Regular Car Reviews: 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2013
- We're going to visit Daddy today! His apartment building is nice. There are little sculpted bushes outside. I put my Hot Wheels on a fun ride though a little box before I go though the second door of his apartment building. Then we go to his living room. All his friends dress the same. They are so funny. Dad says he is coming home soon. He talks about his four friends who will give him a ride home. They are all named Goldberg! Sometimes one of the Goldbergs is there. He wears a tie and carries a business case.
Then, Daddy has to go to gym class. He said it is for grown-ups. Mom tells us it is time go and we get back into our Jeep and bounce home. She says Daddy will be able to play again soon. Mom says when Dad is done with grown-up-sleep-away school, we're all going to Dorny Park and Wildwater Kingdom! YAY
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I clicked on this vid because I thought it was an actual review but what I saw was so much better
you have seen the light!
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This one is a classic :) "Suck More Gas"
Welcome to RCR
Despite being a unibody vehicle, this Jeep still excels offroad, especially when it's built right.
Even stock it will run with the lifted wranglers and make them feel bad they spent 40x what you did and you still ride the same trails. Hell one of the new turbo wranglers was out with us last weekend and he added like 3 hours to our trip after his driveshaft ripped apart
@@andred7415 ive got a 97 i use for hunting deer and getting threw the snow and mud in montana...
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its got the 2WD....4 part time...4 full time...N.... 4 part time low range transfer case
and i do like having both full and part time 4
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say your on an icey road
part time 4.... all 4 wheels break traction.... you hit the ditch
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but part time.... only one axle spins (and with no lockers.... only 1 tire spins)
so ya still have 3 tires with "traction" on the ice
so ya still have control
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@@kainhall you............. should really...................................... learn to....................................................................... type with less......................................................................................................................................................................................................... periods.
It actually is pretty jeepy. Despite it being unibody it does have a solid front and came with the 4.0L. That's just as much of a jeep as an XJ.
True that
Yeah, it's an XJ with rear coils and more fanciness (potential points of failure?). I had one years ago, too beat for a street driver (girl that sold it to me hit a deer in it and bent some subframe stuff) but still only had like 110,000 on it. It had the 318. I put a 3" lift, 33s, 4.10:1s, a rear locker, and cutout flares on it, straightened it up as best I could, and used it for a woods rig for a long time. It'd do anything a similarly equipped XJ or YJ would, and was very nearly as 'Trail-Rated' as an equivalent TJ, while sounding positively evil through headers, collector mufflers, and short dumps.
TeenageReloader7.62 True. Although XJs are huge pieces of shit as well so he’s still right
Jack Watters What? XJs are notoriously long-lived and capable 4x4s, what are you talking about, interior plastic quality? Haha! They even found a way to make late-90s Chrysler automatic transmissions last a long time, I guess through super low-rpm torque peaks, small-ish tires and light weight. XJ Cherokees are widely known for being hard to kill.
The sinner Jim Whitney Well mine was pretty easy to kill. 2 and a half months of babying it and it cracked a head...
Odd watching these older videos and seeing how far RCR has come since.
It's weird to feel nostalgia for something 7-8 years old, but I feel ya
I'm from 2021, and I agree; though even then, this early video is still hilarious, insightful and thoroughly enjoyable
He seems more informative back then.
THEY'RE MAKING SURGE AGAIN!! Now you can totally drink five Surges and decide your backyard is now Ivan's Offroad and bump into a young tree at 30 mph.
seriously? who's making it?
twotailedavenger
You have to get it through Amazon.com. There is a special for Amazon Prime members- as I write this, it's $14 for twelve 16 oz cans.
Ive actually done that and the tree was fucked but minor scratches on the ol jeep
Wow rewatching this 9 years later and tbt to when Mr. Regular was anonymous. I’ve absolutely enjoyed watching this channel grow you guys are phenomenal writers and very funny observers of automotive culture and people in general.
Love my '98 5.9 limited, i have it for 8 years. I did off-roading, road trips, everything, not a single problem.
Still have my Niner too. My son has used it since high school as first vehicle. Nothing made today sounds as good. He should have test drove one and wouldn't have been so cruel. Hope you still have yours. Getting more rare every day.
