The WH with the old V6 petrol engine sold for $51K so its not such a big drop.
And the new one does not have much 'fruit'.
No QDII, no air suspension, even comes with cheap Korean tyres.
And back in 2005 when the WH was released it had a lot of high end features as standard, ESP, curtain airbags, QDII, 5 speed Auto, 510nm diesel.
Most of these things have only just become standard features on other cars in the last 2 or 3 years.
The new grand is now a bit old school, still 5 speed when most competitors are 6 speed and new models have 7 speed autos. Air suspension hardly revolutionary and has been on Landrovers for 10 yrs. Hell it must be the only car to be released in 2011 that still uses light globes in the tail lamps.
And before you go big deal, I think this illustrates Chrysler corp's tightness well.
LED lamps never need replacing, come on far quicker that incandescent globes (helps you not get rear ended) and allows for more flexible/attractive tail lamp styling than a square or a circle with a globe in the centre.
But not in the new Jeep to save a few cents, who knows what other corners they have cut, I think I'll keep my WH thanks.
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