Any Jeep folks here?

[pwDave]

Yes there are a few jeep people here, my wyfe owns four!!! She has a 48 and a 50 jeepster one has the 226 hurricane and the other has a yuck 350, she has a 1960 station wagon and her daily 2018 driver, all in excellent shape body wise. Her dad passed a little over a year ago and didn"t keep them up for a few years, 83 years old. all were covered with car covers and in garages. So i have got my hands full trying to get everything running again! So yea, theres a few of us that are jeep people, whether we want to be or not lol Dave.

 

[69a100]

2013 Grand Cherokee, everyday car v8

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I recently had to get a newer vehicle as my 94 Caravan has left me stranded a couple times. Later to find out that I have a dead alternator. So I picked up a 13 GC for my new DD, sweet ride to say the least! The Caravan now sits next to the garage waiting for me to do something with it, I think it's going to get donated to the DAV as I'm one myself and don't know of a better place to send it!
DAV=Disabled American Vets

 

[Hey-O]

In 87 I bought a new Red Jeep Comanche and then another new Black Comanche Eliminator in 91. I loved them both, the 87 being a 5 speed and the 91 was an automatic. Jeeps are great and fun to drive.

 

[moparwacko]

I've always been a Jeep guy. In the 70's I worked at a new Jeep dealer, and when we got married there were no Limos. They were all brand new CJ's with no tops!

Started with this one, seldom seen, 62 FC 150. And yes, that was my 73 Roadrunner also.

Many others, mostly CJ's and Wranglers (last count 8?) My current one is a 95 YJ daily winter driver, 4cyl 5spd - ultra dependable.

 

[Cranky]

About 4 years ago someone gifted me a 98 Wrangler with the 4.0 and 5 speed. It was in nice shape but it had over 225k miles on it. It had all the options available and then some....only down side was that it got rolled and that ruined the hard top so when I got it, the soft top was on it. Talk about noisy going down the highway. The guy fixed it and drove it for a few years after the 'easy' roll and it ran great. I'm just not a Jeep fan and sold it about a year later when I found a pretty nice 96 Dakota. From what I understand, the prices have gone up on them and a lot!

Years ago I posted about this same Jeep. The guy that owned it took a 4x8 trailer with a homemade wood box to pick up some of his belongings in El Paso after a nasty divorce. The trailer was packed and so was the Jeep and he called me up shortly after leaving El Paso to ask why would the engine would be running on the hot side going down the freeway. I just started laughing when he said 80-85! Dummy....told him to slow down to 75 and see if that didn't help. He didn't want to slow down but told him to try it for several miles to see if that's the problem. He did and it cooled down. Then I jumped his butt for going so fast with a SWB vehicle pulling a trailer.

Never have liked riding with him because his driving sucks and am surprised he never rolled the thing on some freeway instead of in the woods.

 

[Cranky]

I've always been a Jeep guy. In the 70's I worked at a new Jeep dealer, and when we got married there were no Limos. They were all brand new CJ's with no tops!
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Started with this one, seldom seen, 62 FC 150. And yes, that was my 73 Roadrunner also.
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Many others, mostly CJ's and Wranglers (last count 8?) My current one is a 95 YJ daily winter driver, 4cyl 5spd - ultra dependable.
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Wasn't there a public out cry among Jeep fans about the square headlights when they came out??

 

[guy gadbois]

Wasn't there a public out cry among Jeep fans about the square headlights when they came out??

Yes - when the YJ came out, 'Jeep people' got upset. Some Tshirt and sticker makers got rich tho making items that said 'Real Jeeps Have Round Headlights'.
The stigma has stuck as YJs are definitely the cheapest of the "CJ style" jeeps available. And there is naught wrong with them. Well, except for maybe the ones with the 'aero' body work...
Naturally tho, when it gets right down to it, a square headlight Jeep is actually the best Jeep...when the headlights are attached to an XJ!

 

[mrhemi]

The Liberty's seem to be unloved as well. I love the two '06's we have, but they are diesel though, which brings on it's own cult following.

 

[moparwacko]

Wasn't there a public out cry among Jeep fans about the square headlights when they came out??

Yes there was. I personally have changed quite a few as there was a retro kit at some point back to round lights. I don't know if they still exist or not, but the square lights don't bother me.
The Jeeper crowd nowadays are extremely proud of the square lights. YJs are considered the last "real" Jeep mainly because of solid axles. They also used the same exact body tub as a CJ7.
Sure, the 97 & up (there were no 96) ride better, are wider, safer, etc.
If you want a "real" Jeep experience, it's 95 and older.

 

[f569]

Had one of these in '89 (this one not mine). A 1989 Sahara edition. It was my first manual transmission car and my first "convertible". It came with the hard top and I installed an aftermarket soft top.
I learned a few things from that car ..... how to drive a stick, be sure to get the rag top back on BEFORE the temperature drops and shrinks the material and most importantly, you should always apply sunscreen if you plan to drop the top and drive from the Bronx to Montauk in the middle of the summer! ouch!