Okay. Here is my situation. Since comtemplating buying a jeep (my wife is short, and the jeeps fit her extremely well, plus we do go camping a bit especially in winter time, I have a question comparing the liberty to the cherokee. I am trying to understand some of the posts here, and I am getting an impression, that a liberty is not really a jeep, its a pretender, and one of the other jeep selections is the only way to go. In fact, I sometimes see people saying that only buying an older jeep is the only way to go. So I am looking for some sound advice, since this is what my wife prefers, and this will be HER main vehicle, and she doesnt care which one. But she prefers the liberty.
I have an acura tl, and an older expedition, which I love and gets me everywhere, but my wife will not drive it. Says its too big for her. And I wont let her drive my acura, since she is a new driver.
She will be driving to work on paved roads everyday, but in new york we do get our share of snow, water on pavement, ice, wind etc. We go camping on unpaved roads, but nothing like serious wilderness. Grass, forest, and some serious mud can occur if it rains. Climbing very steep inclines will probably never happen.
Plus we plan on taking this vehicle on an extended two month vacation around the country for the months of July and August. She will be on sabbatical from her job.
So what I am asking, is help in deciding toward the liberty or the cherokee. I know the size and room differerence. And it will only be the two of us 95 percent of the time in the car. Is the cherokee worth the extra dollars for what you get, when the size is NOT taken into account. Can the cherokee get you out of situations(or into situations) that the liberty cant?
Much regards