Trying to decided whether to trade my car or not

If you hardly drive too far in the escort, why would you need a jeep grand cherokee? The gas alone will really hit your wallet. What kind of lifestyle do you have that you need such a big vehicle? If you have a large family, what is wrong with a station wagon? Maybe her 16 year old should just buy her own car, an old beat up thing that won't care if there is another dent or two. If you lived out in the country on a farm, then I would agree with you. If you do not, then why something so big? Gas is only going to get more expensive.

This sounds like a great idea, but don't forget about the huge environmental impact that the Jeep would have, as well as it being much more expensive to run and insure. I'm not sure where you live, but in the UK the tax for larger vehicles is going to be raised too, so you may end up paying a huge amount of road tax. And, if you say you only drive short distances, do you really need such a huge car which takes up lots of space and is very difficult to park?? Good luck deciding :) xx

With gas prices like they are I would keep the car.I have a durango although fixing to probly have it repossed but I realy would stick with a car being gas is so high and will only get worse.

There are definite advantages with each. While I was pregnant with my son we traded in my husband's gas guzzling Dodge Ram for our Malibu Maxx. We sold my two door Cavalier to my sister, because we decided we would need more room than that. Sometimes I really miss my Cavalier. It got around 40 mpg. The Maxx gets around 28. But if we go anywhere and take the animals, there is no way that we would all fit in the Cavalier. We drive when we go home (1100 miles) and at least the two dogs go with us most times, sometimes the cat does too. There is no way that two grown adults, a baby, a 50 lb dog, a 25 lb dog, and luggage to last us 2-3 weeks would all fit in that Cavalier. That's not even considering when we take the cat and we have to have her cage and litter box!

if i were you, i would keep the ford escort, it's a really nice car, having a jeep like grand cherokee it's a bit expensive cause it eats more gas :), if you are a wealthy man that might not be a problem :), anyway... as far as i know, ford escort is a big car... or maybe there are many models of ford escort... you'll figure it out ;)

A couple of things. Mileage on the cars is going to be a big issue. If your escort has 80,000 on it and the Jeep has 140,000 it's a no-brainier; keep the Escort. A very-much overlooked issue here is tires. The tires on a Jeep are much more expensive to replace than that of an Escort (~$400-700 vs ~$200-500 depending on quality) check the tire tread on both cars first. The Jeep is also over ten years old now, thus junkyards will stop stocking parts for it. That means if it has a major malfunction somewhere the only available option is buying new parts for it which can cost upwards of 3 times more. The Escort is a Ford though, so maybe it is a good idea. A side note as far as family relations go. If it so happens that you trade for the Jeep and it is a cherry that lasts you another 150,000 miles and the Escort clunks out in 10,000 you will never hear the end of it at family functions...

Go for it. since you dont drive too much the saving on the purchase of a new vehicle will more than compensate for the cost incurred on lower mileage. and after all a JEEP is A JEEP.

It sounds like a really good deal to me. You would both be getting what you need. If it were up to me I would trade before she changes her mind.