6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

Hi,
Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4 four
cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.
Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !
Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3 only
off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the third
vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?
Thanks for your wise advices
Best regards
Patrick

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

I'd go for the 4.0 - if its the third vehicle for fun usage only, then the
you won't be doing that many miles on it so the difference in petrol won't
make so much of a difference.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:42a15bce$0$25030$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
four
> cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.
> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !
> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
only
> off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the third
> vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?
> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

I'd go for the 4.0 - if its the third vehicle for fun usage only, then the
you won't be doing that many miles on it so the difference in petrol won't
make so much of a difference.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:42a15bce$0$25030$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
four
> cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.
> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !
> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
only
> off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the third
> vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?
> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

I'd go for the 4.0 - if its the third vehicle for fun usage only, then the
you won't be doing that many miles on it so the difference in petrol won't
make so much of a difference.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:42a15bce$0$25030$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
four
> cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.
> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !
> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
only
> off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the third
> vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?
> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

I'd go for the 4.0 - if its the third vehicle for fun usage only, then the
you won't be doing that many miles on it so the difference in petrol won't
make so much of a difference.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:42a15bce$0$25030$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
four
> cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.
> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !
> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
only
> off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the third
> vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?
> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

--
Coasty
Semper Paratus
(Always Ready)


"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
> four cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.

The same is true in the USA.

> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !

Over all the I-6 is a better engine. I get up to 18 MPG with my I-6 if you
keep your foot out of it.

> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
> only off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the
> third vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?

The 4 banger is not a bad engine, in my opinion it just lacks power. The
truth to the matter, it is what you want and what you can afford. Be happy
with either and enjoy yourself.

> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

--
Coasty
Semper Paratus
(Always Ready)


"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:42a15bce$0$25030$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
> four cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.

The same is true in the USA.

> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !

Over all the I-6 is a better engine. I get up to 18 MPG with my I-6 if you
keep your foot out of it.

> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
> only off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the
> third vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?

The 4 banger is not a bad engine, in my opinion it just lacks power. The
truth to the matter, it is what you want and what you can afford. Be happy
with either and enjoy yourself.

> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

--
Coasty
Semper Paratus
(Always Ready)


"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:42a15bce$0$25030$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
> four cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.

The same is true in the USA.

> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !

Over all the I-6 is a better engine. I get up to 18 MPG with my I-6 if you
keep your foot out of it.

> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
> only off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the
> third vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?

The 4 banger is not a bad engine, in my opinion it just lacks power. The
truth to the matter, it is what you want and what you can afford. Be happy
with either and enjoy yourself.

> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

--
Coasty
Semper Paratus
(Always Ready)


"Patrick" <billardpatrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:42a15bce$0$25030$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
> Over here in old Europe ;)) wrangler jeeps are sold either with the 2.4
> four cylinder or the 4.0 six cylinder engine.

The same is true in the USA.

> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !

Over all the I-6 is a better engine. I get up to 18 MPG with my I-6 if you
keep your foot out of it.

> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
> only off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the
> third vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?

The 4 banger is not a bad engine, in my opinion it just lacks power. The
truth to the matter, it is what you want and what you can afford. Be happy
with either and enjoy yourself.

> Thanks for your wise advices
> Best regards
> Patrick
>

Re: 6 or 4 cylinders for the wrangler ?
 

I have a Cherokee ('96) with the 4L 6-cyl ... perfect for my current needs
(good highway speed, pulls the boat, keeps me warm in the winter). When we
move to the west coast :-), I'll probably also get a (used) TJ 4-cyl manual
and command-trac. My opinion, for just taking it easy, a 4-cyl manual
coupled with the command-trac will get me any where I want to go ... just
more slowly :-). And the city (low speed?) mileage *seems to be better* by a
ratio of about 19/15 going by these numbers ... 2.4L 4-cyl, manual: 19 | 20;
2.4L 4-cyl, automatic: 17 | 19; 4.0L Inline 6-cyl, manual: 15 | 18; 4.0L
Inline 6-cyl, automatic: 14 | 18.

> Due to the high price of gas i'm enclined for the 2.4 version but the
> retailer told me it does not worth it compared to the 4.0 !
> Is the four cylinders a bad purchase considering the usage will be 1/3
only
> off road (to go fishing in remote access area) and it will be the third
> vehicule in the family, for fun usage only ?