Amauri
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XJ's suck. Definitely don't buy one...
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LOL. That XJ he posted reminds me a lot of yours. :smiley_drive:
XJ's suck. Definitely don't buy one...
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that's strange...I drove on some washboard roads a couple days ago. With every bump I could feel the unibody losing a little structural integrity, rattling apart.
I know I always liked the XJ, and before I picked mine up it was between the XJ and an Xterra. A couple of reasons I picked the XJ were because parts are so available for them. I don't think I have ever been to a junkyard with out a bunch of them. And like mentioned before the aftermarket for these jeeps is huge. Also the simple body styling of their square like bodies makes it easy for most people to home brew bumpers and armor. I know there are some flaws with the design that people will argue about all day, but the only thing I see truly wrong with the XJ is the the use of torx head bolts. Other then that I wouldn't trade it for the world.
LOL. That XJ he posted reminds me a lot of yours. :smiley_drive:
Except for the fit and finish comment these are subjective things. Yes, fit and finish is typical American car like (i.e. crap).
I find the seats fine. Not sure what is being said with respect to the rear view mirror. I've never noticed anything like that.
As for aesthetics, thank goodness it doesn't look like a Toyota. Toyota doesn't have anything on anybody with respect to aesthetics.
$0.02
When I drove across Canada I had the 3" lift and 31" M/T's on it.
I drove across the country 3 times in 2006, the first time was pulling a trailer loaded with a bunch of my stuff as I was moving out here.
I drove the 3000 km distance 3 times between the winter and summer in that year. The seat was quite comfortable for me.
As for visibility/blind spots that deadbeat talks about, that has to be specific to his size of person, how he sat in the seat, etc.
I would test drive any vehicle before buying it and make sure the ergonomics were good for ME.![]()
My biggest complaint about my XJ, which I otherwise love, is the narrow footwell on the drivers side. If it wasn't for that I would drop in a stroker or v8 and never look back. Instead, I'm on the lookout for an upgrade, probably a JK.
When you sit in one, if the driverside trans tunnel hump bothers you, don't buy one. It only gets worse, especially on longer trips.