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Hi

Made a comment in your earlier post but I had a 2007 GC.

Excellent tow car and mine was reliable with the exception of the tyre valves which can leak / corrode and fall apart.

Main point to check is that its had a full service history. The engine oil needs changing every 12500 miles and the gearbox and diferential oils every 25000 miles. If its not done it can impact on the reliability. If there is a problem it will be noticable when you put it in drive and there is a delay before it starts to move when you hit the gas.

Check out which road tax it is. The rules changed and some 2006 models span between £250 and £475.

They are also not the most econmical of vehicles. Mine used to average 25 mpg which was a mixture of motorway and town driving, Towing was about 20 mpg with our 1500 kg Pegasus on the back.

However all said they are excellent tow cars, especially if you end up on a muddy field!

Any questions feel free to ask.

Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 23/3/2014

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3L ?   2.8CRD you mean? Its fairly thirsty and not very refined.

If your towing a 250kg camping trailer you will get 23mpg. Towing a caravan i would have thought under 20mpg.

As above tax maybe in excess of £400 a year. Not the best engine in a 4x4.

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2005 onward is a very refined merc 3.0l V6 with a merc derived 5 speed auto gearbox as the Jeep Grand Cherokee shared the same platform as the Merc ML of that time.

Everything else was Jeep derived and a bit low rent but the mechanics are spot on if well cared for.

Economy wise is as my original post which is based on 5 years of owning and 3 years of towing with one.

Mike

Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 23/3/2014

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3L ?   2.8CRD you mean? Its fairly thirsty and not very refined.

If your towing a 250kg camping trailer you will get 23mpg. Towing a caravan i would have thought under 20mpg.

As above tax maybe in excess of £400 a year. Not the best engine in a 4x4.

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