DieselDaze

and most these parts impossible to get to, and you practically need a masters in science to comprehend the engineering behind it...

tried to replace a headlight in a '09 GMC Acadia, by looking at it I found myself lost as there was no apparent way to remove it without taking the entire fender off... turns out I accessed it by removing fender well and cranking tire to lock position just to replace bulb by 'feel'... you cannot see what you're doing unless you remove the tire....

btw, dealer wants $100 to replace that $15 bulb.... after I figured it out took me about 15mins.... but much more time in thought process

95Cherokee

The joy in that was depriving the dealer of that hundred bucks.

95Cherokee

Article yesterday in USA Today, $1200 for a rear view mirror!?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...-soar/3581033/

DieselDaze

that's crazy right there.... 'outside rear-view mirror'?? I'll assume its on the cowl or something?? simply stupid is all I have to say...

just when professional mechanics think they have all the 'specialty' tools they need....

PocketsEmpty

And that's reason #368 why I won't buy vehicles from the 21st century. Except the XJ of course

Red82

I'm always wary of new product when it's released. That's why I haven't bought a ps4 yet. Cause something will happen to it. The grand Cherokee is an amazing vehicle. That's where I'd put my money.

95Cherokee

Well $1300 for an outside mirror on a Ford truck, I was talking about the $1200 inside mirror on a Ford Fusion, (3'rd to last paragraph in article)

Why pay $1200 for a mirror just because it has a sensor to automatically turn on your wipers when it raining? If auto wipers added a hundreds bucks to the sticker I could maybe go for that.

95Cherokee

And while I'm on a rant, what's the deal with the new luxury autos having those LED turn signal arrows imbedded in the outside rear view mirrors?

They always look like some cheesy add-on you got at Autozone for $30.

The turn signals in the tail lights are all LED now and are PLENTY bright enough, having them in the mirrors just looks cheesy and obnoxious.

NewKindOfClown

This isn't a rant thread, and it's off topic. Keep it to relevant information.

95Cherokee

xj wheeler

In my logic, the '14 cherokee serves no purpose. And i do agree with avoiding a first year out model. Our '93 zj was plagued with bugs.

dmill89

X2

{sarcasm}Just what Jeep needed, another car-based cross-over to fill the (small) gap between the Compass/Patriot and Grand Cherokee.{/sarcasm}

Lower end versions offer nothing over competitors (and in many cases are inferior to them) that are significantly cheaper (seriously if you're looking at a 4-cyl AWD KL go to a Subaru dealer and look at a Forester it is a better vehicle in almost every respect and costs thousands less), and offer little over a Compass/Patriot other than a slightly nicer interior for a significant price increase. Higher end versions come very close in price to a Grand Cherokee which is a much better vehicle in almost every respect. So where exactly does the KL "Cherokee" fit in?