Anyone drive a newer Jeep?

[GLC1968]

I've had many jeeps. My driving career started with a 1981 Jeep Wagoneer. My first car of my own was a 1985 Jeep CJ Laredo. Then I bought a 1993 Jeep Wrangler when the opportunity presented itself. The last Jeep I owned/drove was actually my husband's car. We wanted a 4WD vehicle when we left FL, so we bought a 2004 Jeep Unlimited.

I've been happy with all my Jeeps, but that's because I'm a Jeep lover. They are not practical. They get lousy gas milage (the reason we traded in the Unlimited for our current 2005 Toyota Matrix). They drive like crap (really). They tend to be fairly high maintenance. They do have a personality, and they are fun. I miss driving around without my doors (a common occurance when I had my CJ), but I'm a grown-up now and owning a Jeep is just not practical. If you drive one and love it, then it's worth it. Don't talk yourself into it saying that it will be practical - it's an agrument that you will lose (this coming from a Jeep lover!). This is how we ended up with the Unlimited. We talked ourselves into and then, for the first year, spent entirely too much time trying to talk ourselves into keeping it. We finally gave up after owning it for only a year. What a colossal waste that was!



That Nissan Cube looks interesting. I like it because it's different but I can't say that I'd actually buy one. I wonder what kind of gas mileage it gets? It doesn't say on the website but I can't imagine that it would be good (with that profile).

[Possegal]

Eventually I found the comment that nissan is expecting 35-40 mpg for the Cube (which I'm weirdly attracted to) . May still be too early for them to have the final estimation?

[Tokie]

I have a very honest old-school auto mechanic. He prefers to work only on American make cars, and told me last time I was in "whatever you do, don't buy a Jeep" -they were working on a Jeep in the next bay. Tokie