Jeep Commander / Grand Cherokee

[junglie]

Good evening,

Looking for a cheap, less than £4000, 4x4 for rubbish back lanes and fields.

Jeep products may be good. I know they are not up to European standards of finish but not the primary car.

Any thoughts? Barge pole or have a crack?

Lexus is the obvious thought but are the RX any good?

Thanks.

[Terzo123]

I had a 3.0 CRD WK Jeep Grande Cherokee a good few years back.

Yes an X5 of its era drove better on the road, and had a nicer interior, but the jeep just worked.


Of you can get a good one, i dont think you'll go too wrong.

[ZX10R NIN]

The Grand Cherokee is the pick.

[junglie]

Looked at a Commander today but more cramped in the back as trying to get 7 seats in.

I understand that the Grand Cherokee may be more roomy as it is a 5 seater?

The answer may lie with a Lexus mind you particularly as being ULEZ would be a benefit but not a show stopper.

[LayZ]

Commanders are terrible. Avoid. Grand Cherokee actually quite good, most generations.

Mk1 Cayenne V6 worth a look if you aren't doing a lot of miles. They have all the off road kit which they dumped for the mk2. Also Mk1 Touareg

[junglie]

Fair enough, will remove Commander from the list as we looked at one yesterday but cramped in the back as a compromise for it being a 7 seater.

Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi on LPG has cropped up which may be more interesting.

[durbster]

I have a Lexus RX and I love it, but I'm not sure I'd put it up against more deliberate off-roaders. It does have AWD but I suspect that decision is more about the hybrid system than anything to do with green laning.

That said, I did raise the car up on its air-suspension to get through some flood water the other day which is a bit off-roady