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re: I am looking at buying a jeep and have a few questions
Posted on 10/9/14 at 8:59 am to redbullwings
Posted on 10/9/14 at 8:59 am to redbullwings
I had a 2001 model with the inline 6cyl and that thing was a blast to drive. It had the factory dana 44 rear. Never had any mechanical problems while i owned it. If i ever get a play vehicle it will be a wrangler. Only negative was it only had a 3 speed automatic and it would really scream at interstate speeds. Damn thing was turning almost 3k rpm at 70mph. Pulled great as the 4.0l 6cyl had plenty of torque
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Posted on 10/9/14 at 9:55 am to bayoudude
If you do basic maintenance and don't abuse it you won't have problems. They're known for little issues but the major things happen from abuse. I have a 2004 I found with low mileage. Only thing I've done in 2.5 years is change the oil and put tires on it. It is my daily driver. Lots of fun in the south. Topless weather for about 8 months of the year. I only use my hardtop from November to March. The only reason I put it back on last weekend is we're having a garage sale this weekend and needed the room to set up.
Mine is also a manual but I learned to drive in a manual 91 wrangler. Shifting gears is fun to me. I loved it when I was 16-18 and neither of my sisters could drive it. I still need to teach my wife how to drive this one but any time I mention it she has some excuse. A couple of years ago I was out of town with my dad at a football game and she sent me a text saying she wishes she knew how because it was a beautiful day and wanted to take our daughter riding around in it while running errands.
Mine is also a manual but I learned to drive in a manual 91 wrangler. Shifting gears is fun to me. I loved it when I was 16-18 and neither of my sisters could drive it. I still need to teach my wife how to drive this one but any time I mention it she has some excuse. A couple of years ago I was out of town with my dad at a football game and she sent me a text saying she wishes she knew how because it was a beautiful day and wanted to take our daughter riding around in it while running errands.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 10:43 am to redbullwings
For off roading of any kind, but an Auto
Posted on 10/9/14 at 11:15 am to swanny297
They staeted the 3.6 in 2012. I have a 2012 6 Speed 4 door Rubicon. I love it. It is not my daily driver. But it is fun to drive the 6 speed. They ride completely different than the old jeeps and mine is fully loaded. To the OP, it is a great idea. Although I would not go older than a 2012. 2007-2011 have a lot of issuea from what I have heard.
Also my wife can drive a manual. So that wasn't an iaaue for me.
Also my wife can drive a manual. So that wasn't an iaaue for me.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 11:57 am to redbullwings
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Anyone have any advice
If its just a weekend pleasure vehicle, get the auto. I have no problems spinning my 35's with my auto on the trails and or mud. In the city you will have to re gear or turn the overdrive off when you get on the interstate but other than that you should be good with auto.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 12:21 pm to redbullwings
I have a '06 TJ that has 71k on it. Regular maintenance is all. No other probs. Automatic. I can see possible driving offroad hassles with a manual trans.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 12:46 pm to redbullwings
The one in my avi pic is a '97. It is automatic and I have no issues with the transmission both on and off-road. Routine maintenance is what you can expect - having to change some things out but with almost 100K miles that is to be expected. A bit of a rough ride but fun as hell to drive.
I owned a IH Scout growing up and I could not fault that or the older land cruisers as options.
I owned a IH Scout growing up and I could not fault that or the older land cruisers as options.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 1:18 pm to Chad504boy
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Bronco
Needs clarification. I know they are all old now, but the 60's to late 70's before they retired the real Broncos and started making the full size versions in like 78 through the early 90's.
All Broncos are money pits but the older versions can go for obscene money once fixed up. I see several that are going for $40K plus.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 1:25 pm to redbullwings
Just stay away from the 3.8L V6, it's a turd. I had a 2010, wasn't a bad vehicle, just totally gutless.
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