Jeep Liberty Limited VS. Honda CR-V SE-L (NC)

Looking to purchase a "new to me"  vehicle and have narrowed it down to these two.  Does anyone own either?  Anyone have any advice?
Pro's and Con's?

Thanks.

no experience personally, but have relatives that have the Hondas and no complaints but know of two people who hate their liberty's for a variety of reasons.

pretty low mpg on both vehicles.  what do they do that cars don't do?

No comparison. Honda. Million light years better.

Did you drive the liberty?? Scary .

the mom has a crv and she likes it. gets about 24 mpg on average. it rides smooth and has decent acceleration. the only thing i don't like about it is the brakes and it only takes getting used to. you don't have to press hard because the car seems to realize you are hitting the brake and it brakes harder the farther you press down, you just don't feel resistance at first.

I hate my sisters crv it has a dinky little engine that makes it impossible to pass and drive when its really windy. It possibly has the cheapest interior I have ever seen. Not to mention doing any mechanical work on them is hell. Do yourself a favor get a jeep.

Can't speak for the honda, but my sister's Jeep Liberty is a piece.  She was traveling home from college last weekend and all the sudden on i70 the horn just started honking.

We've had Jeep grand cherokee's in the past and haven't had any trouble with any of them. I don't know about the Liberty or the CRV.

knabe said:

pretty low mpg on both vehicles.   what do they do that cars don't do?

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I agree with this train of thought and personally, I like having a trunk to throw muddy boots into.

I have a truck, if the weather's that bad I'll drive it.  Not sure why so many people drive these little SUVs. 

Just my opinion, suite yourself.

knabe said:

pretty low mpg on both vehicles.   what do they do that cars don't do?

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1. Live on a gravel road that is low maintainence, and will be getting LOWER... so need 4 wheel drive capabilities.
2. They sit up higher than cars. They can go through higher snow (see above).
3. I would rather PULL something out of the trunk, than LIFT it out. (Car is for my Mom.... she is getting so lifting isn't an option.)
4. Easier to get in and out of due to space and height. (See number 2)
5. We haul things sometimes a car can not... calves, lambs, lumber, feed in the rain, etc.
6. Cars we looked at ranged in the 20-28. The little SUV's get 18-22. Sorry, not much of difference!

I have a truck to do the heavy stuff, but need a "tweener" when a truck isn't neccessary, yet a car won't do the job. Can't afford car AND suv, so getting the "all purpose".
The large SUV's are too big for what Mom wants, but these smaller ones are pretty nice.

CRV has more power per weght-stability control will get much better mileage-and is flat built better-if you change the fluids-Hondas are as good as it gets. O0

looks like the consensus minus Silver is for the honda.