Those who went from KJ to KK?

[moparman]

A friend just bought a 09 KK yesterday. Silver Limited with leather and sunroof. (not skyslider) The ride seems solid and I like the interior. The interior is light years ahead of my drab 06 Sport. The Limited looks good in silver. He traded a 2002 KJ Limited with 197k miles on it that has been trouble free. It only recently started having coolant/overheating problems which made him nervous so he figured it was time.

 

[wolverine]

I had a CRD KJ and loved everything about it except the lack of power.
I do like the look of the KK better and I know it doesn't have as much torque but for normal driving around town I like the 3.7L V6 better.

I test drove a 2008 KK and agree with others that the suspension wasn't nearly as good and the interior also took some hits, but the 09 I have handles about the same as the 05 KJ I had and the interior of the 09 is better than both the 05 and the 08.

Just wish sales were higher so there were more aftermarket upgrades available.

 

[JLRockies]

If the KK offered a CRD option, I'd rock one maybe. I wouldn't have purchased a KJ with the spark-infested engine either. I did rent a Nitro (blown oil return hose in the CRD) when I first came back to SLC in 09; it was the only 4x4 they had on the lot and I had to drive back to CO in January. I figured I'd hit some snow.

Driving through the I 70 corridor with all the snow and all the steep grades, I was happy I made it to CO Springs for the big meet & greet, but the Nitro inspired no confidence. I do acknowledge that the Nitro had stock tires and my KJ is equipped with the finest tires ever conceived by man, but it did still make it.