E.L. Lambert

Don't buy the 4-cylinder. It's underpowered and nobody - I mean
nobody - is happy with it in the long run. I wish I had a dime for
every 4-banger TJ owner who said they wished they'd got the I-6. And
for a jeep of that age and mileage, the price difference on a 6 vs.
the 4 won't be much.

alanbk@yahoo.com (Alan Karelitz) wrote in message news:<63ef7534.0306300628.259aebc3@posting.google. com>...
> I'm looking at buying a 97 SE Wrangler with the 2.5L Engine. It's in
> great shape. No rust at all, looks great. Inside is very clean. It
> looks like it had been very well taken care of. It has 150,000 miles
> on it. Mainly highway miles. I drove it for a few miles and it rode
> great. The engine ran very smooth had plenty of power. It was the
> 3rd one I had test drove that day, and by far the best feeling engine.
> It has a manuall transmission. The clutch has never been replaced.
> It felt very good too.
>
> What can I expect from this engine mileage and problem wise? What
> kind of histry does this engine have with high mileage if it was well
> mainatained? Called my local Jeep Dealer and they thought the 6 could
> last forever, but he did not gvie me a great feeling on the 4.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan

Dave Milne

I wouldn't buy any 4 pot with 150k on it .

--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

"E.L. Lambert" <lambeth65@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:76b045c1.0307031235.5e6ba8d5@posting.google.c om...
: Don't buy the 4-cylinder. It's underpowered and nobody - I mean
: nobody - is happy with it in the long run. I wish I had a dime for
: every 4-banger TJ owner who said they wished they'd got the I-6. And
: for a jeep of that age and mileage, the price difference on a 6 vs.
: the 4 won't be much.
:
: alanbk@yahoo.com (Alan Karelitz) wrote in message
news:<63ef7534.0306300628.259aebc3@posting.google. com>...
: > I'm looking at buying a 97 SE Wrangler with the 2.5L Engine. It's in
: > great shape. No rust at all, looks great. Inside is very clean. It
: > looks like it had been very well taken care of. It has 150,000 miles
: > on it. Mainly highway miles. I drove it for a few miles and it rode
: > great. The engine ran very smooth had plenty of power. It was the
: > 3rd one I had test drove that day, and by far the best feeling engine.
: > It has a manuall transmission. The clutch has never been replaced.
: > It felt very good too.
: >
: > What can I expect from this engine mileage and problem wise? What
: > kind of histry does this engine have with high mileage if it was well
: > mainatained? Called my local Jeep Dealer and they thought the 6 could
: > last forever, but he did not gvie me a great feeling on the 4.
: >
: > Any help would be appreciated.
: >
: > Thanks,
: >
: > Alan

RollOver Pete

lambeth65@earthlink.net (E.L. Lambert)
wrote:

> Don't buy the 4-cylinder. It's underpowered
> and nobody - I mean nobody - is happy with
> it in the long run.

Um.......I'm happy with my 4-banger. I've been happy with it for 14
years. It's simple, light, super easy to work on, and makes good power.
Sure it's not a V-8. It never will be. As far as off roading, at rock
crawling I can and do keep up with anyone who I choose to follow. What
one lacks in power, one must make up with common sense. And after the
big boys break trying to out do me, I'm always there.....with a strap to
tow them back to camp. Sand and mud....places where you need lotsa
power, I might try with caution. All in all, Yeah......I'm real happy
with my 4-banger. On the highway, it will run as fast as I want it to.
A Jeep is one of the few forms of transportation that one dumps money
into to make it go slower.......so.....what's the big hurry?

I Jeep......Therefore, I am...

RollOver Pete...
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