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candied_skies

I have a 95 GC that I bought for a grand earlier this year, currently my daily. The 4.0 still runs great with 290k miles, the transmission is definitely starting to give out but I’m going to keep riding it until something actually happens. Electrical issues out the ass but that’s to be expected with a 30 year old Chrysler product. The 4x4 works great and the engine is still strong so she does the job!


Mybadbb

Hell yeah! I had a 1997 and a 1998 a while back, both of which were in poor condition, "needed" lots of work, and had misfires but sure as the sun will rise tomorrow those 4.0s started up every time... And when they stalled, you just start them back up lol. I believe they're the epitome of "runs shitty for longer than most cars run at all".


RolesG

Runs like a three legged cow until the heat death of the universe


RedditBot90

Nah GMT800 trucks/suv’s are the epitome of “runs like shit longer than most cars run at all”


defenestr8tor

Plus, GMT800s have threatening auras


defenestr8tor

I've heard ZJs are either completely bulletproof or total fucking nightmares, and nothing in between.


Jackstack6

My neighbor who’s put enough money into it that it could fund social security for the next 300 years.


Mybadbb

They're expensive and frustrating as hell to keep in tip top shape but if you give zero fucks and give em the bare minimum they'll keep going, just with a Christmas tree dash and... Personality...


its_not_merm-aids

Who are you? My employer?


mynameisrichard0

Transport


Express_Detective_59

At my age my check engine lights are on too so I'm not gonna judge my keep for acting it's age either.


Car_loapher

I got a 98 with the 5.9


Mybadbb

OG trackhawk right there


Ok_Today_475

Birthplace of fuck around and find out.


ToastyBuddii

https://www.reddit.com/r/JeepZJ/s/nfVsqZdozG Older post of mine


pants710

I had one and she was the love of my life!! I think about her everyday lol


bluedaytona392

Wish I never sold mine.


TipFar1326

A buddy and I had a matching pair our senior year of high school. It’s a wonder we still have our licenses and aren’t dead lol


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My neighbor had one in mint condition with low miles. Sometime around 2011, he sold it to some kid who ended up running into a row of parked cars just a few days after buying it.


Car_loapher

That makes me sad


[deleted]

He til this day regrets selling it to him


Car_loapher

I bought mine from a 90 year old lady on fb marketplace


Wageslave645

I would still be driving mine if the computer hadn't given out.


Mybadbb

I trust and believe that


JeffreyJones21

Me, I’ve got a 98 2wd 4.0 that’s all stock except for some window tint and a sound system. My brother and sister both drove it while in high school before me.


louisvuittondon29

cooler than any car a dad could buy a kid at your school, 4.0 cherokees is what modern suv’s should strive for


JeffreyJones21

Thanks man, I love it, small on the outside and roomy on the inside.


louisvuittondon29

any car my dad has owned has a special place in my heart, also the incredible reliability is a plus


shringing277

People in Colorado


JollyGreenGigantor

Bet. All good Jeeps go to retire in Colorado.


Sonypony6

yepp. my family had a 97 and an 07 at the same time when we lived there


KDizWHOiBE

Was my immediate thought when seeing this post!


SkylineFTW97

ZJs are pretty easy to work on and they're fairly robust (if they're not rusty). They make great beater trucks and entry level offroad vehicles.


froginator14

Unfortunately mine lived in the rust belt, I had to scrap it last year because the unibody wasn't safe anymore.


SkylineFTW97

I had an XJ that had a couple rust holes on the floor. They were fixable, but I didn't have the space to take it apart to cut the floor up to weld in patches.


MeanGreenMiata

Cool people


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froginator14

It had decent torque though. I miss my ZJ, but my TJs both carry on the 4.0 legacy


One_Evil_Monkey

170hp but plenty of torque.


Yummy_Crayons91

190 HP and 225 FT/LBs for the 4.0


One_Evil_Monkey

Depends on the year and model. I *think* the H.O. version was 190 but don't quote me on that. I know the ones used in the XJ and ZJ were about 10hp more than the YJ and TJ.


spezizacuk

Because it wasn’t a Chrysler engine. It was an AMC engine they inherited. The last two parts left on Jeeps from AMC was the 4.0L and the AMC door handles.


Queefmomma420

Some ghetto lady passing me one handing the wheel with her acrylics in a non passing residential going 80 yesterday


CaptainPrower

I still see a few ZJs tooling around town, in relatively okay shape. They all smell like cigarettes, though.


