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Old 01-01-2015, 06:06 PM
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So I'm without a company car now so I'm in the market for a Jeep Wrangler. I'm just looking for something in the $10K range right now, my wife gets her new Jeep Unlimited in the spring she drives 4 miles a day so better she has the new one!!

Anyway what should I stay away from?? I've found a few with under 100K miles but they all have the 4 banger which is ok with me but not sure if they are good or bad?? I'm have a call into a friend of mine that is a Chrysler mechanic but everything to him is junk except his his new Hellcat!!

Anyway thoughts??

Also anyone have a Jeep?? Let's see some pictures??
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I've heard the four banger is the way to go.
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Why does this even matter? It's gonna get an LS swap eventually...
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Why does this even matter? It's gonna get an LS swap eventually...
Welllllllllll if it ever got a V8 it would most likely be a Hemi!!
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The 4cyl is pretty peepy if you have a manual trans, kind of a dog with an auto. If you plan on leaving it stock height with stock size tires it's great, if you put taller tires on plan on changing the axle gears.
Wranglers have something called "death wobble", easy fix, most of the time it's the track bar and/or the steering stabilizer is worn out.
The major down fall I had with the 5 different ones I had (CJ,YJ and TJ) was not having a trunk or place to keep items in.

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I have a 1999 TJ Wrangler. Mine's the 6 cylinder auto version. They actually make great little commuters...easy to get in and out of. I swear you can drive past a parking spot, and still make it into the spot...they are such a short wheel base they turn on a dime.

Mine is lifted with 33" tires though...so it's not super peppy and gets horrible MPG. But it's just a play toy anyways...not really for daily driving.

Like they said though, if you're keeping it in stock form, the 4 cylinder will be just fine.
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The inline six is one of the most durable engines ever produced. Pre 2000... The Chrysler got their hands on everything...

Love my Jeep. I have more fun in that damn thing. It has about 4,000 scratches on it.
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The inline six is one of the most durable engines ever produced. Pre 2000... The Chrysler got their hands on everything...

Love my Jeep. I have more fun in that damn thing. It has about 4,000 scratches on it.


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Rick ---

I have a new one - which isn't worth discussing because it's WAY over the budget number you stated you wanted to be in... but I do LOVE my Jeep! I drive it daily.... and where I live it's just about the perfect vehicle. I haven't had it long enough to say anything about reliability.




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I have a new one - which isn't worth discussing because it's WAY over the budget number you stated you wanted to be in... but I do LOVE my Jeep! I drive it daily.... and where I live it's just about the perfect vehicle. I haven't had it long enough to say anything about reliability.




Yeah Greg nice Jeep, my wife's gets her new Unlimted in spring! Ouch you are right about the price but she's still driving her 2006 Jeep so she's due plus she really does drive 4 miles each way to work each day!

Thanks guys for the imput, I think I'm going to up my budget a little and get the newer style JK Jeep as I drove one the other day and I like way better the older TJ.
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