I need advice for a suv

[Angus]

so im searching for 100k+ mile 4x4 suv's for a DD. I'm looking at either 2.5/4.0 Cherokees, 4.0 or 5.0 Explorers, or 4.3 blazers.
Which ones would you suggest are best for reliability, ease of working on/finding parts, and just an overall DD-able winter car?
Thanks in Advance

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[syP]

4.0 cherokee and never look back

 

[bikrboy128]

4.0 cherokee and never look back

4.0/5.0 exploders are junk, and the 4.3 blazer isn't nearly as reliable as a 4.0

 

[Rebel]

I'd say go for the jeep. Don't they have lifetime warranties?

 

[XxApollynxX]

TBSS. Go for the Jeep 4.0 I dont know how many people came in with those never taken care of and they ran like a champ!

 

[PANDA]

4.0 Jeep.

 

[Yaj Yak]

4.0 jeep if you are cool with getting like 12 mpg

 

[Yaj Yak]

jeeps are crap.

sure the engine is reliable... but the rest of the thing is crap.

what are you looking to spend.

 

[Eagle]

I rebuilt a friend's 4.0L in a cherokee over last winter. What a POS. I'd never buy one to own for myself.

NO BUS!!!!

 

[Angus]

my budget is about $1500...

 

[Eagle]

my budget is about $1500...

Sry the S10 sold! It was a solid truck. But alas, it was 2wd. :thumbdown:

 

[Yaj Yak]

I rebuilt a friend's 4.0L in a cherokee over last winter. What a POS. I'd never buy one to own for myself.

NO BUS!!!!

exxxactly. did anyone see the "Trucks" on spike where they dyno'd an older cherokee

this one.

http://www.powerblocktv.com/site3/index.php/trucks-episodes?ep_num=TK2009-02&ep_sea=0901

and it put down a whopping 58 whp.

my budget is about $1500...

are you goin for a winter beater or do you realllly need an suv?

cuz for that price- the suv's you are going to be looking at are gonna be junk- if i were you id find something heavy as fuck and fwd and drive it through snowbanks everywhere- my grand prix in the snow- is almost just as good as my cherokee was- turbo'd and everything-

its heavy as fuck and just rips through the snow.

 

[Eagle]

That just gave me an idea for another thread...

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

anything fwd with snow tires will decimate all...except for semi trucks. those guys are nuts.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Too bad there are a line of CLUNKERED Cherokees at the local dealers lot.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

go steal one.

 

[Eagle]

Yep, clunkered Exploders, Cherokees, Blazers... makes me wanna

 

[EmersonHart13]

Some of them look they already exploded but a few are in DAMN good shape.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

just give a porter $1000 for one of the not blown up ones. he'll find you a title i'm sure.

 

[Eagle]

I'm thinking not, Joel

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/1339310514.html
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/1332582112.html
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ors=&max_price=2000&cardist=38&standard=false <nice one!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ors=&max_price=2000&cardist=46&standard=false

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ors=&max_price=2000&cardist=33&standard=false

 

[Angus]

Thanks for the links ilikebmx. I was interested in that 4runner.