Posted on 11/29/2022 8:00:30 AM PST by Red Badger
At the end of October, Jeep brand President Christian Meunier told Motor Trend that Jeep was in search of just the right name for the battery-electric Wagoneer S. The people who come up with names had "a few in the basket," but Jeep planned to get help from the community for more ideas via a contest to launch this month. That contest is called Name the New Wagoneer and it is now official. All one has to do is head to the website, enter a few identifying details, enter a name of 50 characters or less, and submit it to the Jeep gatekeepers who live in the ether. Meunier had said the brand would provide suggestions and direction, it doesn't look like that's the case. We didn't test the system for boundaries, but the only limitations we saw in the contest rules explain entries must be original, cannot have won a previous award or been previously published, and — we're paraphrasing here — need to be suitable for polite company.
We're shocked at the character limit. Including spaces, it's long enough for the name, "Fifty Characters? A Crazy Long Name For A Jeep SUV." The phrase, "Want Some Candy? Come Check Out My Sweet Jeep EV" leaves two characters on the table, while the longest word in an English dictionary, "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis," leaves five characters on the table, just enough room to call it the "Jeep Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis." The length isn't unprecedented, however, considering the 2016 BMW Individual M760i xDrive Model V12 Excellence THE NEXT 100 YEARS and the second-gen Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2.0 TD4 E-Capability 4x4 HSE Dynamic.
You can inspire the muse of naming with the Wagoneer S specs, the most potent version coming with dual motors making a combined 600 horsepower and a 3.5-second scoot to 60 miles per hour. Kinder driving is anticipated to return a 400-mile range. Standard four-wheel drive and a terrain management system will tackle chunky portions of any route.
The contest ends December 2. Contest rules say only permanent legal U.S. residents who have reached the age of adulthood in their state can enter. The grand prize is immortality and a ski trip to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for four, which includes airfare, lodging, lift tickets, rentals, guide or instruction, and a $1,000 gift card to the retail store, the package valued at $40,000. Good luck. Jeep will open reservations for the vehicle that goes by the winning name in early 2023.
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At least with the tub off most of the big things are a lot easier to do.
Medically I am cleared to do what I want.
Survive Christmas and if I don’t drop near dead again, hit it hard. Mostly pricey hardware.
So-so heater with one outlet on the floor above the transmission hump and a ragtop, with cloth doors on a wire frame and thin clear vinyl windows all around...brrr.
Jeep “Notagonnabuyone”
I can't even imagine living like that.
“Toy Jeep”
And they can-openered the passenger door on my wife’s then new Jetta and destroyed the entire plastic dashboard to get her Blaupunkt AM/FM/Cassette. $2,000 damage (probably $4,000 today or more) to get a stereo they would sell at the flea market for $25 for their next fix.
This was in the nice mid-town area of Palo Alto. We had a major a-hole neighbor we could not stand, so the car crap was the last straw. We left and moved five miles away to a much nicer, much safer, much less crowded place.
Jeepy McJeepface already in the lead, I presume.
3 or 4 votes already!....................
The Jeep Roaster
The Jeep 1-800-TOWTRUCK
Parts won’t be cheap or easy to find for the early models, but they’re around. I hope you make it thru the projects.
I have the majority of small stuff on hand from when it was running and somewhat drivable.
My military style dash should be coming out of powder coating any day.
The big jobs are suspension, transmission, dual chamber brake cylinder, and body.
I almost bought a Toyota 4-Runner when I decided on the Jeep. Wasn't very impressed by the Highlander at the time, but I'm sure they've improved it significantly since 2012-13.
Mine doesn't burn or leak a single drop oil. I've run full synthetic in it since I bought it.
Personally, I'd love a 4Runner but don't want to spend that kind of cash for a vehicle. The Highlander seems to be a capable vehicle, it'll never leave the pavement (neither did my JGC) I just really liked the ride comfort, handling, amenities and the power of the 3.5L V6 they put in it. In many ways it reminded me of my JGC when it was newer.
Are you trying to restore to original, or with newer, safer and better parts?
Wagony McWagonface
Not really, safe to drive, decent cosmetics and hopefully rust free.
I’ve made various small modifications since some original aspects never appealed to me.
FWIW I did a little searching for donor tubs and found a prospect but it’s an M38 tub so no tailgate. I’ll review the photos closer.
If all the boxes check and truck shipping could be done, I would go for it. A tailgate isn’t the most important thing.
Here is the prospect.
Wagon queen family truckster has a nice ring to it
“A tailgate isn’t the most important thing.”
Not unless you’re loaded with kids or animals, going for a ride. You could probably find one close, have some metal fab done, and it’d work.
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