2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited...

[ARCHINSTL]

My youngest daughter is listening to - who knows? She is strongly considering a new Wrangler Unlimited (four-door).
Dunno the model of it, but prob loaded and with Chrysler's AT. Of course, her "off roading" would consist of parking on the grass at a soccer game...
The mpg is horrible (15/19), and she complains now about what her mileage is with her Camry (!).
She will pay no attention to Consumer Reports' rating of it as basically a POS (note that I don't particularly care for CU, but it IS a guide).
She won't pay attention to what I or other car peeps tell her - or online reviews of the horrible build quality and leaky everything and crappy ride.
Does it have ANY redeeming features for a suburban Mommy?
Tom M.

[splatterdog]

Myself, I've never been a fan of the Jeep lineup. How can a vehicles that leak so much oil be so rusty? I could go on and on. Won't do much good though. Most people are going to buy what they think they need/want no matter what anyone says.

I've seen a slogan that best describes it. "It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand". Some people might think the same of us though...

As far as redeeming, hummmm. Will it make her look cool or her butt smaller?

If she wants's a smaller more practical domestic suv, I'd say go with an Escape.

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As far as redeeming, hummmm. Will it make her look cool or her butt smaller?

I DID have to laugh at that (I can do that, as she is unaware of the Club).
Bad Daddy!
Unk P.
(Unknown Poster)

[dlb]

15/19? give me a break. some joker on the VW forum was talking about how his relative is envious of the 15 mpg he gets in his westfalia. i don't know how these people survive like that.

if she thinks gas is bad in a camry, she's going to have a heart attack when she takes that jeep to the pumps. and the price is only going up.

sometimes people just have to learn by experience.

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dlb - I surely agree with your last sentence...
Well - she turns f-f-f-forty this year. She makes beaucoup bucks with a Fortune 500 company and is working on her MBA.
Her husband has some honker la-la Ritzy Ram faux p'up something or another and of course encourages it.
I was just looking for something to admire whenever she gets it. I guess I'll just not pay attention to it.
What do I know?
Tom M.

[splatterdog]

if she thinks gas is bad in a camry, she's going to have a heart attack when she takes that jeep to the pumps. and the price is only going up.

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How about upkeep? The newest Heep I've worked on is a Liberty. It has only reinforced my low opinion of the brand. Not that I'm against broken cars....