Let's Play.......Destroy My Jeep

[jerryd]

I was listening to this chap's plight on the radio this afternoon, should be fun to watch :D

I hope he meets his goal to allow this to happen.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1407599953/destroy-my-jeep-a-game-of-fatal-consequences-for-m

[FeatherWeightDriver]

<cue the music>

Don't hold back... ;)

[Homestar]

Geez, I hope he gets the dollars. I would donate myself if I could at the moment...

[isuzurover]

This is a joke right??? Most landrover purchasers would be happy if these were the only faults they had...


Q. What has gone wrong with your Jeep?
A. Please don't get me started...actually too late. here goes...Fuel Line fell off (at the time of getting handover in the showroom!), Loss of all climate controls (twice), Rattling in drivers door, Clock couldn't keep the correct time (for 2 years!), Bash plate hanging off, Turbo inlet manifold cracked (towtruck required), Rain sensor failed, Major coolant leak inside vehicle (towtruck required), External mirrors getting loose all the damn time (special screws so I can't even tighten them myself if I wanted to!), Ignition failure (towtruck required), Faulty seat belt tensioner, Heater exchange cracked behind dashboard, Starter motor intermittently running after the engine has started (has been replaced but keeps doing it), Drivetrain Control error (towtruck required), wipers intermittently coming on when driving in dry conditions, Rear strut leaking oil and had to be replaced... see why we want to burn it?

[Outback 1]

I can remember when I was driving tow trucks about 4 years ago towing a late model jeep into a dealer in s e Melbourne the mechanics laughed about it being back and asked if I could just drop it off the bridge on the island next time !

[robbotd5]

This is a joke right??? Most landrover purchasers would be happy if these were the only faults they had...

Speak for yourself!!!:o Sure I have had a few little drama's but I still love my Disco.
Regards
Robbo

[d2dave]

We should pass around the hat at AULRO. Surely we would all love to see one less jeep on the road.

[Homestar]

This is a joke right??? Most landrover purchasers would be happy if these were the only faults they had...

Yep, my Rangie has been on a tilt tray 5 times in 3 years, all part of the fun...:D

[d2dave]

Yep, my Rangie has been on a tilt tray 5 times in 3 years, all part of the fun...:D

Gav. You mentioning this reminded me about "Drive Safe's" RR. If the Jeep bloke is successful I reckon Tim should have a crack with his RR.

[Sprint]

Serves him right for buying a jeep....

One of the local mechanics traded his HSV in on a brand new jeep, less than 300km later the "check engine" light came on, plugged the scantool in as soon as he got back to town, phoned jeep with the trouble code, they said to take it for a run on the highway at 100km... thats when he told them it started on the highway at 100km/h..... and had restricted itself to only 60km/h....

A friends brother in law, a longtime jeep tragic, bought a brand new grand cherokee, was not impressed when within the first couple of weeks, it simply shut down dead on the highway, no power, nothing.... not the most entertaining of things in the middle of the summer with a very young baby in the car....

[JamesB71]

Why the jeep hate? I ran out of fuel in the 2013 defender and it took the land rover tech two hours to get it to start and then an hours worth of driving it in limp mode before it allowed me to drive normally...

[PAT303]

This is a joke right??? Most landrover purchasers would be happy if these were the only faults they had...

Yeh because Land Rovers fall apart every day don't they ;).I don't mind if things go wrong,it happens,it's the way manufacturers deal with the problem thats important,one area Land Rover excel. Pat

[PAT303]

Serves him right for buying a jeep....

One of the local mechanics traded his HSV in on a brand new jeep, less than 300km later the "check engine" light came on, plugged the scantool in as soon as he got back to town, phoned jeep with the trouble code, they said to take it for a run on the highway at 100km... thats when he told them it started on the highway at 100km/h..... and had restricted itself to only 60km/h....

A friends brother in law, a longtime jeep tragic, bought a brand new grand cherokee, was not impressed when within the first couple of weeks, it simply shut down dead on the highway, no power, nothing.... not the most entertaining of things in the middle of the summer with a very young baby in the car....

I know a dozen Jeep owners,hardly an once of trouble with them,it's the dealers/Jeeps fault in this case,they should have just fixed his vehicle. Pat

[PAT303]

Why the jeep hate? I ran out of fuel in the 2013 defender and it took the land rover tech two hours to get it to start and then an hours worth of driving it in limp mode before it allowed me to drive normally...

They do it on purpose,I drove an NRMA tilt tray for 3 months in NSW,I was told to take my time for people who left their lights on,ran out of fuel or locked their keys in the car. Pat

[Randylandy]

Always two sides to the story. He did not say what any of the problems where. Have been looking for a new car for the mrs lately and reading all the reviews and from what I have seen is you only here from the few people that have had problems and not from the many that have had none.

[d2dave]

Always two sides to the story. He did not say what any of the problems where. Have been looking for a new car for the mrs lately and reading all the reviews and from what I have seen is you only here from the few people that have had problems and not from the many that have had none.

If you go to his website he does list what the faults were/are. I had a look yesterday

[JamesB71]

They do it on purpose,I drove an NRMA tilt tray for 3 months in NSW,I was told to take my time for people who left their lights on,ran out of fuel or locked their keys in the car. Pat

Well that sucks. People make mistakes.

Mine was due to a servo being out of diesel and me not wanting to carry spare inside the vehicle when I didn't have the trailer on.

Sure, it was a mistake and I got stuck on the side of the road with a 7 year old daughter in howling winter wind. I had already caught a taxi into lithgow, bought a 5L fuel can and put that in it, but apparently the computer won't let it restart unless it gets at least 20L. At least according to the tech.

Bloody high and mighty morons casting judgment and their own brand of punishment on people who are PAYING their wage for that very service.

[FeatherWeightDriver]

^^^ +1

If the standing instructions are words to the effect of "let them suffer" that's pretty horrible. Then again, NRMA roadside assist subscriptions and revenue are falling. Correlation, Cause, Effect. Who knows...


I was listening to this chap's plight on the radio this afternoon, should be fun to watch :D

I hope he meets his goal to allow this to happen.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1407599953/destroy-my-jeep-a-game-of-fatal-consequences-for-m

Back on topic, some ideas. I'm impressed this Jeep stood up to this beating:

Jeep Destroy crash test HD - YouTube

[PAT303]

Well that sucks. People make mistakes.

Mine was due to a servo being out of diesel and me not wanting to carry spare inside the vehicle when I didn't have the trailer on.

Sure, it was a mistake and I got stuck on the side of the road with a 7 year old daughter in howling winter wind. I had already caught a taxi into lithgow, bought a 5L fuel can and put that in it, but apparently the computer won't let it restart unless it gets at least 20L. At least according to the tech.

Bloody high and mighty morons casting judgment and their own brand of punishment on people who are PAYING their wage for that very service.

Don't worry mate your not alone,the most common reasons for being called out was for running out of fuel,locking the keys in the car,flat battery after leaving the lights on. Pat