I've got a pretty decently built 2004 Rubicon at the moment.

My Rubi might be history... it had an incident last weekend.

This weekend I may go look at the Green built rig I posted about earlier.

There's a CRD that looks interesting too...

Visit the CRD forum and make SURE you know what you are getting into before pulling the trigger on that as a daily driver. The CRD is a maintenance pig.

That's your opinion and its BUNK! Nearing 70,000 miles and NOTHING outside of oil changes done to mine. The mods Ive done I did for fun not because they were required. You get LOTS or torque and great fuel mileage.

Well, good for you. You want a cookie?

There sure is lots of bunk in those CRD forums. The original poster might want to check out all the bunk, and make an informed decision before deciding to rely on a CRD for daily transportation, that is all I am saying.

Even if you get one that has few issues, can you rely on it? There is no parts availability. So are you going to pull a parts supply trailer with you everywhere you go? Otherwise, enjoy waiting 4 days for the simplest of parts, as they are never in stock. Might as well figure in your mileage pulling that parts trailer, which is bound to put a dent in the rosy fuel economy figures.

Lets see, stuff I have personally had to wait for: EGR, EGR flow control, ball joints, CAC hoses, glow plugs, torque converter, trans pump, window regulators, instrument cluster, a serpentine belt (yes, a belt, I waited 2 days in Phoenix for a lousy belt), a/c exchanger trans cooler combo, new fuel filter head (the old one leaked fuel and was a fire hazard). That is what I have waited on off the top of my head.

How many times as the CRD left me on the side of the road?

I stopped counting after ten. After recalls galore and putting lots of my own money into it, it is somewhat reliable (well, until one of the ceramic glow plugs breaks and takes the engine out). No thanks to Chrysler.

In the U.S., you had also better keep a list of dealer's that can actually work on this thing should it break down-- don't worry that list will be really short. The dealer network had the finest preparation money could buy: a three hour training video. I think it said something about the engine not having spark plugs, and that unlike a Cummin's, it does not take over 10 quarts of 15w-40 dino, only 6.4 quarts of syn (not that this has kept a dealer from putting 10 quarts of dino in it).

Really, with qualities like this, how could the average owner go wrong with this as a daily driver?

Did you buy your CRD new?

Looking at your list it looks like very little of your issues was diesel related... more like Chrysler went cheap on the ancillary stuff.

How many times has it left you stranded since doing the GDE flash?

Just asking cause I just bought mine and you got me seriously worried. My other diesel powered vehicles have been very reliable, easy to fix and economical too.

Well, good for you. You want a cookie?

There sure is lots of bunk in those CRD forums. The original poster might want to check out all the bunk, and make an informed decision before deciding to rely on a CRD for daily transportation, that is all I am saying.

Even if you get one that has few issues, can you rely on it? There is no parts availability. So are you going to pull a parts supply trailer with you everywhere you go? Otherwise, enjoy waiting 4 days for the simplest of parts, as they are never in stock. Might as well figure in your mileage pulling that parts trailer, which is bound to put a dent in the rosy fuel economy figures.

Lets see, stuff I have personally had to wait for: EGR, EGR flow control, ball joints, CAC hoses, glow plugs, torque converter, trans pump, window regulators, instrument cluster, a serpentine belt (yes, a belt, I waited 2 days in Phoenix for a lousy belt), a/c exchanger trans cooler combo, new fuel filter head (the old one leaked fuel and was a fire hazard). That is what I have waited on off the top of my head.

How many times as the CRD left me on the side of the road?

I stopped counting after ten. After recalls galore and putting lots of my own money into it, it is somewhat reliable (well, until one of the ceramic glow plugs breaks and takes the engine out). No thanks to Chrysler.

In the U.S., you had also better keep a list of dealer's that can actually work on this thing should it break down-- don't worry that list will be really short. The dealer network had the finest preparation money could buy: a three hour training video. I think it said something about the engine not having spark plugs, and that unlike a Cummin's, it does not take over 10 quarts of 15w-40 dino, only 6.4 quarts of syn (not that this has kept a dealer from putting 10 quarts of dino in it).

Really, with qualities like this, how could the average owner go wrong with this as a daily driver?