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2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Reviews

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“Grand Cherokee Limtied”

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Jan493 recommends this car
10/03/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

needs better gas mileage.  should have gotten a hybrid. i bought it right befor the speculators started screwing us with oil prices.

fun to drive although I don't use the Hemi much with 3.60 gasoline.

Much better interior than previous model in 2005.  

it's cool you can play your Ipod through it.

Pros — Great SUV. Lot's of room.
Cons — Bad Gas Mileage.
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“Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd”

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09/24/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

The Diesel version, let's just say that this engine is
a gem. Powerfull, quiet (you know it's a diesel, but
it's not your typical Cummins rattle-maker) and
surprisingly economical (just remember it's a
4000+ pounds SUV, but i'm doing 26MPG on
average.

And moreover, after 20000 KM, you stick your
finger up the exhaust pipe and it's not even dark,
so it's environnementaly friendly as well.

No more gas engine for me!

Pros — Engine, Engine, Engine, Engine!
Cons — Rear vsibility is soso, otherwise, a little plastic feel inside the car
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“Srt8 Cherokee. Best Vehicle Chrysler Has Built Since The Hemi 'cuda”

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Buddy6 recommends this car
09/15/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

Beautiful, amazing, but be prepared to got 300km per
70 liter tank. Not good for long commutes or highway
trips cause od is not geared very high. Gas milage is
no different on the highway than in the city. You
obviously don't buy this car for mileage but it could
have been better

Pros — Performance, looks, comfort, luxury
Cons — GAS MILAGE
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“2008 Grand Cherokee Overland Review”

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Ilya recommends this car
08/28/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland

I love the new interior, it's almost perfect.  However, the center console is cheap-feeling, and the plastic chrome accents are not solid and look really fake.

The HEMI has more power over the 4.7L, however it's MDS feature is worthless, adding an advertised 15% better gas mileage, but in reality it's much worse than that.  The car weights over 6,000 lbs so gas mileage is pretty crappy, but that's no surprise for a 5.7L V8.  I get about 12 MPG average in city and highway driving.

The seats are not 8-way power like my old 1999 Grand Cherokee Limited, with manual lumbar adjustment, the passenger seat only 4-way power (can't move up/down), driver is 6-way power -- but the front of the seat doesn't go up as high as I would like it to.

The wood and leather steering wheel is a very nice touch, but where the wood meats the leather, big gaps are visible which make it look cheap.

I hate how the door locks are in the exact same spot as where I like to put my arm while driving, and the window sill is too high.  The 1999 GC Limited didn't have these issues.

Sirius satellite, while free for the first year, sounds TERRIBLE, even when compared to standard FM.  This is a known issue (google it), with XM offering slightly better quality.  The Sirius real-time traffic is neat, but not very practical, as it only shows major roadways and sometimes nothing at all.  Once my subscription runs out I will not be renewing.

The navigation/radio system sometimes gets "stuck" and won't let you press a button unless you "refresh" it by going to another screen and then back again.  I'm sure there will be a software update to address this problem.

The last negative thing I can think of is that the seat doesn't offer adequate side support, and I feel that I need to hold on to the center console when making sharp turns.  You can't hold onto the shifter like with the < 2005 models because you will shift the gear down/up -- pretty annoying, but not a big deal. OK, now for the things I like. There are waaaaay too many to list, but I will try to touch on the best ones. The 30GB HDD is absolutely great! It has about 16 GB of space for your own music/pictures, which is more than plenty. I recommend buying a 16 GB flash drive (~ $50 on Amazon), and use it to hold your music collection including playlists. The navigation is solid, and very useful. The LED-illuminated instrument panel looks very good and is very functional. Love the HID headlights with the SmartBeam and auto-leveling features. The exterior styling is superb, looks great at any angle. Gas mileage aside, I absolutely love this car.

Pros — Interior, exterior, navigation, 30GB HHD, HIDs, steering wheel, audio system
Cons — HEMI is underpowered for a 6,100-lb SUV, engine is load especially while in MDS, some cheap-looking chrome accents
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“2008 Grand Cherokee Laredo”

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08/06/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

Pretty much the same engine as the 06 Jeep my father had to trade in.  The interior on the 08 is much nicer as is the slightly updated exterior making it seem larger.  Chrome accents and two tone stitching on the seats make the Jeep seem more luxurious than it really is.  Larger tires and slightly more headroom are a plus.  

The rear bumper could be designed better and made stronger.  Only two days on the road and someone tapping the bumper with their small sedan left a big scratch and chip in the paint.  

Pros — Styling, Performance
Cons — Visibility, Rear Bumper Construction  
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“Very Nice”

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Adam5334 recommends this car
06/21/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

Interior is flawless with black/tan leather seats, which by the way are quite comfortable. The faux wood finishing adds to the elegance of the interior. I love the fact that the GPS is now touch screen. Exterior is sharp, beautiful, and really stands out from the crowd. Handling is quite good. The performance is really good with the 5.7L 340HP hemi under the hood. It'll get you where you need to go, safely and quickly.

Pros — -great styling
-great performance
-fun to drive
Cons — -slightly too small
-the back seats are too close to the front seats = not comfy for a 6 foot tall person
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“My Jeep Srt8”

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Yaser20 recommends this car
06/13/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

Powerfull and nice fully equiped SRT 4x4 car.

Pros — Grip, speed, MyGig sound system, comfortable seating and rear middle exhausts.
Cons — Rear seating space, no real offroading capabilities.
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“Dont Want To Own It...drove 5k Miles...”

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Vrushali1 recommends this car
06/10/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

tough car....hard accelerator....good comfort...

Pros — height...manuverability
Cons — guzzler....filled it up for 100 bucks....
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“Owned For 5 Mths No Problems. Great Milage”

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bartramp recommends this car
06/02/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

great milage,smooth tranny, blind spots are large

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“Great Ride”

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Josh1656 recommends this car
04/28/2008
Reviewing: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Rocky Mountain Edition 4WD

I love my Jeep and its got a little offroad package on it

Pros — Better Gas Mileage than my old Jeep
Cons — More power would be nice
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