I had a 1993 Jeep GC for 11 years and 138,000 miles. Although I never had any major component failures (tranny, engine, etc.) it ate brakes like candy after the 3rd year of ownership. After doing some reading on a Jeep forum, I found that there is quite a problem with warping of rotors with some of the models, 1993 in particular. This knowledge was gathered after I traded the vehicle.
This would explain all of the brake jobs I endured over the course of years that I owned the vehicle. Unfortunately, each brake service got more and more expensive and I was a bit tired of driving the square box after so much time.
On the positive side, I never ever got stuck anywhere in deep snow. I had full-time 4 wheel drive and could pull out of a foot and 1/2 of packed stuff quite easily.
Mine was a no-frills vehicle. I had a nice stereo system, but it came with cloth seats, no sunroof or cd player, no heated seats....etc.
I had a 6 cylinder that ran reasonably well for a 190 hp machine. Although I didn't tow much, it was capable of 6000 lbs I believe.
I garage kept the vehicle for 11 years and had 1 or two minor chips, great paint quality and no fading.
I can't attest to the 2005 GC. It still looks a bit boxy to me with the front end resembling the Liberty and the rear end resembling a Ford Exploder. Not sure what the HP is on the V6. Interior looked kinda nice, though.
I wanted some pizazz and some toys and that's why I chose the MO. Don't think I'd ever go back to Jeep, though.