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Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and / or Overland 2012 - 2014 and BMW X5 2012
I have driven x5's since 2008 untill last year when I moved here. Oil service is every 30.000 KMS.
my buddy left his Prado in his driveway, and went to England for what was to have been 2 weeks. let us just say he had a circumstantial tailspin in Amsterdam and his stay lasted 4 years. he got back here 3 weeks ago, put a new battery in the car, cranked it up, and drove right out the driveway.*
not many cars can do that.
people here do not know dick about a car, anyway. i have seen gas stations here selling 0/20 oil. *zero weight!! who sells zero weight oil in the tropics. zero is almost overkill in Minnesota...
If you decide for Jeep, Chryscar will have you covered mechanically. Good quality work, street prices. I have Chrysler and buy parts off Ebay/Amazon/Rockauto and ship them down here. Still cheaper than comparable new parts that would be for Toyota/Honda bought on the island.
great car if your dream car is one which spends more time in the shop than on the road
MOst American men and even a lot of ladies have battery chargers in their garage. But i took my battery to 3 actual mechanic shops with hoists etc... and none of them had one.
Some one I didn't notice who said not to buy a certain car because it didn't have good resale value. Who would buy a car for ist resale value instead of its usefulness. Used car dealers should buy a car for its resale value, but why would anyone else want to?
Dealers for these cars definitely want people who don't care about resale;
http://www.cheatsheet.com/automobil...these-10-cars-depreciate-fast.html/?a=viewall
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
I'm surprised that Subaru has never taken a firm foothold in the DR. Their standards of engineering is comparable to a swiss watch. Just check inside the door shuts. You will see the rubber mouldings held in with stainless steel screws.
They really are great vehicles. Shame they dropped the new Tribeca, nice SUV.
They really are great vehicles. Shame they dropped the new Tribeca, nice SUV.
Absolutely the best option. We have a 1999 Prado diesel (my wife drives it), never any problems. Mine is a 1985 Landcruiser diesel. People even offerd me money on parkings, No way, there is nothing better. I love the X5's but not it the DR.
Subaru was a virtual unknown in the DR, as the parent, Fuji Heavy Industries, concentrated on other divisions within the company and spent little time cultivating a world car brand outside of regions where it had strong sales.
The Subaru division nearly went bankrupt in the late 80's due to huge design and customer wants mis-steps. They survived and prospered and today produce cars better than their chief rivals, Toyota and Honda.
Acceptance has come slow in the DR....but my clients are importing more and more as consumers recognize the quality of the brand. If they ever decided to enter the DR market in earnest, I would hope they copy the strategy of Hyundai. There is a brand that was virtually unknown in the DR approximately ten short years ago.
The Tribeca never caught on, and like its Toyota cousin the Venza has been discontinued for slow sales. Subaru will introduce a new large cross-over in the next two years,
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
a 1999 or 2000 Prado, the old shape, is my favorite SUV for this country. i have found 5 of them for people here.