Motorweek 2002 Jeep Liberty Road Test

Motorweek 2002 Jeep Liberty Road Test. I don't own this video.

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

What is genuinely unfortunate about the KJ is how genuinely not bad it was. As a matter of fact it was actually pretty good! It felt like a rocket ship compared to the rather archaic XJ Cherokee, yet it retained a lot of its Jeep charm, whether the internet likes to admit to it or not. Yes, it doesnt have a solid front axle, but do you really need one? The KJ has proven to be fairly capable despite of its limitations in the design.

[@troytaylor9228]

Everyone gives the KJ Jeep Liberty a bad rap and it doesn't deserive it at all. I have two neighbors with fairly new Wrangler 4door models that sure look good parked in the same spot all the time in their drives. I asked the one why he never drove it and his answer? He can't trust it! One thing after another has gone haywire on it. The defroster is stuck on defrost, the lights work when they want to, and he was scared to death in it from hitting what he described as a minor bump going from Tulsa OK to Bartlesville, OK on highway 75 and the death wobble showed itself. He experienced that three more times and now is scared to drive the thing! Wow! And people said, "Don't buy that Liberty" and here we use it everyday, it handles and feels like a Jeep inside, it off roads great with the package I ordered and 23 going on 24 years later the new Jeeps wish they were this good!. For 23 and a half years this thing has been flawless for us. To me this is the best kept secret in used cars. You can snag a good low miles one cheap, insurance is probably among the cheapest of all the Jeeps because nobody wants to steal one and yet visibility, maneuverability, ziippy quick performance and more is all there including some luxury if you get the right one. On second keep cussing the thing and calling it names, keep saying it's not a real Jeep. It just makes it that much more of a deal to those that know better.

[@timp1051]

Ive had my 2002 Liberty with the V-6 for almost 3 years now. Its a great vehicle. I love watching videos of people taking their Liberty off road and doing things with it I probably wouldn't attempt.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

That was my wife’s first brand new Jeep! It was metallic blue. She loved that truck that we had 3 of them through a 12 year period! Now we own two wrangler jk’s.👌😎👍♥️

[@johnnymason2460]

This SUV should have always been called Cherokee(like it was in Europe). The current Cherokee should be called Liberty instead.

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

The suspension were not near as good as the quadralink cherokees, but what choice did they have? They needed safer vehicles with better mileage. The Cherokee was scary in skid situations.

[@hakeemsd70m]

You're right. The Liberty was born out of necessity.

[@Niebs-d7n]

The o sh1t lever pulled me out of a few slides during winter storms Beats the hell out of the newer electric 4weel drive selector

[@JDMHaze]

dont be fooled, most of these didnt have body colored fender flares lol😂

[@emeyer6963]

Or a transmission that would make it to 80000 miles

[@JDMHaze]

@@emeyer6963 lmaoo true lol

[@basicallyblazed3105]

@@emeyer6963 mines at 110,000 and it’s fine

[@dazednconfusedrn]

@@basicallyblazed3105110 definitly ain’t the brag you think it is 💀

[@Jovke195]

This car is also called as a dachshund from PAW Patrol

[@Area51UFOGynaecology]

amazing prices

[@MattMorris481]

They really screwed up not continuing to make the Cherokee.

[@McMavTV]

Funny you say that, because here in Australia and the rest of the world, this KJ is called the Cherokee, not a Liberty.

[@Kitkat-gt7bv]

Thats cherokee not a liberty lol

[@stevenbryant4718]

for comparison, ya hear?

[@SchaferTheRicer]

They were called Cherokee in Australia and everywhere else in the World

[@shanet7511]

In the country that created it, it's called the Liberty. Hardly any are left because they were garbage.