Randy is a fairly tall guy with a build similar to Brock's. I wouldn't expect he's much shorter than Brock actually.
I love the way the FJ looks lifted up with nice wheels/tires, but I absolutely hated it when I sat in the one at the car show. It was uncomfortable and the interior is hideous. Also, the rear has no room.
Crazy talk. I actually love the way they look.

 

Edge

 

I'm pretty sure he wants something new.

 

I love the utilitarian look too. That's the main thing that attracts me to them. But I'm pretty confident I want factory navigation. You bring good light to the situation, but I already know I'm not going to be interested in attaching my Magellan GPS to the windshield of my brand new, ~$30,000 crossover/SUV/whatever.

That's a really big concern though. If it was just a daily driver, it would be one thing, but to be using it to pull a trailer with a hot air balloon in it, is another.

Do you think that has anything to do with them being a two door? Or are they just small no matter which way you slice it? The ability to fit four average adults seems a little important to me.

That's great information. I have yet to drive either vehicle and I really need to do so. As far as the extent of off roading will be, either vehicle will commonly run across soft fields, mild wet lands, sandy areas and hills. It's not going to be doing heavy duty off-roading... Basically just driving out to a landing site, packing up, and returning to paved surfaces.

I definitely need to do that. I'm sure driving either vehicle will greatly influence my decision. The problem with that, is that I'm separating the Air Force soon and talking of large purchases like a new car, with a new job gives me the jitters. It's hard to go to a dealership and talk to them about test drives when you're not 100% ready to sign papers.

I'm specifically focused on these two cars because I trust both manufacturers and I like the way they look in their respective ways. I wouldn't trust a Wrangler with a 2,000lbs+ trailer, nor do I want the crude, almost barbaric interior of one. The only Cherokee I'd buy would be a Grand Cherokee and I'm not interested in feeding one of those with gas.

As do I. I wholeheartedly believe they're the nicest looking crossover on the market.

Correct.

 

I saw an Edge today, great looking cars if you ask me.

And unless you plan on doing offroading in sand/mud get the edge. It will be a lot more accomodating for a DD imo

 

That's why I said talk to Chad. That way he can talk to a salesman prior to you coming in and let him know that you want to test drive the vehicle, that you aren't prepared to buy now and are driving a few vehicles to compare. That way you don't feel like you are wasting someone's time. Seriously, there's so much time during the week that a lot of guys are standing around. If you came in on a Saturday to do that, you probably piss off a salesman, but during the week, I'm sure someone wouldn't mind. I can probably get my hands on a dealer tag and take you out on a test drive. I did the same thing when my dad was looking at cars, and I'm higher up now than I was then.

 

Thanks. I just might have to do that. Or if you could hook up that test drive, that would be cool too.

 

i think when it really comes down to it, you need to decide if you want a car or a truck.

 

I see where you're going with that, but I believe either would be more than capable for what I want to do.

 

I was beside one last night. It's gangster in black.