1 Wrangler 4.0L SE baby forced sale Dodge Ram for me '02 Jeep Liberty for her Just sold my Ram for a diesel - fuel prices forced sale. 70 miles a day! Collison in the Liberty this last week. A car lost control, crossed the center median and hit the liberty head on. Wife, Child + other 5 year old all fine. The liberty is *not*..... I am amazed and very thankful that no one was hurt. Yesterday - signed on a '03 Liberty as a replacement.
So...Liberty is not a real Jeep? Who cares......
The most important thing for me is keeping my family safe. The liberty proved that it can - I do not think a Wrangler would fair well.
I do not pretend that it will ever mud axle deep - or climb rocks. If the carpark at the local Walmart is icey/snowy - that will be the most offroading it will do.
I would not take it off-road anyway...on road driving is enough excitement and danger for this Jeep.