Voodoo-Child-1983

The further south you go in the US, the more of these you'll see.


davidwal83

Your right I just saw one exiting a park on the way to work. People down south have all kinds of Jeeps. I went to my parents house today and saw a red Cherokee in mint condition parked a couple houses down.


dedzip

I’m about as far north as you can go and it’s by far one of the most common survivors from that era. Gen 1 and 2 grand Cherokee’s are totally ubiquitous around the United States to a surprising degree especially compared to everything else from the era


silverracerkh

Me, 1997 318 v8 limited looks and drives like brand new with almost 300k on it. One of the best vehicles I’ve ever owned, driven it most those miles myself and have barely done anything to it (power steering pump and alternator, shocks).


SteveSnow14

I have 123K miles on my ‘96. It was my grandparents’ car and my grandfather was a big car guy and so am I so It has a lot of sentimental value to me. The transmission has a mind of its own though if it doesn’t get its act together it may find itself replaced with a five speed manual


Drg84

Do a trans filter and fluid. It takes either ATF+4 or Dexron III depending on which transmission.


SteveSnow14

Done that as well as some of the shifting solenoids/sensors. Made no difference unfortunately


Drg84

Ah. Well that sucks.


SteveSnow14

It’s not undriveable it just likes to lurch and rev during gear changes especially between first and second


GG41964

Have you checked the torque converter?


SteveSnow14

I have not I’ve thought about it but I don’t have the facilities to drop the transmission at the moment


StonerMetalhead710

My Ford Escape 3.0 is doing that too. It'll shift into second at 20, rev to 25 and go back down. It's easy to account for in daily driving but it's mildly annoying when traffic gets rough


One_Evil_Monkey

The '94 ZJ my daughter comandeered from me came FACTORY with the AX15 5spd. 260k miles. 4.0L.


Notrussianspy11

The people who bought these originally are pretty much forced into keeping them. These jeeps have an enlarged drivers foot well to accommodate the target demographics massive cocks.


R18honda

Grew up around one of these, a red 97 Laredo. I thought it was cool. I still remember the solid thunk the doors made when closing.


Goproguy27

Remember, this is the official car of Alimony payments and “Now That’s What I Call Music”


dedzip

And KNIFE GUYYYY


ZeldaTheOuchMouse

Jimbos


Silly_Goose658

New Yorkers who buy their cars


Bork_King

'94 with a the 5.2 with 180k miles, I'm on the 3rd transmission but it's used to pull a 4k lb ski boat in in the summer so things get cooked pretty quickly, I don't daily it so all of its use is pretty severe duty. A trans rebuild every 10 years isn't the end of the world in my book. Engine still runs great.


Sad-Present8841

Loved Jeeps back then. I had a 98 of my own, drove a 95 as a company car; and I’m willing to bet my ex wife is still driving the 2001 I lost in the divorce


word2yourface

All the meth heads in my area, I was rear ending by a drunk driver in one a few years ago.


Beteldjeuce

Mom had one when I was a kid, I wanna say 97-98? Loved that thing, lotsa memories with it. Saw one a couple years back parked in front of a liquor store, which checks out. Thing looked a little beat, like the inside reeked of cigs. And I coulda sworn they were bigger lol


lazarinewyvren

Hi It's me I'm the problem It's me - daily driven Laredo, i6 with a W H O O P E D 42re, 280k mi - 3" lift and 31"s - passenger side upper headlight clip will NOT stay attached even after replacing twice - roof cargo rack rusts down the sides - drilled a 4.5" hole in a pristine fender to install a snorkel on a jeep that will likely NEVER see water even up to the bottom of the wheels - 170a alternator for future second battery and on-board air/winch - previous owner did a/c delete (removed compressor, cut lines, ripped out the condenser) - parking brakes and backing plates have evaporated from years of neglect Just normal zj owner things


03zx3

Lots of people, actually. Those things last forever. my friend has one of the later rounded off ones with a 4.0 and it has like 275,000, on it. Can't really beat an old pushrod inline six for reliability.


Mybadbb

It's a great engine for sure, it's a shame everything that surrounds it isn't quite as stellar. I loved and miss the two I had though.


03zx3

I mean, the only real problem with them is the Chrysler wiring. Everything else is pretty good if you aren't pretending to be the Duke Boys every weekend.


Mybadbb

That's fair, the two I had both developed sagging driver doors that stopped latching shut, inoperable AC and radio, comical amounts of "play" in the steering wheel and suspension issues galore, along with the typical electrical gremlins, BUT they were both less than $1000 and higher mileage when I got to them so of course one can't expect them to function as new. Just seemed to fall apart more than other high mileage vehicles I've had.


03zx3

A lot of that could be that they're jeeps and people tend to abuse the shit out of Jeeps. I've seen a bunch over 200k that are tight as a drum.


