My kids say I'm too old for a new Jeep Wrangler

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Anonymous wrote:It has a very high repair rate. Are you planning on 4-wheeling with it? If not, get a more reliable AWD vehicle like a Subaru.

I'm a first time Subaru owner, and I'm getting absolutely sodomized in the last two years fixing my Crosstrek.

It's a 2013, I've got 66,000 miles, and I've had to replace 3 wheel hub bearings at $590 each, both front axles at $700 per axle, and now I think my transmission is starting to go, which is out of warranty now and I hear costs like $7,000.

This car is a POS. I'll NEVER own another one.

What???? I have one of these 2013 Crosstrek and that has not been my experience at all. I have ~ 80k on it and have not had any of those issues. What are you doing to that car so that it needs those repairs ??? Sounds like you are hitting holes ? Takes a lot to break and axle and wheel hubs...

My miles are almost exclusively highway miles. I only use the car for long trips between here and our weekend place in southwestern VA, south of Roanoke. This kind of driving is supposed to be the "easiest" miles you can put on a car, just highway cruising. We go there every Friday and come back Sunday. About 500 miles round trip, most weekends.

In researching various Subaru owner websites and discussion forums, I've learned that Subaru really seems to have a problem with hub bearings and front axles going bad early. Mine has been a total money pit the last two years.

This was my first one, and I certainly expected more. I won't be getting another.

Mind if I ask where you get the car serviced ? We have always used dealerships - just easier.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't...

1. It is an objectively terrible car

2. Assuming you're a 40-something mom from the burbs it's going to look like you're trying way too hard

Lots of moms I know have these and they love their cars. No apologies.

I mean..."lots of moms" get super-obvious cosmetic surgery in a futile attempt to reclaim their youth but it doesn't make it any less sad.

Or, they are just fun to drive especially the new ones.

Have you driven an actually fun car? Sounds like a case of "all meat tastes like filet mignon when you don't know any better". Wranglers are slow, super noisy, and have a ridiculous amount of body roll.

Yes, we've had a few sports cars/still have one and are looking at the new JL. They were not slow, super noisy and didn't have any body roll along with other things mentioned on here. They are redesigned. We're just waiting till the 19 comes out as they will have more features. There is a huge difference between the old Jeeps and the new ones. I don't like practical cars. Sounds like you haven't driven the new one yet and just want to pass judgement. That's fine. Keep to your boring sedan or SUV in Black, white, tan or silver.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It has a very high repair rate. Are you planning on 4-wheeling with it? If not, get a more reliable AWD vehicle like a Subaru.

I'm a first time Subaru owner, and I'm getting absolutely sodomized in the last two years fixing my Crosstrek.

It's a 2013, I've got 66,000 miles, and I've had to replace 3 wheel hub bearings at $590 each, both front axles at $700 per axle, and now I think my transmission is starting to go, which is out of warranty now and I hear costs like $7,000.

This car is a POS. I'll NEVER own another one.

What???? I have one of these 2013 Crosstrek and that has not been my experience at all. I have ~ 80k on it and have not had any of those issues. What are you doing to that car so that it needs those repairs ??? Sounds like you are hitting holes ? Takes a lot to break and axle and wheel hubs...

My miles are almost exclusively highway miles. I only use the car for long trips between here and our weekend place in southwestern VA, south of Roanoke. This kind of driving is supposed to be the "easiest" miles you can put on a car, just highway cruising. We go there every Friday and come back Sunday. About 500 miles round trip, most weekends.

In researching various Subaru owner websites and discussion forums, I've learned that Subaru really seems to have a problem with hub bearings and front axles going bad early. Mine has been a total money pit the last two years.

This was my first one, and I certainly expected more. I won't be getting another.

Mind if I ask where you get the car serviced ? We have always used dealerships - just easier.

Annapolis Subaru and Fitzgerald Subaru.

But none of the broken / failing stuff has been a "regular service" item. I mean, check your owners manual- there's no entry for "replace front axkes at 54,000, or wheel bearings at 24K, 44k, and 59K.

Most wheel bearings last the life of the car. Or maybe ONE will fail in two hundred thousand miles. My POS has had 3 go bad in less than 60K.

[Anonymous]

A standard shift classic wrangler is only for cool people.

If you're not attractive and/or don't do outdoorsy stuff then you may look like a poser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't...

1. It is an objectively terrible car

2. Assuming you're a 40-something mom from the burbs it's going to look like you're trying way too hard

Lots of moms I know have these and they love their cars. No apologies.

I mean..."lots of moms" get super-obvious cosmetic surgery in a futile attempt to reclaim their youth but it doesn't make it any less sad.

Or, they are just fun to drive especially the new ones.

