I'm a short girl. They say about people like me: a meter with a hat. In a jump. With a stool. I am not offended, because I believe that small women are made for love, and large - for work
But this isn't about me, or really about me. With so little height, my woman's heart is drawn to off-road cars.
And here I would like to tell you about Grand Cherokee, which I consider the first of all jeeps.
To date, the two words jeep and SUV are very closely related, and many people, having heard the word jeep, understand, about the car of what class we are talking about.
In the early 90's of the last century, when the world economy was gaining momentum, it was possible to create new cars and expand the car industry. But at that time, a slightly different trend emerged in the world of SUVs. The largest and one of the first concern to produce cars of this class began to experience not the best times.
It is because another manufacturer from Japan came to the market, the one who offered Toyota Land Cruiser. It is this model of car that has become more marketable, as the prices for purchase and service have become much lower.
But the jeep decided to live and the concern Chrysler presented in 1992 a new, really bandit car for our country, comfortable and chic model Grand Cherokee.
Such a jeep was to the taste of the world market, and the concern realized that it was not wrong. The car was produced in four complete sets, but the last and most economical one had to be abandoned. The most popular were the Limited and Laredo series, due to the peculiarities of the body with power elements. In the period of assembly of this car for the next 6 years, about one and a half million copies were sold.
Cars produced since 1999-2004 are very popular in Russia because of the dependent suspension and impressive bridges, and the people call Cherokee - Wide.
Typical 8-peak V-shaped gasoline engine had a capacity of 235 horses and overclocked the heavy machine up to 100 in 9 seconds. Then the car was equipped with a Mercedes-Benz turbo diesel with a capacity of 2.7, and fuel consumption was reduced by half.
As for the repair, the cost of expenses for the car of this class is much higher than for the same Cruiser, but the same ball bearings and silent blocks have to be changed only through 40-50 thousand, taking into account the fact that the car was regularly visited and off-road. Transmission units work perfectly, the only thing that the bridges have some howling, but it is not so terrible.
Summary
A car of exceptional reliability. Breakdowns occur only if the vehicle is used incorrectly. Despite its strongest engine, the car does not like fast ride, as the bridges are under increased load.
The content of the car will not become ruinous, now on Grand Cherokee there are a lot of non-original spare parts. It is not necessary to save on fuel quality, then in moderate frost Jeep will not know problems with starting the engine.