Jeep Cherokee VS LandRover, which one to buy???
 

So as i am getting older and knocking on the door of 30 i was thinking of buying a rig more age appropriate for myself. Im still gonna keep my sedan but i am currently parting out my red sedan. My choices are the 98-01 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 or the 98-03 Landie Discovery II.

The jeep is cheaper by a few grand and gets better MPG's Plus im pretty sure ( havent checked though ) but im sure it has a solid front axle. The Disco, is well .. a Disco and looks hella better than the jeep. I have been reading that they are unreliable but since i dont know anyone that owns one, well i cant tell for sure wether it was the luck of the owner or just plain neglect on their part. The other thing is that the gas mileage isnt too great either. The price on these bad boys ranges from 5-10k. Same thing with the Jeeps. Another thing that has me on the fence is the cost of fixing anything that breaks on the landie more so than the jeep.

Anyway, your opions are welcome. Gracias HMT!

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Landie is a much better built beast but when you need your vehicle service it will kill your wallet and patience. As a Jeep they are a dime a dozen so you can find all the parts you need .

For the Disco the only major complaint I heard while in the parts biz was a problem with the sunroof. I would just check the recall website on both vehicles. Maybe check consumer reports.

The Disco look sooooo much better. ;D

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you can buy a spare jeep for $1000, incl engine/trans/axles/body/interior from a junkyard, or spend $1000 on a brake job at the dealership on the landrover

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thats what im afraid of, brake jobs costing 500 bucks... ----. not to mention the tires. how hard is it to do routine maintenance ont he Disco's? like brakes, oil, etc....

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how hard could it possibly be? oil is oil, brakes is brakes - with a few exceptions.

I'd go with the Jeep. If something breaks, no sweat off your sack.

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Stick to the Jeep. Easy to work on, easy to mod, easy on the wallet.

Are you talking about a Cherokee or a Grand Cherokee? I had a Grand Cherokee and it was a heavy pig of a vehicle, but the 4.7 it had moved out pretty well. Sucked up gas pretty bad though. Watch out for the dual zone climate controls. The blend doors ALWAYS fail on those shitty things. Don't be scared of the front axle whine either. They all do it. :P

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Jeep IMO.

Now if we were talking FJ40, then it would be a different story.

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While the Land Rover would be a bit more of the baller, 30 year old status... I'd go with the jeep because you already have a car.

Once you calculate insurance costs, regular maintenance and repair costs you'll be much better off with the Jeep (cash wise).

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Before I got the Vuvla, I was checking out a Land Rover Discovery something. I was noticing that they were going for fairy cheap for how new they were...late 90's early 2000's. Heck I think I even asked about them here and got back alot of comment on the shotty electrical systems they have. Otherwise I'd be rolling in a Disco instead of the 850R. I'd say though for being in LA you probably have a better chance of finding them in yards there instead. I've only seen one Disco from all my time junkyarding. Hell we just finally got our first dealership like three years ago and before that, I don't know where the closest dealership was. I'd still go for the Disco just cause their badass looking.

Oh here's my post from a year or two ago.
https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...?topic=71417.0

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regular cherokee, not grand... ---- those!yeah, they look bad ass but i think i have decided on a old school 91 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 laredo.

Im thinking a nice lift and a good set of tires and that thing will go anywhere i want it to. Not to mention it gets better gas mileage than the discos. Beisdes, i like old cars anyway. I kinda want to take it on trails so getting the Disco would hurt me if it ever broke down doing trails. ---- that!

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Im a sucker for cherokees. Clean simple looks, and they are tough as hell for a cheap little truck imho. If youre looking for something thats more "age appropriate" then get a 97+ so you get the nicer dash/grill/etc. Even the newer ones are cheap now.

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For the record I just towed a land rover

I would get the jeep :6

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did y ou do it with a jeep? haha! yeah im sold on the jeep. i dont want a car note after thinking about it. yeah i could do it but why bother?

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I have 2 cherokees. I like them. Here is my turbo Cherokee.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...eepdyno006.jpg

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http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...epRally019.jpg

Do the right thing Julio.

