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Xorcist [USA] · 04-17-2006, 07:16 AM

I bought this Wrangler Laredo in '89 and drove it until january of '06. It has 147,874 miles on it and I never had to replace anything major whatsoever.

It has a straight 6, 4.2 litre engine with a 5 speed manual transmission, which means maintaining is simple. (changing oil, belts, etc. is a breeze)

With 4wd in the snow the thing handles like a go-cart with amazing control.

I had it in Colorado for two years and used to take it offraoding all of the time up mountain passes on mining roads and in Michigan while hunting. Never had I been stuck in this thing.

The thing about this vehicle is that when you take the top off it is like driving a totally different vehicle, so I never got sick of it.

I still have it and plan to restore it to showroom condition so I can take it out again.

Actually, the only reason I got my Envoy was because of the lack of room for gear. You can remove the back seat for more storage in about two minutes and a roof rack helps out when moving things.

One word of advice, make sure you get a hardtop with it because road noise is a bitch with a softop. You also might want to get AC because driving around with the windows down blows. That was the only option I didn't get on mine and I'm pissed I didn't.

I still have it but miss driving it now that spring is here.

Here are a couple of pics of mine looking pretty pissed off that I got a new ride.

[img]http://webpages.charter.net/j_george/Vehicle/1-17-06%20(5).jpg[/img]

[img]http://webpages.charter.net/j_george/Vehicle/1-17-06%20(3).jpg[/img]

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Xorcist [USA] is Offline Corporal Posts: 980 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Auburn Hills, MI	04-17-2006, 07:16 AM I bought this Wrangler Laredo in '89 and drove it until january of '06. It has 147,874 miles on it and I never had to replace anything major whatsoever. It has a straight 6, 4.2 litre engine with a 5 speed manual transmission, which means maintaining is simple. (changing oil, belts, etc. is a breeze) With 4wd in the snow the thing handles like a go-cart with amazing control. I had it in Colorado for two years and used to take it offraoding all of the time up mountain passes on mining roads and in Michigan while hunting. Never had I been stuck in this thing. The thing about this vehicle is that when you take the top off it is like driving a totally different vehicle, so I never got sick of it. I still have it and plan to restore it to showroom condition so I can take it out again. Actually, the only reason I got my Envoy was because of the lack of room for gear. You can remove the back seat for more storage in about two minutes and a roof rack helps out when moving things. One word of advice, make sure you get a hardtop with it because road noise is a bitch with a softop. You also might want to get AC because driving around with the windows down blows. That was the only option I didn't get on mine and I'm pissed I didn't. I still have it but miss driving it now that spring is here. Here are a couple of pics of mine looking pretty pissed off that I got a new ride. [img]http://webpages.charter.net/j_george/Vehicle/1-17-06%20(5).jpg[/img] [img]http://webpages.charter.net/j_george/Vehicle/1-17-06%20(3).jpg[/img]