On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 05:11:08 GMT, the following appeared in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by "Nathan W. Collier" :
Not bad, although a bit moot now that there *are* no more new Cherokees (one of D-C's more brainless decisions).
agreed. i was just impressed to see a review that truly seemed unbiased.
im not really sure, as i have no experience with the rodeo. i think the xterra is about the best IFS compact suv on the market, or at least of the ones ive driven. i hope the grand cherokee will do as good when its equipped with IFS in '05.
Wonder how the Isuzu Rodeo would size up with the X-Terra? The 4 Runner doesn't come with 5 speed manual anymore, but the Rodeo does (not sure about X-Terra?). The low range in Rodeo is about the same as the X-Terra too, but not quite as low geared I think 2.25:1?.
Paul
I dunno man... the xterra is simply the Nissan Frontier with an SUV body and clever marketing. I'd take the Liberty over the xterra, but I already know your feelings on the Liberty hehehe. As many drawbacks as the Liberty may have compared to other Jeeps, I think the Liberty would easily take the xterra (or any of the other compact SUV's) in an offroad comparison. Course that being said, I'd rather have the Cherokee back in production. Haven't been following the thread, so apologies if we weren't talking about offroad comparisons etc.
Dave
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