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Because we live out in the country, we are thinking of buying a four wheel drive. We have been recommended a 2009 Jeep Cherokee 2.8.CRD Limited 5-door Automatic with 14,300 miles on the clock priced at £15,000. We would welcome your advice, and if possible anything else you think suitable, we have a budget of about £20,000. Fuel costs are important, as is performance in the snow.

Asked on 29 August 2011 by JW, Mentmore

Answered by Honest John

This is a road test of the 2009 Jeep Cherokee 2.8CRD: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/jeep/jeep-cherokee.../ Very good off-road. We even drove up a river and towed a caravan through a pond. But not very good on the road. It hardly sold at all in the UK. So some replacement parts will be hard to come by. Probably better to stick to something more established, like a Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV-4, VW Tiguan, Ford Kuga or LandRover Freelander II. Remember, in the snow, winter tyres are more effective than four wheel drive, but of course four wheel drive with winter tyres is the best of the lot.

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