Old Jeeps...CJ5 or CJ7?

[Winchester67]

I know they might be a little uncivilized for the Warrior Bon Vivant Forum, but I suspect like me many of you had a CJ or two in your past. I am thinking about a fun roadster again, and the Jeeps are calling me. I mean, a convertible 60's muscle car is fun, but limited in usefulness. A CJ Jeep roadster is fun in the summer and useful in the winter as well. Back in the day, I remember my 232 six cylinder three speed CJ 5 as a great trail Jeep that kinda beat me up on the highway. My CJ 7 was a 304 V8, with, of all things, an automatic and Quadra Trac. Had a granny gear you could pull under the seat, and if you opened the glovebox there was a cryptic switch to lock the hubs-For Emergency Use Only. I am leaning towards the CJ5...

[OdieWon]

I've had both. And the CJ7 is a little more friendly if you're likely to have passengers and their gear. But not by much.

My 73 CJ5 304 V8 3 speed would cruise at 70 all day long. And 4low was plenty low. If I were doing it over again I'd never have let it go.

One good thing about a jeep - it elminates all the friggin' whiners from your adventures. There's no room for a bunch of BS, and if it's not contained or tied down, it flies out all by itself. People who bitch about wind and sun and mud, need to stay home anyway.

[Dr_Dave]

me, I've had my cherokee since 96. Like I said it's got over 250K on it. Nothing major done to it. Keep the service schedule up and it'll run forever.

[Winchester67]

Don't mention Cherokee's to me! I had a 360 V-8 with a four speed...the old big body version. It was from the late 70's, and I bought it from a farmer in the 90's with like 30,000 miles....it caught fire after a fuel stop. With those big Mud and Snow tires it could just about climb trees...I could not replace it. A ton better off road than my "woody" Grand Wagoneer as it was the same body only with two doors. Lots of room, stone ax simple...losing that one was a real regret of mine.

[10X]

I'm sure they list my 1946 Willys CJ2A in the uncivilized, limited and not very useful catagory....Smiles per mile is hard to put a price on!

[LtDan541]

Wow that's a nice Willies! Where did you find it or do you know where one can find such a thing?

Josh

[TMAC]

Not to highjack the thread but I am also looking at Jeeps too. Contemplating CJ's or Cherokee. I haven't done much research on them so don't totally know the differences yet. I have heard stories about both being unreliable but not sure if that is true or not? I think for practical purposes the Cherokee would suit me better because of space and 4 doors. I have less than $5K to buy one so its gonna be a beater, but I don't mind. I am kinda looking forward to a beater 4x4, as long as I can get a semi decent conditioned one.

[TMAC]

I'm sure they list my 1946 Willys CJ2A in the uncivilized, limited and not very useful catagory....Smiles per mile is hard to put a price on!

Beautiful job on that Jeep! Very clean! I bet you get alot of thumbs up from people cruising by you?

[Craig R]

I have less than $5K to buy one so its gonna be a beater

Slight hi jack response
A Cherokee for that amount is far from a beater at least in my area. I have several friends that have gotten great running Cherokees for under $2000.00. The 4.0 engine will last forever in my exp. Craigslist is your friend. (no it's not my list)

[10X]

Beautiful job on that Jeep! Very clean! I bet you get alot of thumbs up from people cruising by you?

Thank you, I had tons of help. It's truly a joy to drive and really comical sometimes! Yes, I wave at not just other Jeeps, but seemingly everyone and almost everyone smiles and points or gives a thumbs-up.....I'm 'sorta used' to being chased down now for a chat. Seems everyone has an old jeep story that somehow mentions....DAD.