Mountain Vehicle Toyota or Jeep

[ohhiitznik]

I'll also add that we have a new 2013 grand cherokee. It rides extremely well and gets over 22 mpg with a mix of city and highway, and would likely be very capable off road. That said, I'm scared to death to jack this thing up and rotate the tires to the point that I bit the bullet and had it done. My jack kept denting the frame/metal even in the designated jack locations called out by jeep. I'm not a fan of Chrysler, and with them know producing the Jeeps I wonder about quality. I really hope this one holds up for years to come.

Chrysler has been making jeeps since after WW2. Its not a new thing.

 

[ohhiitznik]

At least they are assembled in the US (Toyota) rather than Canada or Mexico.

Come to detroit and I'll take you to all the plants that build the ford, chevy, dodge, and jeep vehicles. And tell me they are in canada when you watch vehicles roll off the line. More misinformation about the american cars such a shame.

 

[Rick Leathley]

I have been seriously considering getting a Subaru Outback. I think it could get me to 95% of the places I want go and would get 33MPG.

They mud bog pretty good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0vufG7y-Mg

 

[cburns17]

I should have never sold my Jeep. It was absolutely bulletproof. Granted, we don't have rugged mountains around here, but I beat the shit out of it and all I had to do was hose it off. It kills me to see someone with the doors and top off; I always wish I was the one driving. Sign me up for another Jeep when it's time for me to buy a another car.

 

[ScottP]

my buddy's elk mobile is a late 90s suby - he loves it. I have a '05 outback as my highway car, and I think the ground clearance is 0.1" different than our Silverado. I haven't used the suby for elk hunting (yet). On snow, ice, slop, etc. I'll always choose the suby. Deep stuff, rocks, etc. I'll take the truck just due to the large tires and extra power.

 

[a3dhunter]

Hey Aron, my father once told me breaking stuff was due to the right foot!

I would pick the Jeep every time, that reminds me I need to make a trip to California to pick up my 1960 CJ3B flat fender and get it out here.

 

[CrzyTrekker]

Jeep. The go anywhere vehicle.

 

[CrzyTrekker]

The little Tacos do well in the backcountry too, just not my current favorite.

 

[Darren Best]

Cherokee Sport
2 Grand Cherokees
2 Toyota single cab 4 bangers
Toyota SR5 V6, this had a factory lift, larger tires and 4.56 gears

Hands down the Sport was my favorite, some decent tires and skid plates and it went anywhere. Had more reliability, better gas mileage and more room than the Toyos.

You guys definitely have a lot more places to drive for fun. When roads around here get as bad as those videos show, the forest service shuts them down.

 

[Ronster]

Not sure what happened to the pics from my previous post, so here goes again:

I've owned several Jeeps and a couple of Toyotas now. I was part of the Alaska offroad scene for a lot of years and all I can say is if you really plan to offroad (a lot), get a jeep. My wife owns a FJ, and I have since sold my TJ and bought a Tundra (needed boat hauling power). That jeep took me everywhere I wanted to go and several places that I didn't, but it never left me stranded on the trail or in hunting camp. It logged a lot of miles all over Colorado and Alaska to include lots of trails on the Kenai and Palmer area as well as interior mining trails and a trip to the bus from the movie "Into the Wild". Lots of options to lift, lock, and wheel a rig like that, more than any other brand on the market.

 

[sanchomaes]

I say taco, but do to the recent suspension/differential probs you had with the new one I can understand going with a jeep.

2011 Tacoma

 

[tim tarras]

Man up and get a subaru. That way you can annoy the liberals at the same time.

 

[fillthefreezer]

Man up and get a subaru. That way you can annoy the liberals at the same time.

im taking a subaru elk hunting in oct. muzzy season

 

[Shrek]

I was looking at a Subaru baja awhile back and I'm still toying with the idea. My old 4.0 4x4 ranger gets about 17.5 mpg most weeks and 25mpg sounds good. A Subaru Baja would hold what I usually have in the bed of my ranger but would be full. It would go just about anywhere I want to drive and it would be totally non hunting looking so I could put on my non camo cloths and hang out with the tree huggers and talk about the pretty deer and elk they saw. They would tell me where to go take pictures and everything. I could put a Sierra Club sticker and maybe even a PETA sticker on it and be totally undercover. I'm not kidding about the Subaru but the stickers ....I don't know.

 

[CrzyTrekker]

I was looking at a Subaru baja awhile back and I'm still toying with the idea.

My wife had a Subaru outback for several years. Great car until we had a third child and couldn't fit everything inside. It was an excellent mountain vehicle on everything from snow & ice to dirt. Had something like 9 inches of clearance. Obviously not Jeep-capable but much better for everyday driving. I had fun putting a couple conservative stickers on the windows.

 

[TradBow]

jeeps are pretty hard to beat off road, my vote would be for jeep

 

[dryflyguy]

I recognize that green and white bus Ronster. That is pretty cool.

 

[justin davis]

I'm I toyota guy. I understand its a jeep thing...that's why I drive a yota

 

[gotllamas]

Its a split decision in my family. I perfer the Yotas for overall space for the kids and dog. Farming and hunting rig is a 1995 T100. Daily driver for the wife and kids is a 2007 Tundra. My father is a Jeeper. His play rig is a 1986 CJ and daily driver a 2007 Jeep.

 

[Sunspot]

Come to detroit and I'll take you to all the plants that build the ford, chevy, dodge, and jeep vehicles. And tell me they are in canada when you watch vehicles roll off the line. More misinformation about the american cars such a shame.

Subaru's are some of the most popular vehicles in upstate NY and for a reason. I might be concerned about ground clearance but they get in a lot of places. What I am considering is getting an old Samurai and adding tires, suspension upgrade and would have a go-about-anywhere vehicle for $5k, which is far cheaper than Jeeps and over-priced UHV's that aren't even road legal. This approach is getting popular out our way.