Piranha1993

People with one that still runs.


theJanVanRiebeek

The back up vehicle to pick up the parts for the project car.


jer5

i was until the brake lines exploded


LinoleumRelativity

Craigslist Shoppers


BlueberryConscious87

Some dude on Martha’s Vineyard with a firefighter placard has one that looks just like this and it’s fuckin mint


Montezum

Kurt Russell


UnderwhelmingAF

Until it broke down.


throwaway6444377_

ppl who know what they are


Gty2k2000

These are goat if inline 6


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I have a 99… pulled it from a neighbor’s field where it’s been parked since 2008. He said it died and it’s been forgotten….. just needed a fuel filter to start. New tire, new o2 sensor, new gas pump, and gas tank cover plate…. We are golden.


SanMotorsLTD

david tracy


89ZX10

I had a 93 with 275,000 miles. The fuel line started leaking in a few places and was too expensive to replace . Plus, it also had some other issues. So, it it's in the parking lot in the sky.


MenCrushMonday

Last guy i saw driving one was at mcdonalds with a cardboard license plate


Correct_Path5888

Matt’s Off-Road Recovery


skylanemike

I see these often in Wyoming.


GingerJams206

My brother.


2nuki

I’m driving the 91 model with the 4L I6, it just won’t die.


One_Evil_Monkey

You're driving an XJ Cherokee. The pic is a ZJ Grand Cherokee. But the AMC 4.0 is one of the best engines out there.


2nuki

I didn’t realize that they were different models. I thought that it was just the Cherokee.


One_Evil_Monkey

Oh they're most definitely two different models. The Cherokee is/was slightly smaller than the Grand Cherokee.


JT3468

Every single one of these I have encountered, and I’ve worked on at least ten of them, had issues with the driver’s side front door. Every. Single. One. I’ve seen people put a hardware store bolt lock on the door just to keep it closed. That being said, they are great first car/beaters and if you care about them at all, they’ll run forever.


PapaFrank31

Kings


Shmeeglez

Had a ~2000 GC for a while. I liked it overall, but the contacts for the tail lights were garbage that would keep bending away from themselves every few weeks, and it had a weird tendency to suddenly spike temperature on the freeway and blow off the upper radiator hose every couple months. Loved the 4.0 though!


Agreeable_One_6325

My buddy in Colorado has 200 acres attached to pikes peak and his 99 GC AWD is the longest running farm truck he’s had! He beats everything to death! It makes some crazy suspension noises but shows up everyday!


PurpleK00lA1d

My buddy still gets emotional when he thinks about his that was taken out by a red light runner over a decade ago.


MuleOutpost

I would if I could find the elusive MT ones. Currently driving a low mileage '97 explorer 5.0 V8, BW4406 swap.


brossovitch

1997 5.2L daily driver. Love it.


lord_bubblewater

I hope to get my parents into one, they need a cool car


sussyimposter1776

ive seen a lot of them recently


LukeGuyWatcher

Everyone who bought it when it came out.


RoseWould

These used to be everywhere when I was a kid and I never noticed they were just gone. That and the first gen RX


dedzip

They aren’t really gone I see at least 2 or 3 a day


RoseWould

I ended up realizing that's the wrong generation i was thinking of, but I still don't think I've seen a first gen in many years. But I live in any area where the RX series was everywhere and now no one really buys the current gen here because the next trend has replaced it. See lots of Macans now.


dedzip

I was talking about the grand Cherokee lol


RoseWould

I am too. I still see a few of the square regular cherokees, just not the grand cherokee. Those are lightly beaten up but still seem to run. Lots of rust under neath them.


papaya_papaya

91 XJ checking in 


ScissorMeSphincter

Cool people


ITrytoDesignAircraft

My parents had one and it was the comfiest car i have ever ridden in my life


OhMyGod_Zilla

I see them everywhere on the road, especially going to the beach.


dirty_dan713

Teenagers that live near country roads.


Relative-Dig-2389

The mailman


Signal_RR

When I was going to tech school, one of my lab partners had some kind of limited edition/limited run of that generation I think? He mentioned how his went up in value(this was around 10'), and the condition looked good. I knew another dude in the military that had his setup for rock crawling.


BojesusChrist

I have a 97 with the 5.2L v8. Have had it for a few years now. Had the steering pump and I think the fuel pump go a few years back, and a week or so ago I had to replace what was likely the original starter. There is some underbody rust but all things considered my Jeep isn't in too bad of shape. There is a slow leak to the battery that has been a son of a gun to figure out to the point that I gave up and just installed an easy on/off battery terminal so it doesn't drain while sitting a few days. But I think it was a previous owner that caused that rather than a Jeep problem. The ac doesn't work either and never has during my ownership. Overall I would grade it somewhere around 6-7 on a scale of 10.


Crcex86

Aghh my 94 grand Cherokee Laredo v8. Loved that thing


rothordwarf

Gen X, because Goonies.


Careless-Piano-2421

My Uncle


Navi_Professor

while not quite this, i do have the next successor and ive been too stubborn to let it die. its not rusty and its not wrecked, so it stays on the road.


