Jeeps

[CompTrex]

Ok gang.
My son (18 in a few weeks) wants a Jeep. All he wants is 2 door, lifted a bit, and big wheels. Plans to take it to school in the fall where it'd be better in the snow than his Mustang.
Thoughts on Jeeps?

 

[Jeff Porter]

My nephew-in-law had a Jeep... he said it rode very rough, MPG was hoh-rih-bull. If your son won't be driving it long distances most of the time, and doesn't mind the bad MPG... and the high costs of the big tires... go for it.

 

[CompTrex]

My nephew-in-law had a Jeep... he said it rode very rough, MPG was hoh-rih-bull. If your son won't be driving it long distances most of the time, and doesn't mind the bad MPG... and the high costs of the big tires... go for it.

Most of the time will be around the campus and the surrounding town. A few 7 hour trips from Cedarville, OH to Northern VA (hopefully).
They sure do look fun though!

 

[Neal]

I've always wanted one, but never have.

 

[JEBar]

my concern with a Jeep with lift kit is its center of gravity .... I've owned them, driven them, come very close to rolling them .... in the hands of an inexperienced driver, the results of a swerve to miss a dog, pothole, whatever can be bad .... as can evenly marginally over correcting if/when on wheel should drop off the side of the road .... forget mileage, they will leak when its raining two states away, cold in the winter, marginally cool in the summer .... all that being said, I like them but have moved on

 

[CompTrex]

my concern with a Jeep with lift kit is its center of gravity .... I've owned them, driven them, come very close to rolling them .... in the hands of an inexperienced driver, the results of a swerve to miss a dog, pothole, whatever can be bad .... as can marginally over correcting if/when on wheel should drop off the side of the road .... forget mileage,

Yep. Always a concern...

 

[NSTG8R]

I've had tons of Jeeps, mostly Cherokees, but I did have a '90 Wrangler with a 1.5" lift and 31" tires that I had a lot of fun with. One thing I learned quickly with the Wrangler is that if you're on any 'slick stuff' you'd better be on high alert. Since the back wheels are basically just behind your butt, if the rears break loose you have 'zero' time to think about it, you're spinning! Unlike my looooong wheelbased truck which real forgiving on the ice and snow. The 4.0L straight six is a fantastic engine, it's the one I'm most familiar with, and lasts forever if you do your maintenance, but the mpg pretty much blows as someone mentioned earlier.

 

[CompTrex]

I've had tons of Jeeps, mostly Cherokees, but I did have a '90 Wrangler with a 1.5" lift and 31" tires that I had a lot of fun with. One thing I learned quickly with the Wrangler is that if you're on any 'slick stuff' you'd better be on high alert. Since the back wheels are basically just behind your butt, if the rears break loose you have 'zero' time to think about it, you're spinning! Unlike my looooong wheelbased truck which real forgiving on the ice and snow. The 4.0L straight six is a fantastic engine, it's the one I'm most familiar with, and lasts forever if you do your maintenance, but the mpg pretty much blows as someone mentioned earlier.

How much would the '90 wrangler go for now?

 

[NSTG8R]

How much would the '90 wrangler go for now?

Not sure what the prices are like around your area, but I would think you could get a nice specimen for between 5k to 8k. One more thing. My '90 was the last year of the 4.2L straight six, and had an electronic carberator on it...huge PITA. In '91 the 4.0L EFI came out, and it would run circles around my 4.2L in every aspect, except low-end torque.

 

[Hotscoots]

How much would the '90 wrangler go for now?

Wrangler has the distinction of being one of the vehicles that holds the highest resale value . A '90 in good shape will range from $5500-$7000.
Watch for rust , clutch and transmission . Everything else is bulletproof .