Quoted from Monte:And cheeps are any better?
Still driving a 2006 wrangler, 460,000 km on it and still doesn't burn a drop of oil. drives just like the day I bought it.
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Quoted from Electrocute:One of the best things about Wranglers is resale value. Almost bought one, went with the Tacoma Off Road instead.
Yepp, great truck.. Toyota dropped the ball big time on the fj cruiser. Doors didn't come off, no hardtop, soft top. Shame
Quoted from TomN:Short story on the Jeep Wrangler..I bought a brand new JL sport. Had around 11500 miles on it when the "Death Wobble" started to happen. Took it to the dealer and they installed a stabilizer that did nothing. Drove it 200 miles one weekend and it shook 16 times on one trip alone, another 12 on the way back. I was driving on the expressway when it started to shake after just about every bump I would roll over. Sucked big time as I was a fan and really wanted to like this car. Took it back to the dealer and they had it for three days and said they couldn't recreate the problem. Long story short I came to find out they didn't drive it at all other then to park it in the lot and let it sit. Basically they tried to get out of the warranty work. I know this because I checked the odometer after I dropped it off. Hadn't changed at all. When I confronted the service manager he apologized and offered to look at it. Lol! At that point I was super pissed and couldn't deal with the lies. In my opinion it's simply an overpriced and poorly engineered POS that is in serious need of some competition. Hopefully the Bronco will provide this. I think I payed almost 40K for this car. Potential buyers beware. The axle shudder or "wobble" is real and to my knowledge they don't really know how to fix it. I wouldn't take a Wrangler if they were giving them away.
Love the death wobble.. had a 98 with issues. scares the shit out of my passengers!! especially when I scream too for extra effect. Lmao
Put electric air bags in the front springs, problem solved. flip of a switch and good times all over again on halloween and april fools day
Quoted from phil-lee:I just know the introduction of the Ford Bronco fired me up in a good way. In the middle of this build, doing all the things to introduce reliability back into a 20 year old vehicle.
People are looking for this kind of thing in the auto Market. Simplicity. The Toyota 70 Series sold in Australia is the Standard off-road vehicle by which all others are compared.
Others are too complicated, failure prone airbag suspension, bogus problem-prone engines, flaky cv transmissions, a lot of mess added to vehicles that is expensive to repair when it goes out(and it goes out frequently).
Jeeps look good. Fiat has ruined their Heritage. If they return to their Roots with reliability..otherwise they morph into a niche vehicle like the Land Rover.
Ya, I don't know anything about the pentastar... But you can't kill the straight six push rod engineS, smallest timing chain ever.. bullet proof
Quoted from TractorDoc:Since everyone else is showing off theirs. . . but mine is not a Jeep or a Bronco.
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However my daily driver is a '16 JK Wrangler and I've been happy with it. One of the things I like about Jeeps (Wranglers) is all the aftermarket options you have available to customize or modify to your liking.I give them credit for trying, but I agree. I just don't get the same vibe from an FJ Cruiser as I do from my 40.
Did you restore it? Looks fantastic!
My 04 automatic plowed 14 seasons of snow and pulled my 28 foot cruiser like nothing till some blondie smoked it in my driveway -texting and driving. She must have been doing 80km... side front impact twisted the frame.
was also rear ended like 3 times before that crash, no damage... other cars were right offs, lol. War machine. Front left fender got me Dinner for 2 years, that moose didn't have a chance. Just kidding, it was a deer. Haha
My 04 automatic plowed 14 seasons of snow and pulled my 28 foot cruiser like nothing till some blondie smoked it in my driveway -texting and driving. She must have been doing 80km... side front impact twisted the frame.
was also rear ended like 3 times before that crash, no damage.. the other cars were right offs, lol. War machine. Front fender got me Dinner for 2 years, that moose didn't have a chance. Just kidding, it was a deer. Haha. Miss ya Blue, you were my boy!
Quoted from TractorDoc:Yes. Not wanting to sidetrack the topic too much. . . but will add some pictures of before/during the process. [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Wow!!! saweeet! Great job.. I don't think its a sidetrack, Fj would be on here as well if toyota didn't screw it up. I think the defender is going down the same road.. its Unfortunate. Fords on the right track, if they make the drive train bulletproof..it will do very well. I could switch...time will tell. Really hope it doesn't end up being an Exploder.
Quoted from o-din:Broncos were solid, but never as good as Jeeps as they had a front suspension that lent itself to the vehicle jumping left or right if you hit a hard bump or jump. Thus the name Bronco.
And the Bronco I owned had a stupid three on the tree shifter that no matter how you fixed the linkage it would always drop out of second gear when you hit a bump. Sure you can buy a kit to mount it on the floor or even change transmissions, but you shouldn't have to.
Three on the tree, boy does that bring memory's... such an odd design
I remember thinking that shit as a kid. The old man taught me to drive anything on wheels. miss him
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First time my mouth watered over a chev, that thing is sweet!
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So basically dodge came out with the quad cab, wow! Just didn't take then
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