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SO's Car is totalled, looking to get an SUV this time

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Okay, the Envoy/TB are POS... honestly... the interior is shitty, the body rolls like a 20' boat in the middle of a hurricane, the engine is obnoxiously noisey. the road noise is loud, i honestly would never, ever in my life want to own one. Not to mention they are horrendously unsafe... (and i sold them) in fact, the entire GMT360 platform other than the 9-7x i would avoid, all day, every day.

Take a look at used Tuscons and Santa Fe's as well..

If your buddy works at a GM dealer, tell him you want to browse GMsmartauction with him. there are thousands of vehicles on there, at different dealerships, he could tell you where, just promise to ME and HIM that if he tells you where, and you go look at it, you wont buy it from them...
 
My top pick in the compact SUV area would be the Dodge Nitro. Being a standard RWD vehicle makes it feel MUCH better than the FWD based Jeep Compass.

In the midsize SUV area I recommend the Chevy Equinox.
 
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
My top pick in the compact SUV area would be the Dodge Nitro. Being a standard RWD vehicle makes it feel MUCH better than the FWD based Jeep Compass.

In the midsize SUV area I recommend the Chevy Equinox.
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the equinox, is also a crappy vehicle, there are so many better choices...
 
Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
My top pick in the compact SUV area would be the Dodge Nitro. Being a standard RWD vehicle makes it feel MUCH better than the FWD based Jeep Compass.

In the midsize SUV area I recommend the Chevy Equinox.
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the equinox, is also a crappy vehicle, there are so many better choices...
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like?

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Okay, the Envoy/TB are POS... honestly... the interior is shitty, the body rolls like a 20' boat in the middle of a hurricane, the engine is obnoxiously noisey. the road noise is loud, i honestly would never, ever in my life want to own one. Not to mention they are horrendously unsafe... (and i sold them) in fact, the entire GMT360 platform other than the 9-7x i would avoid, all day, every day.

Take a look at used Tuscons and Santa Fe's as well..

If your buddy works at a GM dealer, tell him you want to browse GMsmartauction with him. there are thousands of vehicles on there, at different dealerships, he could tell you where, just promise to ME and HIM that if he tells you where, and you go look at it, you wont buy it from them...
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???



I like the look of the Jeep Liberty, found an 07 with 20k miles on it for 12k...exactly what we were looking for, they were closed though so we couldn't test drive it.
 
how are the grand cherokee's 2005-2006? I like the V8...they get the same mileage as the V6 liberties do...what determines whether they have a hitch or not, haha.


specifically how are the engines? V6 3.7L and the V8 4.7L ?

What's a good car review site? User type reviews...
 
My parents have a first gen Liberty. It has been OK, but they paid the same amount as we paid for our Pilot. If you need a truck, go for the Liberty. It gets truck-like gas mileage too. We have a Pilot and it drives much more like a car. The gas mileage is better than the Liberty, and we have a fold down third row of seats. Oh, and it is bigger than the Liberty. It doesn't have the off road capabilites that the Liberty has, but it does have all-wheel-drive, so no worrying about switching it in and out of 4x4 when the roads aren't so good.
 
Pilot doesn't get that great of mileage...honestly, the 05+ grand cherokee's are looking really nice...I found one for 13k with the 5.7L hemi...
 
I was looking at the Grand Cherokee Diesel last year and it was a solid car, if I was in the market for an SUV this one is def something to consider seriously. It costs and 1/3 of most other higher end SUV's and has features just as good if not better than the others. Can't go wrong with a Mercedes Benz built diesel in there... 🙂
 
I wouldn't go for an Envoy, at least from my friends experience he has nothing but problems with it. 4x4 broke, power steering broke, and I think a couple of other things went also.
 
I decided to stick with the grand cherokee and the trail blazer...I do not know which is better... V6 3.7L, V8 4.7L, or the V8 5.7L hemi ... honestly, the V6 would tide me over for my towing needs...but it'd be nice to have that V8 power!

