How reliable are Jeeps?

Hi Shamo

I can only speak about XJ’s
Which are bulletproof, and when they finally wear out, they are easily fixed.

I did drive a little petrol JK in the US, it rolled along nicely and when it can time to fill it, I was surprised how little juice it had used.

Buy Mum an XJ to drag the nags around. They are cheep, about 5-6 K,
I know of a blue one with just over 100,000K in mint condition that the old bloke wants $6,500 for.

In short, yup they still follow the simple, reliable model started by Mr Willy.
Take it for a spin off-road, you will be surprised where it will go standard.

Cheers

Gaz

XJ's bullet proof? Have you seen the rear wheel bearing design??

Here on Moore Park Beach is a diesel Jeep Commander and the owner is very happy with it. Economy is as good as the Tdi300 :eek:
The 3.0-litre CRD V6 engine produces a massive 160kW at 4,000 rpm and 510Nm of torque at 1,600-2,400 rpm which is not to bad I guess :)

I had a Cherokee limited.
Went to the snow and it was brilliant.
They are actually quite a small car, mine had the 4L six and drank, but so the Landies.
A few faults I can remember, stainless headers from factory and if any water splashes on the off road, the tend to crack-Common.
Rear brakes are drum type and car did have brake fade with load on.
Excellent power, great heating and absolutely no problem. Had it 2 years which is actually a long time for me.

They are antiquated but they work. The plastic inside is pretty bad but if they keep going it would be easy enough to live with.

I say go for it.
Millions of Jeep people can't be too wrong.;)

Well so far ive owned four landys and one jeep, guess which one has never cost me a cent. I have a mid 90's XJ and it is a good unit. Very light with no real chassis so it floats over sand where others plow through.
One the flip side they are thirsty and they are know to overheat in Aussie conditions if not sorted. Most will have a thermo added by now. Mine has 230,000 kms on it and still pulls like a freight train.
If someone came along with a late 70's J20 ute though i would trade in a flash.

There's a big difference between the ten year old XJ Cherokee and the JK Wrangler Shamo is talking about. But for the record I had two XJs. The first was brilliantly reliable. The second was an absolute reliability disaster - I could never count on it to get me somewhere or to get me home.

But go and have a talk to the towies who do road side recoveries for the car manufacturers and also the likes of the motoring organisations - RACV etc. I am yet to meet one who has a kind word for the Jeep brand.

Owning a Jeep is a bit of a lottery. You either get a very good one or a very bad one.

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Originally Posted by Grumbles

There's a big difference between the ten year old XJ Cherokee and the JK Wrangler Shamo is talking about. But for the record I had two XJs. The first was brilliantly reliable. The second was an absolute reliability disaster - I could never count on it to get me somewhere or to get me home.

But go and have a talk to the towies who do road side recoveries for the car manufacturers and also the likes of the motoring organisations - RACV etc. I am yet to meet one who has a kind word for the Jeep brand.

Owning a Jeep is a bit of a lottery. You either get a very good one or a very bad one.

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Same and than some could be said about another brand we love dearly.

Not just tow contractors but pretty much the general publics view for that matter.

I still can't fault mine but the barrage of abuse one cops for having a Landy from the ill informed is incredible.

Its like a license for ridicule.:p

Mate have a few friend with jeeps ....and as thick and fast the comment come about the disco ..there alway never far behind with there own problems .....thats y they say the same thing as us!!...."It's a jeep thing, you wouldnt understand!!"...lol

cheers

Shamo, I have been thinking about your issue, Re the towing Horse Floats.
I know that the older TJ's did not have a transfer which had a "Full Time 4WD" Mode.
In Rover terms it is "Locked 4WD" or 2WD.
The XJ does have a centre Diff so to speak so it features a Unlocked 4WD seting in the transfer. Which can be used on the bitumen.
Probaly be the one used when towing the nags around.
Might be wise to check if the JK has the same transfer as the XJ or TJ.

Cheers

Gaz

Everyone I know with Jeps seems happy enough with them. Like Tombie said though modifying turns to a world of different issues.

There is one complaint I do hear from Jeep owner's though: Not enough luggage space.

The 4-door has the same cargo area as the two door until you fold down or remove the back seats. A D2 has a lot more cargo area. A D1 is about on par with a 4-door Jeep.

Oh and they are worse ground clearance than the new Hilux.