Sadly the RG Colorado, so wonderfully set up for effortless Off Grid Camping has to leave my garage ,
age has caught up with its owners, a smoother ride was needed which seat upgrades couldn't cover ........... So Mrs D decided we'd go back to the future and another Grand Cherokee ........... The criteria was pretty selective, 2015 or later, 3lt diesel, 8 speed, 60 to 80,000 km and meet our budget $$$ including trade on the Ute..........
The bank had given approval for the $$$$, so we started looking, 2 days later up pops an add for a 2015 WK2 Grand, 40,000km just on budget, no pics provided, locked it in, did a snappy 150km trip and we were that quick the salesman didn't realize his Boss's car was on the lot with a sticker, 12 hrs , this vehicle we wanted soon as we walked across the yard, ECB Bullbar, side steps, tow bar, nice paint, inside was like new and had the Jeep mats and stuff, most amazing was no brake controller, it had taken the 6x4 to the tip sometimes, bonanza ..................... I sat in it, took it for a drive, luckily we had the money as we were both ready to trade a couple of grandchildren in as well, this vehicle was the one, we had jumped on it at the right time,
it really is like new, even down to the smell, Dealers must have it in a pressure pak can....
With The Colorado I just walked in traded the old WG Jeep and paid cash for the rest, this time I had to do the bank dance, while it was nice to talk to someone born here .
thankfully, its still a drawn out pain and to that end the Jeep should be in my driveway Thursday or Friday 
if the bank transfers don't take all week......
.......
More pics will follow as I transform this Jeep from yuppie Toorak tractor to a surprising Off The Grid multi function vehicle, I'm not letting out any ideas yet....as I have no idea ATM.
.,..but it will be amazing, I'm too old to lift stuff in and out and not into ginning around packing crap nicely, it will be a totally functional vehicle, many fellas would come up to the Colorado and loved the ease of which I set up camp, well this Jeep will be the same, going to have to supercharge the Inovative Genes I think, as its not going to be easy to apply the KiSS Principle................being broke now doesn't help but hasn't stopped me before (in fact broke is the usual state ).
Okay hit the follow button and prepare to be amazed,
......just don't hold your breath it may take nearly as long as Crusty's Mine Truck......
................Colour is Crystal Grey or something like that.
......................WK2 2015 3lt Diesel Laredo with ECB Bull bar
.....................Side steps & 18" wheels and the original Michies still have plenty of meat, Geolanders will replace them .......
PS: 0 to 100kph in 8.2 seconds .............................................price tag covered to protect the envious.
age has caught up with its owners, a smoother ride was needed which seat upgrades couldn't cover ........... So Mrs D decided we'd go back to the future and another Grand Cherokee ........... The criteria was pretty selective, 2015 or later, 3lt diesel, 8 speed, 60 to 80,000 km and meet our budget $$$ including trade on the Ute..........The bank had given approval for the $$$$, so we started looking, 2 days later up pops an add for a 2015 WK2 Grand, 40,000km just on budget, no pics provided, locked it in, did a snappy 150km trip and we were that quick the salesman didn't realize his Boss's car was on the lot with a sticker, 12 hrs , this vehicle we wanted soon as we walked across the yard, ECB Bullbar, side steps, tow bar, nice paint, inside was like new and had the Jeep mats and stuff, most amazing was no brake controller, it had taken the 6x4 to the tip sometimes, bonanza ..................... I sat in it, took it for a drive, luckily we had the money as we were both ready to trade a couple of grandchildren in as well, this vehicle was the one, we had jumped on it at the right time,
it really is like new, even down to the smell, Dealers must have it in a pressure pak can....With The Colorado I just walked in traded the old WG Jeep and paid cash for the rest, this time I had to do the bank dance, while it was nice to talk to someone born here .
thankfully, its still a drawn out pain and to that end the Jeep should be in my driveway Thursday or Friday if the bank transfers don't take all week.............More pics will follow as I transform this Jeep from yuppie Toorak tractor to a surprising Off The Grid multi function vehicle, I'm not letting out any ideas yet....as I have no idea ATM.
.,..but it will be amazing, I'm too old to lift stuff in and out and not into ginning around packing crap nicely, it will be a totally functional vehicle, many fellas would come up to the Colorado and loved the ease of which I set up camp, well this Jeep will be the same, going to have to supercharge the Inovative Genes I think, as its not going to be easy to apply the KiSS Principle................being broke now doesn't help but hasn't stopped me before (in fact broke is the usual state ).Okay hit the follow button and prepare to be amazed,
......just don't hold your breath it may take nearly as long as Crusty's Mine Truck...... ................Colour is Crystal Grey or something like that.......................WK2 2015 3lt Diesel Laredo with ECB Bull bar .....................Side steps & 18" wheels and the original Michies still have plenty of meat, Geolanders will replace them .......PS: 0 to 100kph in 8.2 seconds .............................................price tag covered to protect the envious.
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