1989 Jeep Wrangler review from North America
"Once you have one you will never give it up"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Lets seen when I brought the jeep the guy I bought it from said it needed a carb adjustment because it would stall every time it came to a stop, but the real problem was that the intake manifold was warped so I got the intake machined to make it flat again and a new carb gasket and intake gasket $450 dollars later it was fixed to only find out that it went because my cat was blocked 300 dollars there to for a cat back exhaust.
The next week I lost the clutch and I brought the jeep to ammco what a mistake there work and service sucked and it took over a week to do and $900 dollars later after and new fly wheel, (which I didn't need) clutch, pressure plate, throw bearing, clutch slave, clutch line and, clutch master it was fixed once again a year later the spider gears went but I was lucky and they didn't blow throw the axle so I replaced them with and powertrax no slip locker no spider gears to break any more! I have had lots of carb trouble and very bad gas mileage keep screw driver handy it is a real pain in the ass I hope to, but fuel injection soon.
General comments?
Other than that I love the jeep. They are fun to drive on though's sunny days, but they suck in the snow. I won't give it up till the body falls off witch won't happen any time soon I hope. It's better off road in the explorer and the blue oval is off my hood. I hope to replace it with a jeep wrangler tj when this dies I will drive jeep forever.
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| A car with history and character |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1989 |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 2 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 1 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 100000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Explorer |
| Date of Entry | 2nd January, 2006 |