Jeep- i want a jeep is it a good first car? and what is a reasonable price to pay for it?

Question

i dont mind doing some work and hope to put a 4.5 in lift kit on it (at least). i need some type of small truck and a jeep sounds best. what do you think?

Answer 1

if your serious, whatever you do, get a 6 cyl with an automatic if you plan on driving this everyday. I had a newer one with the 4 cyl 5 spd and it would barely get going fast enough to stay in the slow lane on the highway all I did was shift the damn thing. I also had an older CJ with the old straight 6 that I could not kill, the guy I sold it to still drives it on weekends. As far as the lift goes you can get some nice tires under a stock or 2" lift dont go big you'll hate it.

Answer 2

a jeep wrangler 97 and newer would be best they have a greatly revised suspension system and all kind of pasrts and upgrades that you can get a whole lot cheaper than on the older one(like mine 91 [fun year]) if its a hardtop it should go for around 9 thousand jeeps dont realy go up in value my jeep right now with a hardtop new transmission new stereo syatem new seats will go for 5-6 thousand. if you go around the same year as mine, dont go any lower 91s were the first year to have fuel injection, you will pay less and have pretty much the same jeep as the newer ones just different interior and a better suspension(the new ones look crappy anyway). dont raise it too high im only raising mine 2 inches with a body kit im running 31x10.5 inch tires need the lift. and try to find a V6 4s dont have enough power and 8s are gas guzzlers. if you want to sound like and eight change the exhaust pipe. jeeps are the most fun vehicles ever. im 17 and ive pulled apart my jeep and put it back together easy to work on and so many groups you can join to get advice(myspace)
i also get 18 miles to the galoln and i have a little 4 banger. for that just run some fuel injector carb cleaner through it. give it a tune up. fuel filter air filter, high performance spark plugs. then itll be great. get soem agresive tires new exhaust, check your year for recalls get em fixed the deck the thing out the way you want it mine looks awesome and im no where near finished.....jeeps are chick magnets lol especialy topless(jeeps)

Answer 3

Good first car? realisticly no, they are expensive and you are inexperienced driver if this is your first car, also all 4X4 are top heavy with sharp turn radius making them easier to flip. when i was 16 and i wanted one of those early 80s wranglers. parents forbade me from having it, well i quess i am grateful thing is i ended up with a cheerokee much later and have had several jeeps since, they are one of the funest cars to drive, the 304 and the 4.0 are both great engines,as well as the 318, beware though all jeeps are fairly heavy fuel consumers even the 4 bangers do not do that well in my opinion, those toyotas seem like a fair compromise to the jeep although they are just as high priced,

Answer 4

It depends what you want the vehicle for. My impression of the Jeep is that it is overpriced and not particularly reliable. They're not popular amongst the rural people here who actually need a truck--those guys like small pickups with caps. My own choice for a work truck is a small van because the space is enclosed and safe.

If you're just using it to commute, buy a compact passenger car: you'll save on gas. Unless you're going over truly treacherous roads--e.g., not paved--you don't need four-wheel drive and its mileage and maintenance penalty, either. Are you sure that the lift kit isn't just to look cool?

Answer 5

Jeep are top heavy lifted roll over if you don't put wide wheels for stability.An ride ruff an leak .

Answer 6

My advice is don't get any lifted 4x4 for a first vehicle. I know they are cool and fun ( I know, I own a new Rubicon ) but learn how to drive first. Get 100,000 miles under
your belt in a car then decide if you want to buy a 4x4.

Answer 7

the jeep is one of the best fwd in the world do your home work and you will find a good one

Answer 8

i would go with a cherokee probably like a 1998-2000 i dont really know what they go for but you can go to www.kbb.com and find out what one should retail for if you look up a used car value