Monday, May 19, 2003 at 15:11
Rohan,
Glad you asked, a few reasons none really to do with the Jack itself.
The four year lease was up with 120K,(one of the only deductions I get these days) none of the dealers could find me a Diesel SE in the state, let alone haggle. I have become friendly with the local Nissan dealer and he cut me a great deal on a GU ST 3.0Di already on the boat.
It appears the Jack may be being withdrawn by steath?
I was also ready to upsize (wife had become used to the size of the Jack so I got away with it) due to more gear, bigger kids etc.
The comparison is interesting, having freshly owned one back to back.
The GU is slightly more stable and comfortable owing to coils all round, longer wheelbase and > weight. Not as nimble though and much bigger turning circle.The size as I already said IMHO is not that much bigger inside. I have not been up anything steep and rutted yet (where the GU should be better) but over washouts the rear articulation feels similiar. Believe it or not I really miss the electric folding and heated rear mirrors on the Jack, having a narrow garage and sometimes leaving the car out overnight!
I don't think the build quality is up to the
Jackaroo though just from the feel of it (early days). The Jack did not have a rattle after going over just about every rough road in
Australia, fully loaded and towing.
Point is, if I were in the market for a second hand mid-large one I'd strongly consider the Jack if you were looking at Prado's (excellent vehicle too by all a/c's) particularly as a value proposition.
Regds
Bill
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