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Hooboy...not exactly the vehicle I'd pick as an exemplar of domestic mfr. attention to assembly detail. It used to be that the bits on a Wrangler (or CJ-5, CJ-7
by linksnapzz 11y ago
Hooboy...not exactly the vehicle I'd pick as an exemplar of domestic mfr. attention to assembly detail. It used to be that the bits on a Wrangler (or CJ-5, CJ-7 etc.) that were made out of steel or iron would be reliable; the rest of it-well, pray that it was built on a Wednesday.
- alistairSH 11y agoI hear ya... but I wanted a 4-seat convertible. Of the options, it seemed like the best bet (BMWs seem plagued with annoying gremlins, Chrysler - no thanks, etc).
- linksnapzz 11y agoYeah, that's a tough one. The intersection set of (mfr. w/ quality reputation) && (mfr of 4-seat convertibles) has been getting smaller and smaller, at least in the US. On the bright side, Wranglers tend to be bought by owners who know what they are in for, and intend to keep their vehicle, hence their anomalously (for a relatively low-priced domestic vehicle) excellent resale value. They're not being made for the two-year lease crowd, which IMO has led to so much derangement in the execution of many new cars.
- alistairSH 11y agorelatively low-priced My wallet laughs at this assertion! Chrysler plays the upgrades game very well in the Jeep line (and I fell for it, hook, line, and sinker). Sure, you can buy a base Wrangler X for around $20k. But, it's really easy to option them up to BMW territory. My only defense is at least spending the money on factory upgrades gets me a factory warranty, unlike similar upgrades sourced from Quadratec.