JT4x4
The Mud Pit => General => Topic started by: kirksjeep on June 26, 2009, 03:42:28 AM
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My POS Jetta transmission went up on me today. I managed to limp it home, but now I need another Daily Driver. I have a budget of about $1500, so I'm not looking for any thing great. For the XJ guys what kind of gas mileage could I expect with stock size tires? A Jetta will get about 30 and I know a XJ will not be as good, but 4wd in the winter will be nice, and in the summer, I ride the motorcycle most days. I wouldn't mind a ZJ either, since they have the 4.0 and the interiors are pretty nice. Given the choice what would you guys get and why? My commute is about 30 miles round trip.
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I'm only getting 11-13mpg with my XJ, but I think stock they get somewhere around 17-19mpg. They are fairly comfortable, but a ZJ will be more comfortable. The ZJ is also a little heavier so I would imagine it wouldn't get quite the mileage the XJ will, but I'm not sure.
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if your light on ur foot you'll get about 17mpg in an xj. thats what i get.... u should some how come up with like 3.5 or 4k and buy mine...... ONLY 87K MILES!!! ;D
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Kirk i've owned them both, and with a 5 speed in the cherokee i was getting about 20 on the highway. my zj was getting 19 and my auto xj was at 18. the zj rode the best, but i cant give up the fuel economy of the 4 cyl imports
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Kirk i've owned them both, and with a 5 speed in the cherokee i was getting about 20 on the highway. my zj was getting 19 and my auto xj was at 18. the zj rode the best, but i cant give up the fuel economy of the 4 cyl imports
Good to know. I would love to find a 5 speed XJ, but I don't see that many. I do about 150 miles a week, and with my Jetta that was about 5 gallons of gas. With a XJ/ZJ it would be about 7-8 gallonbs of gas. Thats about $8 more a week, but I can also tow my utility trailer, make dump runs, and have 4wd when I have to get to/home from work in the snow.
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Kirk i've owned them both, and with a 5 speed in the cherokee i was getting about 20 on the highway. my zj was getting 19 and my auto xj was at 18. the zj rode the best, but i cant give up the fuel economy of the 4 cyl imports
Good to know. I would love to find a 5 speed XJ, but I don't see that many. I do about 150 miles a week, and with my Jetta that was about 5 gallons of gas. With a XJ/ZJ it would be about 7-8 gallonbs of gas. Thats about $8 more a week, but I can also tow my utility trailer, make dump runs, and have 4wd when I have to get to/home from work in the snow.
i average about 200 miles a day. so i need the 4cyl import. look for an xj with a 5 speed but watch out for the pegout trans. they're junk. you'll know it because it uses a hydraulic throwout bearing as apposed to an external slave cyl.
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I say go w/ an Aspire with the 5spd, you are looking at the upper 40s.
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I say go w/ an Aspire with the 5spd, you are looking at the upper 40s.
make sure to leave the big speaker at home that way you won't get the lower 40's :D
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This lower Forty??? ;D
(http://www.caranddriver.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/off_roaders_boulder_bashers/jeep_lower_forty_and_wrangler_overland_concepts_car_news/jeep_lower_forty_and_wrangler_overland_concepts/jeep_wrangler_lower_forty_1/2117923-1-eng-US/jeep_wrangler_lower_forty_1_gallery_image_large.jpg)
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This lower Forty??? ;D
Think they would let it go for $1500 give or take?????
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we'll make them an offer they can't refuse. (crap gas i bet tho)
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doug will sell you his
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doug will sell you his
if he can find the keys... ahahaha :P
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doug will sell you his
if he can find the keys... ahahaha :P
then right now it's worth 1500
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:D found the keys... sitting on my desk but it was dark and couldn't see them ;D
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did you take your glasses off again??
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no, i was in a rush is all
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no, i was in a rush is all
do you rush through getting laid that fast also??
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....... not cool :'(
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....... not cool :'(
but it was funny though.
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we definatly hijacked this thread ;D
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nuh-uh officer it was hijacked when i got it.