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How the Jeep Evolved From Military Vehicle to Today's Wrangler
www.popularmechanics.com ^ | Nov 14, 2017 | By Chris Perkins

Posted on 11/15/2017 7:44:35 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger
I'll admit the new Jeep Scrambler looks interesting:

2018 Jeep Scrambler CJ8


21 posted on 11/15/2017 8:14:00 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Red Badger

Why would any car aspire to turn into a Ford?


22 posted on 11/15/2017 8:14:51 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Wuli

Same ones were when I was in early 70’s.................


23 posted on 11/15/2017 8:15:15 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Blue Highway

I had a Ford Aspire.....................


24 posted on 11/15/2017 8:15:39 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

I think you’re mistaking Subaru with Suzuki who is the one that imported the Samurai.


25 posted on 11/15/2017 8:16:19 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Are you thinking of the Suzuki "Mini Brute"? I momentarily thought about buying one, but eventually bought my CJ7. (A lot of good that roll bar is going to do without seat and shoulder belts!)


26 posted on 11/15/2017 8:20:01 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Blue Highway

Reminds me of the J10 J20 trucks some.


27 posted on 11/15/2017 8:21:12 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Red Badger

I had a Ford Tempo and every time I drove it I needed TUMS. I had a Ford Escort and every time I drove it I was dead broke like I just paid for a high priced escort only the only one getting screwed was me.


28 posted on 11/15/2017 8:22:05 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Blue Highway

My Ford Aspire..........Expired.............after only 150k miles...................


29 posted on 11/15/2017 8:23:13 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

I’m not crazy about the 3.7 but it beats the old fours


30 posted on 11/15/2017 8:24:48 AM PST by wardaddy (As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

1987 Suzuki Samurai


31 posted on 11/15/2017 8:25:50 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Red Badger

Sad to say, but it won’t be long before the fools at FCA turn the iconic Wrangler into just another Fiat on steroids.

And still. Still they will ask and get north of $40K for these things.


32 posted on 11/15/2017 8:27:41 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: wardaddy

They were easy to work on........................


33 posted on 11/15/2017 8:28:09 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger
bttt - My Liberty almost qualifies as a Jeep. ;o) Anyway I bought it to compliment my FR handle and it has served me well for 125,000 miles. I'm thinking about buying a new Toyota Rav4 but will keep my Jeep as a back-up.


34 posted on 11/15/2017 8:28:09 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: Blue Highway

That’s the air intake for the engine. It’s deliberately moved up there to prevent the engine from sucking in water, mud, etc.


35 posted on 11/15/2017 8:29:49 AM PST by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it. MAGA!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I don’t think they are that stupid..................


36 posted on 11/15/2017 8:30:16 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Blue Highway
The SUV that Consumer Reports killed.


37 posted on 11/15/2017 8:32:04 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: factoryrat

It was just weird after never seeing one of these “snorkels” before I have been seeing them a lot lately on what appears to be a brand new jeep. Is there a Jeep Rubicon or something that comes from the factory with this snorkel?


38 posted on 11/15/2017 8:32:44 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Yo-Yo

What was their reasoning as to why they said it was easy to roll? It wasn’t like an Isuzu Trooper II that was tall and narrow with a high center of gravity. Was the extra short wheelbase the reason it rolled so easily?


39 posted on 11/15/2017 8:34:36 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Responsibility2nd
Sad to say, but it won’t be long before the fools at FCA turn the iconic Wrangler into just another Fiat on steroids.

The Renegade is a Fiat 500X.

40 posted on 11/15/2017 8:34:36 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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