billy ray

My dad had one of the AWD Eagles when they first came out for a period of 3
years.

He told me when he made the decision to trade it in (company car) when he
added up the repair receipts and the repairs during years 2 & 3 added up to
more than the car cost to purchase new.


"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:_aednbT4o4cA0EneRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Edward L. Dowdy wrote:
>> Have you seen the Compass? Ugh!
>
> Yeah but you could say that about past Jeep/AMC's "have you seen the":
> Jeepster
> Commando
> Pacer
> Eagle
>
> Those are all some funny lookin, not-sure-what-they-were-thinkin' products
> (And I know some of you love the first two, to each their own right?). Of
> course that liniage of failed "tweener" Jeeps should tel DC all they need
> to know, but they'll repeate history... It didn't kill the real Jeep
> (sorry Bill) the first four times it's not going to now...
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

billy ray

My dad had one of the AWD Eagles when they first came out for a period of 3
years.

He told me when he made the decision to trade it in (company car) when he
added up the repair receipts and the repairs during years 2 & 3 added up to
more than the car cost to purchase new.


"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:_aednbT4o4cA0EneRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Edward L. Dowdy wrote:
>> Have you seen the Compass? Ugh!
>
> Yeah but you could say that about past Jeep/AMC's "have you seen the":
> Jeepster
> Commando
> Pacer
> Eagle
>
> Those are all some funny lookin, not-sure-what-they-were-thinkin' products
> (And I know some of you love the first two, to each their own right?). Of
> course that liniage of failed "tweener" Jeeps should tel DC all they need
> to know, but they'll repeate history... It didn't kill the real Jeep
> (sorry Bill) the first four times it's not going to now...
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

What gave up?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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billy ray wrote:
>
> My dad had one of the AWD Eagles when they first came out for a period of 3
> years.
>
> He told me when he made the decision to trade it in (company car) when he
> added up the repair receipts and the repairs during years 2 & 3 added up to
> more than the car cost to purchase new.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

What gave up?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> My dad had one of the AWD Eagles when they first came out for a period of 3
> years.
>
> He told me when he made the decision to trade it in (company car) when he
> added up the repair receipts and the repairs during years 2 & 3 added up to
> more than the car cost to purchase new.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

What gave up?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> My dad had one of the AWD Eagles when they first came out for a period of 3
> years.
>
> He told me when he made the decision to trade it in (company car) when he
> added up the repair receipts and the repairs during years 2 & 3 added up to
> more than the car cost to purchase new.

Lee Ayrton

That's pretty much what I was saying in the "NOT for dirt" thread.

As for Jeep just tweaking things from time to time, I suspect that was
less a marketing decision and more a result of poverty. Jeep in its
many incarnations seldom had enough cash on hand to retool the lines.
That's why you got CJ bodies with punched holes and screwed-on cover
plates that went to nothing: They were originally for access to
equipment that had been relocated production-years earlier.


Coasty wrote:
> Jeep in the past couple of years sure has changed their models and the next
> couple sure do not look any different. I guess change is inevitable I just
> hope they just don't totally hose things up. I can't remember when so many
> changes have been made in the Jeep line.
>
> Usually Jeep would just tweak things but from what I have seen and read for
> the future this is just the beginning I just hope Jeep brings their concept
> pick-up truck into production that I saw at last years auto show.
>
> But, from their trends I think they are concentrating on the grocery getter
> line, trying to compete with Tahoe, Explorer and Hummer, while makeing major
> changes to the Wranglers. The next couple of years should be interesting.
>
> Coasty
>
>

Lee Ayrton

That's pretty much what I was saying in the "NOT for dirt" thread.

As for Jeep just tweaking things from time to time, I suspect that was
less a marketing decision and more a result of poverty. Jeep in its
many incarnations seldom had enough cash on hand to retool the lines.
That's why you got CJ bodies with punched holes and screwed-on cover
plates that went to nothing: They were originally for access to
equipment that had been relocated production-years earlier.


Coasty wrote:
> Jeep in the past couple of years sure has changed their models and the next
> couple sure do not look any different. I guess change is inevitable I just
> hope they just don't totally hose things up. I can't remember when so many
> changes have been made in the Jeep line.
>
> Usually Jeep would just tweak things but from what I have seen and read for
> the future this is just the beginning I just hope Jeep brings their concept
> pick-up truck into production that I saw at last years auto show.
>
> But, from their trends I think they are concentrating on the grocery getter
> line, trying to compete with Tahoe, Explorer and Hummer, while makeing major
> changes to the Wranglers. The next couple of years should be interesting.
>
> Coasty
>
>

Lee Ayrton

That's pretty much what I was saying in the "NOT for dirt" thread.

As for Jeep just tweaking things from time to time, I suspect that was
less a marketing decision and more a result of poverty. Jeep in its
many incarnations seldom had enough cash on hand to retool the lines.
That's why you got CJ bodies with punched holes and screwed-on cover
plates that went to nothing: They were originally for access to
equipment that had been relocated production-years earlier.


Coasty wrote:
> Jeep in the past couple of years sure has changed their models and the next
> couple sure do not look any different. I guess change is inevitable I just
> hope they just don't totally hose things up. I can't remember when so many
> changes have been made in the Jeep line.
>
> Usually Jeep would just tweak things but from what I have seen and read for
> the future this is just the beginning I just hope Jeep brings their concept
> pick-up truck into production that I saw at last years auto show.
>
> But, from their trends I think they are concentrating on the grocery getter
> line, trying to compete with Tahoe, Explorer and Hummer, while makeing major
> changes to the Wranglers. The next couple of years should be interesting.
>
> Coasty
>
>

Pumper Hinkle

For serious and semi-serious trailing here out west, a narrow body is
usually advantageous and sometimes necessary. I notice the '07 will be
wider. Seems to me that the serious rock-crawler people might shy away
from the newer ones.

Jeeps were meant to get back in to where others couldn't and I hate to see
that change.

On the other hand, I think my '04 Ruby may not depreciate as fast as it
might have otherwise.

Ralph

Pumper Hinkle

For serious and semi-serious trailing here out west, a narrow body is
usually advantageous and sometimes necessary. I notice the '07 will be
wider. Seems to me that the serious rock-crawler people might shy away
from the newer ones.

Jeeps were meant to get back in to where others couldn't and I hate to see
that change.

On the other hand, I think my '04 Ruby may not depreciate as fast as it
might have otherwise.

Ralph