No flames, please!

I figured since all of you love that top down driving, was wondering if any of you here are 4-wheeling Wrangler fans. I thought S2000 fans were loyal, but Wrangler fans are something else!

Are the new ones pretty nice? I heard chicks dig this car. haha

Fun in an un-S2000 way?

 

I know where you are coming from VTEC. 15 years ago I bought a Suzuki Samurai (4wd) simply because it was the chaepest convertible I could buy (I could have afforded better).

I owned it for 3 years before my first child came along and the pain of strapping him in the back (together with a max speed of 65mph - it only had a 1 litre engine!) became too much and I traded it in on a 4 door turbo sedan.

It was a real fun vehicle while it lasted though.

 

The image a Jeep portrays is something rugged and laid back and down-to-earth with a lot of masculinity involved... I think that's why girls like guys in a Wrangler.

Doors off with the top down ready to go anywhere. I think that's really cool. Way more affordable, too.

S2000 is for the performance junkies. I'm of both worlds.

I can't believe you had a Suzuki Samurai. That's like the only car my Civic can beat off the line. I've heard the new Wranglers with the V6s are pretty refined for a Jeep.
Great resale, too. Maybe I'm starting to understanding something...



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Samurais...maybe I'm wrong, but weren't those discontinued here because people kept flipping over in those and dying?

 

When I sold hondas ten years ago, I also worked the used lot. One day, who should appear but my ex-wife, looking for a vehicle to pull her boat. Well, it was a small boat and she was convinced that a little Suzuki Samarai would tow it. I didn't argue, I just sold her the damn car. I still don't know if she ever successfully towed her boat or not. Have I ever felt bad about this? Naaaaah!

 

Hey guys, you are both right,

Yep, they are about the slowest piece of machinery around (however, I think in the US you only got the 'big' 1.3 and 1.6 litre versions - my 4 speed,1 litre put out a heady 48hp at 5,000 revs)

There were also cited because they were so tall, narrow and slab sided, with a high centre of gravity, that they rolled more easily than any other vehicle!

I had a very intersting experience there - I taught my wife to drive in the Samurai - she wasn't used to a manual (shift) and took her first street corner at around 30mph without changing down from 4th gear - that took years off me!

You know what though, I bought that little beast for $AUS5,999 brand new and traded it 3 years later for $AUS7,500 - best resale of any vehicle I have ever owned.

 

They make great hunting lease vehicles. Tow it out there. Treat it bad. Bring it back covered in mud.

 

I used to own a CJ5, the predecessor to the Wrangler. I loved that rig. It had a V-6, with a manul overdrive. Including low range,it meant that I had 12 gears in foward and 4 in reverse. It was my first convertible. I normally would lay the windowsheild down as well, talk about bugs in the teeth, it was great. It was great until I got married and had kids. It is not a family car.

That open air experience was a big reason that I wanted a roadster. The S2K being a convertible gives me the open air, plus the fun factor of speed and handling. But I still miss my old CJ-5. And yes Jeep owners are a nuts about their rigs. (That is Wrangler and CJ owners, Cherokees don't count)

 

I like Jeeps. Not sure if I'd buy one, but I do like them. I've had many friends who owned them, some who loved them, some who hated them.

My stepmother traded in her 1985 Saab 900S
on a Jeep somewhere around 1990. The Jeep broke (transmission fell apart, I think) within a week. Needless to say, she was furious, and my father was out for blood.
I'm assuming they got their money back.

She loved that Saab, too, I never understood why she traded it in...

I hear the new Jeeps are actually somewhat comfortable inside, and there have been improvements on the tops, so highway noise may even be bearable, now. I do remember being happy when the round headlights were re-introduced.

 

I have a 94 Wrangler, Sahara package with American Racing mag wheels. I drive it every day. It is great for hauling packages, trash, etc by lifting the back seat. Also great for snowy days in Ohio. Two tops plus special doors as the hardtop has full steel doors.


LOOve it.