Why JEEP?
Wife and I seem to see more Jeeps as toads than anything else. Is there something special about the Jeep as a toad?
Forum Discussion
MPond wrote:wa_desert_rat wrote:aerbus32 wrote:
Well . . .
Our previous dinghy was a Grand Cherokee Overland. All the bells & whistles. Off-road vehicle of the year when I bought it.,,
(snip)
... We now tow a 4wd Honda CR-V. This soft road vehicle will not go where my Jeep could, but it takes me anywhere I ever go. Bumping 75k with not a single issue. And resale? Compare the two.
For my area, craigslist prices for a 1999 Honda CRV $3500 with highest price $5,000. (example:
http://spokane.craigslist.org/ctd/4745972945.html)
For a 1999 Jeep Wrangler average pricing is $6,000. With a high of $9500 (example:
http://lewiston.craigslist.org/ctd/4756979346.html)
However, in fairness, the 1999 Grand Cherokee that showed up in my search was $3999. :)
If you never go where you need to get there in a Jeep Wrangler then I can see buying a CRV. But I've had my Wrangler where I was pretty sure someone would have to helicopter me out and it got me back. We were kinda dirty, though.
WDR
Wranglers hold their resale value like no other! Definitely a vehicle that has a specific niche.
And they will take you places you never though you could go, and bring you back safely.
Not knocking other Jeep models, but there is a reason the Wrangler has such a strong following, both as a toad and as a 4x4.
Great point about resale. When we were shopping, I really wanted to go a couple years old, mainly because we were going to tow it behind a MH. The thought of drilling holes and bolting accessaries on to a new vehicle worried me.
When I started shopping, I couldn't believe the used prices. Bought new.
