I mean, yes, I agree, $70,000 for a vehicle is stupid, no matter how much money you have, but I wanted it, and I was finally at the point where I could afford it.
Got an 86 CJ7 for 6 grand with the inline 6 and it already has a lift kit on it, all I’ve got to do is patch up some rust, new tires, a few upgrades and change out the entertainment center and I’ll be ripping the trails all summer long.
On the last one I blew the motor on the highway, dumped all the oil out over the road, idled to the next exit, pulled over and stopped at a hotel, and the next day when the tow truck came, I was still able to crank and drive it with the hole size of my fist in the engine block and missing an entire cylinder.
My only minor dislike of them is wishing they had a bit more horsepower. If they ran a steady 200hp instead of 120ish they would be golden goated
I’m not here trying to rip on your choices; Jeeps are objectively cool. I’m eying my next vehicle, and at 45k I’m having to convince my wife that sometimes indulgences are okay, and a Honda/Toyota isn’t ALWAYS the only possible choice.
But I do think you ended up dodging a bullet and are now driving a cooler vehicle at 1/10th the cost.
I mean, yes, I agree, $70,000 for a vehicle is stupid, no matter how much money you have, but I wanted it, and I was finally at the point where I could afford it.
Got an 86 CJ7 for 6 grand with the inline 6 and it already has a lift kit on it, all I’ve got to do is patch up some rust, new tires, a few upgrades and change out the entertainment center and I’ll be ripping the trails all summer long.
That inline 6 is one of my favorite engines ever.
Its my second 86 CJ7 with the inline six.
On the last one I blew the motor on the highway, dumped all the oil out over the road, idled to the next exit, pulled over and stopped at a hotel, and the next day when the tow truck came, I was still able to crank and drive it with the hole size of my fist in the engine block and missing an entire cylinder.
My only minor dislike of them is wishing they had a bit more horsepower. If they ran a steady 200hp instead of 120ish they would be golden goated
I’m not here trying to rip on your choices; Jeeps are objectively cool. I’m eying my next vehicle, and at 45k I’m having to convince my wife that sometimes indulgences are okay, and a Honda/Toyota isn’t ALWAYS the only possible choice.
But I do think you ended up dodging a bullet and are now driving a cooler vehicle at 1/10th the cost.
because these stupid things are not unstable enough from the factory?