Apr
21
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Coming to North America we were faced with a big dilemma of what car we would buy. Tash previously owning a Volkswagon Beetle wanted something small and easy to drive, and me previously driving a Nissan Skyline R34 was looking to get another Japanese import tuner. Upon compromise, we decided to get a medium sized SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle)Â or four wheel drive for those of you who live down under…Â Conforming to the North American way of helping to deplete the world’s oil reserves and pollute the hell out of the atmosphere..!
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Meet the latest addition to our family… our new Jeep Liberty (known as the Cherokee in Australia). The Jeep seemed to be the best value for money as far as features, warranty and luxury. Since we plan to do lots of activities like skiing, travelling etc we opted for the extra space in the Jeep. The look of other SUV’s like the Nissan Xterra and Xtrail didn’t really appeal to us… and so many car manufacturers are using plastic non colour coded bumpers and wheel arches these days which look so cheap!!
Those of you that have seen my Skyline would know the amount of work I put into it customizing it… Alas, this type of vehicle isn’t your typical project car… so I’ve decided I’m not going to do anything over the top with it. One thing I have done is change the seats. With the cold climate here, I installed some seat warmers so that your hot little buns will never get cold… and I did a custom leather seat job with two tones to match the interior and exterior. It seemed like a drastic combination, but once it was installed I was extremely happy with it. The blue double stitching accents the seat and the Jeep logos embroided into the seat back stand out and make it look like its an OEM job.
All in all I’m happy with the car… The 3.7L engine is a little bit thirsty when doing city driving, but for the country road trips its great on economy…