Jeep Wrangler

[PandaPancake]

I'm still cruising in my 85' Yugo...bitch magnet.

1990 Miata. I can say no fat chicks. It'll fug with my mpg

[thefuzz]

I'm a fan, and I have found them to be very dependable.

 

 

That said, many used ones have had the poo driven out of them.

 

 

I want one just to mess around with, but the price tags on them are a bit high for a "toy".

[Panthro]

 The inline 6 might be one of the more dependable engines made. I had a two door wrangler before daimler chrysler really ruined them. That four door should be put down. You should be put down if you buy a four door automatic.

[thefuzz]

 The inline 6 might be one of the more dependable engines made. I had a two door wrangler before daimler chrysler really ruined them. That four door should be put down. You should be put down if you buy a four door automatic.

 

 

Yea, the old 4.0 was a fantastic engine, and they had a pretty good drivetrain under them.

 

 

I would buy any of them from 97-06 or so, if they are in decent condition.

[CarolinaAllDay]

Don't bother with a 07-11 wrangler. They are built like poo; I had an 08 "x" purchased with 40k on it. Car was in the shop more than I drove it and spent more on repairs than I did for payments. Although taking the doors and top off was pretty fun in the summertime.

2012+ they fixed the engine problems but I hear they still have the deathwobble and leaky hardtops.

[Paintballr]

GF has a Wrangler, has about 178,000 miles on it and only work she has had done was recently had to fix her alternator for around $800 bucks. Not bad for a 11 year old jeep

[Doc Holiday]

Don't bother with a 07-11 wrangler. They are built like poo; I had an 08 "x" purchased with 40k on it. Car was in the shop more than I drove it and spent more on repairs than I did for payments. Although taking the doors and top off was pretty fun in the summertime.

2012+ they fixed the engine problems but I hear they still have the deathwobble and leaky hardtops.

 

as someone who has fixed their death wobble a few times, this is just a design flaw for the jeeps for a while, it has to deal with either the trac bar(80% of the time its this), the stabilizer, or these spacers around axle to frame. you can figure it out by just grabbing the part and seeing if there is any play in it at all.  if there is it needs to be replaced.

 

deathwobble will scare the crap out of you, and is not cool.

[Doc Holiday]

GF has a Wrangler, has about 178,000 miles on it and only work she has had done was recently had to fix her alternator for around $800 bucks. Not bad for a 11 year old jeep

$800 for an alternator? did the salesperson/shop seem overly happy to sell it to you? that is a complete rip off, could have bought 5 for that much.

[davos]

trucks trucks trucks trucks

[natty]

I drove an '04 for a while and loved it but decided to get something more 'reasonable' as a daily driver.  The resale value is second to none.  After a couple of years I missed driving a jeep too much and bought a new one a few months ago.  I don't regret it at all(now that I work much closer to home).

 

Wranglers are just too much fun.  They don't ride as well, but I tried the luxury sedan thing and don't really give a damn about it.  

[Paintballr]

$800 for an alternator? did the salesperson/shop seem overly happy to sell it to you? that is a complete rip off, could have bought 5 for that much.

Hell wasn't me paying, believe she had other stuff done but no idea, but other than tires and oil/routine maintenance to get that kinda mileage without work is great