Buying a Jeep

[burn_this_city]

Old trucks are a death trap. People buy them for comfort and utility now vs 35 years ago when it was strictly utility. Height wise trucks have grown, but length is probably fairly similar.

[BsFaninCGY]

Absolutely love my Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited. Can't say enough good things about it and I get complements on it all the time. I'm sure in comparison to many other vehicles the gas mileage is crap - but I don't drive other vehicles so I don't notice.

And in response to road tripping - I've driven it to Vancouver and Seattle twice and loved it. Bonus with the 4-door - you can fit a queen size air mattress in the back when the seats are down if you want to spend the night in it while on the road.

[DuffMan]

Look at the new Cherokee. I think they start at 25.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Locke

Enter the old man rant:

I hate new trucks these days, they're ridiculously huge and a bitch to park downtown. Why do you need to be 8 feet up and 20 feet long?

And all the rounded corners?

When did this:



Become sexier than this:



I mean, why does a regular half-ton have to be enormous?

I like the old trucks much better.

End old man rant. I swear I'm not that old.

I loooove my (top pic) truck. Inside the cab, I've got everything. Tons of room in the back for the kidlet, even a DVD player for long drives, and the box for work. Parking is easy. Just park it. Get between the lines. Back it in. Use your mirrors. Don't be a struggler. I can't believe people drive anything else. I drive a family car that can go anywhere, and bring anything with me, and it doubles as a work vehicle.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Height wise trucks have grown, but length is probably fairly similar.

They're actually almost 2 feet longer now. (4 door short box vs mid-90's 2 door long box).

I freaking love having a truck but now that I drive downtown on a regular basis it's a massive PITA. Given the OP a Canyon/Colorado could be a good fit but going to be way over the 30k budget once you throw in 4x4 and a couple options.

[Robo]

we recently bought a kia serento and that thing is amazing they have really come a long way and are still cheaper than the big name brands we ended up about 4000$ cheaper than the escape or the cherokee and it's a bigger vehicle may be worth checking I wasn't overly fond of the compass but the compass is really nice
edit : it is awd but has an option to lock into 4x4 if going below 40 km/h after that the computer takes over plus great on gas and eco mode is nice too

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Locke

Enter the old man rant:

I hate new trucks these days, they're ridiculously huge and a bitch to park downtown. Why do you need to be 8 feet up and 20 feet long?

And all the rounded corners?

When did this:



Become sexier than this:



I mean, why does a regular half-ton have to be enormous?

I like the old trucks much better.

End old man rant. I swear I'm not that old.

Funny that the old one has way more ground clearance, despite looking puny.