Nothing I would love more, actually
Without hijacking, SBTtoy and I are looking at upgrading to an SUV pretty soon, and among the things we're wanting to do with the SUV is drive it on the OBX beaches. Her brother has a Land Rover LR3 and her dad has a Jeep CJ5, which are obviously top notch for off-road. Without going too crazy (Land Rover) or too niche (Wrangler), what are good SUVs for this purpose?
Looking mainly at the Grand Cherokee, primarily because of the adjustable lift suspension, but I don't know if there any other SUVs that have that feature, or if that feature is entirely unnecessary.
The only 3 people that I have known to own the RDX all really liked the car but complained that the interior was tight and it bothered them more with each year. For a young single girl that may not be a problem. While not knowing any numbers the Lexus feels as if it offers more interior space. Both are vehicles she should be able to drive for a very long time with low to reasonable maintenance costs.
That SUV thread from back in January was mine I believe. We got a new Jeep Cherokee, which we've loved so far. It did break down once on the highway (and yeah that's a pretty big negative) due to the electronics controlling the CVT shitting the bed and not being able to switch gears, but aside from that issue, no problems at all. The new 9-speed CVT in it has been having some issues since it's a brand new gearbox, but Jeep has been putting out a lot of software updates to remedy those problems. Price was good considering it gets a LOT of options that other cars in that size segment can't get, and the space inside is great. But if you aren't looking at new, it's not really an option...
Without hijacking, SBTtoy and I are looking at upgrading to an SUV pretty soon, and among the things we're wanting to do with the SUV is drive it on the OBX beaches. Her brother has a Land Rover LR3 and her dad has a Jeep CJ5, which are obviously top notch for off-road. Without going too crazy (Land Rover) or too niche (Wrangler), what are good SUVs for this purpose?
Looking mainly at the Grand Cherokee, primarily because of the adjustable lift suspension, but I don't know if there any other SUVs that have that feature, or if that feature is entirely unnecessary.
Yeah, I love our Grand Cherokee, and I also have a Wrangler, so I am the first to defend Jeep, but the issues with that transmission in the Cherokee seem like no joke. Seems like a mix of software and hardware issues that are going to be tough to tame, from what I've read about it.
Obviously, they should have worked all that out before they released the CUV. They already had egg on their face for delaying the release of the Cherokee three times, and it sounds like that was all about the transmission too, and they still couldn't fix it.
That makes sense as the Lexus is actually classified as more of a mid-sized SUV while the RDX is definitely a compact SUV. The interior seems sufficient for her needs...
Bump, does anyone have any thoughts on the XC90?
Wait for the new one to come out with the new technology. Looks very nice, the ones right now are quite dated.
The 2015 model looks bangin, I agree. That said, the current model hasn't changed in what, 10 years, which to your point looks kind of blah now but I'm sure they worked every last kink out of the 10-year-old technology by this point. We test drove an 2010 XC90 today at lunch and I was actually really impressed with it.
That said, I just made a crazy low-ball offer via e-mail on a 2012 Grand Cherokee Overland that has been listed for over two months, just sitting on the lot and the price has gradually been lowered by about $5K. We'll see if I can drop it down another $3K and help take it off their hands