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  1. 5th March 2010, 02:07 PM #1
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    How reliable are Jeeps?

    I thought this is a general chat type subject so here is my question.

    How reliable are Jeeps?

    I want to know this because my mum is currently looking at buying a new car and wants one (for what reason i don't know) She is looking at buying the JK wrangler 4 door in the diesel.

    My first reaction was to say no definitely not, get a prado or D2, but i thought i would be more open minded about the situation and find out what they are actually like.

    She wants it for general use in town and some dirt roads and wants to pack a fair bit of random crap into it at times and she also wants to be able to tow a horse float with two horses in it.

    Will the Jeep be able to handle the towing and does anyone (i know you might gaz) know what the Jeep reliability is for someone who obviously wouldn't be doing any work herself on it and as i live in a different town to her i won't be able to assist alot of the time. Also what is it like on getting parts?

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  2. 5th March 2010, 02:16 PM #2
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    They're actually quite good, if left alone...

    If you start modifying, then you head down a long road of extra jobs required to make it all work together as a cohesive set up.
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    What Tombie said x2.
    I've had a lot of mates with Jeeps, particularly Wranglers, and my oldest sister has a Patriot, Jeeps are good units.
    They are reliable and good to tow with, the JK has a 2.5t towing capacity too, not 3.5t like a Disco.
    The V6 petrol is heavy on the juice though.
    Get her a Diesel Landy
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    They're good enough.

    like landies they have some minor issues but mostly they're not show stoppers.

    depending on what level you come in at I call it as they bridge the gap between the utilitarian offroad ability of the defender and the comfort and grace of a disco.
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    Just DON'T buy a Cherokee with the VM diesel

    The later ones are reliable, lightweight and the Rubicon has crawler low range and twin lockers, From the factory. Now just released in OZ with a diesel late last year IIRC.

    I worked on early examples and they are pretty agricultural, but a late model Wrangler Diesel wouldn't be all that bad. Pretty small though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justinc View Post
    Just DON'T buy a Cherokee with the VM diesel
    yet they are such a good thing when mariinised

    go figure...
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    Quote Originally Posted by incisor View Post
    yet they are such a good thing when mariinised

    go figure...
    I seem to recollect it is the other way - they started off marinised!

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    You might like to go and have a look at the Australian Jeep website AJOR and do a bit of research there on Jeeps and look at their stickys. The JK seems to have a few problems which the guys are pretty keen to discuss. But given what I have learned over the years I don't think I could ever own a diesel Jeep of any model though.
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    My boss has a four door Wrangler I've driven it a bit , it ,don't like it goes ok you seemed to be jammed in not alot of leg room I guess the disco is completely different
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    Thanks for all the replies guys, i was just mainly worried about the overall size of the car and it towing the horse float, how it would go just keeping it all stable, like the engine might have the grunt but they just don't seem to look like they would be able to handle it well...

    I really want her to buy a nice D2a or an early model D3 but i'll see how i go... atleast with the D2 i can fix it and i know where to get spares!

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