finally coming around on a pre-loved car.

[TurboII]

Well, guys i finally broke down and just decided to get a nice car for my DD. Im going to retire my lebaron for dd duty. And get something different, but still dodge. I always had a heart for 99-04 jeep grand Cherokee. I'm just in love with the I6 motors their really reliable engines and simple to work on. So, i have been looking around and found a few to my taste it an 04 with 53,000 miles and the color just made me gruel!, took it for a test drive and it fit me perfect and fell in love, it was onyx green pearl, a very unique color i have never seen. it look like gun metal gray sorta say. it was just a tad out of my price range so i'm still looking.. hope fully next week ill have one in my drive way


Joey

[Force Fed Mopar]

They are a decent engine. I'd rather have a V8 though.

[TurboII]

yea their not bad but i know about the I6 more then the V8

[clocktowersniper]

I'd take the 4.0 over the V8 any day.

[HemiShelby]

Can't beat the nice torque of that motor and the reliability.

[TurboII]

well test driving the I6 it has plenty of torque i need, and 3 of my buddies have well over 200,000 miles on the 4.0 with know problems . something i need!

Joey

[contraption22]

I also would take the 4.0L over the V-8. Nice vehicle.

[TurboII]

I also would take the 4.0L over the V-8. Nice vehicle.

Thanks. this is seriously happening hopefully in a couple weeks ill be getting one. just having a "loan situation" nothing serious and in the mean time of that i've been looking for the perfect jeep but none seem to catch my eye. i mean i seen some sexy jeeps but either has no sun roof or its two tone (black/gray panels) or perfect color with v8 leather....what im looking for is a all black/I6/moon roof/black cloth interior...with either the freedom package/limited/special edition for 12,000ish OTD... if you have any leads let me know im willing to travel some...

Joey

[J&H Ryan]

I love my 4.0l. I don't like how ponderous the WJ GC's feel, so I got a Cherokee(XJ). Seems alot more nimble though thats relative for a live axle SUV.

[turbovanman²]

They are a decent engine. I'd rather have a V8 though.

I like both but if your not towing the I6 is just as good and better on fuel, :thumb:

[TurboII]

I like both but if your not towing the I6 is just as good and better on fuel, :thumb:

yea still looking for the one...i found a few made an offer andknow one
took the bait...

Joey

[TurboII]

Update:

well folks i finally bought my jeep. I drove 200 miles with the wife down to New Jersey and picked up a 04 jeep grand Cherokee freedom package. Its midnight blue, factory powder coated gun metal wheels. selectable 4wd, moon roof, cd changer, I6, 114,000 miles, running bars, roof rack, for a very reasonable price. ive had my eye on this truck for about a month. Know truck that i drove in ct compared to this truck. I just knew i had to have!!!!. ill post pictures tomorrow

[TurboII]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb282/turbomopar/Photo0014.jpg

[trbowgn]

Nice looking Jeep. The 4.0 is a sweet motor that will run forever.
good find, congrats

[TurboII]

thanks she's all stock including the rims, rails..etc... i have had for almost two weeks and she running great!!

[TurboII]

i gave it her first oil change!. i checked the oil's before i left NJ and the oil seem too black. But the tranny fluid seem fresh and smelled brand new!. So on my day off i made the switch to 10w30 royal purple i can see the engine is starting to clean up. after 250 miles i can see the motor oil is lightly starting to get darkish. My lebaron was never like that tho...

But what im afraid of is, i hope they didn't put the wrong tranny fluid in the truck. Because i noticed they put the wrong anti-freeze in, its suppose to be G-05 instead of regular green. on my day off i also changed the drive belt (original), sucked out the old power steering fluid and brake fluid for fresh new one so i can get by for winter.

- i know i keep saying this but i will get pictures up soon

[TurboII]

Update: pictures!!

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb282/turbomopar/Photo0085.jpg
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[U]MY ALL TIME FAVORITE
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb282/turbomopar/Photo0098.jpg

we had a snow storm and Today was the first time i used the 4x4 and boy is it funnnn!!

[fleckster]

Just a note for you. Mopar has just released a stroker version of the 4.0L Jeep engine. It's a 4.7L I6! So if you ever replaced or upgraded the engine, you could still have the inline six but have the size and power of the V8 that also came in these Jeeps!

[J&H Ryan]

Just a note for you. Mopar has just released a stroker version of the 4.0L Jeep engine. It's a 4.7L I6! So if you ever replaced or upgraded the engine, you could still have the inline six but have the size and power of the V8 that also came in these Jeeps!
:nod: Not wanting my 4.0 to go, but when it does, it'll be getting that upgrade. People have been stroking them with 4.2l internals for years, but a crate motor sounds like a better idea.

[TurboII]

4.2 are from the wrangler correct. the 4.0 has plenty of power to get out of harms way and it mates perfect with a 4x4. I used the 4x4 for the first time yesterday and i was having such a blast!!!

Joey

[TurboII]

couple more:

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb282/turbomopar/Photo0087-1.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb282/turbomopar/Photo0080-1.jpg

[TurboII]

Update:

I finally gave him a name, his name is Jersey Boy aka Guido.

I had it for 5 months now and he is such a blast. He is so comfy and i just love driving it. He has 118,000 miles on it and all i did was the brakes. But as Any WJ jeep ownes, i saw that i had a leaky wheel seal. so, that is next on the list. I drove it back and forth to boston and he keeps on going. Gave him his second oil change and he's doing awesome.

few pic's

AFTER A NICE WASH
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