I’ve had three, all have been either 4.0 or 5.2, I’m still on the hunt for a niner and a 4.0 manual one
@@That_Lifted_Minivan Well for the right price you can buy mine. Needs some TLC but lots of life left in her.
I shouldn't have watched this as a grand cherokee owner lmao I laughed and cried
I still see these on the road all time and from what I've read they are really reliable cars
***** I can kinda attest to that. I own a 96 with the 5.2 V8, and it's not too bad. 231k miles on it, original trans, but had to replace the governor and governor sensor(there's an old TSB on it), water pump(was original), front driveshaft(twice), alternator, and starter. Over 200k on everything that was replaced. It's a gas guzzler, but it IS a 5.2L V8 with Quadra-Trac full time 4x4, just like the one in the video(see 1:50. has 4 all time, neutral, and 4Lo, Lo is a central lock). Fun truck. A Cherrybomb Turbo muffler gives an extra 7hp and tq.
***** being a jeep they do require some maintenance but it's the engine that counts on reliability. sure they're gas guzzlers but I know a lot of people who would rather pay more for gas on a reliable old car than pay a 4 digit car payment+insurance on a new car with high MPG.
Trust me, I'd rather have my ZJ than a brand new car. Things may not have broken at good times, but at least I'm not paying $500+ for a similarly equipped Jeep or other brand. I have the original window sticker, MSRP was $32k back then, $49k adjusted for inflation. I only paid $1900 for it on eBay. Plus, I can do most of the work myself(former pep boys mechanic of 3 years, currently a lube tech at a truck stop).
***** I see them for sale all the time and they all require one of everything
Warning, Danger To Manifold ! that's to be expected on a 20+ year old car.
Thanks! I'm still trying to find a balance between integrity and irreverence.
Ok
You have certainly achieved that goal!
Funny, the best Chrysler wasn't even designed by Chrysler.
This...the best Chrysler?
Yes, most definitely.
Yeah, the best Chrysler, and it still absolutely sucked
Also not designed by Chrysler - Dodge Intrepid, Charger, Challenger (The Demon and Hellcat are pimped out Eagle Premiers), Dodge Neon (AMC boys did that), WK2 Grand Cherokee (it's Mercedes Benz, WTF!? Jeeps kill Nazis, not get designed by them)
elsydeon666 the federal reserve and bank of england funed the nazis so who are the real nazis?
A little disappointed by the picture you painted about the ZJ. It's a great vehicle, and with the I6. pretty much indestructible.
Moby Green exactly, this guy doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about
It's reliable but it's not a great vehicle. What you want to do is take that straight six and put it in a land rover, then you would have something capable off road and it will work. Best of both worlds. The ZJ is a glorified lifted car with 4WD and a solid front axle.
Solid front axel too.
He really doesn't know shit about suvs or pickups
It’s not bad in a vacuum but compare it to a 4Runner from the same era and it falls apart.
The ZJ will do about 90% of what any other 4X will do - and without breaking. I know this because I have used lesser rigs to do the same thing, and have seen these ZJ's excelling. The other 10% would require some - or a lot - of modifications to most rigs. This Jeep is a great vehicle for getting you to the slopes, up any logging or forestry road, off any slippery boat ramp, or any other such conditions. Stump jumping, smacking into stuff, crawling over technicals? Foolishness.
But solid front axle doe
Btw the 5.9l made 245hp not 230 but t made 345ft lbs of torque which made it the fastest SUV in the world in 1998
He's a hack... He has no idea.
And it properly got dumped tf on by the ML55 AMG one year later...
Yeah and was only available in 98
@@KoruKinshi Dumped on by a vehicle that cost twices as much. Wonder what I could do to that V8 with the 25 grand I saved.
I am about 75 reviews in and that "do anything" it had me laughing unlike anything I've seen this far. I'm going to watch all of your reviews, I hope you're getting paid decently for this amazing content.
I had the same feeling when I discovered this channel, I watch these videos everyday.
Still quite a few of these around here in the UK. That AMC 4.0 litre straight six is one of the best sounding engines ever and it seems pretty much indestructible.
I agree, exspecialy since I drive a 95 Jeep Cherokee SE, powered by the AMC 4.0l inline 6 and it currently has 207,000 miles on it.
+Richard Harrold It really is, I love when I have a chance to pass someone and just unleash that beautiful roar upon unsuspecting car drivers..and the little backfire it always gives off when you let back off just adds to it. It sounds like an angry god getting ready for war.
