Streer clear of anything that slightly resembles a hummer (aka jeep grand cherokee). Instand ****er reputation.
It looks better than the spewzuki varient. And would be a fun thrash in sand me thinks.

I have been told the Wrangler variant available in Aust is more pose than capability. Need to get the Rubicon Trail pack (as the photo shows) which has higher and better suspension and better ratios for off road. They really can't carry much - so only really any good for a lone tea-bagger or two, which will suit the pose image anyway.

lol! yeah its not a family car for the fat misses and the 5 kids ,

she doesn look to fat in the red shorts aye cwamit!!!!!!

I drive a Jeep, Stick with a Nissan Patrol.

Cheers GT

If I had $10 for every Jeep I have rescued from the beach...

I don't know if Jeeps are shiz off-road, or if it is the owners that don't know how to drive on sand.

If you are looking at getting a short wheelbase 4WD, why not get a Landrover D90? At least that way, you'll be the one pulling other people out of bogs. Plus you won't look like a seppo w4nker.

I have a jeep cherokee sport effing awsome car . Most of your driving is on the bitumen
the jeep is very nice to drive on the road but it,s not a hard core 4x4 although very capable . They do tend to get a bit hot when your driving in soft sand for prolonged periods but what fourby doesn't? I have had it for a cupla years now and no failures ..saying that the rear diff is a bit noisy so i am getting that done soon.Jeeps do chew front brakes.Parts are not as expensive as you would expect .A oil air and fuel filter cost me about 70 bucks from jeep. I sell parts for toyota and the same cost you about 150... The other good thing about Jeeps is that the panels are galvinized so no rust.
For the price i reckon it's good value i bought it second hand in emaculate condition for 10g's the same money for a toyota or nissan you get a **** box with no comforts like electric windows air bags etc etc..
So thats my jeep experience good luck with it

Yeah, it is a bit of a misconception that fatter tyres will help you on sand.

It is much better to go for taller tyres.

Fat tyres increase the surface area (laterally), but as Mark said, it also pushes more sand. You are much better off going for taller tyres which also give more surface area (lengthwise), but also reduce the angle of attack between the tyre and the sand, hence pushing less sand.

Another thing that makes fat tyres worse than standard tyres is that fat tyres are heavier(bigger tyre, bigger rim). Increasing your un-sprung mass just makes it easier to get bogged as the wheels lose traction more often.

cwamit: That's not my Landy but I wish it was.

G'day mate,

Jeeps will always have an excellent rep when off roading.

Most off road vehicles are quite capable if the DRIVER has a clue, here in lies the problem, if you dont understand the different terrain then you cant adjsut your driving style to suit.

The Older Jeeps are well known for being right up there and there are 101 mods you can get off the shelf, here is the down side, They are designed in America and tend to have many little annoying things that always seem to get in the way,and cost money.

My jeep is 22 years old and has a 5.9 ltr V8 on LPG and unleaded (Dual fuel), when I run LPG life is good and cheep but when I switch to petrol I have gobbs of power that only 6.5 turbo deisle chev can match but it costs me heaps, so I run Mr Magoo style on LPG.

The newer Jeeps are better but they lack the finishing off and dont instil confidence in me, Plus the wranglers are great fun but usless (Very popular in all terrain), what can you put in the back, a dog!!! Ya cant sail a dog So too impractable for mine.

Nissan patrols are the best built drive train, you can put a diff lock in a Toyota 100 series and shatter the crown gear, however the Patrols are engineered on more of a truck driveline, if you put relly big wheels on you will snap uni joints not the axle. Yes they are big but from my experience (Worked at ARB) they are the peoples choice.

BUT PLEASE GET WHAT YOU WANT, at the end of the day you must be happy with your decission, if you get a brand new one the warranty will cover a lot.

Personal choice from someone else sux So that was my opinion and a wrong in other peoples eyes, possibly.

However at the end of the day I pay 50-60cents per liter for LPG and I dont like spending lots of mony on depreciating assets.

That reminds me, the bloody tail gate window switch sh1t itslef last night and now I have to get my board in through the drivers side door These are the things that sh1t me about Jeeps and the cost($150.00) for a new switch Baaaaahumbuggg!

Good luck with your choice

Regards GT

Thanks for the input , i think i will just buy a second hand jeep and instead buy a nice ute for the main road usage. seems like the jeeps have poor resale unlike xr8 utes

Bigwavedave said...

My wife bought an 06 Wrangler Renegade and paid $37k with all options.

18 months later and only 20,000km on the clock we were lucky to sell it for $23k

jeeps suck. Got a Hilux now. They hold their value better.

Funny. I used to sell Jeeps when they were with American Motors. I agree.