Wrangler - safety

[Anonymous]

My husband has driven a Wrangler off and on since we started dating in our early 20s. Full disclosure - I kind of hate it, and actually didn't love the idea of getting a new one a few years ago (our kids are 13, 11, and 8).

BUT: last year, a driver on the opposite side of the road hit the median and flew toward my husband. In trying to avoid getting hit by the oncoming car, he slammed on the brakes, jerked the wheel, and flipped several times down an embankment. Both my husband and eldest child, who was seatbelted in the front seat, emerged with no injuries whatsoever.

The whole thing was terrifying, but I feel better than ever about the safety of the Wrangler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband has driven a Wrangler off and on since we started dating in our early 20s. Full disclosure - I kind of hate it, and actually didn't love the idea of getting a new one a few years ago (our kids are 13, 11, and 8).

BUT: last year, a driver on the opposite side of the road hit the median and flew toward my husband. In trying to avoid getting hit by the oncoming car, he slammed on the brakes, jerked the wheel, and flipped several times down an embankment. Both my husband and eldest child, who was seatbelted in the front seat, emerged with no injuries whatsoever.

The whole thing was terrifying, but I feel better than ever about the safety of the Wrangler.

Impossible. The smartest people on DCUM know that all occupants of Jeep Wranglers instantaneously die the second the vehicle tilts past 45 degrees. In fact, they’re actually beginning to decompose before the roll cage has supported the first gram of the vehicle’s now-upsidedown mass. Everyone knows this. Everyone. NPR even had a segment about it. No one has ever survived a Jeep crash. Ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

For the two bolded, I guess I'm an idiot. And a proud one as well!
Accidents can and do happen to anyone, regardless of if they are good driver or not.
But at least I'm driving something more fun, just as safe (if not safer), and not a generic blob of a car that all of the modern cars look like these days. However, to each, their own. You drive what you want. I'll drive what I want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband has driven a Wrangler off and on since we started dating in our early 20s. Full disclosure - I kind of hate it, and actually didn't love the idea of getting a new one a few years ago (our kids are 13, 11, and 8).

BUT: last year, a driver on the opposite side of the road hit the median and flew toward my husband. In trying to avoid getting hit by the oncoming car, he slammed on the brakes, jerked the wheel, and flipped several times down an embankment. Both my husband and eldest child, who was seatbelted in the front seat, emerged with no injuries whatsoever.

The whole thing was terrifying, but I feel better than ever about the safety of the Wrangler.

It's fun, but not practical with three kids. Glad your family was ok. I've heard lots of stories like this so buying one didn't scare me off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

What is your obsession here? Some of us are women who drive them as our primary vehicle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

What is your obsession here? Some of us are women who drive them as our primary vehicle.

+1. Idiocy is gender neutral

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

Wranglers/CJ’s are unquestionably cool to drive. And have been since 1947.

I know crashes happen to me. I’ve been hit by both a drunk and by a young woman texting.

I know I can be in a crash despite being an amazing driver - because of people like ^^^.

Chicks absolutely dig Wranglers. Well, the fun, awesome, keeper-types do, anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

What is your obsession here? Some of us are women who drive them as our primary vehicle.

I think someone had a GF at one time who broke up with him and went on to date/marry a guy who drove a Jeep. But he was still carrying the torch for her and now hates Jeeps and the people who drive them.

This sort of obsession is almost always psycho-sexual in nature.

[Anonymous]

Every other year in my rural hometown there’s a teenager who dies because they lost control their Jeep on some back road. I would never let my teen drive one. If adults who are experienced drivers want one, though, that’s not my business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every other year in my rural hometown there’s a teenager who dies because they lost control their Jeep on some back road. I would never let my teen drive one. If adults who are experienced drivers want one, though, that’s not my business.

How often to teens lose control of any other kind of car on a back road and lose their life? Both are a tragedy. Not sure it is directly related to driving a Jeep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

Wranglers/CJ’s are unquestionably cool to drive. And have been since 1947.

I know crashes happen to me. I’ve been hit by both a drunk and by a young woman texting.

I know I can be in a crash despite being an amazing driver - because of people like ^^^.

Chicks absolutely dig Wranglers. Well, the fun, awesome, keeper-types do, anyway.

I agree with everything you've said except one. Jeeps have been fun since 1941.

[Anonymous]

This explores the question and tests - make sure to watch the conclusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=labUBF7y-Iw

[Anonymous]

Suicide box

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noting the poor IIHS reviews on the 2019-2023 Wranglers, and also noting the massive number of Wranglers I see on the road. I know people probably cannot answer this question with any precision, but what gives? Do others just have a higher risk tolerance than I do? DC wants a Wrangler (and seems that most of the drivers I see on the road in a Wrangler are teens). Seems an easy choice - don't get one.

some idiots think wranglers are cool to drive
some idiots think accidents only happen to others
some idiots think they can't possibly get into an accident because they are excellent drivers
some idiots think chicks dig wranglers

Wranglers/CJ’s are unquestionably cool to drive. And have been since 1947.

I know crashes happen to me. I’ve been hit by both a drunk and by a young woman texting.

I know I can be in a crash despite being an amazing driver - because of people like ^^^.

Chicks absolutely dig Wranglers. Well, the fun, awesome, keeper-types do, anyway.

I agree with everything you've said except one. Jeeps have been fun since 1941.

Well, in all fairness to the Jeep, fun wasn’t the goal from 41-45, winning a war was. And although several dozen CJ’s and CJ-2’s were built in late 45 and a few hundred in 46, CJ production didn’t really take off until 47.