*****
Meh, another pushrod crossplane V8... heard enough of those to last me a lifetime.
Just went with a mate and he bought on my advice (!) a 1997 UK 4.0 Orvis ZJ. It's wonderful. No rust, awesome engine, great equipment and we're gonna tow a big German Hobby 26' long caravan to Greece with it! Fantastic cars
@@tmf344344 my 97 has a CHEAP muffler..... but around 3200 RPM it starts to "wheeze"
hard to describe
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but its a good "wheeze"..... like a 100M sprinter sucking in air before winning gold
My 97 zj was my favorite car. I had a 96 Bronco that I'm also fond of, but the zj was awesome. I'm buying am xj tomorrow to replace my volvo xc90 because I don't want to be safe, I want something reliable and cheap to maintain...we all make compromises lol
But as for the zj... It was offroad capable. Torquey engine, solid axles... The Explorer was the imposter.
i love my 98 grand Cherokee, almost 200,000 miles and still going strong
Jack Cone I have a 94 grand Cherokee V8 and it is the best thing I’ve ever bought
@@gabrielcastorena5716 Just picked up a mint condition 93 Limited V8 with just 160k. Also have a beautiful 98 5.9 Limited with about 250k that my teen son uses as a daily driver. ZJ is a beast especially in snow. Hope you still enjoy yours. Happy travels and safe motoring!
@@arischreiber2213 between the year that this comment has been posted. The trans went out. Someone hit it and now the passenger rear door won’t open. Electrical went out due to flooding in this area. I might have to sell it
@@gabrielcastorena5716 Aww that is a shame. Sorry to hear. Hope you find another one. Jeez that must be some serious floods you got!
@@gabrielcastorena5716 Why no rebuild the trans?... newer jeeps are worse...the jetta 2015 of my friend have a rear door with malfuction in lockers
Man, that esoteric list of all the 'anything' you can do in a Grand Cherokee is without question one of your most excellent bits of work thus far.
I remember this car as being THE frat boy car. Every frat had at least 5 of them parked outside their house. You nailed the attitude and behavior of the average driver of this car too :P
i remember it being the "poor persons car"
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probably because i was born in 94.... so by the time i started giving a shit about cars..... the frat kid sold the car.... and that person sold the car
and now the 3rd owner just wants a "do all" car that wont break down (and the L6 wont break down)
I have a 96, it was my grandmothers that I had to buy for KBB off of my aunts and dad (I didn't expect it for free but a good deal woulda been nice). It's been a good vehicle, it has needed some normal parts but they are all dirt cheap and easily done by myself, it's never left me stranded and in snow it's pretty much a tank. I don't do hardcore off roading but some getting to remote areas. It's never not gotten me to where I wanna go. It's not fast at all and gets shit gas mileage but I like it. I'll probably end up passing it on to my son in a few years when he turns 16. It has 120k on it and has always been garaged so it's in really good condition other than a few scratches from exiting a garage with the door being still down...twice.
Who's backing into garage doors?
billy mccabe my 99 suburban is pushing 230k and it's my daily
My ‘95 with the 4.0 has over 300k, still going strong. Completely stock. Been totaled and repaired twice. Off-roaded frequently . It’s been in the family since ‘99.
I bought my 94 GC Laredo in 95 and I'm still driving it nearly 20 years later. The rust underneath is the end of it though sadly because I think the engine would run forever. That Jeep has started and run every day for me. I plan on buying another GC Laredo in the spring. Not new mind you, hate the looks of the 4th gens anyhow. Maybe a 2010. Going to test drive a Patriot Latitude also.
You forgot to mention the 4 link coil sprung suspension that is the exact same setup on the greatest and last real jeep of all time, the TJ Wrangler. This jeep out of the box will out destroy any and every vehicle made up to that point save for a unimog. Also the power coupled with the handling of the awd and V8 on top of the cushy suspension made for a real pleasure to drive in all conditions. Couple this to the soft leather of the black and tan grands with their infinity sound system and you really did have an amazing vehicle for it's time.
exactly before my father have one of this, and is a very good 4x4
the G-class, the LR Defender, the range rover, mitsubishi pajero, toyota BJ40, the landcruiser V8... i can keep it going... i've driven one, the 2.5 liter diesel, the engine was not that bad, it lacks a lot of grip to be honest, it is confortable, but you can't really beat a G-class with a cherokee
Agreed except for the soft leather, is plastic and super fake.
