I drove a '94 Cherokee, two door, manual with an I6, and that mf'er was a trusty beast. Went well over 200,000 mi with pretty much no significant problems to speak of. Wasn't exactly an enjoyable ride, but it was built like a brick shithouse. I don't know if they changed significantly after the Daimler 'merger', but it's likely, so perhaps the 2000 would be a piece of shit. I worked for that company briefly, and I would never in a million years buy one of their products. The only Chrysler products I've driven since Fiat has been their overlord were a small Wrangler, and a Grand Cherokee, and both were nice, although I only spent hours with each, so I don't have much to go on. Anyway, they seemed to have improved as a company in the last decade.