tplife wrote:
I know where you can get independent, reliable advice from thousands of owners of this vehicle. Their experience is one of "worse than average" reliability compared to similar vehicles from different manufacturers. For whatever reason, you are not allowed to say their name on this forum, but the initials are "C. R." and loosely would mean "buyer's reviews". Their April issue details reliability and if you choose, the recommended version of this vehicle. Here in the low desert, their vehicles are highly regarded off-road. On-road, they seem to offer greater opportunities to expand your mechanical skills, or at least meet and greet a wider audience of dealers and repair facilities.
We don't put a lot of faith in Consumer Reports.
There are many, many satisfied Jeep owners. We were one of them. We sold our '04 Jeep Liberty after 8 hard years of off-roading with just maintenance done to it. It sold with 170,000 miles on it - driving miles, not towing miles.
