Quote:
Originally Posted by Miller88
Stick with the Cherokee. They're ultra reliable, you already know yours and you aren't driving it too much.
I recently had a 11MPG tank on mine! Granted - it was snow wheeling and I spent a lot of time at the red line getting through stuff.
|
I agree, I've had two Cherokees (for a total of 6 years). You cannot get any more reliable than a 4.0L (well ford's 300CI I6 maybe) body rust on the other hand...... These things are absolute tanks in the snow though, damn near unstoppable if you choose your speed accordingly.
How the hell did you get less than 10 mpg? I have put mine (stock) places that would scare any of the redneck lifted truck crowd and did so in 2wd, crawled through rocky woods roads in 4L, and forded rivers and still never got less than 12.
That Cherokee looks like its between a 94 and 96 so if you don't mind older vehicles, find yourself a 90-95 Geo Tracker 4wd (Suzuki Sidekick) with a 5-speed. My grandfather bought one new in 91 and killed it sometime in 06, it is incalculable how much fishing/hunting/exploring/dumb **** was done in the "Miagi Machine". I bought a 1990 Tracker in 05 (and crashed it in 08, oops.. six inches to the left and I would have missed the tele pole) Just as much if not more of a tank than the Cherokee and 30 mpg to boot. Usually saw mid-ish 20s in winter and low 20s woods crawling.