12-23-2008, 03:16 PM
When we got my daughter her car we looked at lot's of small / mid size cross-overs. We wound up getting a Jeep Liberty. The Jeep guys are hurting since they are the 'b*stard" child of Chrylser. I have heard they are discounting heavily.
Compared to the CRV, RAV4, et al....the Jeep Liberty was a little 'beefier' feeling. It's about the same size as the others (I would call it a small SUV). Even with 4x4 and a V6 (and a lead foot daughter) it gets mid 20's gas milage. We wound up driving in the snow around Boone last year and I was very impressed with how it handled. The CRV and RAV4 we had driven the previous year seemed 'hinky' when it came to the 4x4 part. Great around town or as a kid hauler but didn't seem to do as well. Since my daughter is planning on college in Boone (and it's a snow town) we wanted something she drive around and make it home in. My daughter is also only 5 foot tall and weighs 105 pounds...she wanted something small....didn't like the midsize. She said it felt like she was driving a bus. Please note this info is a year old....newer models may have changed.
We got a great deal at Carmax (YMMV) 2006 with less than 19k miles with 3.7 litre V6, 4x4, sunroof, CD..blah..blah...only option we didn't get was leather. Ran right a 10 grand out the door.
Whatever your choice...Good Luck...and have a Merry Christmas!
Jay
Compared to the CRV, RAV4, et al....the Jeep Liberty was a little 'beefier' feeling. It's about the same size as the others (I would call it a small SUV). Even with 4x4 and a V6 (and a lead foot daughter) it gets mid 20's gas milage. We wound up driving in the snow around Boone last year and I was very impressed with how it handled. The CRV and RAV4 we had driven the previous year seemed 'hinky' when it came to the 4x4 part. Great around town or as a kid hauler but didn't seem to do as well. Since my daughter is planning on college in Boone (and it's a snow town) we wanted something she drive around and make it home in. My daughter is also only 5 foot tall and weighs 105 pounds...she wanted something small....didn't like the midsize. She said it felt like she was driving a bus. Please note this info is a year old....newer models may have changed.
We got a great deal at Carmax (YMMV) 2006 with less than 19k miles with 3.7 litre V6, 4x4, sunroof, CD..blah..blah...only option we didn't get was leather. Ran right a 10 grand out the door.
Whatever your choice...Good Luck...and have a Merry Christmas!
Jay