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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've owned seven Jeeps since 1989 (CJ, YJ, XJ, TJ, JK) and all were a lot of fun. I learned to drive on a CJ, and a CJ7 was my first car. I still have a CJ8 and a JK. All were quite reliable when compared to their respective "peers" of their era. Off-road, nothing equals them. Nothing. Not anymore. They are literally in a class all by themselves. Old Land Rover Defenders can match a Jeep Rubicon in stock form, but serious off-road Jeeps are almost never kept in stock form, so it's really an invalid comparison. But they are the best off-road vehicle, ever.

On the highway?

That's a dumb question.

And the people who complain about how they perform on pavement are idiots. Because that's what you would similarly call someone who complained that a Ferrari 458 was terrible for driving up a muddy mountain trail filled with rocks the size of beagles.

As for reliability, they're fairly uncomplicated machines, and if you're a handy person, you can do a lot of work on them yourself. With good routine maintenance, they are extremely reliable. And not very pricey to fix.

I also have a Subaru. I can't really say the same for it. It's seen more maintenance issues before 100K than any of my Jeeps ever did. Very disappointed.

I also have a Toyota Tundra pick up (love it!!!!) and my wife has a Mustang and an older BMW 5-Series.

Of all the cars in our family, my JK is my favorite, followed by the Tundra.

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I've owned two wranglers and don't disagree except to the extent that Jeeps aren't primarily made JUST for off-road use anymore..  And Op isn't asking about a car for off-roading.  She's looking for a daily driver that's also good in the snow.  And not everyone wants to mod their vehicle with lift kits and do their own service/repairs.  I went off-roading with our jeep club maybe 6X a year.  And even the hardcore members only went maybe 1X a month... so yeah, they spent WAY more time on pavement.  Jeeps are great but I don't think its wrong to talk about what its like to own and drive a Jeep as a daily driver on pavement simply because they can climb rocks like no other.  [/quote]

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