tehdarkstar
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Guys,
You're the only petrolheads I got to tell of my new pride'n'joy, so you will have to bear with me.
After spending several months taking my Z to places where it really shouldn't be going to carry my duties as an amateur landscape photographer (and when I say my Z shouldn't be going is because these places are clearly not designed for cars) and pushing it as hard as it could go on the mud/water I decided that it was time to treat it with respect and find something else to take me and my gear to my favourite landscapes.
After some research and excluding the Range Rover Discovery because it was too expensive, any Audi/BMW/Merc 4x4s because they are too soft-core and I want proper off-roading capabilities, the Japanese because they have no soul and look like everything else on the road I kind of decided to choose something from Jeep.
I had a Grand Cherokee Overland for the Easter Holidays and tried that off the road. Liked it. It would go through muddy trails at 30mph with me laughing hysterically behind the wheel and splashing dirty water so high that I got mud in the sunroof. I loved it. But when I went to a Jeep dealership I saw the Jeep Commander. :sweetheart:
This car is very little known over here in the UK and is not being imported by Jeep any more, so the only chance I had of getting one of these beauties was to find a good demonstrator/second-hand. Because only very few of these cars have been imported to the UK I didn't have many options to look at and discounting the pimped-up ones that the dealers modified to 20" alloys, sports exhausts, spoilers and all that cr%p that they do with the cars I found one in Tombridge in dark grey, entertainment pack (the only optional in the options list) that includes satnav, 6 CD/MP3 player, rear-seats DVD player, rear-view camera and sunroof for both the first and second rows of seats and the car was being sold at a huge discount over the list price when new (I wonder why :roll.
So I bought my perfect Jeep and now my Z has a big, brutish companion that will take its place on the less forgiving roads and when hauling larger loads. To my Z a more relaxed life of track days and fast B-road driving awaits, and that's where it really excels.
I will take delivery of my big bad boy next Saturday and if anybody cares to see it I can post some pictures. Next month I'm off to Lake District for some proper off-road training, trying not to make a fool of myself on some more advanced situations...
You're the only petrolheads I got to tell of my new pride'n'joy, so you will have to bear with me.
After spending several months taking my Z to places where it really shouldn't be going to carry my duties as an amateur landscape photographer (and when I say my Z shouldn't be going is because these places are clearly not designed for cars) and pushing it as hard as it could go on the mud/water I decided that it was time to treat it with respect and find something else to take me and my gear to my favourite landscapes.
After some research and excluding the Range Rover Discovery because it was too expensive, any Audi/BMW/Merc 4x4s because they are too soft-core and I want proper off-roading capabilities, the Japanese because they have no soul and look like everything else on the road I kind of decided to choose something from Jeep.
I had a Grand Cherokee Overland for the Easter Holidays and tried that off the road. Liked it. It would go through muddy trails at 30mph with me laughing hysterically behind the wheel and splashing dirty water so high that I got mud in the sunroof. I loved it. But when I went to a Jeep dealership I saw the Jeep Commander. :sweetheart:
This car is very little known over here in the UK and is not being imported by Jeep any more, so the only chance I had of getting one of these beauties was to find a good demonstrator/second-hand. Because only very few of these cars have been imported to the UK I didn't have many options to look at and discounting the pimped-up ones that the dealers modified to 20" alloys, sports exhausts, spoilers and all that cr%p that they do with the cars I found one in Tombridge in dark grey, entertainment pack (the only optional in the options list) that includes satnav, 6 CD/MP3 player, rear-seats DVD player, rear-view camera and sunroof for both the first and second rows of seats and the car was being sold at a huge discount over the list price when new (I wonder why :roll
.So I bought my perfect Jeep and now my Z has a big, brutish companion that will take its place on the less forgiving roads and when hauling larger loads. To my Z a more relaxed life of track days and fast B-road driving awaits, and that's where it really excels.
I will take delivery of my big bad boy next Saturday and if anybody cares to see it I can post some pictures. Next month I'm off to Lake District for some proper off-road training, trying not to make a fool of myself on some more advanced situations...
I used to love Jeeps when I was back home in Brazil, but never had one and when I came to Europe it kind of faded a bit as I started buying sportier cars. Also being in Britain I started to admire Land Rovers as they are quite ubiquitous. It was when I had the Grand Cherokee over easter that it reignited my love for these cars and when I saw the Commander in the metal I just couldn't resist. And that cabin... Oh... :heart: 
