Thread: Has anyone bought a Jeeeeep

Originally Posted by Grumbles

I bought a new four door JKU Wrangler. 18 months and 17000 kms later I got rid of it. Great car – nothing wrong with it and the Pentastar V6 petrol engine was an economical engine to run.



It was the service charge for a grease, engine oil change, engine oil filter and replacing the diff oils which got me - $1180.00. The next service was an engine oil change, engine oil filter, air filter if needed and replace the spark plugs. Cost – a tad over $2000.00.

Crikey, what the crow said. That's just a joke.

Our service costs haven't been that high, factory servicing at about $600.00 for a little service and $1200 for a big one. We have had to watch the usual attempts at replacing brake pads that don't need it etc but I've had that at Ford, Land Rover and Jeep Dealerships in Canberra previously. Like most vehicles if you are prepared to do your own servicing on an out of warranty / lease vehicle costs can be cut considerably.
Regards,
Tote

new or old?

Originally Posted by bacicat

The Grand Cherokee has a Mercedes Diesel in it which returns great figures, but that will run to nearly $60K

From 2011 the Grand Cherokee's Diesel V-6 is supplied by Italy’s VM Motori, which is half-owned by Fiat. 550Nm of torque! Nice

Go a grand Vitara if you want a capable soft/to not so soft roader on the economical end. Great cars.

Heard a story about a bloke that bought a new Jeep and took it into ARB to have lockers, winch, lift, big wheels and tyres fitted to make it a great off road vehicle. ARB asked if he was aware that his Jeep was a 2WD station wagon.
Sounds like a typical new Jeep buyer, Regards Frank.

Hard to tell where your own kids interests are going to take them, if your own youth is any guide.

A soft roader will be a good all round compromise, but from my experience, for not much beyond poorly maintained public dirt roads, sand drifts and maybe beach. In 2012 took a work mate in his then new Grand Vitara and my old Disco 1, both bog standard, to a spot on the upper Adelaide River. Was a very mild bush track. On return to the main road we found the Vitara rear fender was torn off its steel bracing on the bottom edge and the nudge bar via its chassis mounts had been pushed into the bonnet! Just no worthwhile ground clearance for even the easy stuff. Front suspension was very limited, with traction control having to be coaxed into action. I think it had dual range, but you wonder why?

I resolved the vehicle issue for my daughter and son by getting them a cheap Disco1 Tdi each. Prado or Pajero would have been nice, but too much for my pocket, plus rust. No garage room for so many vehicles - who cares if the Disco spends all year outside in the weather. Having 'twisted' my daughters arm a little over the issue also means she now has some savings!!!!

Work mate had a Wrangler, maybe 2006-ish. Nice to drive with the top down, but limited fuel range (fuel consumption combined with smallish tank) and limited carrying capacity. The new four doors look the role as a serious 4x4, although what is with the park bench that doubles as a front fender?

What you want is a freelander 2 economical and you can pick some of the earlier ones for around the 15k mark if the budget streatches that far . But most importantly they are a safe car. They will most certianly do the daily commute aswell as get you off the beaten track with enough room in the boot to actually carry stuff.

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