opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good enough
to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I see
decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering that
this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids, etc
in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this purpose,
rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or Nissan
or other Japanese SUV.

So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd get
the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.

-jeff

-jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

'96 with 256,000 km ... was posting a pic of the boat out in the cold but
here's the jeep too ... http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/

"Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041229011700.23417.00002581@mb-m03.aol.com...
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good
enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I
see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering
that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids,
etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this
purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or
Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd
get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

'96 with 256,000 km ... was posting a pic of the boat out in the cold but
here's the jeep too ... http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/

"Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041229011700.23417.00002581@mb-m03.aol.com...
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good
enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I
see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering
that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids,
etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this
purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or
Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd
get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

'96 with 256,000 km ... was posting a pic of the boat out in the cold but
here's the jeep too ... http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/

"Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041229011700.23417.00002581@mb-m03.aol.com...
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good
enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I
see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering
that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids,
etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this
purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or
Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd
get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

Handy-

Funny you should ask! I have a really nice lowish-miles 89 Cherokee 4.0
that I am looking to sell to facilitate the purchase of a TJ.

Let me know if you are interested.

Carl


"Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041229011700.23417.00002581@mb-m03.aol.com...
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good
enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I
see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering
that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids,
etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this
purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or
Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd
get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

Handy-

Funny you should ask! I have a really nice lowish-miles 89 Cherokee 4.0
that I am looking to sell to facilitate the purchase of a TJ.

Let me know if you are interested.

Carl


"Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041229011700.23417.00002581@mb-m03.aol.com...
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good
enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I
see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering
that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids,
etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this
purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or
Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd
get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

Handy-

Funny you should ask! I have a really nice lowish-miles 89 Cherokee 4.0
that I am looking to sell to facilitate the purchase of a TJ.

Let me know if you are interested.

Carl


"Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041229011700.23417.00002581@mb-m03.aol.com...
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good
enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I
see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering
that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids,
etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this
purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or
Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd
get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

Ours has over 300K km on it and we still use it pretty hard off road.
Last year we lost the back bumper corner in a 'mud puddle' and tore off
some trim squeezing through trees with it. We get it back into places
that have ATV'ers jaws dropping when they come across us. LOL!

It is what we take when we have to have the extra room.

Ours has been pretty reliable. I have fixed normal wear and tear parts
and not that many of them over the last few years.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Handywired wrote:
>
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids, etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

Ours has over 300K km on it and we still use it pretty hard off road.
Last year we lost the back bumper corner in a 'mud puddle' and tore off
some trim squeezing through trees with it. We get it back into places
that have ATV'ers jaws dropping when they come across us. LOL!

It is what we take when we have to have the extra room.

Ours has been pretty reliable. I have fixed normal wear and tear parts
and not that many of them over the last few years.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Handywired wrote:
>
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids, etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff

Re: opinions on cheap, older, high-miles Cherokees
 

Ours has over 300K km on it and we still use it pretty hard off road.
Last year we lost the back bumper corner in a 'mud puddle' and tore off
some trim squeezing through trees with it. We get it back into places
that have ATV'ers jaws dropping when they come across us. LOL!

It is what we take when we have to have the extra room.

Ours has been pretty reliable. I have fixed normal wear and tear parts
and not that many of them over the last few years.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Handywired wrote:
>
> I need a good family camping/skiing/adventure rig. My TJ has been good enough
> to me that I am considering a Cherokee even though they have a terrible
> reliability rating (but then, so does the TJ and mine has been great). I see
> decent ones from the mid-90's for as cheap as $3000 or so; considering that
> this rig will be rode hard and put away wet, with dogs, food, gear, kids, etc
> in and out, I am leaning towards just such a cheap "beater" for this purpose,
> rather than a probably more reliable but much more expensive Toyota or Nissan
> or other Japanese SUV.
>
> So... how do cherokees hold up once they get some miles piled on 'em? I'd get
> the 4.0L with the auto tranny most likely.
>
> -jeff
>
> -jeff