Getting a Jeep.

[mn_smokeater]

Getting a Jeep. GOT IT!!!!

well guys im getting my Moms Jeep once its replaced with a newer model and i will be getting a great deal on a very good Jeep.

its a 1998 grand cherokee laredo with the 5.2V8 and will be my DD while i park the Fords to work on them or if they go down.

i have a damn fleet in my yard:

1994 Dodge Colt-former DD, jump starter car(getting sold soon)
1993 Dodge Dakota-Girlfriends DD, current nice truck
1990 Ford F-150- Former DD, Backup Rig/Offroad/bad weather runner(Currently down due to blown break lines)
1990 Ford Ranger-Current DD, Future Street Truck.

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

That the round-body Cherokee?

I had a brand-new Cherokee Country in '96 for a rental after a kid rear-ended me and my wife in my old Jetta. Loved it for the two weeks we had it. Think it had a 4.0 in it.

 

[4.0B2]

the grands are nice rigs.. i wouldnt own one just b/c there are other things l'd rather buy but hey... can even be built up pretty nice to.

 

[mn_smokeater]

That the round-body Cherokee?

I had a brand-new Cherokee Country in '96 for a rental after a kid rear-ended me and my wife in my old Jetta. Loved it for the two weeks we had it. Think it had a 4.0 in it.

dave looks just like this one:

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

Must be the later models I was thinking of.

Nice score!

This is the one I had:

 

[mn_smokeater]

no jeep bashing? im surprised.

 

[4.0B2]

its a v8! decent ride. is it 4x4? if so- i say its a score!

 

[RatDog8o8]

The Grand Cherokee is a ZJ; the other one is the XJ. The other half has had 2 of them, both XJs. An '85 with the 2.8 V6/5spd was the first; the current one is a 2000 XJ with the 4.0/auto OD. Other than the Rochester carb on the first one, it wasn't a bad ride. Nothing as good as the 2000, though.

 

[mn_smokeater]

its a v8! decent ride. is it 4x4? if so- i say its a score!

yup its 4x4 alltime!

The Grand Cherokee is a ZJ; the other one is the XJ. The other half has had 2 of them, both XJs. An '85 with the 2.8 V6/5spd was the first; the current one is a 2000 XJ with the 4.0/auto OD. Other than the Rochester carb on the first one, it wasn't a bad ride. Nothing as good as the 2000, though.

the ZJ would it be a more refined XJ?

 

[adsm08]

A fleet? You only have 4. I have that many DDs and a junker. And that's not counting the cars at my parent's house.

 

[4.0B2]

not so much refined.. just higher class.. think f150 xlt vs f150 king ranch.. lol

but also a different body style...

 

[RatDog8o8]

the ZJ would it be a more refined XJ?

Nah, that's just Jeep's way of ID-tagging their stuff. I've got a '78 CJ-7. The "square-headlight" open-top Jeeps were YJs. The boxy-looking Cherokee was the XJ; the Grand is the ZJ. If you want a pretty good rundown of the tags, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep

 

['99 EB Explorer]

no jeep bashing? im surprised.

Well..you asked for it!

JEEPS SUCK BALLS!!!!!!

There. It's done.


Actually, I think it's a nice rig man.

 

[mn_smokeater]

A fleet? You only have 4. I have that many DDs and a junker. And that's not counting the cars at my parent's house.

you just wait

not so much refined.. just higher class.. think f150 xlt vs f150 king ranch.. lol

but also a different body style...

ahh true it fits me then im real classy

Nah, that's just Jeep's way of ID-tagging their stuff. I've got a '78 CJ-7. The "square-headlight" open-top Jeeps were YJs. The boxy-looking Cherokee was the XJ; the Grand is the ZJ. If you want a pretty good rundown of the tags, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep

ahhhh informative!

Well..you asked for it!

JEEPS SUCK BALLS!!!!!!

There. It's done.


Actually, I think it's a nice rig man.

repped for making me laugh!

 

[Snoranger]

well guys im getting my Moms Jeep once its replaced with a newer model and i will be getting a great deal on a very good Jeep.

its a 1998 grand cherokee laredo with the 5.2V8 and will be my DD while i park the Fords to work on them or if they go down.

i have a damn fleet in my yard:

1994 Dodge Colt-former DD, jump starter car(getting sold soon)
1993 Dodge Dakota-Girlfriends DD, current nice truck
1990 Ford F-150- Former DD, Backup Rig/Offroad/bad weather runner(Currently down due to blown break lines)
1990 Ford Ranger-Current DD, Future Street Truck.

A fleet? You only have 4. I have that many DDs and a junker. And that's not counting the cars at my parent's house.

Thats not a fleet. I have 9 cars and trucks. 10 if you count my wife's nissan altima. ( but I dont count that as mine, or even a car.) 6 of them are RBVs! Thats getting close to a fleet.

Seriously, I've always liked that body style ZJ. The 318, while not a powerhouse, is a good motor as far as mopar engines go. Take care of it and it will take care of you. We have an '82 Cat 18,000lb forklift with the 318 in it. The thing wont die. They have ran it with less then a quart of oil in it, no anti-freeze, let it sit for months...Then when they need it, hit the key and floor it, no warm-up. Its got 22 or 23,000 hours on it.