Howdy... curious as to what the concensus is on which jeep is most consistently and inexpensively repairable... I currently own a KK and a Ram 2500, but I'm looking to add an emergency vehicle for which generic parts will be readily available and are inexpensive enough to maintain a stock of; and for which most repairs do not require specialized tools and electronics... I live about 5 miles from the nearest paved road, but unless we see a dramatic change in scenery , off-roading capabilities don't need to be extraordinary... Stock clearance and suspension should be fine - might want lockers.

What do you guys think?

Thanks!

The Cherokees are real nice rigs and you can find them cheap and they are easy to get parts for, or a Wrangler but they are usually more expensive than the XJs, around here at least.

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1980 Jeep CJ7 Buggy
SOA, D44/ FF14B, SBC 350, SM465, NP205, 108" WB, 37" MTs

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http://jeepinbyal.com/

hmmm.. hadn't thought about the Cherokee... what's the last year I can get one with a manual tranny and no ECM type bs?

hmm not too sure on that, but I had a 1991 2 door that had a HO 4.0L with the 5 speed and I loved it.

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1980 Jeep CJ7 Buggy
SOA, D44/ FF14B, SBC 350, SM465, NP205, 108" WB, 37" MTs

http://www.dpgoffroad.com/
http://www.ucora.org/
http://www.christianoffroad.com/
http://jeepinbyal.com/

Yeah, I had a comanche with that setup... awesome.. might end up just doing that again I guess...

its definitely not a bad set-up I was averaging around 18mpg combined city/ highway, but mostly city. I really miss my XJ, but Im now about to buy a FSJ.
And they last forever, I had 225,000 miles on my XJ and it still ran strong with just a couple problems.

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1980 Jeep CJ7 Buggy
SOA, D44/ FF14B, SBC 350, SM465, NP205, 108" WB, 37" MTs

http://www.dpgoffroad.com/
http://www.ucora.org/
http://www.christianoffroad.com/
http://jeepinbyal.com/