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Car Of The Day: September 22, 2010; Maisto '02 Jeep Liberty
Topic Started: Sep 22 2010, 12:47 AM (704 Views)
NoirGuru
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Today's car of the day is Maisto's 2002 Jeep Liberty.

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The Jeep Liberty (KJ/KK), or Jeep Cherokee (KJ/KK) outside North America, is a compact SUV produced by the Jeep marque of Chrysler. Introduced for the 2002 model year as a replacement for the Cherokee (XJ), the Liberty was priced between the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee. It was the smallest of the 4-door Jeep SUVs up until the car based 4-door Compass and Patriot arrived for 2007. The Liberty featured a unibody-on-ladder-frame construction, which added stiffness to its ride and handling, and enhanced its off-road capabilities. It is assembled at the Toledo North Assembly Plant in the United States, as well as in other countries including Egypt and Venezuela. Current estimates by Jeep are that 70% of Liberty buyers are new to the marque.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Liberty

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Another really nice cast from Maisto, detailed and dressed up with proper tampo hits and with even similar to manufacturer's wheels. Although it doesn't have a proper interior, this all black example doesn't do too bad with "heavy tint" ideas.

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Inspired by styling from the Dakar and Jeepster concept cars, the Liberty was intended as a replacement for the discontinued Jeep Cherokee (XJ). Three trim levels were initially offered; the top end Limited, a more rugged looking Renegade and the base Sport. All were made available with either 2WD or 4WD. In 2007, the Renegade trim level was replaced with the Latitude that appeared to focus more on an urban appearance.

The Liberty was the first Jeep to use two new PowerTech engines; the 150 hp 2.4 L straight-4, dropped in 2006, and the 210 hp 3.7 L V6. The VM Motori 2.8 L straight-4 common rail turbodiesel, became available in CRD branded 2005–2006 Sport and Limited models (2004 in the UK). The diesel utilized a variable geometry turbocharger and generated 160 horsepower (120 kW) and 295 lb·ft (400 N·m) of torque. The overbuilt nature of the diesel power plant added nearly 200 pounds (91 kg) to the CRD's curb weight versus the gasoline model. Daimler Chrysler introduced the CRD to gauge the marketability of diesel engines in North America; diesels are already common in Europe. The Liberty was also the first Jeep vehicle to use rack and pinion steering.


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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I liked this casting when I saw it, but never bought it. Then I needed one to make as a Christmas gift for a friend, but could no longer find one on the pegs. A regular here at this site said they'd send me one, but it never came about.
So, Germaine if you have a spare, please put it aside for our future trade. Thanks!
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Firehawk73
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Thats pretty sweet! I don't think I ever seen one but at the time I was only looking for HWs and JLs. I didn't appreciate other diecast companys all that much until I started hanging out here. I like to thank all you folks for opening my eyes.
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Looking good!
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WoloMan
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Very nice details and WHEELS...especially for a Maisto. I agree the dark windows at least look like tinting and not just an excuse to hide the lack of interior.
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Dean-o-mite
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The red version needs some black fill-in in the grille, which I've decided I must now do, to look equally sharp.

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James
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ivantt
Sep 22 2010, 03:12 AM
I liked this casting when I saw it, but never bought it. Then I needed one to make as a Christmas gift for a friend, but could no longer find one on the pegs. A regular here at this site said they'd send me one, but it never came about.
So, Germaine if you have a spare, please put it aside for our future trade. Thanks!
I hope that wasn't me Ivan, there is a store here that carries Maisto, I will check there, I didn't see any Jeeps last time I was there, but then again I wasn't really looking for them either, I need to put togther some things for you, I owe you my friend

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JustDavid
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Very cool! I have a crashed version that I got from a local collector for my salvage yard. It looks much better in pre-crash form. :)
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