Comments on: Spied: 2008 Jeep Liberty to get retractable roof

By: sour kraut

sour kraut — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:46:19 +0000

that retractable roof isn’t an industry first, it’s another trickle down design from mercedes. the mb option is available on earlier ML’s and called a sky roof. it’s pretty f’n cool when it’s open and it’s nice out, but after hearing the repair price on a friend’s (2.5k+) i’d be scared to use it….

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:24:00 +0000

No, Vike, however, it is expected that the quality of materials and the design theme used is high quality and not outdated/low quality. So…defending a low quality, crappy, unattractive interior by saying “well…well its on a jeep so it has to be bad!” holds no value.

By: WonbyOne

WonbyOne — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:58:41 +0000

I rarely agree with the ‘left’, but I’ll second leftys comment here.
I have owned 2 Jeep products in the past and they have more than exceeded expectations in all performance parameters. Comfort, durability, dependability and go anywhere off road capability. My hunch is that this one will follow suit.

By: lefty

lefty — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:53:32 +0000

OK. so, Jeep comes up with an INDUSTRY FIRST, and all youngm7 can do is complain about what MIGHT be a problem. So, youngm7, other than preconception and perception, what have YOU experience with DCX vehicles that makes you assume this system would not work great? That’s what I thought. I have owned MANY DCX vehicles, and have to say, all the systems, and all the quality is as good if not better than what I expected, ESPECIALLY considering the price. Oh, and the interior taht is “cheap” is a pre-production prototype WITHOUT grain.

Why don’t you wait until it gets released at the dealer, drive down, and look at it in person, THEN judge it. Things are, in my experience, much better in person than in pictures.

By: A4

A4 — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:53:20 +0000

Even though id rather keep my wrangler for open top jeeping, duh

By: A4

A4 — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:49:19 +0000

damn thats a sweet option in the crowded marketplace. You wont see that on a RAV-4

By: youngm7

youngm7 — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:24:58 +0000

Moderately cool idea, if they can eliminate the inherent wind noise and waterleaks. And since it’s DCX, this sounds like a bad proposition.

By: Endurancevm

Endurancevm — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:36:34 +0000

My Jeep doesnt have that bad of an interior

I mean its bad, but its a damn good car for how much i pay for it: $235/month for 27 months with $0 down. Well the only option i got for it was the V8 instead of std. V6. This is an 06 WK.

About the new Liberty though, it is a step up from the current one. If you can get the 4.0 255hp in it then it should be pretty fast as well. I like the roof, but i wouldnt consider this as a choice for a next car.

By: bepsf

bepsf — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:54:42 +0000

What’s wrong with glass?
(Love the taxi-fare-meter mounted on the dash – that’s hot…)

By: YourNameHere

YourNameHere — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:27:02 +0000

thats a kick ass sunroof. i think that will be one of the next big thing jsut watch.

By: (V)ike

(V)ike — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:26:33 +0000

umm, Andrew, it’s a jeep. What do you expect? Leather accents and a soft squishy plastic?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:23:40 +0000

Looks like the standard DCX crap interior. When will they get a clue? Acres of grey plastic does not an attractive interior make.