Hello everyone! I am having a new thought with my XK and came back here to see if others have been dealing with the same thought. This certainly isn’t the best topic for me to come back about, but it is real and one I am guessing others are also facing. I do not have FB, and I don't surf those "other" forums. This was always my reliable source for those who actually been there and done that, and could back up what they say.


So here is my problem. My XK is purely and off-road and hunting truck for me. As such, it doesn’t get driven much unless it is too or from the mountains. Luckily for me, I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada’s, so there is a ton of great Jeeping within day trip range of my house. As a result, my 2007 XK only has about 45,000 miles on it. The value on it is obviously still there, but I am looking longer term here.


If i continue to use it the way I have been, it will be many many years before I reach the life expectancy of the XK. As it gets older, as with all cars, the availability of parts is getting less and less. This is especially true for aftermarket parts and will get even worse as we reach the magic 10 year mark. As I get to the point where Jeep may be the only source of parts, prices will go sky high. Only having had the XK made for a few years did not help this either. As a side note, I wonder how the lifetime power train warranty will be honored once parts become hard or impossible to get?

So I face the question, do I sell the XK while the value is still up and replace it with something else capable of towing and doing serious roading? And if the answer to that is yes, what do I replace it with? I currently see nothing out there on the market with the 4X4 attributes I need - 1. short turning radius for those tight spots I get into 2. High towing capacity for pulling smaller travel trailer, this would include a V8 or similar and frame/suspension capable 3. seat my family of 5, with room left over for the multitude of gear we always seem to need to take with us 4. Reasonable price 5. not something that is going to change models in 5 years so I am back to the same problem 6. Has that Jeep built to be indestructible construction.

I had a 1995 Chevy S-10 prior to the XK (I still have the S-10, first owner, special ordered, but it never leaves the property now). I took that truck so many places it never should have been. I broke the frame cross-member twice from side to side torque and lots of extremely bumpy roads. (We have volcanic rock country here that is beautiful, but so hard on the vehicles.) So i knew once I replaced that truck, it was going to be a Jeep.

Once the kids are gone, I am sure a Rubicon or similar will be in my future, but right now, it doesn't fit my needs.

What are everyone’s thoughts?