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Prozac

12/3/2006 at 11:30am
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I'm moving towards buying a 4.0L Cherokee, '98 or '99 ish
This would be the wifes car as she only does 2k miles a year and we'd use it for towing our caravan.
Before I buy, I'm checking the weights.....
I think the gross weight of a Cherokee is 2170kg (is this about right?)
My BMW 525 TDS Touring is 1680Kg

the MIRO is 1130kg
max payload 245KG giving a MTPLM of the van of 1375kg

As the Jeep is a) heavier and b) more powerful and c) 4x4
I'd guess potenially the Jeep'd be a better towcar

Any flaws in my calcs?

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Ratty

12/3/2006 at 11:49am
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Cannot fault the Jeep for towing, that is what I use and to be honest, even up the largest of hills, it doesn't really notice that the caravan is on the back.

Go for it dude.

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bordercaz

12/3/2006 at 11:54am
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We used to tow with a BMW 5 series, it was a great towcar.

Heavy on juice but not as thirsty as a Jeep.

How does the wife feel about having to run around in a Jeep?

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Prozac

12/3/2006 at 1:17pm
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Hard to say Caz. They're much smaller than you'd think, no bigger than a standard car, with a better view with being slightly taller. Very flat front and rear so easy to tell where the end is (once you've got used to it)

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bordercaz

12/3/2006 at 2:37pm
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But it's an image thing..................

Us female 4 x 4 drivers can come in for a lot of stick. Not a problem round here 'cos all the farmers' wives have them but in a city it may be different.

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Supatramp

12/3/2006 at 4:39pm
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You might have checked the weights, but have you checked the fuel consumption of the Jeep??
Solo, your looking at around 14mpg. Yes, thats a 1 followed by a 4.
On the other hand, the BMW is in a different league. As it's a diesel it could well have more torque than the Jeep too, which is an important consideration when towing. Weight wise, I don't see any problem towing with the BMW.
Certainly if it was me, with the BMW and that size of van, I wouldn't even think about a petrol Jeep. Earn some brownie points and buy your good lady a nice wee runabout!!
And by the way, as we're currently on our 5th Jeep, I don't have anything against Jeeps as such.

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clarky213

12/3/2006 at 6:36pm
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I'm just about to buy a 99 Cherokee 4.0L off my brother.
He says he gets around 20-22 to gallon, and doesn't make any difference with his van on the back.
I am also thinking of getting a gas conversion fitted, around £1200-£1500.
As I usually do about 10,000 miles a year, I will get my money back in 18 months max.

Supatramp

12/3/2006 at 10:14pm
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I'm sorry, if he gets over 20, then he must be doing a fair bit of tip toeing about the place. It's a well documented fact that they do around 14 mpg.
And as for there being no difference when towing, he obviously has a secret which a lot of people would love to know!!!!
I would strongly suggest you ask him how he calculates his comsumption.

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