Just when I was about to finally buy a Lagering freezer (today), I decided to buy a 2011 Jeep Wrangler instead! Guess I have to give in to the wife somewhere right? lol (I'll just keep looking for a freezer on Craigslist).
Lagering Freezer or Wrangler...
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damn... I found mine on craigslist or the like, and it was 100 bucks ;P
ChshreCat
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Beernik
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A 97 Wrangler was the first new car I ever bought. I love it until 2006.
I hope you don't plan of putting a rear facing kid's car seat in it unless it's one of the four door ones. That's when I fell out of love with my Sahara. Killed my back lifting my kid in and out of it.
Other things to watch out for: A/C compressors, power steering leaks, and breaking the sway bar linkage. If I had to do it over again I would have bought some off road quick disconnect sway bar links and kept them disconnected until it was time for the annual saftey inspection. I swear I broke 7 or 8 of them.
I finally sold it in 2008 and bought a prius. I know it's several steps down in fun factor but it gets almost triple the mileage.
I hope you don't plan of putting a rear facing kid's car seat in it unless it's one of the four door ones. That's when I fell out of love with my Sahara. Killed my back lifting my kid in and out of it.
Other things to watch out for: A/C compressors, power steering leaks, and breaking the sway bar linkage. If I had to do it over again I would have bought some off road quick disconnect sway bar links and kept them disconnected until it was time for the annual saftey inspection. I swear I broke 7 or 8 of them.
I finally sold it in 2008 and bought a prius. I know it's several steps down in fun factor but it gets almost triple the mileage.
A friend of mine has a newer wrangler and has broken a sway bar link. He slammed it into a rock outcropping pretty hard. I don't think he's fixed it yet, but he is also looking to get the kind you can take off.
And last time we went 4 wheeling he said his power steering was now leaking...
I am not sure he has AC...
And last time we went 4 wheeling he said his power steering was now leaking...
I am not sure he has AC...
ShortSnoutBrewing
Kwanesum Chinook Illahee
I thought AC was taking the doors and roof off!?!?! At least that's what I tell SWMBO!
A 2011 Wrangler? I didn't even know they were out yet! What difference is there between the 2010 and 2011 models? My wife and I are wanting to get a JK Unlimited, but have to wait until the truck is paid off (next year). 
Plus I want to see if they put the Pentastar engine in the 2012 models, and how it performs in the new Cherokees. More mid-range torque and better fuel economy... supposedly.
Plus I want to see if they put the Pentastar engine in the 2012 models, and how it performs in the new Cherokees. More mid-range torque and better fuel economy... supposedly.
New Cherokees??
ShortSnoutBrewing
Kwanesum Chinook Illahee
Saw a commercial last night. If you ask me, it looks an awful lot like a Range Rover Sport.
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No changes from 2010, they just didn't have the half doors I wanted unless I ordered a 2011. Unfortunately, being in NYC, it's hard to buy a truck that's not set up as close to a car as possible. They didn't even have a manual one in their stock.