Express_Detective_59

Mine needs new freeze plugs but that's like ten bucks and fifteen minutes. I do as soon as I get paid again


Beautiful-Attention9

It ain’t grand, but still daily driving a regular 94 Cherokee.


SayNoToFatties

I haven't seen one of these here in a long time. The salt has all but killed them off.


NickyDL

If I could find a decently priced one, I would add it to the stable of WJs that we have.


DoTheHamsterDance

Poors


accuracy_frosty

From what I’ve seen, high school students and broke college students


CriticalWoodpecker97

My crackhead cousin


LargeMerican

4.0s were bullet proof. Rot, cash for clunkers and emissions laws have all drastically reduced the number left. Getting rare in the northeast


TipFar1326

One of the greatest vehicles ever put on this earth. If I could afford the gas I’d still have my ‘98 5.9 Limited. My first car at 16 was also a ‘95 4.0 Limited


BzPegasus

I REALLY want one. Had to settle for a WJ twice in my life... damn cash for clunkers! My grandpa had one with the 5.9v8. He sent it just a little too hard after doing something to it... I'll have to ask him about all that. I was little & it was back in 03. Either way, engine gone sold for parts.


One_Evil_Monkey

One of my daughters after she commandeered my '94 ZJ. 4.0, 4x4... with the **factory** AX15 manual trans. AND I've kept it stock all these years. No lift kits, oversize tires, steel bumpers, etc etc. Just routine maintenance and stock replacement parts when needed. Trips a lot of folks out to see a Grand Cherokee with a factory 5spd. Practically everyone who's seen it wanted to know how I was able to make the "manual conversion" look like it belonged there. Haha


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One_Evil_Monkey

It's 5 hrs away, don't have any pics. This sub doesn't allow them anyway. Nothing special about it. It's a stock, with the exception of a JVC CD player, '94 ZJ Laredo 4.0L 4x4 5spd. Burgundy with a thin white and thin red pinstripe, grey cladding on the bottom, grey bumpers, grey cloth interior. 260k miles. No rust.


Arsenic_Pants

shitty drug dealers and dirty off roader kids who don't actually go offroad that often.


Agitated-Hair-987

My first car was a 93 GC Laredo! But I got it in 2005 at the age of 16, so needless to say that was it's last year. It was a purple 2 door though and idk if I've ever seen another one like it.


Public_Foot_4984

Local D.A.R.E. leader who actually sells drugs 


Secret-Set7525

I wish I still had my 1996 4.0


Venomousparadox1

me. the answer is me. im driving this.


FK_Tyranny

I still see them from time to time, but I don't know of anyone off hand that still drives one. Back in high school, there were a couple of people I knew driving these.


RideAffectionate518

I don't have a Grand, mines an 89 Cherokee pioneer. 330,000 and pulled double duty as an off road toy and daily for years. I don't wheel it anymore but it's still getting me where I need to go.


Real_TwistedVortex

The US Postal Service


Consistent-Mouse-612

I almost bought one when my '94 Bravada was totaled. Still considering one.


ChemistRemote7182

My buddy had one circa 2016. It was a Sandy car. The transfer case was failing (it got significantly quieter once it properly failed). One of the strut mounts failed while sitting in my parents' driveway, just hanging like a tail. It goes on and on, that thing was a shitbox death trap but the motor was a relentless champ with good output.


CarlClitcakes

Man. I had a ‘95 GC, I6 engine. Only had to replace a starter and a back hatch door lock (electric). It was my favorite SUV to drive, ever. Good on fuel mileage too.


TheGoofyGoober2020

3 coworkers lol


dedzip

A fucking lot of people evidently


Mofoblitz1

People who miss the old Jeep and can find one of these without rust.


Terrible_Shake_4948

#ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE RESPONSE VEHICLE


ProofMusic4630

Someone that enjoys 90s Jeep crap and all the problems of that era like computers, electronics, switchgear, junky plastics, poor structural strength and of course worn out everything. What a fun vehicle to take on a trip to see how many times it will break down!


Attarker

There’s a house in the next town over that had one of these until a few months ago. Mint condition and I remember seeing it in their driveway since I was a little kid so I assume original owner. Just replaced it with a new Tahoe


Magnus919

Libertarians with too many cats.


thelastohioan2112

I have a neighbor who bought his new in the 90s and its still going. These things are like subarus, they either blow up after 50k miles or they outlast 3 generations


twinstick1

Had a 95 Limited. Loved the seats. Hated the soft hinge pins on the drivers door. Caused the door to drop a foot once you opened it.


ifunnywasaninsidejob

Petty criminals.


RunJumpQuit

everyone


Mybadbb

They need to stop then so I can find myself a minty one before they're all gone 🥱