Anyone have a Jeep? let's hear about it!
Anyone have a Jeep? let's hear about it!
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SuperSport
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 731
From: MICHIGAN
My wife has a 97 Grand cherokee Laredo straight 6. I bought it for her 7 years ago with 30k miles on it. Now it has 170k miles and it has been the best, reliable car we have ever had. I recently replaced the brakes all around and the U joints and it will need a Tune-up next spring. No other major service has been done to it. My wife loves it so much, I offered to get her a new Nissan Armada and she refused. She said she is gonna drive it til the wheels fall off.
I could ride in
SuperBike
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,729
From: Dayton, TN
Senior Member
SuperBike
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,806
From: Atlanta, GA
My sister just gave me her old Jeep. It's a 1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo with the inline 6. Replaced the water pump in the first week and it was a shitty job.
I like it so far other than the fact that it has little power. It has a nice tight feel and drives very well.
I like it so far other than the fact that it has little power. It has a nice tight feel and drives very well.
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MotoGP
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,547
From: Way Out West
Had a now out of print Jeep Commanche. Same as the Cherokee but a pickup body.
The 4.0 engine was a gem. Good power, bullet proof, never cost me a penny in 190,000 miles while the rest of the truck kept falling apart around it. My F150 runs as well as the day I bought it new, has cost me next to nothing in repairs and has about 60,000 more miles on it than the Jeep did when I sold it to a junk yard for $100.
The 4.0 engine was a gem. Good power, bullet proof, never cost me a penny in 190,000 miles while the rest of the truck kept falling apart around it. My F150 runs as well as the day I bought it new, has cost me next to nothing in repairs and has about 60,000 more miles on it than the Jeep did when I sold it to a junk yard for $100.
The Hypno-Toad
Superstock
Superstock
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 467
From: Milwaukee, WI
98 Cherokee Sport 2" lift 30" tires on American Eagle Rims. I just rolled 100K with no problems. I have origenal exhaust which is starting to worry me because I know it has to fail soon. I've changed fluids, filters, brake pads, etc. and nothing else. However my NSS is getting dirty because sometimes my back up lights don't want to come on. Otherwise good, my second XJ the first was an 86 pioneer that was put to rest at 200K with no engine work. The body was shot though. Happy Jeeping!
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Superstock
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 283
From: greeley, co
Haven't had a Jeep yet But had a few 4x4's. Right now I have a 2002 z-71 and a 06 4runner limited. The 4runner will go through just about anything. My son and I take it to Coon Creek (It's an off road park close by) every now and then. I plan on lifting and puttin some bigger rubber on the Z-71 this spring.
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mildly retarded
SuperBike
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,278
From: Denver, CO
Get on Ebay and order a performance air intake for 50 bucks shipped! rip out all of that old airbox BS and throw the new one on. i think the store name was 'chromeintakes'.....anyways it does the same job the K&N system does for about 250 bucks less!!.......after that, remove your catalytic converter and put a straight pipe in its place. you will notice a huge difference in power and fuel economy. just remember to keep your old catlaytic converter handy to pass the "visual" part of your states emissions tests. afterwards throw the straight pipe back on! best mods you can do under 100 bucks!!
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mildly retarded
SuperBike
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,278
From: Denver, CO
ZJ/WJ Grand Cherokee Forum - JeepsUnlimited.com Forums
check out this forum. best one there is online for info.
this site also has specific forums/info. for each jeep model.
check out this forum. best one there is online for info.
this site also has specific forums/info. for each jeep model.
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Superstock
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 286
From: texas
i had a 1992 cherokee with the 4.0 and i drove the thing ito the ground and it never quite. i sold it because it was getting really ugly clear coat falling of and with 180,000 miles i still got a pretty penny. this jeep was relentless all i ever replaced was a water pump.
Sexual Daredevil
SuperSport
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 597
From: Mother Earth- orbiting around Charlotte, NC. But now over the border in S.C.
1982 CJ-7, Jamboree edition #511 of 2500.
Daily driver. Owned it for going on 20 years.
258 I-6, Auto(TF999), MC2100(carb) 33's on stock chrome rims, full roll cage.
Daily driver. Owned it for going on 20 years.
258 I-6, Auto(TF999), MC2100(carb) 33's on stock chrome rims, full roll cage.
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Hmm?
SuperBike
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,069
From: San Gabriel Valley
Are you trying to upload as an attachment? There should be an option to do so...but I don't believe tif files are supported.
If you are trying to hotlink, then the image needs to be hosted online.
If you are trying to hotlink, then the image needs to be hosted online.
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Squid
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 52
From: Greenville, ME
2000 cherokee here. Love the little thing, it goes everywhere i want, and can go most places i don't. Currently it has a 1" lift and 30" BFGs, but it's going to grow bigger here next spring.
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Superstock
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 433
From: Los Angeles & Winston Salem
Liberty Renegade
Brought a new (in 2002) Liberty Renegade for my wife was a great little car....lots of camping trips, that little tonka toy got us everywhere, very impressed....with a surco rack on top took all our camping stuff and more.....sold it last year to a family member with over 80,000 miles never had one single problem....we actually miss that car!......replaced it with a 2007 toyota 4runner...great car but kinda boring.......looking to buy a 4door wrangler.....rubicon in rescue green color...
Got to admit there is something about owning a Jeep.....really is an american Icon.......
Got to admit there is something about owning a Jeep.....really is an american Icon.......
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SuperSport
SuperSport
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 880
From: Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Here's some Jeep care lol
http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/01...ing-a-Jeep.htm
These things are unbreakable !!
http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/01...ing-a-Jeep.htm
These things are unbreakable !!
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SuperBike
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,033
Here's some Jeep care lol
http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/01...ing-a-Jeep.htm
These things are unbreakable !!
http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/01...ing-a-Jeep.htm
These things are unbreakable !!
Umm, not quite. By buddy blew his rear end all to **** today at my house. Looks like ill be working on it all day tomorrow.
