CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 you cant kill a 4.0 straight six and I have tried That's pretty much true. About the only common issues the early ones had was the gear that drove the distributor would wear out or break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) I drive a 17 yr old jeep Cherokee, it so simple I can do most repairs, and parts are so cheap its absurd, and you cant kill a 4.0 straight six and I have tried. You can in fact kill a 4.2L though. We tried, and succeeded. Unfortunately the intake was halfway down the grill, and unfortunately it did not have an air filter installed. Sucked in all that mud straight into the carb, it never was right after that. Complicating this was that the early YJ's had the Peugeot transmission that was built like a clam shell, so when it torqued, the thing actually spread apart. Well, he torqued it, apparently mud got in and fluid got out. That never was right either. More unfortunate is that this is the only picture I have of my buddy Mike Lakin. About 10 years after this picture he fell victim to mental illness then later lost his insurance and therefore his medication. After about a week with no meds he fell off his rocker and apparently committed "suicide by cop". Sad situation. http://www.wistv.com/story/19754423/man-shot-by-deputy-on-october-6-dies Edited December 1, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniper Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 you cant kill a 4.0 straight six and I have tried That's pretty much true. About the only common issues the early ones had was the gear that drove the distributor would wear out or break. It must be the military spec engine, I see old 4.00 jeeps everywhere, and its not rare to see them run past 400k. There was a funny video on youtube years ago, where a guy drained the oil in one, pinned it in first trying to blow the engine, threw a rod through the engine case and it still was driving around. My last one years ago, on a very hot day blew a radiator hose. I decided to see what would happen, trying to destroy the beast. Maxed out the temp gauge and then it just went ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhwawawawa and shut down. I thought for sure this death moan would have ended it. Not a chance, let it sit for a hour or so threw in some water and drove it to the mechanic.... Wish I still had it, turns out it was a rare short body truck, factory lifted, manual, and a sport model.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniper Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Sorry about your friend!!!! That's sad..... But I bet you had fun that day, and will never forget.... Such BS how we provide for people with these types of illnesses.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 03' Acura TL-S. Factory ordered and only 65k on the clock. Never left me stranded and the first battery lasted 9-years. We usually take my wife's 14' Subaru Forester outside of to/from work. I put an engine block heater in the TL-S for the winter months and it starts every time, not even a second turn of the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) I don't drive for the most part, they say I sight see to much, wife likes driving so I ride. Now if it was something fun to drive it would be a different story. 07 Saturn Vue well over 100K ? no problems 01Jeep Cherokee about 200K runs fine just needs a freeze out plug replaced, it drips. Rarely used 89 3/4 ton Chevy PU, only 45K miles, it sits in the yard to only pull a trailer or go to the hardware store. Somewhat taken apart right now. lights and grill off to be repainted plus it needs tires. It was red and faded to a funky pink ! kubota tractor with front end loader, finishing mower, 600 hours, my favorite to drive by far Edited December 1, 2015 by dtel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My daily driver is a 2012 Chevy Cruze. It's got around 26k on it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montego Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 91 GEO Tracker _ 168k. Go anywhere. Park anywhere. Leave the keys in it. Don't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Ditto on the better half having a '14 Subaru Forester after an azzhole creamed me while I was driving her '99 Isuzu Rodeo a couple years back. Me, a 1990 BMW 325iS with 235K on it, still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 91 GEO Tracker _ 168k. Go anywhere. Park anywhere. Leave the keys in it. Don't worry about it. That was my second car. Stupid fun vehicle. Unfortunately they have finnicky computers that at least used to not be able to be rebuilt, and are not shielded from the elements. Fried one splashing through a shallow mud puddle. $1,200! Sold it but then my friend who bought it did the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdave Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 '00 Silverado 167k, low miles thanks to a company take home car from '00-'08 (police car). Runs like a top , the rust finally showed up though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 2003 Jeep Liberty...230,000, bought it new..Has never let me down, has cost me nothing in repairs....Jeeps are the Timex of the car world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT FAN Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Don't have to use my cars to commute, so they only get run on weekends. Mine is a 2001 BMW 740IL with 140K+ & the wife's is a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 84K on it. We got both used, plan to run them for as long as possible, as they are paid for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My daily driver just turned 14 months old (2015 Honda Fit) and has 27,000 on it. I also have a 1993 Ford Ranger 4x4 that just hit 260,000, had that truck for almost 7 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 1990 Dodge Dakota Extended Cab. jerol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 2003 Silverado Super Sport w/148,000 Hers: 2007 Honda Odyssey Touring (I do not like driving THAT thing) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 2003 Jeep Liberty...230,000, bought it new..Has never let me down, has cost me nothing in repairs....Jeeps are the Timex of the car world. Except for Grand Cherokees. Those have always been a maintenance nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 2003 Jeep Liberty...230,000, bought it new..Has never let me down, has cost me nothing in repairs....Jeeps are the Timex of the car world. Except for Grand Cherokees. Those have always been a maintenance nightmare. The jury's still out on the new Cherokees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) The jury's still out on the new Cherokees. You mean the new grands or the normal cherokees? Good friend of mine could have written this, had the same situation happen. The guy in the video is just a normal guy, he raised a bunch of money to make a video and to cover the jeep, apparently they're going to smash it with those sledgehammers. Not sure if they've done so yet. Edited December 1, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 You mean the new grands or the normal cherokees? The new ones (non grand). I have a service writer that loves the GC's. She's had 3 of them. We also had a tech buy one for his wife and both the tech and the service writer are intimately familiar with all the car lines and which ones normally have issues. I'm not saying there aren't lemons out there (every manufacturer has them) but when the techs that work on them and the service writers that document the issues in all the car lines buy them for themselves, that says something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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