Jeep Commander thoughts?
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Jeep Commander thoughts?
Anyone have a Commander? How do you like/dislike? Do they have any major flaws? V6 or V8 better (dumb question, I know)? My wife really likes the look of the Commander and wants to replace her minivan with it, but we have 3 kids age 6 and under.
I know Stryker out there has one...what do you think?
I know Stryker out there has one...what do you think?
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Anyone have a Commander? How do you like/dislike? Do they have any major flaws? V6 or V8 better (dumb question, I know)? My wife really likes the look of the Commander and wants to replace her minivan with it, but we have 3 kids age 6 and under.
I know Stryker out there has one...what do you think?
I know Stryker out there has one...what do you think?
I love the commander. The v-6 from what i heard is not nearly enough power for it.
I got the 4.7 plenty of power. If gas stay under 3 bucks a gallon I say go for it. Other wise I would just wait till they make a good Hybrid Commander.
I get 14mpg with D/D and that is babying the gas pedal. I get on it but rarely lol.
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Very nice! I like those wheels best...the chrome ones are too flashy for me. 14 mpg OUCH! We do a lot of cruising at 60mph+ so maybe could do better, I don't know.
Do they all come with the third seat and do you use yours? It would have to be functional for us and also leave some reasonable storage space behind it.
Do they all come with the third seat and do you use yours? It would have to be functional for us and also leave some reasonable storage space behind it.
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I had been considering a Commander for the wife as i cant see myself buying any other newer model. The MPG you stated has me rethinking this... i thought they would be better.
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I like them but I want to find one at auction cheep and strip it down and rebuild it as a explorer type rig. You know Atlas T-case, Dana 60's and 38's .. That kinda build..
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If I were buying a new Jeep with a family in mind I would consider the JK 4 door version. I know it can easily handle 2 kids, but am not sure about 3.
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Very nice! I like those wheels best...the chrome ones are too flashy for me. 14 mpg OUCH! We do a lot of cruising at 60mph+ so maybe could do better, I don't know.
Do they all come with the third seat and do you use yours? It would have to be functional for us and also leave some reasonable storage space behind it.
Do they all come with the third seat and do you use yours? It would have to be functional for us and also leave some reasonable storage space behind it.
We use the third row seat alot but if it is not need I reccomend folding it down due to limited rear view mirror visibility. Family loves it too. No storage if third row is up though. I bought a basket thingy for my hitch for road trips like 50 bucks works great.
Yeah MPG sucks around town but hwy is ok and the truck is a beast pulling. I hauled my old Escort from Wa to Ky going 85 through the rockies and didn't lose a drop of tranny fluid and it still smells clean. It is a beast for hauling and I don't even have the Hemi.
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Stryker do they make a roof rack for it because those hitch baskets make it a pain to get in through the hatch.
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Not really a pain. The glass opens unlike the XJ lol. And if you have all the seats up you can't really fit anything bigger than a purse or computer bag of something behind the seat anyway. So access the rear is not really needed. Yes they make a roof rack for it (Yakima and Thule I believe) when i priced it would have been about 400 bucks and that was too much. I will be loading it up around Thanksgiving for a trip to Louisiana I will take a pic for all of those who want it.
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Not really a pain. The glass opens unlike the XJ lol. And if you have all the seats up you can't really fit anything bigger than a purse or computer bag of something behind the seat anyway. So access the rear is not really needed. Yes they make a roof rack for it (Yakima and Thule I believe) when i priced it would have been about 400 bucks and that was too much. I will be loading it up around Thanksgiving for a trip to Louisiana I will take a pic for all of those who want it.