robert2008
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- Herndon, VA
Yeah, the power output and RPM band on the 3.7 doesn't seem like a good fit for a 4000+ lb vehicle. I thought the 2.8 CRD diesel was a great idea in that thing, I don't know why they discontinued it / bumped it to a 3.0 in the Grand only.
The 8.25 with discs from factory is sexy - I had to build my own out of envy.
They discontinued the 2.8 liter CRD in the Liberty, because it could no longer meet EPA standards for the USA any longer after the introduction of ULSD. We had an '06 CRD for 2 years, and that thing was a nightmare. Chrysler's take on the EGR system ruined a great little motor, and caused them all kinds of grief in the warranty department. Also, the transmission torque converter was a POS and many of them required warranty replacement. Now couple that with the fact that diesel is running ~$1.00 more (showing no signs of changing either) and to me they aren't worth owning.
Don't get me wrong, it was a great little Jeep. It pulled our boat like it wasn't even back there. The fuel economy was a little disappointing, but the thing weighed nearly 4,500 pounds. We got around 18 MPG city and could get as high as 27 MPG highway but normally ran around 22 or 23 MPG.
We sold ours on eBay to a guy in Canada that was tickled to get it due to diesel in Canada still being cheaper. Plus the Canadian dollar is doing really well against ours. I was lucky to sell it period. We got $16,900 for it on eBay and a dealer offered us $13,500 in trade. The vehicle stickered for North of $30k. Talke about some serious depreciation after only 2 years. It looked brand new and was garaged kept, but was worth nothing after only 2 years.
It was definately one of the worse investments I ever made as far as a Jeep went.