bowgus

My opinion ... assuming proper preventive maintenance and proper use, it's
the miles that result in wear ... not the clock. And for what it's worth ...
when it comes to resale, a vehicle with that magic 100k on it is worth(less)
around here. So, since that 4.0 litre goes and goes and goes ... a used jeep
with 100k on it and 4.0 litre in it is a really good deal.

"Ed Roper" <enroper@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:CPmdnUt8Xs18cB_cRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
> Hey everybody,
>
> I have an 04 TJ , 4cyl with auto transmission i bought in June and always
> have 12k miles on it ( 80+ miles a day plus frequent road trips)...and
> obviously I will be putting a lot of miles on this jeep in a short period
of
> time....
>
> So I got to thinking, do transmissions and engines fair better or worse
if
> you put more miles on them sooner, or over time.
>
> For example, if I was to reach 100k miles in 2 years, would it do more
> damage than if I did it over 5 years.
>
> Heres my reason for asking....my non-mechanically inclined brain would
think
> that since the components are "younger" , they could handle more miles.
But
> an older system would start to break down since its "older" around that
> mileage range...is this the case?
>
> Does somebody care to explain the effects of high mileage in short periods
> of time on jeeps...
>
> thanks
> ed
>
>

bowgus

My opinion ... assuming proper preventive maintenance and proper use, it's
the miles that result in wear ... not the clock. And for what it's worth ...
when it comes to resale, a vehicle with that magic 100k on it is worth(less)
around here. So, since that 4.0 litre goes and goes and goes ... a used jeep
with 100k on it and 4.0 litre in it is a really good deal.

"Ed Roper" <enroper@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:CPmdnUt8Xs18cB_cRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
> Hey everybody,
>
> I have an 04 TJ , 4cyl with auto transmission i bought in June and always
> have 12k miles on it ( 80+ miles a day plus frequent road trips)...and
> obviously I will be putting a lot of miles on this jeep in a short period
of
> time....
>
> So I got to thinking, do transmissions and engines fair better or worse
if
> you put more miles on them sooner, or over time.
>
> For example, if I was to reach 100k miles in 2 years, would it do more
> damage than if I did it over 5 years.
>
> Heres my reason for asking....my non-mechanically inclined brain would
think
> that since the components are "younger" , they could handle more miles.
But
> an older system would start to break down since its "older" around that
> mileage range...is this the case?
>
> Does somebody care to explain the effects of high mileage in short periods
> of time on jeeps...
>
> thanks
> ed
>
>

bowgus

My opinion ... assuming proper preventive maintenance and proper use, it's
the miles that result in wear ... not the clock. And for what it's worth ...
when it comes to resale, a vehicle with that magic 100k on it is worth(less)
around here. So, since that 4.0 litre goes and goes and goes ... a used jeep
with 100k on it and 4.0 litre in it is a really good deal.

"Ed Roper" <enroper@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:CPmdnUt8Xs18cB_cRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
> Hey everybody,
>
> I have an 04 TJ , 4cyl with auto transmission i bought in June and always
> have 12k miles on it ( 80+ miles a day plus frequent road trips)...and
> obviously I will be putting a lot of miles on this jeep in a short period
of
> time....
>
> So I got to thinking, do transmissions and engines fair better or worse
if
> you put more miles on them sooner, or over time.
>
> For example, if I was to reach 100k miles in 2 years, would it do more
> damage than if I did it over 5 years.
>
> Heres my reason for asking....my non-mechanically inclined brain would
think
> that since the components are "younger" , they could handle more miles.
But
> an older system would start to break down since its "older" around that
> mileage range...is this the case?
>
> Does somebody care to explain the effects of high mileage in short periods
> of time on jeeps...
>
> thanks
> ed
>
>