Re: [DMCForum] Re: Top Gear...

[DMC Erik <dmcerik@xxxxxxxxx>]

A quick chime in on the Jeep mention.  My parents bought a new Jeep Cherokee in 1998.  Its the biggest work horse I've seen!  That I-6 has hauled more deloreans across country...hauled more (fill in the blank) on our flatbed trailer than I can remember.  The thing even hauled the original D-rex from Texas to Chicago through the mountains.  Sure, we weren't going 80MPH through the mountains, but a nice steady 55mph got us there and back with no issues.  When my dad found out they were cancelling the Cherokee he shook his head in disbelief.
160K miles later the 1998 Cherokee is still going along, as good as it was when it was new.
 
erik
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Once upon a time before the Cherokee got canceled (and now brought 
back), the I-6 engine was able to fit in both the Cherokee, and the 
Wrangler. And even the Commanche pick-up truck once upon a time ago. 
It's a great engine, but what else could you shove it into because of 
it's length? So when the time comes to retool, it gets dumped in 
favor of more compact engines that are used on multiple platforms. 
And many Jeep owners (including myself) are not happy about the 
demise of such a rugged, reliable engine. But Jeeps keep selling, so 
it's not a loss of profit motivation from consumer input. It's just 
what's cheaper in the long run, despite customer loyalty in many 
cases. Kinda like the F-body too...

            
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