How good are Jeep Wranglers compared to Hondas anyway?
2006-06-22 15:09:13 · 12 answers · asked by roxylee11782 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
The Jeep is much more badass, but less reliable and considerably worse gas mileage.
So the question is - Is the style worth the cost to you?
2006-06-22 15:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You are comparing to vehicles that represent the far end of the spectrum when it comes to autos and how you drive. Take a used Wrangler for a test drive. Then start thinking. As for rollover as mentioned in another post, I have spent the last 15 years teaching soldiers how to drive a HUMVEE (Army version of HUMMER). The Wrangler is a short wheel base (front wheels and rear wheels close together) high center of gravity (the weight of the vehicle in height off the ground) type of vehicle, thus it will not corner like a car. You have to slow down going into curves. It will brake differently, and you must be sure to steer gentle, no great big steering corrections. Follow some common sense and you will not have problems. My suggestion if you do decide on the Wrangler is to attend an accredited driving school which offers a Vehicle specific driving course. It will be worth the money. And, yes, you can flip a HUMMER, you can get a HUMMER stuck in the mud, you can even do a bootlegger 180 in a HUMMER, I've got over 100,000 documented miles in military Humvee, I've seen or done all with them.
2006-06-22 23:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by sfcjcl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you going to use the vehicle for? For daily commuting, the Honda is a better choice. If you are an outdoor type person, and like to go camping and off road driving, the Jeep will work.
What is the weather like in your area? The Jeep needs a hardtop in winter, or you will never feel warn in it! Four wheel drive is nice, but do road conditions where you drive justify it?
The Jeep will use more fuel than the Civic. Hondas, if properly maintained, will last for 250,000 miles easily. The Jeep usually will not.
2006-06-22 15:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by fire4511 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES!!! I am trading in my 2001 Honda for a Jeep Wrangler tomorrow! It's funny you ask because I've been planning on doing this for about a year.
Honda's are safer, more comfortable, better on long trips, and retain their value better.
BUT Jeeps are just so damn cool that they are better, and a whole lot more fun.
2006-06-22 15:16:23 · answer #4 · answered by Cold Hard Fact 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeeps are good, not to mention fun to ride and drive, but if you are worried about insurance, I'd stick with the Honda Civic. Jeeps are usually more expensive on insurance because they flip easily and are most are considered off road vehicles.
2006-06-22 15:12:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jeep Girls like it Topless and dirty. sorry i just saw that sticker on a wrangler today. Um I would go with a wrangler. Worse gas milage, but hell wranglers are bad ***. Jeep is a little less reliable and i dont think i would want one if you live somewhere with a cold winter, but i mean come on whats cooler then Removeable doors, top, and windshield?
2006-06-22 15:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by that_one_guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, keep your honda, jeeps roll over to easily. My 18 year old daughter just lost a friend from his jeep rolling over.
2006-06-22 15:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by Jana 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get rid of that stupid honda and get the Wrangler. You can't go offroading in a honda.
2006-06-22 15:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by Cowboy Jacob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
honda is batter.where can you go if you have a jeep for a normal road.
2006-06-22 15:45:15 · answer #9 · answered by sandmansg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cmon man, hondas suck. screw economy. what kind of life are you going to live if that's all you ever worry about? have some fun! trade that little thing in for something girls will like and you will love.
2006-06-22 15:18:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