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Jeep Grand Cherokee OR Toyota 4Runner

Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:16 pm
Posted by RollTideATL
Member since Sep 2009
2307 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:16 pm
Plan to buy a slighty used 4Runner (limited) or Grand Cherokee (Overland) in the next few months... budget is around $35k

I was leaning towards the 4Runner for reliability purposes, but the Grand Cherokee is sexy as hell.

Talk me into one or the other...
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 8:16 pm
Posted by CajunsTigersSaints
Member since Jan 2015
4532 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:17 pm to
Ford explorer
Posted by specchaser
lafayette
Member since Feb 2008
2596 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:18 pm to
If you want to buy a new transmission and brakes and have the blue book value plummet after a year get the jeep
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:21 pm to
Love both of them. But I'd probably go with the JGC depending on what you plan on using it for.

it would be nice if the 4runner had a V8 option
Posted by HappyTownTiger
Member since Jan 2012
1577 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:23 pm to
Just got a 4Runner. Nice looking car and drives much better than JGC. You can run for them for 150K.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18689 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:23 pm to
My in laws have a Jeep GC Overland. It is a very nicely appointed vehicle. I particularly like the adjustable airbag suspension.
Posted by WMTigerFAN
Ouachita
Member since Feb 2005
4503 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:24 pm to
Subaru Outback. Do the research. Dumped my oversized SUV and bought an Outback Ltd. Great decision.
Posted by CaptainsWafer
TD Platinum Member
Member since Feb 2006
58413 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:25 pm to
Get a jeep if you can get one with a V8. Cherokee is also a little bigger than the 4Runner.

That being said, we just bought a 2015 4Runner and like it A LOT. SR5 premium, step under Limited.

I like both of them, especially the limited and the overland.
Posted by Dr. Shultz
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Jun 2013
6391 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:25 pm to
Grand Cherokee all the way
Posted by MykTide
Member since Jul 2012
25521 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:30 pm to
quote:

If you want to buy a new transmission and brakes and have the blue book value plummet after a year get the jeep

Posted by Mud Hog
too far from ARKANSAS
Member since Dec 2014
50 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:35 pm to
ford
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
28896 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:36 pm to
4 runner unless you want transmission problems then go with the Jeep.
Posted by hawgndodge
Member since Jun 2009
4831 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:36 pm to
I just bought my wife a 15 explorer sport. She loves it. Ended it up right at 44k.











Those rear seatbelts have airbags built in. Thought that was pretty cool for the kids. That EcoBoost is no joke. It'll run.
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
158834 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:36 pm to
4Runners looked so much better before Toyota turned them into a soccer mom vehicle
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
9819 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:48 pm to
4 runner
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119862 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:00 pm to
Is this a joke? 4Runner will last forever, Jeep will fall apart.
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
17321 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:09 pm to
I have a Tacoma 4x4 and the wife has a Grand Cherokee. Both are quality trucks but, the Tacoma is the better of the two. The Jeep is getting very noisy due to air leaks around the door seals. It is annoying. No mechanical problems with either vehicles.

I would get the 4runner.
Posted by Isabelle
Member since Jul 2012
2726 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:59 pm to
We've had a 4-runner for 18 years now and never a problem.
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
Member since Aug 2013
15402 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 11:37 pm to
I don't want to tell you your business, but if you're driving the whole tribe cross country, the family truckster is the way to go
Posted by GrantTheFan
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2010
336 posts
Posted on 2/12/15 at 11:44 pm to
I bought a JGC about 6 months ago and love it. Also looked at 4 Runners, but didn't care for the looks of it. That's just a personal preference thing, you can't go wrong with either.
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