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No, the old Jeeps are just a different animal... (reply)

rob — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:42:51 +0000

Like I said, they are cool vehicles. Just depends on what you want. Some folks think the old Army Jeeps are better than the new ones. Better is relative and subjective. Just depends on what you want.

I ought to dump my 1876 repro by that logic... (reply)

Hobie — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:21:47 +0000

However, they work, they're comfortable and familiar to drive, I never couldn't get it to go anywhere I would drive a vehicle. They aren't sports cars, not for long highway trips, not for towing much more than the old 1/4T trailers (I like them, too.) but I still like 'em.

That's one of my requirements as well... (reply)

Bud — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:30:05 +0000

If I can't sleep in it, I won't own it. I like to fly fish and when I get into a good spot and catching lot of fish, I like to spend the night and hit it again the next morning. Always take enough gear 'n grub to do so.

but you can sleep in it and... (reply)

rob — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:21:40 +0000

More room for hunting gear:)

but yours has too many doors :D (reply)

bj2 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:23:09 +0000

The Grand Cherokees are pretty awesome on the road and off the road, but are very pricy these days. The new Wranglers are a big change from the older ones too. For off-road use I might prefer the older Wranglers but for someone that wants to drive it everyday in the city the new ones are easier to accept.

very few vehicles can replace a Jeep (reply)

bj2 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:20:16 +0000

I never really wanted to drive one in our freeway traffic here so I don't own one, but I've rented Wranglers in Utah and Colorado a number of times in order to do off-road stuff there. My wife owned a Grand Cherokee for a long time so we took it up there a lot too. My uncle was a journalist and wrote a car column in his local newspaper. He went to the original Grand Cherokee introduction at the King Ranch and afterwards he told me that if I ever drove a Grand Cherokee I would buy one. I liked my sports sedan so I stayed away from the Jeeps until my wife decided that she would like to drive one. We did a lot of off-road in hers and it seemed to go wherever we wanted to go as if by magic.

One of my few dreams is to go on the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, UT, but I don't currently own a vehicle that is appropriate. And it takes a very modified Jeep to do most of those trails.

This is a Wrangler that my daughter and I rented in Silverton on our last trip up there:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/bjd70/Colorado%202010/DSC_3687a.jpg

And a very steep and narrow road we were on very high up in the mountains:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/bjd70/Colorado%202010/DSC_3725a.jpg

And this is our old Grand Cherokee at over 12,000 feet:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/bjd70/Misc/DSC_3557b.jpg

Jeep! (reply)

Cherokee — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:55:03 +0000

It took nearly 40 years but I finally got my wife into a Jeep 4x4 and she loves it.

I'm a new jeep owner too! (reply)

Slow Hand — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:25:58 +0000

Mi Ed a little rougher looking though! A month or so back I picked up an '81 Cherokee. I really didn't know about the older full size Jeeps until a buddy got one from his uncle. I sold off my three project bikes and started looking. I was close to buying a couple of older CJ's until I found mine down in Louisville. It's pretty rough looking but mechanically solid. 360, 4-bbl, 727 Torqueflite, automatic transfer case, Dana 44's front and rear. Just put some new black steelies on it and some meaty 33-12.50x15's. working on the swing away spare tire carrier I'm miunting on the rear bumper I made out of 2x6x1/4" steel tubing. Need to make a front bumper as well. It ought to be pretty tough and more usable to take the family out or use as a hunting truck. The whole interior is coated in Rhino lining so it's not high class but easy cleanup!!

Oh yeah, I dumped the ugly factory grill and put the 60's era Rhino grill in it. Square headlights don't belong on jeeps!!

That's true but... (reply)

rob — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:46:49 +0000

I have all that diagnostic equipment, the knowledge to use it and I ain't afeared;) The technology can be a problem for a do-it-yourselfer but they go a lot longer without maintenance. Plugs really do last 100,000 miles now and you don't have to change points frequently, reject carbs to certain altitudes, etc. I do like the old stuff too though.

Bud, you'd be impressed how nice... (reply)

rob — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:40:34 +0000

the new Jeeps drive. Mines very comfortable, even off road, and will run 90 down the hwy smooth as glass...as long as the wind is to you back:)

Had several... (reply)

Bud — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:12:10 +0000

A '52, '59, '74' and '81. Kidneys couldn't take the ride any longer. I now drive and love Subaru outbacks which have more ground clearance than most SUV's, plus it will go everywhere I wish to go. Jeeps were sure fun when I was a lot younger.

Yeah but you didn't have to work for NASA to fi it. (reply)

Dave B — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:04:41 +0000

One of the sacrifices of more power and much better MPG. I loved my old 56 Willys, but I will keep this one.

Looks Great... (reply)

Brian A — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:41:30 +0000

I will probably always have a Jeep of one sort or another. Currently have a '97 Grand Cherokee, an '85 Scrambler, a '53 M38A1 and a '51 M38(which is undergoing a frame-off refurbishment). They are great vehicles, but they usually have some quirks to work out as quality control was not always the best, and their design makes them a rather specialty vehicle, so they are not for everyone. Hopefully she will get a lot of enjoyment out of her new toy though.

2008... (reply)

Dave B — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:38:53 +0000

Mine is a 10 with 14k, I lucked into it used with 1900 on the odometer, that was 2 years ago.

They are out there... (reply)

Brian A — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:33:45 +0000

But getting more and more scarce, so prices keep climbing. They get around much better than you would think, I organize a trail ride for military vehicle owners every year and the M151s will go anywhere any of the earlier Jeeps will go and then some. Like any military vehicle, they are pretty basic, and their performance can be improved with some simple modifications, but within their limitations they are great little vehicles.

Yeah but you didn't have to work for NASA to fi it. (reply)

cas — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:59:11 +0000

Like working on my old Chevy… fuel line, 2 radiator hoses, 2 heater hoses, 8 plug wires and nothing else under the hood.

Today you have to have the diagnostic machine to test the sensor sensor that senses the sensors are sensing.

No doubt about it... (reply)

rob — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:27:31 +0000

Solid frames, much better suspension, much better handling capabilities and off road capabilities, more power (not counting the gutless little 2.5 L some of them had), etc. No comparison at all, especially all the latter Jeeps with coil springs. Coil springs handle better on and off road than leaf springs and have greater wheel travel.

One of these days... (reply)

rob — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:20:10 +0000

I'm gonna find just the right older jeep and I'm gonna put a genuine mean small block Chevy in it from roller cam, Dart heads, etc. Something that will sho-nuff be squirrelly but fun:)

The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - No, the old Jeeps are just a different animal...

No, the old Jeeps are just a different animal... (reply)

I ought to dump my 1876 repro by that logic... (reply)

That's one of my requirements as well... (reply)

but you can sleep in it and... (reply)

but yours has too many doors :D (reply)

very few vehicles can replace a Jeep (reply)

Jeep! (reply)

I'm a new jeep owner too! (reply)

That's true but... (reply)

Bud, you'd be impressed how nice... (reply)

Had several... (reply)

Yeah but you didn't have to work for NASA to fi it. (reply)

Looks Great... (reply)

2008... (reply)

They are out there... (reply)

Yeah but you didn't have to work for NASA to fi it. (reply)

No doubt about it... (reply)

One of these days... (reply)

Better? (reply)

2008... (reply)