Two years ago I was sure I wanted to buy a Cherokee and I spent months researching it , and I tested drove it twice. I even had a deposit put down on one before I pulled out of the deal and got a it refunded.
The information I found out was that the Cherokee is not a good vehicle. The transmission is bad and it has many other shortcomings. You can read about the details on various automobile blog websites.
The Cherokee looks good and drives ok but it's not well designed, stay away from it.
I think most people that know much about cars know that Chrysler has a poor reputation for reliability and customer service. The two Jeeps that seem to be somewhat of an exception to that are the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee. Both of those have a fairly good reputation, but it's still Chrysler. I didn't end up getting a Jeep but if I did I would get a Wrangler. Tara you would look great in a Wrangler, big boobs with big tires.
Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, all have a great reputation for quality and customer service at a middle level price range. Take your time, research and test drive.
Good luck