2006 to 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 3.0L CRD or 4,7L or 5,7 L

[Register1]

Hi all,

We are looking for a replacement car for my wife.
She has a 2008 Honda Civic.
She used to like driving out Land Cruiser, but has a hankering for a Jeep.She does around 3000 miles per year, so petrol is defiantly a possibility, in fact, prefer petrol over diesel.

Seems there is the Limited spec, and the Overland spec.

The diesel is the workhorse 3.0 litre CRD V6 diesel, which I believe is Mercedes based.

The petrol's are both V8, and can be 4,7 liter, or 5,7 litre., to really bothered about the 6,1 liter SRT8

Can any one who has had a petrol V8 version, or the CRD V6 diesel version, please give me some comments on which to decide on?

Also what problems should we look out for when viewing them ?

Thanks so much.

R1

[Terzo123]

There's a thread running in the Off road section which may help you

[V8RX7]

Whilst the diesel is good and the 4.7 isn't the most reliable.

If you like noise, it has to be the V8

I own an older 4.7 Overland as a toy for winter & towing, it's crap in every quantifiable way, the previous owner also raised it 2" and fitted big wheels and tyres, which made it worse - but I love it !

[ironv8]

Register1 said:

Hi all,

We are looking for a replacement car for my wife.
She has a 2008 Honda Civic.
She used to like driving out Land Cruiser, but has a hankering for a Jeep.She does around 3000 miles per year, so petrol is defiantly a possibility, in fact, prefer petrol over diesel.

Seems there is the Limited spec, and the Overland spec.

The diesel is the workhorse 3.0 litre CRD V6 diesel, which I believe is Mercedes based.

The petrol's are both V8, and can be 4,7 liter, or 5,7 litre., to really bothered about the 6,1 liter SRT8

Can any one who has had a petrol V8 version, or the CRD V6 diesel version, please give me some comments on which to decide on?

Also what problems should we look out for when viewing them ?

Thanks so much.

R1

It is a Merc engine, as in the Chrysler 300 and E class/S class 320 CDI, A top powerplant and a lot of kit for the money

[cheddar]

V8RX7 said:

the 4.7 isn't the most reliable.

I own an older 4.7

it's crap in every quantifiable way

the previous owner made it worse

but I love it !

[Register1]

I would like to think we would get the 5,7 v8
I know the 3.0l diesel is a Mercedes lump, but she only drives 4,5 miles to work, and 4,5 miles back.

Not sure the diesel would like that !
It is almost stop / start all the way.

The 5,7 also shuts down a bank of 4 cylinders, when crawling traffic, So this gives us (me) the preference of the big 5,7l petrol over the smaller 4,7 l



R1

Edited by Register1 on Friday 21st July 07:40

[Willy Nilly]

You're not going to have loads to choose from, like Golfs, so wouldn't it not be the best to buy on condition, as they're getting on a bit?

[ironv8]

also worth checking the RFL, if the V8's are in the top band you'll get well spanked every year

[V88Dicky]

ironv8 said:

also worth checking the RFL, if the V8's are in the top band you'll get well spanked every year

They all are, even the diesel.

[Register1]

Yeah, so might have to look for one in band K ===295.00
Includes cars over 225g/km and first registered between 1 March 2001 and 23 March 2006

[ironv8]

V88Dicky said:

ironv8 said:

also worth checking the RFL, if the V8's are in the top band you'll get well spanked every year

They all are, even the diesel.

Correct didnt think the dervs fell in the top bracket. £535 unless you go pre 2006 then its £305, well spanked!!!