Second Hand Jeep Cherokee (1993 – 2001) Review
Sunday, July 18th, 2010If you don’t want what importers Chrysler describe as a ‘Jeep Imitation’, then look here first. The implication is clear; there are cheaper used(second hand car) luxury four-wheel drives (though not many) but none that can match ‘the genuine article’. Devotees of wimpy Japanese mud-pluggers should look elsewhere; the Jeep Cherokee is as American as Budweiser and as tough as Lee Marvin. And that’s fine with British buyers. In its first few years on the UK market, the car took the 4×4 sector by storm. New model interest has waned however, in recent years and as a result, there are now a fair number of high quality used Cherokees on the market.
The least that you’ll find a Cherokee for will be about £2,500, which buys you an early 1993 2.5-litre Sport. Pay more and you can get a considerable better vehicle with a 98R 2.5 Sport fetching £4,400. The 4.0-litre models are thirsty but you can now get one for only a fraction more than the 2.5-litre cars. Pay £4,700 for a 98R Sport or £6,500 for one of the last Classic Models on a Y-plate.
The turbo diesels start at £4,000 for the first of the 1995 M-plate Sport models. A more typical Limited version with leather trim will be priced from around £4,900 for a 1997 P plated car.
As an all-rounder, the Cherokee makes a good effort at what is a difficult task – driving like a car yet having the ability to tackle forest trails and muddy hills should the owner’s mood take them. It’s usefully smaller than a Land Rover Discovery, yet off-road, ultimately less able. That won’t matter too much to most of us, so if you like your all-road vehicles American-style, the second hand car of Cherokee could be for you
