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echo7tango

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Hello OBW, goodbye Jeep…

Unfortunately my beloved diesel Grand Cherokee died in Moab UT, while I was at home near San Francisco. A shop had it and they were fixing a broken head gasket. When it overheated they think one of the connecting rods bent when it overheated. When they fixed the head gasket, it ran for a few miles but then the engine seized.

So, alas, she is dead. We had a decent run with her, 10 years and 200,000 miles, but with that diesel engine I was hoping to get over 500,000 miles out of it. Damn! So long, beloved JGC, and thank you. You were a good ship.

So I’ve now replaced her with an OBW, a 2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness, and she is our new overlanding ship. I’ve put 4,000 miles on her in her first month, a shakedown cruise and sea trials from San Francisco to the North Rim Grand Canyon to Monument Valley to Moab UT to retrieve my rack and gear from my diesel GC, and back home. I’m falling in love all over again, and I’ll loving to peppy and fuel efficient 2.4L turbo engine.

I put larger tires on her, a strong trail tire, BFG KO2s. With those I have a full 10” of ground clearance. More than the GC has! (But the GC has the air suspension so it could go higher)

So I know this is a thread to post Jeep pics, and I’ll post the last of my Jeep pics but I’ll also include some OBW pics, and thank you for permitting me to do so.

All y’all with your Jeeps, keep on Jeeping strong! My 2014 GC was my first Jeep, and I’d always wanted one ever since driving the old M151s during my Marine Corps years long ago.

Keep exploring! I’ll see y’all out there on the roads and trails!

Added: I just posted over on the Subaru owners thread, I’m a Subi newbie…➜ https://bit.ly/48f4ARf
 

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RealTruck

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Hello OBW, goodbye Jeep…

Unfortunately my beloved diesel Grand Cherokee died in Moab UT, while I was at home near San Francisco. A shop had it and they were fixing a broken head gasket. When it overheated they think one of the connecting rods bent when it overheated. When they fixed the head gasket, it ran for a few miles but then the engine seized.

So, alas, she is dead. We had a decent run with her, 10 years and 200,000 miles, but with that diesel engine I was hoping to get over 500,000 miles out of it. Damn! So long, beloved JGC, and thank you. You were a good ship.

So I’ve now replaced her with an OBW, a 2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness, and she is our new overlanding ship. I’ve put 4,000 miles on her in her first month, a shakedown cruise and sea trials from San Francisco to the North Rim Grand Canyon to Monument Valley to Moab UT to retrieve my rack and gear from my diesel GC, and back home. I’m falling in love all over again, and I’ll loving to peppy and fuel efficient 2.4L turbo engine.

I put larger tires on her, a strong trail tire, BFG KO2s. With those I have a full 10” of ground clearance. More than the GC has! (But the GC has the air suspension so it could go higher)

So I know this is a thread to post Jeep pics, and I’ll post the last of my Jeep pics but I’ll also include some OBW pics, and thank you for permitting me to do so.

All y’all with your Jeeps, keep on Jeeping strong! My 2014 GC was my first Jeep, and I’d always wanted one ever since driving the old M151s during my Marine Corps years long ago.

Keep exploring! I’ll see y’all out there on the roads and trails!

Added: I just posted over on the Subaru owners thread, I’m a Subi newbie…➜ https://bit.ly/48f4ARf
That's a good, long life for a Grand Cherokee! My very first car was a 1997 Grand Cherokee Limited, and it was also white. This was in 2009, and if memory serves me, it had well over 100K miles on it- the previous owner did lots of traveling. I wish I knew what I had when I had it!

Enjoy your new OBW!
 

Battle

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PCO6

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I sleep in the back of my XJ too and find it quite comfortable. I go in head first from the passenger's side. I had a 4 dr. years ago and liked it. I wasn't sure about camping with a 2 dr. but it's been great. I think I prefer it.

I built a tire carrier since taking this pic. It freed up a lot of room in the cargo area.

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I made screened vents for both windows which has been a help too.

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