After the tranny went on my '03 Sport, I got a little disallusioned with the KJ; and after driving a '07 Nitro, I bought it and sold the Jeep
. I was offered a heck of a deal, and I really like the luxury items on the Nitro, like ipod input, 115v outlet, comfy seats, hatch, ltd slip, lots of storage for coins and etc, .I know its only a "soft roader" having no low range and worse approach/departure angles, but in the long run the extra room and comfort features won me over. I'm eaven getting 2 mpg better with the same engine. Cons are: seams bulkier to drive, doesn't seem to be as quick, body roll, not as alluring to girls(lol). But being better balanced and with both rear wheels getting power, in combination with my snow tires, I rarely put in 4wd. With the KJ, the right rear tire would not stop spinning, even in the dry if driving aggresively.
However this has been a very imformative site-cheers to everybody!
... so I had to page $100 bucks for the 8/80 warranty I got because I bought it Chryco Certiifed Used. The torque converter took a dump and killed the trans...they had to replace both...they put in a factory reman trans and OEM torque converter. No problems since then and I have probably 40 or 50 K on it...knock on wood...