Effy wrote:
I am at it again. Many of you chimed in about my search for a 4 down toad a while ago and that was very helpful. However we still have not found "the vehicle" Looked at many many Wranglers. At the end of it all while we liked the wrangler we just thought they were way overpriced for what you get and it didn't seem ideal as a daily driver. Add the inability for DW's mom to get in it for appointments and such and it just wasn't practical. Don't get me wrong, we loved it. Still milling about the CRV which is a respectable toad but frankly we aren't in love with it. Fits the bill for our range, usability, makes for a good trade from our Civic but we just don't love the CRV. While looking around DW stumbled on a 2010 Jeep Liberty Sport 4wd with 60k miles for $15k. I know very little about this vehicle. I know it can be towed 4 down. It's a 6cyl and seems to be well taken care of. I know it's a bit piggish at a about 4k lbs, over the CRV which is closer to 3k. NADA has clean retail at $16k. Planning to go look at tomorrow. Any thoughts?
We just bought a 2012 Liberty and absolutely love it. We also looked at a '10 but we really liked the spare tire being gone from the rear of the car and the options for opening the back end with no tire there. Additionally, if your Jeep has less than 48,000 miles you can add a Chrysler lifetime warranty to the purchase for just over $2000. Those 2 things was enough for us to make the 2012 purchase. I installed the Blue Ox base plate myself (very easy with very few tools) and I ran the suggested wiring package in about 2 hours. The Jeep even has a location located in the tail light housing where you drill a 1" hole and install the enclosed light bulb and housing. It simply could not be easier.
We did make the first tow without a braking system but we will take care of that soon with an M&G braking system as that's what I had on my last toad so all the connections are already there (and it's the best).