Have you driven an actually fun car? Sounds like a case of "all meat tastes like filet mignon when you don't know any better". Wranglers are slow, super noisy, and have a ridiculous amount of body roll.

Yes, we've had a few sports cars/still have one and are looking at the new JL. They were not slow, super noisy and didn't have any body roll along with other things mentioned on here. They are redesigned. We're just waiting till the 19 comes out as they will have more features. There is a huge difference between the old Jeeps and the new ones. I don't like practical cars. Sounds like you haven't driven the new one yet and just want to pass judgement. That's fine. Keep to your boring sedan or SUV in Black, white, tan or silver.

I looked it up because I was curious, and the *new* Wrangler has worse skidpad numbers than a Ford F150. If you like the Jeep aesthetic and the image it conveys to strangers that's fine, but you should stop lying to others saying it drives well.

My wife and I are super boring in our black RR Sport with DC plates, but a 45yo+ mom driving a Jeep Wrangler to Target in suburban MD positively *oozes* sex appeal!!

[Anonymous]

get one of these and make the Wrangler people jealous.

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or this:

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Your money, your car. Buy what you want.

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So what else would be a fun car that would have a better track record and not send so many messages?

[Anonymous]

My sister's Jeep has 250,000 miles on it. Go for it OP! Who cares what your kids think? Once they have money, they can buy whichever car they want.

[Anonymous]

We have a Porsche and a jeep. Might replace the Porsche with a Tesla next but the jeep only gets a new model year.

[Anonymous]

^ Look at the tiny tiny tires in the pic above.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't...

1. It is an objectively terrible car

2. Assuming you're a 40-something mom from the burbs it's going to look like you're trying way too hard

Lots of moms I know have these and they love their cars. No apologies.

I mean..."lots of moms" get super-obvious cosmetic surgery in a futile attempt to reclaim their youth but it doesn't make it any less sad.

Or, they are just fun to drive especially the new ones.

Have you driven an actually fun car? Sounds like a case of "all meat tastes like filet mignon when you don't know any better". Wranglers are slow, super noisy, and have a ridiculous amount of body roll.

Yes, we've had a few sports cars/still have one and are looking at the new JL. They were not slow, super noisy and didn't have any body roll along with other things mentioned on here. They are redesigned. We're just waiting till the 19 comes out as they will have more features. There is a huge difference between the old Jeeps and the new ones. I don't like practical cars. Sounds like you haven't driven the new one yet and just want to pass judgement. That's fine. Keep to your boring sedan or SUV in Black, white, tan or silver.

I looked it up because I was curious, and the *new* Wrangler has worse skidpad numbers than a Ford F150. If you like the Jeep aesthetic and the image it conveys to strangers that's fine, but you should stop lying to others saying it drives well.

My wife and I are super boring in our black RR Sport with DC plates, but a 45yo+ mom driving a Jeep Wrangler to Target in suburban MD positively *oozes* sex appeal!!

Haha a Range Rover douche gtfoh. If you would’ve said that from the beginning you could’ve saved a lot of us reading your extensive non informative essay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't...

1. It is an objectively terrible car

2. Assuming you're a 40-something mom from the burbs it's going to look like you're trying way too hard

Lots of moms I know have these and they love their cars. No apologies.

I mean..."lots of moms" get super-obvious cosmetic surgery in a futile attempt to reclaim their youth but it doesn't make it any less sad.

Or, they are just fun to drive especially the new ones.

Have you driven an actually fun car? Sounds like a case of "all meat tastes like filet mignon when you don't know any better". Wranglers are slow, super noisy, and have a ridiculous amount of body roll.

Yes, we've had a few sports cars/still have one and are looking at the new JL. They were not slow, super noisy and didn't have any body roll along with other things mentioned on here. They are redesigned. We're just waiting till the 19 comes out as they will have more features. There is a huge difference between the old Jeeps and the new ones. I don't like practical cars. Sounds like you haven't driven the new one yet and just want to pass judgement. That's fine. Keep to your boring sedan or SUV in Black, white, tan or silver.

I looked it up because I was curious, and the *new* Wrangler has worse skidpad numbers than a Ford F150. If you like the Jeep aesthetic and the image it conveys to strangers that's fine, but you should stop lying to others saying it drives well.

My wife and I are super boring in our black RR Sport with DC plates, but a 45yo+ mom driving a Jeep Wrangler to Target in suburban MD positively *oozes* sex appeal!!

Haha a Range Rover douche gtfoh. If you would’ve said that from the beginning you could’ve saved a lot of us reading your extensive non informative essay

A mean and insecure middle-aged person. Eww.

[Anonymous]

I love Wranglers with a passion, but I would not make it your daily driver. The road noise, etc get to you after a while. Especially in DC where you spend a lot of time in a car and a lot of time being angry and stressed.