I'm sorry, bud, we've got one of these, and your imagination is much greater than this vehicle ever was. The suspension felt horrible, real hard, but still had horrible body roll. The 4x4 system was full-time and would chirp the tires and shudder in turns, not because it had any power, though, just because the wheels were all stuck together. And power, the darn thing made piss poor power, she was clearly tuckered out doing 75 on a highway. Now, it did have torque, enough torque to regularly break suspension and steering components if you were harsh on it, like flooring it on flat grass, y'know.
Colton Tweed , your 5.2 zj is a prime example of one that has been clearly neglected. Please sell the Jeep and start taking a taxi, uber/lyft, or even consider riding a horse. Oh wait, you would probably not feed the horse and wondered how it died.. Smh don't own a car until you are ready to pay a mechanic or do the work yourself.
This is the best one out of the lot. Dry, well timed humor and it doesn't go too far off the reservation with the crazy.
Keep it up!
Another great, regular review. Thanks!
I had this exact jeep a little beatnup still drove amazing in the winter love jeeps man.
Thank you for bringing back memories of Ivan's offroad. I had forgotten the name but can remember it. Great multiplayer game, it was.
I just bought one of these, 2wd Laredo edition for $800. Runs like a champ, no leaks, oddly well maintained (2 owners before me, father and son) and I couldn't be happier to have found this review.
Our pleasure...so much pleasure....ohhh ohhh Where's that Econ Book?
This review had me in tears! Bravo
oh fuck! ! thanks regular for the Wildwater kingdom visuals. . that whole rant was gold
this remains one of the best car reviews of all time 😹
This was my first RCR video that I discovered like 5 years ago. What a throw back
This is definitely your best one yet.
I love my ZJ it has its issues but what vehicle don't. I've out wheeled plenty of other jeeps and yotas in mine
The Eagle has landed.
I had a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee; literally one of the best vehicles out there. Fuel efficiency wasn't great, but I managed to get 27.3 mpg on the highway. It had the 4.0, so the engine was indestructible. I took it off roading and I was not nice to her, yet the only thing that needed done was an alignment and a new front drive shaft (it was the original driveshaft). I rear ended a Ford and the only part of the front that caved in was the headlight (plus a bit of the hood and passenger front fender), but the headlight still functioned. Hell, the engine ran better after that. I eventually totaled by falling asleep at the wheel and because of how tough these Jeeps are, I was 100% fine. No injuries or concussions. Not even a bruise.
TL;DR: Get these with the 4.0 Inline six and you will be happy
Awesome review!!
Ha, I drive a 96 Bronco so kudos to the tree shout out. Your reviews are awesome btw
Perfect amount of silly humor. This one is great.
Owner of a 96 Bronco here, i can say its a hell a lot more durable than any Cherokee from the 90's!
A lady driving a Camry hit me head on at 40mph and other than a bent bumper, dented hood and broken headlight the bronco suffered no damage on the frame. She didn't even deploy the airbag, cant say the same about her vehicle...
Absolutely LOST it at the beefaroni section. Please keep making these.
This was my first car and it was an absolute tank. I got it with 168000 miles and drove it until the thing all the way to 396000. Transmission was fucked but you could still depend on it starting every time. And if you really needed to get somewhere you could do it but you’d be in 2nd gear the whole time.
BEST review yet.
My parents have a 96 they bought used when I was like 10. Still have it and still purring like a kitty cat with well over 300k on it. No engine or transmission troubles body is perfect with only the top of the cab having the clear coat peeled off and minor surface rust showing and then recently my dad backed into a tree and put a small dent in the tail gate 😅 poor guy was kicking himself. Interior is near perfect with only one or two small cracks in the door panels where you rest your arms. Has been totaled from being front ended twice. Had to have the front differential fixed from being hit along with a few other small things. Couple cosmetic things like new front grille and fixed /repainted fender where it was hit. So aside from uncontrollable and unpredictable circumstances it has been pretty much perfect.
The v8's were Chrysler LA engines 5.2=318cu in. and the 5.9 was 360 cu in, just fuel injected updates of two really good engines.
