I suppose, to a Russian, the questionable reliability of a Jeep/Chrysler product is of little concern.
Chrysler builds crap. There’s nothing questionable about it. With Fiat in charge Dodge quality is even worse now. One wonders how the company can remain in business with transmissions exploding everywhere. The only positive aspect of Chrysler is that it makes GM look good by comparison.
It was a sort of BMP meaning ‘thug’s fighting vehicle’. Service life was mostly defined by the intensity of gang wars meaning they were write-offs before developing natural mechanical issues.
In late 1990s JZ was replaced by Toyota LC100 in this role.
When your first choice is a Lada Riva, build quality and reliability can only go up.
CC