I was in a wreck last week and the KJ was a total loss. I'm sitting on an insurance check and thinking about getting a KK since its a buyers market. I was wondering if anyone has made the switch and what their thoughts were between the two.
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Depends on what you're gonna do with it.I was in a wreck last week and the KJ was a total loss. I'm sitting on an insurance check and thinking about getting a KK since its a buyers market. I was wondering if anyone has made the switch and what their thoughts were between the two.
I don't go off-road or anything. The pot holes, bumps and uneven pavement scattered around the city are enough for me. Weekdays I drive to the bus stop and back, weekends are random. Mileage wise I go no where. I got my KJ in 11/07 and 8/5/08 (the accident), it had 3,500 miles.
From To Days Miles Gallons Top Off MPG
11/10/07 12/01/07 21.00 265.6 18.054 No 14.71
12/01/07 12/13/07 12.00 133.4 9.031 Yes 14.77
12/13/07 12/31/07 18.00 186.0 13.390 No 13.89
12/31/07 01/12/08 12.00 136.7 9.655 No 14.16
01/12/08 01/19/08 7.00 279.2 15.653 Yes 17.84
01/19/08 02/09/08 21.00 222.0 15.777 No 14.07
02/09/08 02/29/08 20.00 216.7 15.544 Yes 13.94
02/29/08 03/14/08 14.00 188.0 11.553 No 16.27
03/14/08 03/22/08 8.00 94.0 6.353 No 14.80
03/22/08 04/11/08 20.00 282.1 17.862 Yes 15.79
04/11/08 05/06/08 25.00 291.1 17.267 No 16.86
05/06/08 05/29/08 23.00 265.7 17.824 Yes 14.91
05/29/08 06/07/08 9.00 284.4 15.813 Yes 17.99
06/07/08 07/03/08 26.00 234.1 15.407 Yes 15.19
07/03/08 07/12/08 9.00 224.7 13.576 No 16.55
07/12/08 07/26/08 14.00 135.9 9.080 Yes 14.97
KK has more comfortable seats than your KJ. (The '02-'04 seats still beat both).
KK has the window controls in what some consider the "proper" location, on the driver's side door, but the KK seems to have downgraded in the interior department... door panels are now almost all hard plastic, no vinyl. Center console lid is harder as well.
I'd um, get another KJ. (But the KK's instrument cluster is so much easier to read... I like the new controls and seats)
'09 KKs have better suspension tuning. I hope so it doesn't feel so dang bouncy.
The purpose of this thread was to see if any KJ owners could contrast with the KK. For instance, my only gripe with the KJ was I felt it lacked storage space. The KK has a ton of large and small storage areas so if everything else has remained constant (sans the design), I'm sold. But if I'm not going to experience that slight hint of joy I had when in my KJ, I'm going to look at others.
Here are some thoughts: http://thewidenet.blogspot.com/2007/11/thoughts-on-2008-jeep-liberty.html
Well worth a read, thanks for posting that link.
I figured I'd update you guys. Ultimately I ended up in a... 2008 Nissan Xterra.
Let the flame wars begin, ha!