honda CRV.........

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Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

I know we've talked about the grand Cherokee, but are they really that bad?? these things are a dime a dozen and some of them are dam clean. there must be some good points about them.

Do a Google search on just about ANY vehicle and you'll find people that complain about them. Some years of the Grand Cherokee seem to have more problems than others. But I can tell you my brother has an older one (I don't know the year offhand) and he absolutely loves it. He's had it for years now and I don't think it's ever given him any trouble. But he doesn't haul anything, it's just a daily driver for him. From what I've read they seem to have a problem with the transmissions a lot, so maybe it's not a good vehicle for hauling.

You might want to look into the Dodge Durango's. Mine is a 2005 5.7L hemi and I love it. Gets an honest 22 MPG on the interstates, and about 15 in city driving. Full size vehicle and it has a 7700lb tow rating. Worst problem I've ever had with it is the gasket around the gas cap cracks over time and you get an error code saying there's an emissions leak. $18 for a new cap fixed the problem... I'm closing in on 200K miles now.. most expensive repair was a new exhaust system around 140K.