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re: How reliable are Jeeps?

Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:06 pm to
Posted by el Gaucho
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:06 pm to
Is your son a girl?

Get him a truck
Posted by JoePepitone
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Member since Feb 2014
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:11 pm to
I’ve always heard they had reliability issues but there’s a helluva lot of them on the roads around here. Wouldn’t people stop buying them if they couldn’t keep them running?
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:14 pm to
Still got my 99 Dakota. It needs a new head gasket @ 99k miles

It's at my dads house and he uses to go to lumber yard and refuses to take in to be fixed. I gave up and figured it's his now
Posted by WallsAllAroundMe
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:15 pm to
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This post was edited on 4/8/19 at 12:05 pm
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:21 pm to
Stupid choice of vehicle for a teenager.
Posted by 756
Member since Sep 2004
15995 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:39 pm to
quote:

terra is one of the absolute worst vehicles made in the last 20 years. Buy one if you want to pay for a new transmission.


Have you ever owned one? I have and have a pro4x now. They are built on truck frame, have a beefy engine and tranny- I have no idea where you got your information-

The real downside to the Xterra is it is geared for offroad and it sucks gas

I also owned jeeps- pre 2000 The jeep when it was a jeep with an inline 6 was a great indestructible engine

When Chrysler started the MFGing and dropped in their engine - it is only the same name and look - not mechanically equaly
Posted by jflsufan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2013
5248 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:43 pm to
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Stupid choice of vehicle for a teenager.


Oh yeah. What do you suggest that I buy for my son? Just curious.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:45 pm to
Tacoma if you’re a cool dad
Corolla if you’re not a cool dad
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85467 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:48 pm to
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Just get him a Carrolla/Camry or civic/accord


Truth. And if that’s not good enough then he can get a job and buy what he wants.
Posted by jflsufan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2013
5248 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:50 pm to
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Tacoma if you’re a cool dad


I was originally looking for a Tacoma but can't find one that I like for under $20K.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:51 pm to
Look for a 2wd extended can. Plenty to be had; especially with the 4cyl engine. (And he won’t get speeding tickets that way )

LINK
This post was edited on 2/22/19 at 4:54 pm
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 4:56 pm to
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You better check his insurance rates before you make that purchase.


Does a higher center of gravity make them a bigger rollover canidate?

If so a bad mix with a 16 year old.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:20 pm to
Hyundai Accent or similar. Something inexpensive, reliable, cheap to maintain, and won't be difficult to replace once the inevitable dings start to occur.
This post was edited on 2/22/19 at 5:20 pm
Posted by JoePepitone
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:25 pm to
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Posted by OTIS2
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:26 pm to
Son Has a 2010 Wrangler that has been pretty good....until the motor blew up with less than 90,000. Fun ride though.
Posted by JoePepitone
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Member since Feb 2014
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:28 pm to
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Hyundai Accent or similar.
16 year old me would have hated that car and would have abused it. I was allowed to pick out my first ride (had to pay my parents back for it over time) and I took very good care of it.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
73677 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:32 pm to
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16 year old me would have hated that car and would have abused it. I was allowed to pick out my first ride (had to pay my parents back for it over time) and I took very good care of it.


If my kid abused a car he was given, then he wouldn't have a car--much less a cool car. And many kids who haven't had to pay for a car aren't going to respect it. You seem more the exception in that case.

ETA: I was handed a '70s Chevy tank of a car when I started driving around '92. I was just glad to have a car to drive instead of the bus and so were my friends who needed a ride.
This post was edited on 2/22/19 at 5:34 pm
Posted by nola000
Lacombe, LA
Member since Dec 2014
13139 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:32 pm to
It's a Chrysler product.

Run.

Run away fast.
Posted by nola000
Lacombe, LA
Member since Dec 2014
13139 posts
Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:33 pm to
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Not saying this isn't true but comments like this may need a little more context.

A lot of those guys working on their Jeeps all of the time are also tearing them up offroad


True but it doesn't change the fact that anything made by Chrysler is a giant piece of shite. You can usually throw GM products in there too.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 5:34 pm to
Don't hesitate to get one. Most of the people posting have never owned one, and their answers are predictable.
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