re: Talk me out of wanting to buy a jeep

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You will look like all the other sheep.

You will constantly be reminded that you could have spent less money on something with more performance.

When I'm in the rubicon, I get zero thumbs up from kids. When I was in my old 4x4, every car that passed had kids' faces pressed against the glasses staring at the vehicle.

If given the choice between all of the american 4x4s, I'd go with an international scout.

Performancewise, the jap stuff is hard to beat.

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well said. Jeeps are for nerds. Look at the people driving them. Seriously.

Well you are already a 4X4 Demon. The jeep would help your campaign. I say go for it.

Chuck Norris' take on it:

I think we'd all want an old bronco. But for $20k less, a jeep is an acceptable alternative.

Not to be vain or anything, but I don't like the way it looks. I'm sure it is a tank, but I don't want it to look like crap either.

Depends if you like the cj5 or cj7.

5 is a shorter wheelbase so if you have anyone in the back its cramped. A Cj7 with a 360 is a beast......

Want

I always wanted one growing up. Got a '91 YJ when I was 15, and had to sell it when I was 19. It was junk, but I think most of that was the previous owner had never heard of this thing called an oil change. It was low mileage, so we thought it would be great for a long while. Apparently he had owned it for 6 years and never did any maintenance on it.

I got another one about 4 years ago. An '04 TJ and it was pretty much a 3rd vehicle for the two families that owned it before I did. The guy I bought it from said the folks he bought it from pulled it behind an RV on trips. He had a work truck and just bought it for a toy, but didn't drive it as much as he thought he would. Plus his son was 11 or 12 and he was going to buy a pair of 4 wheelers so they could ride. The son was a little disappointed when I picked it up from them, but the dad said that would all change when he brought the 4-wheelers home for his birthday to surprise him.

Now my 8 year old daughter is talking about wanting the Jeep when she is old enough. I'm sure it will still be running fine. I may let her drive it a few years in high school and get a CJ or something for me. Then I'll get her something else in college and let my son drive it when he's old enough.

FJ-40's are also great investments. I've never sold one that I didn't double my money on. One of the ones I have now is worth easily $35k more than I paid for it less than 10 years ago. That's triple what I paid for it and I've put zero money into it, other that maintenance.

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. I'm mechanically inclined for minor stuff, but anything major will require a shop

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TJ sounds like your best option

Auto or manual?

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You will look like all the other sheep.

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I guess if you give a damn what people think about you THAT much... sure, go be unique and get something else. But since this thread was about JEEPS... my guess is that you have more sack than that.

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When I'm in the rubicon, I get zero thumbs up from kids. When I was in my old 4x4, every car that passed had kids' faces pressed against the glasses staring at the vehicle.

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I had a kid 3 weeks ago LITERALLY giving me thumbs up and smiling while he was talking to whoever was driving. I have also had 3 or so diff women react... also other Jeepers notice. So, this claim is plain false. If you drive the jeep and don't think about it, you will notice it happening. SURE you can get something else that is more unique and draw more attention to you IF that's your thing. I personally wouldn't give a rats arse if people gave attention to me or not. I would love my Jeep regardless, because it's cool and it's tough.

OFF road, out of the box and fresh off the lot, there's really nothing that's going to go toe to toe with a Jeep. Aftermarket is aftermarket. You spend a ton, you can make your Jeep or anything else super capable.