I saw the new GC with the 5.7? L Hemi when my 02 GC was in for service recently (recall on the gas tank).
Has anyone tried these out yet? The one in the showroom was decked out and it had about a $40k sticker on it.
A cool $57000 here in Canada..
Mike Hall did pass the time by typing:
They ride nice and sure have plenty of power but I'm not so sure about the inside. The rear seats fold, but they seat bottoms don't lift, they just stay there like a bench seat.
Not so sure it's worth the price tag.
Might change my mind in a year, but for now I'm keeping the 93.
I didn't like the interior at all.. some of the fittings looked and felt cheap.. liked the Hemi and QuadraDrive II.. preferred the old style sliding roof rails.. prefer the 93-98 model anyway.. my '94 GC stays in the driveway for now..
The Hemi is nice, but I'm definitly not a fan of the Benz'ish headlamps. Damn Deiter!
I sat in one while I was looking at the Unlimiteds and kept banging my head getting in and out......argh. Tomes
I think the new 05 Grand's will grow on people, I work for a Jeep dealer, sales, at first I didn't care for the new design at all, now that I've been seeing them for a bit I like it over the WJ's...
Kevin
Fungus grows on you too. That don't make it right. -- mark
The WJ's rear hatch looks like it was the same part number as the town & country mini-vans... Oh well. At least the Pacifica is a really nice (though pricey) Crossover.
The new E-class SUV is apparently badged as a Jeep.. then again their ML is a minivan no matter what label you want to put on it..
Does the new GC have IFS?
Hank
Yes
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
There's another vehicle I can scratch off the list.
Yes. That, combined with other dumbing down moves DC made to it for '05 has rendered the GC a nutless SUV poser. A Ford Explorer is now abetter off-roader. My favorite change, they put a chin spoiler on it that'll last about ten seconds on the trail. Oh, but don;t be doiscouraged, it has a "Trail Rated" badge! Total hogwash, looks like Hell, too.
What is it with D-C's design team, are they all under 5'5"? I had the same problem with another D-C product we were shopping for a few months ago (a minivan, admittedly) but that damn side airbag was hitting me in the head just sitting there, never mind trying to get in and out...
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