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Hi. My name is Dan and I'm looking for a Toad. Or at least I was...
I'm retiring next year, and my wife and I are thinking about getting a nice RV to see America. For a good sized RV like a Class A diesel pusher, you need a towed vehicle - a TOAD (what RV'rs call them). And one of the most popular TOADs is the Jeep.
While nosing around looking at Jeeps, I found the 2014 Cherokee. After much reading, it occurred to me that a Cherokee might make a great replacement for my Audi A4 when it comes off lease. I.e. even if we don't get an RV (and therefore don't need a TOAD), it looks like the Cherokee could be my next SUV.
The Cherokee seems like a nice, crossover "middle size bear". The Grand Cherokee is too big. The Wrangler is too focused on off-roading. And the other Jeeps seem a bit too small. The Cherokee seems juuuust right.
A V6 Cherokee Limited or TrailHawk looks like it has a good combo of decent off-road capabilities and very good road manners. I.e. good for running to the grocery store and picking up plants at the local Home Depot. And then hopping on rough mountain roads for some weekend fun. And then hooking it up to an RV for some extended trips to parts unknown. All with reasonable gas mileage and good towing capacity (4500 lbs) for "toys".
Best of all it has two features that most people probably haven't noticed - 4 way lumbar support and a tilt & telescope steering wheel. For average sized folks, that probably isn't an issue. But I'm on the short side. A 4-way lumbar support moves in and out, AND up and down. This makes a massive difference for short folks and very tall folks. Add a tilt & telescope steering wheel and you have nirvana.
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rest of the Cherokee package lives up to the preliminary info.
Regards,
Dan.
P.s. Be very careful using the info on the Jeep Cherokee website and crosscheck against other Cherokee data. After spending a lot of time on their website, I found several serious issues. These include inaccurate data and user interface bugs.
For example, click on Vehicles --> Cherokee --> Capabilities. The first one shows the 2.4L engine. Now click on "Feature Availability". A window pops up. Now click on "4X4" button at the top and watch what happens. Window corruption.
But it gets better... Now click on the "X" to close the window. If you're using IE or an iPad, the window will close. If you're using Firefox, the window won't close.
I've been able to reproduce the window corruption on IE, Firefox, and iPad.
The Cherokee looks very promising, but their website needs lots of work.
Hi. My name is Dan and I'm looking for a Toad. Or at least I was...
I'm retiring next year, and my wife and I are thinking about getting a nice RV to see America. For a good sized RV like a Class A diesel pusher, you need a towed vehicle - a TOAD (what RV'rs call them). And one of the most popular TOADs is the Jeep.
While nosing around looking at Jeeps, I found the 2014 Cherokee. After much reading, it occurred to me that a Cherokee might make a great replacement for my Audi A4 when it comes off lease. I.e. even if we don't get an RV (and therefore don't need a TOAD), it looks like the Cherokee could be my next SUV.
The Cherokee seems like a nice, crossover "middle size bear". The Grand Cherokee is too big. The Wrangler is too focused on off-roading. And the other Jeeps seem a bit too small. The Cherokee seems juuuust right.
A V6 Cherokee Limited or TrailHawk looks like it has a good combo of decent off-road capabilities and very good road manners. I.e. good for running to the grocery store and picking up plants at the local Home Depot. And then hopping on rough mountain roads for some weekend fun. And then hooking it up to an RV for some extended trips to parts unknown. All with reasonable gas mileage and good towing capacity (4500 lbs) for "toys".
Best of all it has two features that most people probably haven't noticed - 4 way lumbar support and a tilt & telescope steering wheel. For average sized folks, that probably isn't an issue. But I'm on the short side. A 4-way lumbar support moves in and out, AND up and down. This makes a massive difference for short folks and very tall folks. Add a tilt & telescope steering wheel and you have nirvana.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rest of the Cherokee package lives up to the preliminary info.
Regards,
Dan.
P.s. Be very careful using the info on the Jeep Cherokee website and crosscheck against other Cherokee data. After spending a lot of time on their website, I found several serious issues. These include inaccurate data and user interface bugs.
For example, click on Vehicles --> Cherokee --> Capabilities. The first one shows the 2.4L engine. Now click on "Feature Availability". A window pops up. Now click on "4X4" button at the top and watch what happens. Window corruption.
But it gets better... Now click on the "X" to close the window. If you're using IE or an iPad, the window will close. If you're using Firefox, the window won't close.
I've been able to reproduce the window corruption on IE, Firefox, and iPad.
The Cherokee looks very promising, but their website needs lots of work.
