Personal Finance and Investing

All I know is that I've successfully used the KBB to figure out pricing.

I do know that sometimes a particular make and model will become more highly desirable and therefore will command more money. Perhaps that's what's going on with the Jeeps.

If you simply adore a Jeep, look at ones a little older or a little newer. If what you want is simply a good 4X4, see what else is out there. I am personally not terribly familiar with 4-wheel drive vehicles, although we have owned several in the past (Mitsubishi Montero, a couple of Subaru's) and we really weren't using them for serious off-road driving except, quite literally about three times. I did like a 4-wheel drive in the snow, however.

Here's another thought. If you drive a stick shift, while it definitely is not as wonderful as a 4x4 in certain conditions, you do have an enormously larger control over your driving, which is especially nice in slick conditions. That's in no small part why I, at the age of 64, still drive a stick and intend to continue to do so until I give up driving, whenever that might be.

Good luck on your car search.