George Anderson
Member
Hi all. Just wanted to chime in that I took my new (to me, it's a 2003 XLT 4X4 w/17K miles) Trac for a 4 day weekend to Lake Tahoe and I must say, I like this car/truck/SUV/thingy. It rides and runs very well on road, and I took it off road (blue lakes-red lake loop off hway 88 if anyone knows it) and it handled that quite well too. Got between 19 and 20 mpg overall which I'll take.
Couldn't help comparing it to the Cherokee I've been driving for almost 20 years (210K miles) and it compared well. Better on the road, not quite as good off road because of: wider turning circle, gearing too far apart so 2nd gear in 4WD low is not usable downhill, stock tires not real confidence inspiring.
Overall, really pleased with this vehicle. CU on the road.
Couldn't help comparing it to the Cherokee I've been driving for almost 20 years (210K miles) and it compared well. Better on the road, not quite as good off road because of: wider turning circle, gearing too far apart so 2nd gear in 4WD low is not usable downhill, stock tires not real confidence inspiring.
Overall, really pleased with this vehicle. CU on the road.