# Grand Cherokee vs. Explorer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/grand-cherokee-vs-explorer/9156>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, cherokee, jeep, ford\
**Created:** [January 8, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grand-cherokee-vs-explorer/9156 "2008-01-08T18:53:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jaxlw1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jaxlw1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaxlw1)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grand-cherokee-vs-explorer/9156/1 "2008-01-08T18:53:22Z")

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Trying to decide between a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Ford Explorer…any words of wisdom?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grand-cherokee-vs-explorer/9156/2 "2008-01-08T20:13:26Z")

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Yeah. Get a Consumer Reports Car Issue at the local bookstore. You may change your mind.

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grand-cherokee-vs-explorer/9156/3 "2008-01-08T20:26:11Z")

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Agree with mountainbike. Both vehicles are troublesome; you may not want either one after reading Consumer Reports. Those are my limited words of wisdom.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grand-cherokee-vs-explorer/9156/4 "2008-01-08T21:05:01Z")

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Ford Explorer has a lot less surprises.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grand-cherokee-vs-explorer/9156/5 "2008-01-08T21:13:40Z")

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The Explorer is more reliable, but its reliability is still nothing to brag about. And, if you have noticed the price of gas recently, you might want to avoid both of them.