Originally Posted by
jdon
I had an '87 (year my first daughter was born) and a '94 and had 2 transmission replacements in the first and one one the second. Loved everything else about the vehicle though. Maybe I will revisit one day. The Jeep is getting old now.
I gave the '86 to a friend - it was working great for me, but I needed a larger one (I had the short model). About the day after I gave it away, it blew up!!!!
The 1993 and the 2001 were both totaled in accidents. The '93 hit a truck that turned directly in front with no warning from the opposite direction. Turns out the guy was in a diabetic coma. The truck flipped and my car was totaled.
The 2001 was rear ended - while I was stopped at a traffic light - by a 18 year-old girl, pushed me into the car in front.
The irritating thing is that one NEVER comes out ahead - or even even - in an accident. You always lose money.
Anyway, both cars were sound mechanically. I never replaced a transmission, despite the general feeling of poor Chrysler product trannnies.