Hello:
I have not owned a jeep in a long time.
Back in 1988 I purchased an '88 Jeep Wrangler new of the dealership lot. We owned it for 11 years.
I am interested in buying a Jeep Wrangler again.
We live in the mid-Michigan area (Flint / Lansing).
We will be trading in our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse.
We like the Traverse because of all the storage is has in the back.
We don't have any kids, but we have two 40lb dogs that travel with us from time to time.
On rare occasion we pull a 12 foot enclosed trailer (single axle, no electric brakes).
Due to COVID, we both work from home. That might change. If the Jeep became a daily driver I estimate 50 miles per day usage.
We won't be doing any rock crawling, but we do go off road on logging trails etc in Michigan's upper peninsula to get to some remote lakes or remote hiking areas.
There seems to be quite a few 2017 models on the Auto-trader website in the $30k price range, maybe these are lease turn-ins ? That would be at the very top/max of our budget.
We will need an automatic transmission.
Is there any advice on what to look for, what to look out for ?
What wheel and tire size we should have ?
Do we need a "towing package" ?
I am not in a hurry, but am ready to start research to figure out what we need and what we can afford and what will work best for our needs.
Thank-you,
Tom
I have not owned a jeep in a long time.
Back in 1988 I purchased an '88 Jeep Wrangler new of the dealership lot. We owned it for 11 years.
I am interested in buying a Jeep Wrangler again.
We live in the mid-Michigan area (Flint / Lansing).
We will be trading in our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse.
We like the Traverse because of all the storage is has in the back.
We don't have any kids, but we have two 40lb dogs that travel with us from time to time.
On rare occasion we pull a 12 foot enclosed trailer (single axle, no electric brakes).
Due to COVID, we both work from home. That might change. If the Jeep became a daily driver I estimate 50 miles per day usage.
We won't be doing any rock crawling, but we do go off road on logging trails etc in Michigan's upper peninsula to get to some remote lakes or remote hiking areas.
There seems to be quite a few 2017 models on the Auto-trader website in the $30k price range, maybe these are lease turn-ins ? That would be at the very top/max of our budget.
We will need an automatic transmission.
Is there any advice on what to look for, what to look out for ?
What wheel and tire size we should have ?
Do we need a "towing package" ?
I am not in a hurry, but am ready to start research to figure out what we need and what we can afford and what will work best for our needs.
Thank-you,
Tom