The movie Breakdown always comes to mind when I see this.
Might be the best one yet!
haha! I love my cherokar, living in ct where it seems to snow half the year and these things being dirt cheap with leather heated seats was a no brainer comfy and easy to maintain only real down side is terrible MPG
Very funny video but I'm pretty sure these things and xj Cherokees might be some of the toughest vehicles out there. I've seen these things at the badlands off road park literally beaten like a rented mule and keep going. The 4.0 liter gets decent mileage and last forever and the V8s are cast iron head and block pushrod engines that didn't make a ton of power but a lot of torque in a light weight cherokee were pretty fast. The 98s were the only ones with the 5.9 and it made 245 hp not 230. Talk to anyone that owns an old grand cherokee and you won't find many that don't like them.
Just think about the kind of people that own them.
I've been in many 15 year old vehicles. By far the worst have been the Cherokees. They don't age well.
I have a 1995 5.2 V8 and it runs great. These DUVs are tough
I'd rather have 1 of these over a wrangler, they're less expensive, everyone selling any used wrangler or CJ wants at least 10 grand for the piece of crap
Kevin spacey Is the 5.9 any good?
I used to have an old Zeenith.
ZJ rocks, and you are wrong because 5.9 L V8 makes 245 HP its not the same. Now the 5.2 L V8 with transfer case NP-249 the one on the video doesnt have Low Lock transfer case, just with the NV-249. Between 1996 to 1998. Now the SE basic model V8 5.2 L came with rear d44 for real and rear lsd. then in laredo and limited they used a rear d44 in v8 models but was a different d44 named as HD D44A. Now I think your vids are funny but they dont show the real deal of the car. I have a ZJ 1997 Limited 5.2 L V8 with 30 inch tires, d35 lsd rear, NV-249 Full Time transfer case, CAI, Trush Welded muffler, 1 inch transfer case drop, 3 inch body lift and some other extras. At stock its a really good off road vehicle very capable and good flexing. And with this mods will helps a lot more. If you go and climb with an XJ a ZJ will do it same way or better.
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That ending was so Strongbad. Love it!
Had an Orvis.. loved it. Wish I still had it.
The only bad thing about these were the exhaust manifolds on the 4.0 and the garbage AWD NP249 Quadratrac 2 tcase. Other than that.. greatness. Look at the interior and look how well its aged compared to other vehicles of that time. The interior quality was good too, maybe not quite BMW, Lexus or Honda good.. but right up there.
I got a 95 zj. Amazing vehicle. I've sunk a crap load of money into it but i love the thing
Good job knowing it was an AMC design originally.
Loving the vintage yard man
"an offroad vehicle for people who can't handle much more than a switchfoot concert" might be the best metaphor I have ever heard.
Dude, you're up on Jalopnik! :3 Great job, I discovered you just now and you won another subscriber! :)
Best vehicle Chrysler ever put on the road! I love my 1996 ZJ , it’s got 195,000 on the clock and has an amazing number of stock parts still on it! Runs the 318 V8 , not the most powerful engine ever but it’s awesome strength and reliability have amazed me over and over again. Through years of abuse and neglect this Jeep just keeps coming back for more! I don’t think Jeep ever made anything nearly as good!
Seth Lavinder Completely agree! I have a 98’ with the 318 as well. It’s a beast with 184k and I wouldn’t wanna give her up for anything. Never left me stranded.
I remember this car from when I was much younger. Someone in my family had it, V6, with the leather trim. They had it for a while. Pretty smooth (and glutton, I can imagine). You did not mention the crazy wobbling and thrashing of the back suspension. Maybe because you never sat in the back.
DOES anyone know where to find that video of the jeep going up the steps?
Long live AMC! Seriously, I've owned two of these, loved them. They're a Jeep in every way. I think the older AMC built jeeps look much better then Fiat produces today.
R.a. Wheeler I agree. The older ones look more solid and better built. Much more simpler with less tech parts that will fail. The new ones just look like a bunch of plastic. Especially the renegade
The beefaroni+plum=diarrhea bit made me laugh pretty hard
What are your thoughts on the regular XJ cherokkee? I've got a '99 xj limited and love it.
Where can I find a video of Iacocca's unveiling of the JGC?
