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[SSF556]

My 2008 Grand Cherokee Diesel checks all the boxes for me. I have owned since new and it just turned 130,000 miles. Just regular maintenance.

Never left me stranded. I have proactively changed the starter, front diff mounts, glow plugs, brakes, coolant hoses, drive belt, but nothing major has failed. Known issues on the OM642 diesel are oil cooler seal leak. Turbo and fuel injectors are reliable.

23-25 mpg on 33 inch tires, full time AWD, 4Lo, ARB installed rear locker, touchscreen, heated seats, factory remote start, OEM 2 inch lift, sirius sat radio, bluetooth, tows awesome, payload over 1000 pounds.

The only issue that bothers me is the rear axle ratios are too high, engine turns at 2500 rpms at 75mph. But even at that speed interior is still quite, especially with a set of all season tires. There are also some interior grumbles, lack of outward visibility (large A pillar, small windows) and the front seats are too high. But after 17 years you get used to that.

It will do everything a new 4 runner will, except roll down the rear window, though I can pop mine open for hauling longer items!

 

[ThundahBeagle]

My 2008 Grand Cherokee Diesel checks all the boxes for me. I have owned since new and it just turned 130,000 miles. Just regular maintenance.

Never left me stranded. I have proactively changed the starter, front diff mounts, glow plugs, brakes, coolant hoses, drive belt, but nothing major has failed. Known issues on the OM642 diesel are oil cooler seal leak. Turbo and fuel injectors are reliable.

23-25 mpg on 33 inch tires, full time AWD, 4Lo, ARB installed rear locker, touchscreen, heated seats, factory remote start, OEM 2 inch lift, sirius sat radio, bluetooth, tows awesome, payload over 1000 pounds.

The only issue that bothers me is the rear axle ratios are too high, engine turns at 2500 rpms at 75mph. But even at that speed interior is still quite, especially with a set of all season tires. There are also some interior grumbles, lack of outward visibility (large A pillar, small windows) and the front seats are too high. But after 17 years you get used to that.

It will do everything a new 4 runner will, except roll down the rear window, though I can pop mine open for hauling longer items!


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Nice! But this is based on a 2005 design. Yes there were computers and electronics but not as they are today.

My WJ was fairly reliable and made it almost to 180k. Would have gone longer if I had decided to dig back into it a 2nd time. But I had other priorities.

Sometimes a little simpler is better. Dont have to go back to the stone age, but 10, 20 years back