Jeep Commander

[salesguy]

Originally Posted by yumpet

what diffs does the commander run?

anyone got any good pics of one lifted, that aint posing

AAM/Corporate.

Jeep only use Dana for JK, there's been a major falling out between Chrysler and Dana over the ZJ then WJ debarcle. Probably doesn't help that Dana is bankrupt.

[signwilson]

I was reading an american report and they said that the commander was only to be manufactured until 2009 then discontinued from I see it looks like the yanks are dumping all their failures on us

[Nigel]

?? When Commander is discontinued, it will be discontinued so everyone will get it, then it will stop- how is that dumping anything on us???

it's not as if it isn't available anywhere else.....

[Jeeptheone]

I am dissapointed that the Commander is being discontinued as I think its built off a great platform that the Grand performs on. Still a good 7 seater for a family and its retro looks are all the go in Detriot. If it was not for the fact that we bought the Grand first the wife would have preferred the Commander.

Maybe the marketing failed and the fuel prices but the design, styling and the interest in OZ was spot on. People wanted a 7 seater that was not a tank, drank 20 ltrs per 100kms but still had a bold statement to make.

Look at the Prado and the Hummer, needed to replicate the 7 slot grille because most people associate it with a Jeep. A survey in the US and the law suit that Jeep did with the grille was surprising as nearly all people surveyed on the Hummer grille said it was a Jeep! Marketing and brand recognition at its best!!!!!

All Jeeps are good Jeeps, just depends on your own experience.

JTO

[jammy jeep]

Maybe if they sold the diesel ones over there, it wouldn't be such an issue. I heard someone on this board saying recently that one of the reasons they don't have diesel over there is it costs 50cents a gallon more (~12.5 cents/litre). At the moment here in Canberra, there is around a 20 cent difference in price per litre, but it still doesn't stop the diesel being way more economical.

[salesguy]

Commander's doing just fine, the Yanks are getting the CRDs this year. Average transaction prices are higher ( so are margins ) than Grand Cherokee. Commander will be around for a long time yet.