Plan B Forum

Got it today, replacing my Caprice wagon...1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4. It's not as basic as I wanted (has cloth seats, carpet, and automatic transmission), but still a base model with crank windows, manual locks, no sunroof, and steel wheels. Liz iz a tad peeved...she had a Cherokee and loved it, put over 200,000 miles on it.

I'm envious, my dream vehicle will eventually be a Jeep.

I (unexpectedly) love my Jeep 4x4 and its basic body shape. It will go anywhere in any weather. Of course, I also love the leather heated seats , great sound system, satellite radio, nd sunroof that were part of my requirements when I bought it. And the cherry red color, of course!

Jeeps are OK, never been a big fan, but since I rolled my 74 Bronco a few years ago, I may eventually get one. But my wife loves the 4Runner and I must admit it's pretty nice.

where is the wagon? wasnt it an LT1 model?

quaddriver wrote:where is the wagon?

My friend bought it.

wasnt it an LT1 model?

Yes, all 1994-96 Caprice wagons were.

And...my Cherokee needs an oil pressure sending unit. Well, that shouldnt be too big a deal.

I think I need to replace the spare tire. It's a Goodyear Wrangler with maybe half the tread. Unfortunately, it is also...

Rock-hard.
The wrong size (215/75R15, Jeep currently wears 225/75R15's and will get 30x9.50R15's)
Badly scuffed.

I think it might be one of the ORIGINAL tires! DOT code is "306", which says it was made the 30th week of 1996!

Guinevere wrote:I (unexpectedly) love my Jeep 4x4 and its basic body shape. It will go anywhere in any weather. Of course, I also love the leather heated seats , great sound system, satellite radio, nd sunroof that were part of my requirements when I bought it. And the cherry red color, of course!

Is that a Grand Cherokee? But leather and a sunroof, yuck.

And I lost one of my wheel center caps this past week. DAGNABBIT!

Nope its the boxy, smaller Patriot that looks like the old Cherokee sport. This is my first hard top vehicle since 1996 - a sunroof was a requirement so I don't get total closterphobia. And I like leather seats.

I didn't realize you could get leather & all that other stuff on the Patriot. (Of course, my having no interest in the Patriot might be the reason.)

If you like open-air so much, why not a Wrangler?

I wanted more cargo space than the Wrangler, but not so much as the Grand Cherokee (nor did I want the price tag).

Four Kedge Grip tires on order from Treadwright...unfortunately, too late for the snowstorm today. The tires on there (225/75R15 American Prospector SUV) are awful in snow.

Tires arrived...four Treadwright all-terrains with Kedge Grip, on BFG All Terrain KO casings. I hope to get them installed tomorrow.

Tires installed, Jeep aligned. Wow, what a difference!

Turned 192,000 miles.

Did a full brake job a couple weeks ago...pads & rotors in front, shoes, drums, all hardware, & wheel cylinders (bleeders frozen) in back. It stops much better now!

Turned 196,000 miles yesterday.