Jeep Peeps, spend my money

[Ed Haywood]

Loving every thing about it ... except the gigantic key FOB. What's the design logic there? Wedge it under a tire if you get stuck in the mud?

 

[Tai]

Loving every thing about it ... except the gigantic key FOB. What's the design logic there? Wedge it under a tire if you get stuck in the mud?

Lololollll!!! Bro IDK. There’s a huge thread about the doggone key fob on the Jlwrangler forums im apart of. We just be living with it lol. If you haven’t visited that site, please do so. Some great big brains on it and they share lots of DIY and troubleshooting solutions. I’ve learned to do so much of my own maintenance on the Jeep bc of that site

 

[pfarber]

Pentastar engines are notorious for cam/lifter wipeout. TJ/4.0 was the last bulletproof combo.

And a 2-door Jeep is miserable on the highway, requires constant correction for wind as the wheelbase is so short.

it's the rockers that go bad, not the lifters. IIRC it's a lube issue.

I'm gonna replace some rockers this weekend in bAnk 1. i keep good maint records and I've replaced 36 lifters in 4 years (I do the whole bank, not just the bad one.

a lifter/rocker combo is $20 per piston (4 each) and about 2-3 hours. Blackstone says my oil is good (I send a sample every other oil change).

with 221000 miles I'll keep swapping parts to avoid a $1000/mo new car payment.

 

[Albany Tom]

Finally pulled the trigger on the Jeep.

Got a 2023 Willys. I decided I needed the extra off road capability for Colorado. Getting into the backcountry is good therapy. It has been a tough year.

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Love the color, the hardtop, and the size/look of the wheels and tires. You already know this, but the short wheelbase leads to a tendency to want to ground loop in snow/ice if you're not careful, but it's avoidable. If you live in snow country, having something that can crawl though anything as long as you can drag the low parts over or through the white stuff is really nice.

 

[Ed Haywood]

Love the color, the hardtop, and the size/look of the wheels and tires. You already know this, but the short wheelbase leads to a tendency to want to ground loop in snow/ice if you're not careful, but it's avoidable. If you live in snow country, having something that can crawl though anything as long as you can drag the low parts over or through the white stuff is really nice.

We will be spending our winters in the Colorado mountains, which definitely qualifies as snow country at 300+ inches per year. During our first year there, I found a good AWD crossover with winter tires (Acura MDX) was more than adequate. As long as you don't live up in the woods, the local governments do a very good job with snow removal there. The plows are out as soon as heavy snow starts to avoid buildup. Most businesses and HOAs have aggressive snow removal services. Our condo guy is required to clear the parking lot by 6 am on snow days, which is pretty aggravating when we are sleeping in because it is right outside the window and noisy as heck.

Back to Jeeps though, I decided to get the Willys after doing some backcountry ski touring and realizing many of those trails would be drivable in the summer. That, and I am 3 hours from Moab. I contemplated a Rubicon but that would be overkill. The Willys is a good balance of capability and practicality.

Took my buddy bouncing around a cow pasture in Florida yesterday and it was a hoot. Hilarious watching the herd chase us, thinking we were bringing food. Can't wait to run up to Croom WMA for some Florida style off roading.

 

[SoonerAviator]

Dunno, I'm a brand new Jeep person. Gonna research bumpers at some point. If I get into off-roading in the future, a winch install will be high on my wish list.

Just make sure to pronounce it "Willis", not "Willeeys". Otherwise the Jeep aficionados will rain hellfire upon you.

 

[Ed Haywood]

Just make sure to pronounce it "Willis", not "Willeeys". Otherwise the Jeep aficionados will rain hellfire upon you.

Oh, I'll be sure to accentuate the EEEES just to **** them off.

At least 20 people have waved at me this week. They must have some kind of FlightAware app for Jeeps, because I come flinging around a corner and there they are with their hand in the windshield. It's causing me stress.

The first two ducks I get go in hangman's nooses on the trailer hitch. As a warning to other ducks.

 

[Ghery]

I had (just sold it last month) a 1999 2 door Jeep Wrangler. The 4.0 L I6 in it was bulletproof. Just getting broken in with about 192,000 miles on the clock. I had the dual top option for it and the soft top was pristine when I sold the rig last month. We just didn't run it as we had two other cars (including 2006 Jeep Commander that we need for pulling the boat or tent trailer), so when this guy knocked on the door and offered to buy it, it didn't take long to sell it. I will miss it, however. When it run into the passenger door of a pickup truck that went around a traffic circle when she should have exited it it was still drivable. What a tank.

 

[Tai]

Oh, I'll be sure to accentuate the EEEES just to **** them off.

At least 20 people have waved at me this week. They must have some kind of FlightAware app for Jeeps, because I come flinging around a corner and there they are with their hand in the windshield. It's causing me stress.

The first two ducks I get go in hangman's nooses on the trailer hitch. As a warning to other ducks.

Ohh yeaaa it's customary to wave when you pass a Jeep. My hand is always ready lol. I also ride motorcycles and we do the same...wave as we pass each other.

I had a biker ask me how did the Jeep wave happen and were they "copying" off of motorcycle riders. I told him I wasn't sure how it got started and when, but since I own both, it's an automatic gesture to wave when im on/in either. Sometimes I catch myself waving at Jeeps when I'm on the bike. It's just a "wave" thing.

 

[BMan]

I use a company pickup that rides kind of like my Jeep and I've caught myself doing the Jeep wave on Monday mornings after driving my Wrangler all weekend; habits are a real thing, LOL.

 

[jbarrass]

As far as the trip, I drove a '80 CJ7 from Ft Bragg to Presidio Monterey straight through. Took months to recover.... Brutal.

Nice jeep!

 

[Southpaw]

My Jeep has leaf-springs and square headlights, so I can’t be of much help

Mine also. I like it.

 

[David7700]

Well, I'm headed in the other direction. About to sell my 84 CJ7.

What do you want for it?

 

[David7700]

Mine also. I like it.

Ditto. Rust fixed and almost ready to come home on my 95 YJ. Just lost our 2008 KK to an engine issue. Sold my 96 XJ recently with low miles. Still have a 99 XJ. My son just wrecked another of my 96 XJs with over 330k miles on it! Have a WK and a WK2. Also a 1983 SJ.

 

[Dry Creek]

Does not compute.

I always thought that the near complete lack of anything resembling personality on the roads was the result of the Monochrome Mafia not allowing cars to be sold in anything other than Rental White, Credit-Check Black, or the various Suburban Shades of Grey "Silver", as the buyers were forced to chant "think about the resale value."

It never occurred to me that there might be people out there who *prefer* monochrome.

In Texas, dark colors will burn you (no, really!) after being out in the sun for just a few minutes.

 

[AvNavCom]

In Texas, dark colors will burn you (no, really!) after being out in the sun for just a few minutes.

My car is dark green and did just fine in 115F temperatures and blazing sunshine. I think you cowboys could probably handle something other than white or silver.

 

[SoonerAviator]

In Texas, dark colors will burn you (no, really!) after being out in the sun for just a few minutes.

Why would you be holding your bare skin on the paint after sitting out in the sun? It's going to be blistering hot no matter what color the paint is.