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turbo cherokee FTMFW

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get a jeep, i love my 88 2dr laredo....fucker can get out of almost everything, except 3.5' of snow....------ mud tires! I have 4.5" lift on 32's....best part is i got it like it is for $1700

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...360/Myjeep.jpg

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Id get a 03ish 4 runner
http://www.toyotaoffroad.com/Article...Exterior3m.jpg Only thing that sucks is their still worth a lot

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my car dealer friend barrowed me a huge mitsubishi thing, think it was a 98-00ish trooper? it had a 3.5L i think, thing hauled for its size and i liked it, not sure if its crap to own or not but it was nice to drive, and ive drove a few jeeps. they feel clunky and heavy for there size kinda i thought


the trooper might be worth lookin into actually, they seem to deprciate pretty well and from what i read there a good value because they just are not that popular. they have a sort of land rover look to them too, not sure about reliablilty but a quik craiglist search showed me a few in good condition 96+ for under 3k

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Julio if you would like to spend slightly more (13000 ish) you can also consider these cars

1) 03+ 4runner
2) X5
3) Armada
4) FX35
5) ML

They are all v8 except the FX35 but the output is similar

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if i could find the jeep from the goonies opening scene i would buy it in a second, would also pay more if the fratelis were in the car....goonies never say die...lol

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I ------- watched that ---- on boxing day... :S

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I would sell my soul and Mother for a Minty Xj with a 4.0. ------- Bullet proof.

Jeeps are made for anything. Landrovers are made for rich white guys to hunt lions in, lol. Nah i know they can be tough as well but my preference is Jeeps. Its the working mans 4x4.

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Get the Jeep, I worked at a dealergroup that had a landrover franchise...some angry service customers in that place

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there isn't any isuzu dealers around anymore, and theyre a fuckass to work on. starter contacts go (motor needs to be unbolted and jacked up to get out the starter), 4wd vacuum system is a bitch to work on, brakes hang all the time, mpg is decent (22 highway or so) and they sound awesome on a quality long-bodied glasspack. dana44 rear axle, and the front is isuzu IFS. the titan and armada use d44 rear axles too, so :1

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Why would you consider either really - POS's from both sides of the pond. I am surprised that you are getting so many people saying "go Jeep". In my opinion they are terrible - Everyone I know who has, or had one allways bitches about the poor mileage and that stupid ---- is breaking. If those were the only 2 choices on the planet I would probably pick the jeep too.
If you were on here asking if you should buy a civic or a caliber most people would say stick to the civic - why would this be different? You should seriously consider an import 4x4 and if you have the option you should consider shipping one in from Florida. Some of the used suv prices there are insane right now - even if you factor in trucking it to where you live. I was ther a few months ago and saw a 2005 infinity QX56 with 20" rims for $12900!!!!! a 2001 mdx for $6600. Probably both ok with your "age appropriateness". Check out places speciallizing in repo's - many many available right now.

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not sure about teh poor mileage. My 4.0 was like a solid 22 mpg on average. maybe 18 if only around town but in a 2004 Grand Cherokee I didnt think it was too bad.

Ihave had 2 wranglers both 93 with 4.0 and a 04 grand cherokee with the 4.0 as well and I couldnt kill either one. There is no Import anything that has a 4x4 that can even dream of holding a candle to a jeep. not stock.

and MDX and Nissan Q's are ---- for 4x4 passed those a BMW x5 and a sequoia toyota thingy burried last time i was out at Orgen Inlet in North Carolina, worst part was I was driving a Honda Pilot. My jeep was bone stock and I have never put it in anything sand wise that would bog it at all, the pilot made me Hella nervous when the sand got loose or much deeper than 6". A couple of times i knew if i stopped it was curtains lol.

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I say screw both of them. I hate damn SUV's. What do you mean more suitable for a 30yr old man? Both those look like something a bitch would drive.

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i need something bigger.. age appropriate differs from person to person. I just need it for family trips and what not. Im still keeping the civic.

Did you just call me a bitch? :P

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I ------ love my tundra and prices of trucks are stupid cheap these days.

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That I did sir.

Get a King cab truck. Clean, usable, and plenty of space.

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Cherokee, fucker! Flat black is my favorit color. One day I'll own one......hey maybe if I sell my 16 R/Cs I can buy one with the money :1

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discoverys are for chicks... well, at least not a 6 foot man. i can't fit very well in one. if you have the money to keep it running a land rover is a lot tighter.

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yeah, no ----! im gonna get it soon.

i love it when you flirt with me.... :-*

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jeep as the others stated, The land rovers are such a pain to work one, parts are stupid hight, poor dealer network, unreliable overpriced peice of crap.

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all nice choices and would eb age appropriate for a 30 year old. i hit the old dirty 30 in about a month so i need to do the same thing soon.

you can pick up an ML for about 10 around here, or even a 2000 range rover for about the same. either one would be pretty pimp

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also thought about a land cruiser from the late 80's early 90's but they suck on gas too.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...000&cardist=23

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i would hella rock this one, very good price too.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ce=&cardist=13

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i would go with the jeep with a lift and some monster tires :4 :4 :4 :4