I love my 5.2 grand cheroekee cant wait to start taking it on more trails
Thanks for making my stomach turn upside down. I need pepto to get all these laughs that are building up inside me to come out.....
These are like the Plinket reviews but for cars. So good!
that was awesome!
While watching this and seeing a Honda Element in front of you, now I can't wait to hear that review.
Hands down best one yet
In it's defence it's still a decent off-road vehicle. It also get decent fuel economy for what it is (20-ish), and it's comfy. It's basically an American version of a Range Rover without failure-prone airbag suspension.
+WKZworks I wish I got 20-ish in my 93 Laredo. My best average was 13 mpg, with mostly highway driving.
+Michael Arner Sounds like it was knackered. My 98 averages 13mpg around town
+Michael Arner Sounds like it was knackered. My 98 averages 13mpg around town
+fibelow It had a rough life before me.
The monster 5.9 gets about 16 according to people lol
OH yes I'd love to do a motorcycle again! Mustangs are cool but...I would not be kind in a Mustang review.
LOL'd at bootleg Acoustic Alchemy tapes.
This is now my 2nd favorite of your reviews, right after the 2014 Mazda 6. Definitely like the slightly more grounded ones more.
My dad's was the car of my whole childhood. 300k miles. He recently gave it to my uncle (where my first car, '85 F150, went). That jeep was reliable and served us many purposes. If any car receives my sentiment, it was that one. Hope my uncle gets it to 400.
Oh yes!
I grew up we had a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. It was an absolutely amazing Alaska vehicle for a family of five. For a family SUV it handled Alaskan dirt roads extremely well. For some perspective the dirt roads would get so bad that people would literally drive off the road in the ditch rather than the actual road itself. The Jeep Grand Cherokee handled everything. We gave it to my cousin when it had over 200,000 miles on it.
Definitely like this style the best.
lol i love my zj its still running strong (after rebuilding the rear diff and the transmission)
Thank you :)
I had one of these, 4.0 Liter straight 6 cyclinder with 4WD. It was great while it lasted.
If you ever happen to be in the Los Angeles area, I got a 2002 Toyota Camry waiting for you to mock. Love the reviews.
'98 Grand Cherokee Laredo was my first car, it was bought new and handed down through the family, never saw a week of rest and didn't care. I went to my first movie in it and almost twenty years later I parked it perfectly with three wheels because my front left flew off because the guys who rotated my tires didn't tighten shit; makes you appreciate the full spare. You could torture the thing and it'd survive as long as you respected it's limits. Still running, recently sold the '98, solid as fuck SUV.
Love the R.E.M. feature!
@1:22 SUPER OFF-ROOOOOAAAADDDD! lol Damn, I kinda miss that game.
where did the footage from 0:47 come from?
Wheeeee I have one! :D
The seats are so comfy :3
not for TALL dudes (head rest isnt the best)..... i wish the foot well had another 4 inches of space also
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but.... it does ride nice.... i still LOVE my 97
Respect + 1 for the Wild Water Kingdom reference. :)
The 5.9 V8 was only available in 1998, and it made 245 hp.
Jeep was unibody since 1984 and the Cherokee XJ. Besides, frames didn't do much back in the day. Just look at the 'tough' 90s full frame trucks folding like accordions in the IIHS overlap crash test.
Theres one sitting around on my familys property for no reason and this gave me the the motivation to go get it running for no reason
This was the first car my dad bought when we came to Canada. It was a 1995 model, and he got it in 2009 and kept it till 2012 when he got a 2005 v8. It only broke down about 3 times, and it smelled really weird. But I still remember it. I still like it, but probably wouldn't if I drove it.
Add a steal fuckin bumper plus a winch package and turn this review around.
I had a 1994 ZJ Laredo 4.0 liter i loved that SUV. It was great in the snow.
Another one who found this via Jalopnik.
My father had a 97 Grand Cherokee Limited with the I-6 for about 10 years. He loved that car, it was loaded, even had heated leather seats. The Jeep was actually a pretty practical commuter for him, considering he lives in Buffalo, NY. The Jeep's AWD got him home on many occasions when others were stranded. It was also very comfortable, and handled very well for an SUV, better than any Explorer or Blazer. And that 4.0 I-6 is indestructible.
Mom had a 95 that lasted for 18 years, 200,000 miles. 4 L straight six was as bulletproof as they say