I know nothing of these engines 🙁
 
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Can't believe this hasn't been said yet but

woman + suv = major fail
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she drove them for a few years before her yaris...

where do you get the dog type fences that you put in the back near the trunk? I can't think of the name!
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Originally posted by: PricklyPete
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Wagons in the running at all?
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hell no 😛
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Let me get this right...she was driving a Yaris...but a wagon is straight out...
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straight out hell no! Yaris is much shorter then a wagon...and in her opinion wagon's are just butt ugly, and mine too!
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Like the yaris isn't ugly? 😛
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
My top pick in the compact SUV area would be the Dodge Nitro. Being a standard RWD vehicle makes it feel MUCH better than the FWD based Jeep Compass.

In the midsize SUV area I recommend the Chevy Equinox.
Click to expand...

the equinox, is also a crappy vehicle, there are so many better choices...
Click to expand...

like?

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Okay, the Envoy/TB are POS... honestly... the interior is shitty, the body rolls like a 20' boat in the middle of a hurricane, the engine is obnoxiously noisey. the road noise is loud, i honestly would never, ever in my life want to own one. Not to mention they are horrendously unsafe... (and i sold them) in fact, the entire GMT360 platform other than the 9-7x i would avoid, all day, every day.

Take a look at used Tuscons and Santa Fe's as well..

If your buddy works at a GM dealer, tell him you want to browse GMsmartauction with him. there are thousands of vehicles on there, at different dealerships, he could tell you where, just promise to ME and HIM that if he tells you where, and you go look at it, you wont buy it from them...
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???



I like the look of the Jeep Liberty, found an 07 with 20k miles on it for 12k...exactly what we were looking for, they were closed though so we couldn't test drive it.
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It is actually called GMACsmartauction.
What it is is a private site, in which GMAC dealerships, and GMAC themselves list used cars which may be "old age" aka sitting on their lots to long, and lease returns for sale. You can find anything you want on it, and dealerships are typically asking a good low price on there to sell to another dealership to get it off of their books...

Now, this site will tell your buddy where they are located, so he can tell you where they are too, but as a salesman, it pains me so much to tell someone where they are... because, i dont care who, what when, how you are, buyers are liars... Seeing where it is, would allow you to go look at it before the dealership buys it, so you know exact condition it is in. Most of them have very detailed photos, the lease returns will have GM's wear square around any and everything that is wrong with them to give you an idea of what is wrong...

 
The new liberty is better than the outgoing model. I tried an '05 and the thing was an under powered, over weight thing that just didn't have anything going for it and I even like jeeps (I own 2 others). The Grand cherokee is pretty decent and I was looking at buying one until I decided to grab a used cherokee instead.
 
Originally posted by: Bignate603
The new liberty is better than the outgoing model. I tried an '05 and the thing was an under powered, over weight thing that just didn't have anything going for it and I even like jeeps (I own 2 others). The Grand cherokee is pretty decent and I was looking at buying one until I decided to grab a used cherokee instead.
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yeah, we will probably pick up an 05-06 grand cherokee...the libery probably won't cut it.

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
My top pick in the compact SUV area would be the Dodge Nitro. Being a standard RWD vehicle makes it feel MUCH better than the FWD based Jeep Compass.

In the midsize SUV area I recommend the Chevy Equinox.
Click to expand...

the equinox, is also a crappy vehicle, there are so many better choices...
Click to expand...

like?

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Okay, the Envoy/TB are POS... honestly... the interior is shitty, the body rolls like a 20' boat in the middle of a hurricane, the engine is obnoxiously noisey. the road noise is loud, i honestly would never, ever in my life want to own one. Not to mention they are horrendously unsafe... (and i sold them) in fact, the entire GMT360 platform other than the 9-7x i would avoid, all day, every day.

Take a look at used Tuscons and Santa Fe's as well..

If your buddy works at a GM dealer, tell him you want to browse GMsmartauction with him. there are thousands of vehicles on there, at different dealerships, he could tell you where, just promise to ME and HIM that if he tells you where, and you go look at it, you wont buy it from them...
Click to expand...

???



