Anyone drive a newer Jeep?

[ASammy1]

Just wondering what the standard warranty is?

I'm thinking about trading in my Saab for something a bit more utilitarian (for the bikes of course )

[Zen]

I have a Jeep and I inherited a 1997 Toyota van.
the van gets much more use as a bike carrier than the jeep.
Keeps the bikes inside, dry and safe.
I can also sleep in it, haul dogs and furniture or topsoil or whatever.

[ASammy1]

Thanks Zen! Your insight is always much appreciated

[hvaclu]

We have a 99 jeep wrangler and a chrysler town&country van. Like Zen was saying the van gets a lot more use for the bikes. Now that my kids are all grown up and drive their own vehicles I use the van to transport our German shepherds and our bikes. Plus it also gets used for the kayaks and camping as well. My DH just loves his jeep though. It does have a bike rack for the back hitch and a huge bar system that goes from the front to the back. We use it to carry the kayaks. He just loves that Jeep. Im thinking of selling our mustang convertible because we use the jeep more. Our daughter also drives a 98 jeep larado that has 240000. miles on it and has had no problems. Both my sons also have cherokees that they use to drive off road. I guess were a jeep family. LOL

[Zen]

More on the Jeep-
it's fun to drive. I do love my Jeep.
But.
Gas mileage is not good. It's heavy because of the 4WD, it's a truck chassis with a little Jeep body on top.

I don't know what the warranty is but keep in mind it's a Chrysler (now Chrysler/Fiat) product.

[badgercat]

My boyfriend has a Toyota FJ Cruiser and we both love it. It's a fun truck. But, it's also great as a daily driver and the 4WD (at least in the auto-transmission model) is not full-time, so running it in 2WD on the streets saves a little gas. He takes it offroading, too, and has probably driven the FJ as hard as anyone and it still runs fine. He has a spare-tire-mounted rack for our bikes, but both our bikes can easily fit inside (with front wheels taken off) if we fold down the backseat.

I understand not everyone is crazy about the styling... but I just thought I'd throw it out there as a jeepy alternative.

[Irulan]

Just wondering what the standard warranty is?

I'm thinking about trading in my Saab for something a bit more utilitarian (for the bikes of course )

Check Consumer Reports. You can't get much lower ratings from them than the Jeep family gets.

Maybe look at a Subaru, Honda Element, Fit, anything but a Jeep.