The Jeep Grand Cherokee, my first and still current car. I purchased this at the age of 16 from a friend of my mom's and he took pretty good care of it, had good upkeep other than no a/c and a few rips in the interior and minor rust on the body, she was nice. Had about 190k miles on it and been driving it for 3 years now and currently pushing 240k mileage. In all the years driving it in the crazy weather of Michigan I had one fuel pump problem, and one radiator gone. Changing of brakes, tires, etc. the usual upkeep of owning a car. She overall drove great and for it being a first car and going to High School and seeing friends driving rust buckets and have problems left to right I can honestly say that I was very fortunate to own this model of a car. She has been extremely reliable and excels in all terrain. I've recommended the make to friends and family and I will continue doing so, I hope to one day have the newer make as well.

The Jeep is a decent looking vehicle -- it isn't ugly or bad-looking, but neither is it really attractive. It does look masculine which can be bad or good depending on what you want! It isn't extremely quiet, the ride is pretty good, and it's pretty fun to drive. The acceleration is pretty good as well. Braking can be a bit slower than I would prefer. It also has a good amount of space in it and the fact that the back seats fold down can really come in handy. The blind spots are a bit larger -- but it is an SUV so that comes with the territory. The gas mileage isn't good, but again, it's an SUV so that's the way it is. Overall, it's a pretty good vehicle.