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From: parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Advice on buying a Jeep?
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Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 00:20:03 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 24 00:20:03 1985
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> 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

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     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.

     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've avoided AMC products since.  My  1980	 full  sized
     4wd  Chevy	 Blazer	has been much more reliable and	cer-
     tainly more comfortable.

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