Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

Am looking for new vehicle. Am very tall. Wranglers have the headroom and
the Unlimited has enough legroom (yes, that extra inch does matter). I
don't go off road all that often, but I like to be in good hands when I do.
And the wranger seems to be a lot of fun. The Honda Pilot would be my other
choice.

Is the new Wrangler Unlimited a good choice? Are they reasonably reliable,
or do the wranglers still have a lot of problems? Are the '07 models going
to be that much better?

I notice that the 06 warranty is only 3yr/36000mi, where the 05 was 7 years.
Is there a message in that?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

Oops, one other thing: The window stickers say 14 mpg city, 19 hwy. I
drove a 1997 TJ and got 18 mostly city. Did something get worse? What kind
of mileage are you getting?

Thanks again

"ibuildthings" <hopespa-m_me-not888@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Am looking for new vehicle. Am very tall. Wranglers have the headroom
> and the Unlimited has enough legroom (yes, that extra inch does matter).
> I don't go off road all that often, but I like to be in good hands when I
> do. And the wranger seems to be a lot of fun. The Honda Pilot would be my
> other choice.
>
> Is the new Wrangler Unlimited a good choice? Are they reasonably
> reliable, or do the wranglers still have a lot of problems? Are the '07
> models going to be that much better?
>
> I notice that the 06 warranty is only 3yr/36000mi, where the 05 was 7
> years. Is there a message in that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

Oops, one other thing: The window stickers say 14 mpg city, 19 hwy. I
drove a 1997 TJ and got 18 mostly city. Did something get worse? What kind
of mileage are you getting?

Thanks again

"ibuildthings" <hopespa-m_me-not888@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9_-dnXZPiOJ_H2feRVn-rg@comcast.com...
> Am looking for new vehicle. Am very tall. Wranglers have the headroom
> and the Unlimited has enough legroom (yes, that extra inch does matter).
> I don't go off road all that often, but I like to be in good hands when I
> do. And the wranger seems to be a lot of fun. The Honda Pilot would be my
> other choice.
>
> Is the new Wrangler Unlimited a good choice? Are they reasonably
> reliable, or do the wranglers still have a lot of problems? Are the '07
> models going to be that much better?
>
> I notice that the 06 warranty is only 3yr/36000mi, where the 05 was 7
> years. Is there a message in that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

Oops, one other thing: The window stickers say 14 mpg city, 19 hwy. I
drove a 1997 TJ and got 18 mostly city. Did something get worse? What kind
of mileage are you getting?

Thanks again

"ibuildthings" <hopespa-m_me-not888@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9_-dnXZPiOJ_H2feRVn-rg@comcast.com...
> Am looking for new vehicle. Am very tall. Wranglers have the headroom
> and the Unlimited has enough legroom (yes, that extra inch does matter).
> I don't go off road all that often, but I like to be in good hands when I
> do. And the wranger seems to be a lot of fun. The Honda Pilot would be my
> other choice.
>
> Is the new Wrangler Unlimited a good choice? Are they reasonably
> reliable, or do the wranglers still have a lot of problems? Are the '07
> models going to be that much better?
>
> I notice that the 06 warranty is only 3yr/36000mi, where the 05 was 7
> years. Is there a message in that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

Oops, one other thing: The window stickers say 14 mpg city, 19 hwy. I
drove a 1997 TJ and got 18 mostly city. Did something get worse? What kind
of mileage are you getting?

Thanks again

"ibuildthings" <hopespa-m_me-not888@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9_-dnXZPiOJ_H2feRVn-rg@comcast.com...
> Am looking for new vehicle. Am very tall. Wranglers have the headroom
> and the Unlimited has enough legroom (yes, that extra inch does matter).
> I don't go off road all that often, but I like to be in good hands when I
> do. And the wranger seems to be a lot of fun. The Honda Pilot would be my
> other choice.
>
> Is the new Wrangler Unlimited a good choice? Are they reasonably
> reliable, or do the wranglers still have a lot of problems? Are the '07
> models going to be that much better?
>
> I notice that the 06 warranty is only 3yr/36000mi, where the 05 was 7
> years. Is there a message in that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

first off nothing is like a jeep. second i have a jeep with 150k miles
and still going strong, my friend has 250k miles never been rebuilt and
still takes it out to go rock climbing and trail riding. aslong as u
change oil when you should and mantain it like you should with anyother
car you will be fine

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

first off nothing is like a jeep. second i have a jeep with 150k miles
and still going strong, my friend has 250k miles never been rebuilt and
still takes it out to go rock climbing and trail riding. aslong as u
change oil when you should and mantain it like you should with anyother
car you will be fine

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

first off nothing is like a jeep. second i have a jeep with 150k miles
and still going strong, my friend has 250k miles never been rebuilt and
still takes it out to go rock climbing and trail riding. aslong as u
change oil when you should and mantain it like you should with anyother
car you will be fine

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

first off nothing is like a jeep. second i have a jeep with 150k miles
and still going strong, my friend has 250k miles never been rebuilt and
still takes it out to go rock climbing and trail riding. aslong as u
change oil when you should and mantain it like you should with anyother
car you will be fine

Re: Advice: New wrangler unlimited?
 

I looked at the unlimited a year ago and decided against it for three
reasons.

1. It didn't have fulltime 4wd. That would be a disadvantage for me
as I would use it for traveling in all kinds of weather. I checked
into the possibility of swapping out the transfer case for a selectrac
type transfer case, but the dealer said that couldn't be done.
2. It seems a bit sluggish when accelerating. It does have the zip
that my Cherokee does. Must be geared differently and I am use to a
quick acceleration.
3. Given the above two factors, I think that it is priced a bit high.

On the other hand it will likely be less expensive to maintain than the
Pilot. When Hondas go bad they seem to be very expensive to fix.

I am not sure what you mean by wranglers having a lot of problems. I
have a 99 and it has been very reliable. In fact in my three jeeps,
GC,Cherokee, and wrangler I have had very good luck with them.

For my money I would go with full time fwd.

Larry