Best years for XJ, ones to avoid?
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The one time I looked over a commander when at a dealer I thought the back seat was stupid small for a vehicle that big. Back seats were mounted really high, so either my head hit the roof or I would've had to slouch and jam my knees into the back of the front seats.
We had one for nearly nine years, and I'm not sure I'd agree with any of those points.
dont argue with the online experience of an expert bro.
It's small, loud and has lousy resale?
Why does this hostility have to keep going on?dont argue with the online experience of an expert bro.
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Yes.
Interior space is downright humorous, especially the cargo area. I could imagine it seeming large compared to your XJ or Focus, but for the size and price class it was sold in the volume is pathetic. Wind noise due to being shaped like a brick, very little sound insulation so tire noise sucks, all three available engines roar like crazy for no real reason. Everything has decent resale these days, the XK isn't any better than any other average shitbox on the road. Longevity - it sort of has that, but in that Chrysler way. Meaning stupid shit like door handles being broken after a year or two, sunroof ****ing up, radio spazzing out, oil leaks, etc. It only "broke down" three times, all of which were electrical issues, but it had a lot of dumb shit go wrong at a fairly well-metered pace. I wouldn't call it a piece of shit, but I wouldn't brag about it, either.
Our Commander had a neutral setting on the transfer Case....
The base transfer case had no neutral or lo range, just full time awd. Not supposed to tow that one.Our Commander had a neutral setting on the transfer Case....
I'm really not actively seeking a Jeep or a Commander....so naturally I've found another to waste my time looking at. At least this one has "normal" high miles, people put a ton of miles on these thing, over 200k is pretty common
They're all 6-10 years old, and they were pretty much all bought to take kids to various types of sporting practice every day of the week. You can't really expect most of them to have low mileage. It's a Grand Cherokee that cost $500-$1000 more trim-for-trim for no reason at all. It has less interior space and worse fuel economy, worse bump angles, and at this point far less competition in the used market so worse pricing from a buyer's standpoint. Unless you're just in love with the XJ with Down's Syndrome look of the front you should cross-shop GCs. Given your track record for poor decisions I'll assume I just wasted time typing this out
Cornholio01
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You couldn't give em away around the time they stopped production.
Nice. Clean XJ's aren't really out there around here right now, but I've still got an eye open. As far as the Grand vs Commander, so far dollar for dollar and mile for mile, the Commanders are cleaner and less tortured than the Grands I've found for what is basically the same vehicle. I have no problem with the style, sorry it's not your cup of tea. I'm not going to drive some clapped out vehicle nor am I going to HMAM a second vehicle; just need something that will carry a little gear, allow me to strap a couple kayaks on top and let me get down on the river or lake without getting stuck or high-centered......my family sedan isn't it. So the Jeep line kinda fits what I'm looking for. Simple, huh?They're all 6-10 years old, and they were pretty much all bought to take kids to various types of sporting practice every day of the week. You can't really expect most of them to have low mileage. It's a Grand Cherokee that cost $500-$1000 more trim-for-trim for no reason at all. It has less interior space and worse fuel economy, worse bump angles, and at this point far less competition in the used market so worse pricing from a buyer's standpoint. Unless you're just in love with the XJ with Down's Syndrome look of the front you should cross-shop GCs. Given your track record for poor decisions I'll assume I just wasted time typing this out
