Dahlia47 wrote:I am looking for 4X4 vehicle suggestions. Please remember, I can't stand cars. I don't feel safe in them whatsoever. Also, I have a bad back, and getting in and out of a low-lying vehicle is very painful.
This is what it will be used for...
Pulling my TTT- I might sell it and get a scamp or casitsa- keeping it small
Need to fit a chainsaw, cooler- 5 gal water jug
going up a 200+ yr old logging road in the rocky mountains (it will climb big boulders on the old road)
beach
dirt roads
desert hills
I might have some fun in it and go muddin'
standard transmission, 4X4, tow pkg, pre 1995. No computer chip crap. barebones basic. Just me the hubby and the dog.
Modstock wrote:I'd suggest 97-99 Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
They say you can tow up to 5,000lbs but 1,600 is it's max if towing up mountain ranges, 8% grades, etc. Or a 2nd generation Dodge Dakota.
* To get a 4WD vehicle with NO computer chips involved, you'd need a pre-'86 model, as that's when everyone in the US started using the OBD1 protocol (though some models started earlier, with variants). Then, in 1996, OBD2 (with the 16-pin connector) was standardized, so unless you get a 1985 or earlier 4WD, you'll have to deal with computer-chipped trucks (or cars).
Socal Tom wrote:I've been driving 4x4s for about 40 years now. The "chip" issue is over rated. The newer chipped 4x4s are better, more comfortable and more reliable than the old non-chip versions were. If you are old as I am, then you remember that auto repair places were always busy through the 80s , the late 90s really saw improvements in reliability. I had a 67 Bronco that I swapped in the drivetrain, computers and all from 91 mustang. It really wasn't that complicated. If you can figure out how a carb works, you can figure out what the sensors do.
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tony.latham wrote:
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Dahlia47 wrote:I am looking for 4X4 vehicle suggestions. Please remember, I can't stand cars. I don't feel safe in them whatsoever. Also, I have a bad back, and getting in and out of a low-lying vehicle is very painful.
This is what it will be used for...
Pulling my TTT- I might sell it and get a scamp or casitsa- keeping it small
Need to fit a chainsaw, cooler- 5 gal water jug
going up a 200+ yr old logging road in the rocky mountains (it will climb big boulders on the old road)
beach
dirt roads
desert hills
I might have some fun in it and go muddin'
standard transmission, 4X4, tow pkg, pre 1995. No computer chip crap. barebones basic. Just me the hubby and the dog.
I had thought about going back to school for Vet Tech, but with all this covid crap, I am going to keep my remote job.
popper wrote:The mpg part was my interjection. To be fair I don't think the original post mentions it at all.
In my experience some of them early 80's EFI do not perform as well, depending on model. The later end of that decade tends to be better. The original post mentions pre-95 so I think they can find plenty of good choices in that 85 to 95 span. I would bias my search toward 90-95 myself.
While we talking Jeep.. There is a pretty good v8 grand in that era too if you can find one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Grand_Cherokee_(ZJ)...
No computer chip crap.
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