Hello fellow runners,
I just bought, for $4,500, a 2001 Grand Cherokee Lareda jeep with 148,000 miles on it. So far, after about 500 miles of driving it, I love it. Will this last for 250,000+ miles?
Thanks in advance for any input on this matter.
Hello fellow runners,
I just bought, for $4,500, a 2001 Grand Cherokee Lareda jeep with 148,000 miles on it. So far, after about 500 miles of driving it, I love it. Will this last for 250,000+ miles?
Thanks in advance for any input on this matter.
I'm 93 years old. I am enjoying life. Will I make it to 140 years old?
It is definitely hard to say. I just had the tranny go out on my Jeep GC at 196,000 and I am currently deciding whether to fix it or not.
I'd say don't count on it, but then I've seen a LOT of pre-2000 JGC Laredos on the road around where I live so maybe they can get up there. Probably one of the best SUVs ever made, seems like it was engineered specifically to be good both on the road and off. On snow days I'll usually see Pathfinders, 4Runners, Troopers, Blazers, Monteros, and the like rolled on the shoulder or in the ditch. I don't recall ever seeing a Cherokee or Grand Cherokee in that state. Maybe Jeep drivers are just smarter and more careful in slippery conditions.
I won't count on it, but if the previous owner(s) has been taken care of it and you will maintain it as it is your baby, it might last. It also depends on how much you want to spend on it. Let's face it: something will break sooner or later on a car. It all depends on how much are you willing to fork off to have it fixed and back on the road.
My dad's 95 Land Rover Discovery has made it to 275k miles. If a Land Rover can make it that long, anything can. It's just how much you want take care of it. BTW, how many have been seen driven off the road in snow has little do with off-road ability and everything to do with tires and the driver.
I was talking about those I've seen rolled, not those that have merely skidded (I see lot of Outbacks that have skidded off the road). Just seems like those other SUVs roll more easily, including Land Rovers and Range Rovers.
As a Minnesotan, I feel highly qualified to discuss vehicle performance in the snow (although this is not what the O.P. wanted to discuss):
Best 2WD car in the snow: Jetta
Best AWD car in the snow: Outbacks (not even close)
Best SUV in snow: Honda Pilot (All forms of Jeep tied for 2nd)
Best Truck in the snow: Nissan Titan
Best vehicle to put a snowplow on: 80s Jeep Comanche pick up.
Regarding the original question: You can easily keep that Jeep going as long as you are hoping. Be prepared to have the interior and electrical go to hell (just live with it).
Again, that's the driver's fault, not the SUV's.
Then that's one huge crazy coincidence that the bad drivers all go for those crackerbox SUVs over Cherokees and Grand Cherokees.
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