I like the look of the Jeep Liberty, found an 07 with 20k miles on it for 12k...exactly what we were looking for, they were closed though so we couldn't test drive it.
Click to expand...

It is actually called GMACsmartauction.
What it is is a private site, in which GMAC dealerships, and GMAC themselves list used cars which may be "old age" aka sitting on their lots to long, and lease returns for sale. You can find anything you want on it, and dealerships are typically asking a good low price on there to sell to another dealership to get it off of their books...

Now, this site will tell your buddy where they are located, so he can tell you where they are too, but as a salesman, it pains me so much to tell someone where they are... because, i dont care who, what when, how you are, buyers are liars... Seeing where it is, would allow you to go look at it before the dealership buys it, so you know exact condition it is in. Most of them have very detailed photos, the lease returns will have GM's wear square around any and everything that is wrong with them to give you an idea of what is wrong...
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I asked him about this and he had no idea, he's a mechanic, so maybe that's why.
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Unless you have a thing against the blue oval a Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute should be on your list as well.
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specs/cost? I forgot to add a budget 🙂

I hate Ford vehicle's , every Ford I have known, taures, explorer, F350, expedeition have had 1-2 transmissions replaced, so we won't be getting one of those 😀.
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Lets see, I have owned a bunch of Fords including a Taurus and an Explorer and none of them have needed tranny replacements.
 
weird LS8...very weird. it's not me that owned them either, it was multiple people that had these issues, maybe it's minnesota related ^_^.

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
http://www.justforjeeps.com/jegrch.html

Place to get anything you want for it, including the dog fence.
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great! Thanks 🙂 anything metal by chance? huskies might try to dig 😀

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
http://www.wkjeeps.com/kmenu.htm

Everything you ever wanted to know about a WK Grand Cherokee
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score.


I test drove V6 3.7L Liberty and it was kick ass, great turning radius is GREAT!

the 3.7L V6 Grand Cherokee sucked.

the 4.7L Grand Cherokee Limited was awesome, loved two tone leather
the 5.7L hemi Grand Cherokee was the shit! If I can get one with semi lo miles around 10-13k I will, otherwise it's up to the GF if she wants the GC 4.7, or the liberty.
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
My top pick in the compact SUV area would be the Dodge Nitro. Being a standard RWD vehicle makes it feel MUCH better than the FWD based Jeep Compass.

In the midsize SUV area I recommend the Chevy Equinox.
Click to expand...

the equinox, is also a crappy vehicle, there are so many better choices...
Click to expand...

like?

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Okay, the Envoy/TB are POS... honestly... the interior is shitty, the body rolls like a 20' boat in the middle of a hurricane, the engine is obnoxiously noisey. the road noise is loud, i honestly would never, ever in my life want to own one. Not to mention they are horrendously unsafe... (and i sold them) in fact, the entire GMT360 platform other than the 9-7x i would avoid, all day, every day.

Take a look at used Tuscons and Santa Fe's as well..

If your buddy works at a GM dealer, tell him you want to browse GMsmartauction with him. there are thousands of vehicles on there, at different dealerships, he could tell you where, just promise to ME and HIM that if he tells you where, and you go look at it, you wont buy it from them...
Click to expand...

???



I like the look of the Jeep Liberty, found an 07 with 20k miles on it for 12k...exactly what we were looking for, they were closed though so we couldn't test drive it.
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When the late model Jeep Liberty was released, a car magazine (I think it was Car & Driver) did a SUV comparison and the Liberty came in dead last. Their first comment was something along the lines of "I don't know how they did it, but Jeep managed to make a worse vehicle than the first Liberty).

I agree that the new Liberty looks pretty decent on the outside...but everything points to crap past that.
 
Yeah, we found a really nice 4.7L w/ Laredo package, grand cherokee that we will probably be getting.

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee--Tow, V8, Htd Leather, Roof! 4.7L V8 61k miles

asking 12k...seems pretty decent?

Are there any issues we should watch out for with these things??
We will probably pick it up monday if the SO likes it.
 
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