Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax1.fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!jeepcj2a From: jeepcj2a@fluke.UUCP (Dale Chaudiere) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Advice on buying a Jeep? Message-ID: <1061@vax1.fluke.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 12:30:16 EDT Article-I.D.: vax1.1061 Posted: Wed Jun 26 12:30:16 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 07:55:43 EDT References: <124@sdsioa.UUCP> <613@ihu1h.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 38 > > I'm considering buying a Jeep, probably a CJ-7. Anybody > > gots any comments, info, whatever?. And is the mileage > > really that bad? Are there any alternatives? > > > > Mike Keeler > > ..sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdsioa!keeler > > In 1974, I bought a new Jeep CJ5 with 304 V8, which I > drove for the next 6 years. The CJ7 has a longer > wheelbase, so some of my comments may not apply to your > situation. > > The CJ5 was fun to drive in the woods, but had a pun- > ishing ride on the road. The internal noise level was > very high, even after I got rid of the noisy Goodyear > Suburbanite tires that Jeep supplied. I firmly believe > that six years of driving this Jeep, even with the > steel roof and quiet Goodyear Tracker AT tires, has > contributed to a permanent, partial hearing loss. True > The 'Erector Set' construction of the CJ5 made servi- > cing easy, but it consistently leaked in the rain. > Even though I took immaculate care of the Jeep, chan- > ging oil every 2000 miles or so, the engine needed to > be replaced after only 32,000 miles. I don't like AMC engines either. If I heard right though, the 4 banger offered in the CJ7 is the good old (very reliable) IRON DUKE Pontiac design. I also have heard reasonable gas mileage figures with this engine and a manual trans. I have owned my CJ for ten years. It is excellent for what it was designed for. The narrow width, high ride, and short wheel base are excellent for maneuvering in the mountains here in the northwest. I also like soft tops. Bottom line; If you are just looking for a Boulevard Four-Wheeler, don't buy a CJ!