Crossover or mid-size SUV recommendation

[eroyar23]

first test in the driveway with the tent on went great

 

[OverlandDeparture]

went with a buddy who has a 19 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk. Its pricey but all he did was put good tires on it and the thing definitely gets you out into the boondocks if needed. and tons of room interior. but i believe it has a CVT tranny as well and heard those have issues. My 2011 Compass had one and i had to replace it in 2017.

 

[leeloo]

Grand Cherokee has a classic auto, a ZF 8 or 9 speed.

 

[OverlandDeparture]

Grand Cherokee has a classic auto, a ZF 8 or 9 speed.

ah ok. thanks for clarifying.

 

[bamakojon]

If you're in a place financially that you would consider a Porsche Cayenne for overlanding, I would say to consider the new Bronco sport. You can get a base model for the price of an almost 10 year old Porsche (about $25,000 per my brief searching) and the top Badlands trim is only a few thousand more, and you get the advantages of it being new. Being a Ford, the parts will be a lot cheaper and there's bound to be a good aftermarket for it within the next couple of years. Also used Porsches aren't known for their reliability. Say what you want about Ford, it almost certainly won't be in the shop as often as an old Porsche and will cost less than half as much when it is.

 

[Autism Family Travels]

from 2013 on patriots and compass'es went to a traditional 6spd trans instead of the cvt on the non trail rated versions. I don't know why they kept the cvt there as the 6sp had almost as low range as the fdII cvt and higher "high gear" than the cvt of the non FDII models. I love my pat with the 6sp. It is a thousand times better than my 2010 with the Cvt.

 

[grandfather.spec]

If you're in a place financially that you would consider a Porsche Cayenne for overlanding, I would say to consider the new Bronco sport. You can get a base model for the price of an almost 10 year old Porsche (about $25,000 per my brief searching) and the top Badlands trim is only a few thousand more, and you get the advantages of it being new. Being a Ford, the parts will be a lot cheaper and there's bound to be a good aftermarket for it within the next couple of years. Also used Porsches aren't known for their reliability. Say what you want about Ford, it almost certainly won't be in the shop as often as an old Porsche and will cost less than half as much when it is.

There's a few people I've seen that are brave enough to regularly offroad a Porsche Cayenne. Looks amazing! Unfortunately we have been denied the Bronco Sport's in Australia..

 

[AggieOE]

Super easy. Out of those 3 options, Lexus. I haven't met anyone who has been displeased with owning a Lexus.