Do you ever tow anything with it? How does it affect the mileage? One of the bigger complaints I've heard is a smallish fuel tank. How much does it actually hold and what kind of range do you get?
I know the have a third row seat. If you took that out how much more room is there than an XJ?
As far as the ifs goes. Does it seen to be pretty stout?
My jeep has almost completely rusted out and I want something bigger, newer and nicer. With the type of excursions I'm doing I think one with a small lift, moderate tire size and a locker in the rear would be all I need.
I have towed light with it, 3k maybe. I'm saving money for a 16' car hauler for the heep. It holds 20 gallons so i go about 230 in town and around 300 on the highway. When i towed 3k I averaged 16mpg in tow/haul mode. That traler was a 12' box so it drags a lot of wind.
The third row seats are removable, which makes the cargo area much deeper. Some of my XK buds have made storage areas where the seats recess into for tools and recovery gear. More room than a XJ, about the same as a WJ or WK.
As for everyday driving, I love it! It is stout. I haven't had one single issue with it. Mine has remote start, MyGig Nav and hard drive, iPod ready, back-up cam(nice for spotting trailers) sun roof, tow package, HID's, auto leveling headlights, leather, built in power inverter, you name it, its got it!
i don't know what models and such are the difference but i've only seen two that had a transfer case with the 2wd option (both were the owner of tuff country's too) all ecept those have had full time 4wd quadra drive. which i guess isn't bad but wouldn't help the fuel mileage i'd think. when i asked kelly why his has that he said the ones with the trail rated badges arn't full time :dunno: don't know how true but just some info for ya.
if you know sam down at teraflex go hit him up to mess around with his, it's mildly lifted and has the hemi.
My XK has the QT2(has 4 low lever), most Hemi's have the QD2(no 4-low) which has the electronic LS diffs. My XK is full time with open front, LS rear. Its a tank in the snow. I haven't seen a XK without the "Trail Rated" badge on the drivers side so I can't attest to one without. They do make
2wd XK's.
I wheel with several Commanders and they do very well off road. There are many lifts available as well as front and rear bumpers. I plan on lifting mine as soon as its paid for. For a safari rig, I'd say go for it. Not so much for rocks or deep mud but they can handle anything in between.
I have never regretted buying my Commander and I like it as much as the XJ's but for different reasons. I plan on driving mine until I die along with my XJ's
