I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good enough to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I see decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering that this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids, etc in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this purpose, rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or Nissan or other Japanese SUV.
So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd get the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
-jeff
-jeff