Just in case anybody cares, my story:
Bought a used 1988 Wrangler in 1991 or so, modified it pretty heavily, 4" lift, 33" tires, rear locker, etc., etc. Height of offroading was the annual run in the Kiamichi mountains near Clayton, OK.
Got married, bought a house, had a kid, bought a 1997 Cherokee. Kept the Wrangler for a long time but finally let it go because I had no place to store it and few places to go offroad.
Drove Cherokee 238,000 miles, many of which were offroad, got stuck a few times.
Last week I cash for clunkered the Cherokee and got a Patriot - with any luck this Jeep will last me another 10 - 12 years
That makes a total of almost 20 years of Jeep ownership!! Along the way I have become a competent mechanic by force
Bought a used 1988 Wrangler in 1991 or so, modified it pretty heavily, 4" lift, 33" tires, rear locker, etc., etc. Height of offroading was the annual run in the Kiamichi mountains near Clayton, OK.
Got married, bought a house, had a kid, bought a 1997 Cherokee. Kept the Wrangler for a long time but finally let it go because I had no place to store it and few places to go offroad.
Drove Cherokee 238,000 miles, many of which were offroad, got stuck a few times.
Last week I cash for clunkered the Cherokee and got a Patriot - with any luck this Jeep will last me another 10 - 12 years
That makes a total of almost 20 years of Jeep ownership!! Along the way I have become a competent mechanic by force
