Jeep Liberty or Honda CRV pros and cons.

We bought our 2004 Jeep Liberty new and have never had a problem with it. It's an extremely reliable car with 150,000 road miles and 68,000 towing miles. It's also a very comfortable ride.

If you plan to do any 4-wheeling the Liberty is the way to go. It has a much higher clearance with skid plates underneath. We've done some very difficult Jeeping such as rock crawling in Moab, UT and Silverton, CO. It has given us a lots of fun.

The Subaru head gasket issue was generally limited to the late 90's through around 2003 2.5L 4cyl. The 6cyl never had the head gasket issues as far as I know, but I don't think the 6cyl was ever offered with a manual transmission. I miss my Subaru

Had 2002 CRV. Great car. We had AWD version. Now have 2012. Also great car.

we have a 2010 liberty and couldn't be happier...with the ride, the reliability(no mechanical/engine problems since purchase in july 2010) and ease of towing. yes, the mileage isn't the best but then mileage wasn't high up on the list when we were shopping for a new vehicle to tow. jeeps make wonderful toads as there are absolutely no speed/time/distance restrictions.

good luck in your search.

jsrore wrote:
Will be looking at a CRV today i hope

i also like the Subaru but the head gasket issue ....just not sure

That's why I would not want a 6 cylinder Subaru. I have never heard of a head gasket issue with the 4 cylinder. In the past, we owned an Outback SUS (Sport Utility Sedan) and a couple of Outback Wagons. We had no problems whatsoever!

Will be looking at a CRV today i hope

i also like the Subaru but the head gasket issue ....just not sure

I'll vote for the CRV as well. We bought ours new in 08 and have replaced the battery once and the wiper blades each year. Great mileage and you can do some limited four wheeling with it.

Wives CRV...Changed battery (7 years old) is the only thing we've done to it besides what is in book for maint.

EXCEPT right headlight bulb goes out about once a year for some reason.

We used to have an '06 Jeep Liberty CRD. It was a GREAT little car! But, the key word is LITTLE! It just didn't have the cargo capacity I wanted. I found it to be absolutely reliable.
My Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited has been totally reliable, even though it has been modified in several ways.
In fact, I have owned several Jeeps, from Jeepster Commandos (C101) to CJ models to Wranglers. The only reliability problems I ever had was with the Buick engine in one of the Jeepsters.
Personally, given the choice between a Jeep and a Honda (ANY Honda) I would take the Jeep every time!
Or, I would get a manual transmission Subaru Outback or Forester. Yes, they ARE towable 4-down with the manual transmission!
I would get the 4 cylinder. I don't care for the 6 cylinder Subarus.

I agree with the others. My CR-V is the ideal toad as well as the ideal car.