Introduction new jeep owner

[coxy1954]

Hi fellow Jeepers, just taken delivery of my first Jeep a new Trail Hawk. Very happy so far although given a few negative comments from a few people that possibly have never owned a Jeep but have suddenly become experts in all things Jeep,had me second guessing my decision for a moment. As we are still getting to know each other I will be trawling these pages for tips and info. I have travelled quite a lot through outback Australia towing my Pioneer Camper trailer and hope to do many more trips, maybe just in a bit more comfort. After Jumping out of a 2007 single cab 4x4 Rodeo ute into the Trail Hawk it has been a bit of a learning curve but I am looking forward to seeing how it preforms in the scrub. Who knows maybe I will catch some of you out on the track. Cheers Coxy

[Hutch]

Cody get use to the Jeep haters their are plenty out there and u r right they have never owned a jeep. Welcome aboard....enjoy.


Hutch-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Blackhawk..CRD feel the power.

[SeaComms]

Welcome mate, having driven a JK for the last 5 years I am now used to the Jeep haters and have ordered a Granite Crystal Trailhawk with the works myself

Looking forward to a bit more on road creature comforts while towing the Jayco wind up van around the country side.

Where abouts you located?

[DebAth]

G'day Coxy and welcome. The more the merrier, things are a bit quiet on the KL thread but I am sure it will explode with new members as soon as the word of how good this SUV gets out.

[coxy1954]

Thanks for your replies, Together with the good lady wife,we are from Geelong which is not a bad spot to base myself from. Within a few hours we can be in the high country or in the Otways, we can be at the snow or in the Victorian Desert. Looking forward to the weather warming a little so we can visit some of our favourite spots around the state. Just come back from a few weeks on Rainbow beach in Queensland and although the locals were saying how cold it was I could have stayed longer as its better than here. I am not too concerned with the nay sayers I had the same thing when I brought my 2007 RA7 Rodeo single cab. If its not from the Landcruser or Nissan stable it won't cut it off road. I set it up so we could travel where we wanted and it never let me down or got stuck. Mine you I spent more on after market accessories than I did on the vehicle as you do. As we are getting a little older we wanted some extra comfort when we travel and the Trail Hawk certainly fits the bill. All the extra electronics will take a bit to get used to, but the extra comfort won't.
Cheers Coxy

[lujabe]

Welcome Coxy, and congrats on the Trailhawk. It's an excellent vehicle and I doubt there's a better mid-size all-rounder out there. As for the naysayers - they can stick to their vanilla Japanese brands - I like having something with some character and that's a little less common.