colm_mcm wrote:

Jeep dealer is the only dealer who'll give you big money, same with Chrysler cars.

(just sent you a PM about a nice 02 Land Cruiser i have for sale)

when l came back from states in 98,bought a new chrysler neon 2.0
great car,dealer was **** with servicing ,couldnt get good price in tradin againist other makes
neon didnt take off in this country,not many sold is what l was told when trading it

colm_mcm

KELTICKNIGHTT wrote:

when l came back from states in 98,bought a new chrysler neon 2.0
great car,dealer was **** with servicing ,couldnt get good price in tradin againist other makes
neon didnt take off in this country,not many sold is what l was told when trading it

a 1.8/2.0 automatic car no bigger than a Corolla with panel gaps you could walk through isn't exactly a recipe for success!

KELTICKNIGHTT

liked the car ,was too small in drivers seat,you had to be short legged
only prob l had was electric winddows,motor when on both sides

KELTICKNIGHTT

CHECKED THE JEEP OUT
got it checked
very clean,had to check engine that is was not a 4 bore slit by 4 as l was told only to get 4 bore by 1 ,which it was
toook it out for good run and put it throught the paces,will think about it

KELTICKNIGHTT

how many miles before a jeep cherokee gets a new timing belt

KELTICKNIGHTT

well l picked up differentjeep with same spec and miles ,well kept
have seen nissan and toyota and the 3 diamonds and the jeep was best for money as far condition and overall
had 2 manhinics who friends of mine
nissan who good ,but had few probs we found with 4 wheel drive and cost ruled that out
mis[3 diamonds was ruled out as it looked like it was worked hard and could have been looked after better
toyota was ruled out as was over priced and they wouldnt budge on price
in last 2 weeks ,looked at 27 4x4 and tested them too with of the guys
only down side to jeep is it has lower tadein or resale price,other than that
might be down to the year l was looking at 2002 ,because l was on budget
wanted 4x4 commerical and as good mpg as we could get
didnt want too big a 4x4,
where wasnt as good a choice out there as l thought
was told depends on time of year you look
did one way trip from dealer ,got 30-35 mpg at 65 and 70-75 ,got 30-31
has good power,first gear little lower touque than l thought,rest of gears have good speed throught them,good braking and accelration
back is high as was said,but not bothered
wasnt into too fancy a dash,only wanted most need and not all frills like grand cherokee with high price tag
as would be using for work and family

pburns

My understanding is that Toyotas are the best used 4x4s but go for mad money. Better to buy a Pajero or Nissan which are significently cheaper but almost as durable.

Land Rover Defender is really cool and all the British journos rave about them. Crap tho'...

KELTICKNIGHTT

pburns wrote:

My understanding is that Toyotas are the best used 4x4s but go for mad money. Better to buy a Pajero or Nissan which are significently cheaper but almost as durable.

Land Rover Defender is really cool and all the British journos rave about them. Crap tho'...

Would have to go lower in years for pajero to fit budget, which are about the best in 4x4
nissans are good,selection over last 15 days was poor
wouldnt touch anythink leyland as bad resale and trouble every ever which way
pajero would be number 1 and nissan and toyota after that
for the money and best condition was jeep cherokee 2002 l got
my 2 grease monkey friends check every 4x4 and they recommeded the cherokee
just was poor 2 weeks for 4x4 in used market ,was alot of good one ,but mad marked up prices