Wrangler Unlimited?

Although I have never driven one, since the Unlimited has 4-wheel coil springs and basically the same suspension as the TJ, I'm sure it will drive MUCH smoother than your '91 YJ.

I speak from experience in driving my son's '94 YJ and my '02 TJ. The YJ rides like a tank compared to the TJ.

Tom

You guys are getting old..... That's like having a sportscar with an automatic. Just doesn't go. What if Dustin Hoffman had an automatic in the Graduate? No cool shifting sounds going with Simon and Garfunkel music :-(

Bill

Yeah, and for best performance, and automatic is faster than a stick on the dragstrip. Take a look at the Super Stock classes and compare the automatic records to the stick records.

Chris

I agree with Bill here myself. I am a fan of manual shifting in any car I can get it in. The unavailability of manual shifting in all minivans chagrinned me when we had to buy one of those. Tomes

automatic. Just doesn't go.>

Actually, the desire for an automatic seems to hit me when I'm doing the switchbacks on Black Bear Pass, negotiating three point turns with a sheer

2000 ft drop right in front of me: "Sure would be nice to have an automatic right now!"

Yeah, but think of the story telling you can say "Yeah, and I did it all with this cool manual transmission. I am DA MAN!!". If you don't go over the edge that is.

Bill

I have been driving my Unlimited for the past 2 months and I love it a lot.

For city driving, it is like a mix of a TJ and a Cherokee, which is great.

I have not done any hard core off road yet but everytime I see a field that I can get to without getting too much in trouble I do and it handles great.

The extra space in the back is excellent, by pilling the stuff up, I have as much room as I had in my 2000 Intrepid which has a big trunk. It is also great when you fold back or remove the back seat for larger objects

You can pull 3,500 lbs and I have tested it when carrying a load of broken cement that was about 2000 pounds and it did great.

I live near Ottawa Canada which is why I have a hard top (will get the new sunrider roof when it is available, I am told it will be available middle summer.

The hard top is very heavy and hard to handle, I removed it with my wife and had a hard time, but it is great driving with it off, my kids love it I think more than I do.

I have received lots of positive comments on the vehicle, mostly when the roof is off.

Once I get rid of the stuff I have in my garage, I will install a winch system to make the removing and installing of the roof easier.

My kids love it in the back, but even with the extra 2 inches leg room, it is not the greatest for adults, but who cares, I am the driver!!!

The draw back is the fuel efficiency, It was terrible for the first 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles), and it is strating to improve, I was told that it would continue to improve until approx 4000 miles) and that at that point, I should be able to make approx. 260 miles with the 19 gallons tank. it is not great but it is the price to pay to own the Unlimited.

Here is a link on a review:

Hope this helps with your decision

Sorry for my less than perfect english, I am french Canadian.

Eric Parisien Silver TJ Unlimited

Yeah, cause you never know when you're going to want to drag race a wrangler unlimited...

-Fred W

Nice review. Compared to the sum total of posts in this group, I'd say your English easily rates in the top 1%.

Steve

LOL Fred, that wasn't the intention of my post, but I can see how it came across that way. I was really responding to the part of the thread that stated a sports car is supposed to have a manual transmission.

Chris

I did the Black Bear Pass in 1989, 1990 and 1994 in a FULL Size GMC 4x4 pu. Now with 5 times in a Jeep I can't BELIEVE I did that trail in a full size. NEVER in a full size or even a Jeep without automatic agin!

You make'n fuun ov us?

Well, what prompted me to inquire in the first place was a comment made to me by a fellow Jeeper. He said that a friend of his had one, but was not totally impressed with it. The friend said that it rode like a pick-up truck. Well, after driving that '91 for 13 years, something that rides rough isn't too daunting. Thanks for the feedback and the link, Eric. Your comments have helped me decide that I want one, automatic or not! Oh, one other thing. There's nothing wrong with your English. If anything, it's embarrassing when some of my own countrymen can't spell!