I love my Jeep. I have a little two door with a soft top. I've had it for eight years and (knock on wood) never had any issues.

Anonymous wrote:OP: I have had similar thoughts. Jeep owners are loyal; many tell me that this is their fourth Jeep.

I like Jeeps, but hate the subpar quality.

I've had zero issues in five years with my jeep. My last SUV, not a jeep was a nightmare.

There are a lot of d-bags driving Jeeps. Not all, but a large enough number that the correlation can't be ignored. Typically they are in the longer wheelbase 4-door truck style Jeeps, and are going for some kind of tacticool style look. I imagine a lot of them to be defense contractor types who are desk jockeys. And they drive way too fast for the stability of that platform.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an acceptable lower priced vehicle for UMC just like Subaru.

They can be quite expensive

Yup. Jeeps are $$$$$$ for what you get.

You'd have to try really hard to spend over $40K on a Subaru. And, frankly, my Subaru has driven fine on the beach and ORV trails alongside Jeeps. And I've blown past spun out Jeeps in heavy winter conditions.

98% of people driving Jeeps will never rock crawl or go muddin'. They really should just be driving Subarus.

Not an accurate statement.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an acceptable lower priced vehicle for UMC just like Subaru.

They can be quite expensive

Yup. Jeeps are $$$$$$ for what you get.

You'd have to try really hard to spend over $40K on a Subaru. And, frankly, my Subaru has driven fine on the beach and ORV trails alongside Jeeps. And I've blown past spun out Jeeps in heavy winter conditions.

98% of people driving Jeeps will never rock crawl or go muddin'. They really should just be driving Subarus.

Anonymous wrote:It’s an acceptable lower priced vehicle for UMC just like Subaru.

They can be quite expensive

I have a Grand Cherokee, and I love it. I don’t understand Consumer Reports, my car is a 2016 with 90K miles and has never been in the shop. It’s a lot of fun to drive and the size is perfect. To each their own.

They're shite cars in a candy wrapper.

Anonymous wrote:Cause they are “cool”.

No, some people think they look cool and outdoorsy and then make them look cool and outdoorsy. Nope. You look like tools.

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Anonymous wrote:We do a lot of camping/kayaking/mtn biking and I think it'd be fun to own one. Too bad they've been co-opted by the RWNJs.

Nah, I think it's 40s dudes who don't want a boring kid/family SUV/minivan.

Ha! Yep! Three dads in our neighborhood drive one, including my own. It can be fun to drive and the dogs love it. It's keeps them out of my car.

The % of Jeeps with MAGA plates is pretty high in VA.

Anonymous wrote:Reliability has not been a problem for us. I have a 2001 and a 2016. My son has a 2005. My SIL has a 2018. My other SIL has two around 2010.

They’re fun cars. We off-road. We go to drive on beaches. They’re easy to clean.

It is unfortunate, at least to me, that more Jeep owners never experience the fun of driving their Jeep off-road. I won't pretend to be a rock crawler but have driven our jeep with friends on trails where cars can't go enough times to understand its capabilities and limitations. It is a lot of fun to do with a club, friends that can teach you how to use trecovery gear properly and avoid damaging the jeep or yourself.

It's like buying a Ferrari and never driving over 80mph

Reliability has not been a problem for us. I have a 2001 and a 2016. My son has a 2005. My SIL has a 2018. My other SIL has two around 2010.

They’re fun cars. We off-road. We go to drive on beaches. They’re easy to clean.

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Anonymous wrote:We do a lot of camping/kayaking/mtn biking and I think it'd be fun to own one. Too bad they've been co-opted by the RWNJs.

Nah, I think it's 40s dudes who don't want a boring kid/family SUV/minivan.

Ha! Yep! Three dads in our neighborhood drive one, including my own. It can be fun to drive and the dogs love it. It's keeps them out of my car.

I bought a wrangler in my late 20's simply because I was independent, doing well financially and had always wanted a convertible. After driving a rear-wheel drive Ford Ranger pickup, which was scary/horrible in even the slighted amount of snow, for the 7 years prior, I also liked the idea of having 4-wheel drive. I also bought a wrangler that was 3 years old so it was more affordable.

It wasn't practical (at all!), but I wasn't married, owned a townhouse and was saving towards retirement... It WAS a fun car to drive and scratched my itch to own a convertible. That was about it. Loved driving through Shenandoah top down when the leaves were changing, car camping and just enjoying the open air when weather allowed.

It’s an acceptable lower priced vehicle for UMC just like Subaru.