Posted on 09/02/2015 4:22:55 PM PDT by FlJoePa
When Chrysler acquired Jeep, they killed it because it competed with the small dodge pick up (whatever it was called).
I agree with you, in that I bought my Jeeps regardless of Consumer Reports, which I had researched.
The one thing CR got right is stating that the Jeep Wrangle series is a very crude design.
My 54 Ford up was my baby.
Please oh please!! I’ll even get rid of my BMW cabrio to get my hands on one of these. I’d do it tomorrow even.
Consumer Reports rated my 1996 Jeep Cherokee Country as one of the absolute worst vehicles for reliability.
I sold it in 2007 with just over 100,000 miles on it. Ran like a top, never failed or let me down. I kept the exterior up and it didn't have a spec of rust on it, or a tear in the interior.
The only thing I ever had to do to it was replace the battery (twice) do the brakes (once) and put new tires on it in addition to changing the oil every 5000 miles.
That was it. Absolutely the most reliable vehicle I ever owned. Took it off road a few times, once getting it up to the axles in mud. Put it in 4WD High and it pulled itself right out.
I wish I had kept it. The vehicle I purchased in it's place was a GMC Envoy Denali. Now THAT's one unreliable piece of shit!
I’d like it if someone other than Chrysler would build it.
Well there's always the Beijing Auto version:
First, its called Consumer Reports because they are compiling the data as reported by consumers.
Second, Edmonds reviews support the poor reliability conclusion.
Dakota, I think. I think I’d rather have a Comanche.
Jeep owners are devoted, I’m not calling it a cult, because it’s not, but they have a brand attachment similar to Corvette, or BMW, or similar.
Despite being passed around like an old girlfriend (Willys>Kaiser>AMC>Renault>Chrysler>Daimler>Cerberus>Fiat) the brand just keeps chugging along.
So the Jeep Pickup, which was killed when Dodge and Jeep merged will return....
Wow, you are definitely not kidding. Unfortunately.
The first Jeep I bought was a brand new '94 Grand Cherokee. I got over 220K miles on it with the only maintenance ever being oil changes, and replacing tires, wiper blades and bulbs.
10 years later, I traded it in against an '04 Grand Cherokee which lasted me another 10 years with similar maintenance requirements (although I did have to replace the water pump at about 180K miles, and one of the tail lamp units at about 190K).
Traded it in against a 2014 Rubicon which is sitting proudly in my drive way now, which I plan on probably having another 10 years, and which I expect to still retain a very high trade-in value at that time.
Apparently, none of my vehicles read Consumer Reports.
I LOVED my Scrambler but it was the biggest piece of sh!t. Getting it away from AMC was the best thing that ever happened. Harley Davidson too.
Way Too Late
Don’t want any of the BS ...
I will make my own, with windows that roll up by hand and no smog control, manual Tranny ... maybe a 4BT
If I put that much money into my 1980 CJ... I could get a million miles out of it, then again my back would give out far before then
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You are entitled to hold and express your opinions, regardless of their gross inaccuracies.
Unmodified CJ3s and CJ5s have always outperformed any other unmodified production vehicles on the Rubicon.
The Toy Fake Jeep is way too wide and tender for serious off road travel.
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