Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
Originally Posted By: dlundblad
I can't help but notice your Jeep is having the same track record as your VW.
Will your VW mindset ever rub off onto Jeep?
I've said it before on here that my Jeep is turning into my VW.
But all this work has come nowhere even close to the cost of maintaining that VW.
The Jeep was my grandfather's and I'll never get rid of it. The VW TDI was supposed to be a cheap commuter, but it would have been cheaper to buy a brand new car, actually I could have leased a new one for a couple years for cheaper than that VW cost to maintain.
The VW's first year of maintenance it needed was close to $5k, then the transmission was failing and it potentially needed a turbo. So 2 years of work on it equaled the entire cost of my 2015 Sonata OTD.
The Jeep also doesn't have a failing engine or transmission. I've just been trying to not get it to run 220 degrees, I've accepted the fact that that's what it runs and I'll just drive it that way.
I wonder if Jeeps of that vintage just run on the hot side by nature of the beast? My gf's Delta 88 always ran a solid and steady 220F and that was with a brand new radiator,oem thermostat,etc. but that car was indestructible!
No they do not. My dad has a 1987 Comanche (Cherokee with a truck bed) that runs.. normal. It has factory components though too.
I can't help but wonder if the over-heating is from the aftermarket single row radiator as opposed to the OE 2 row.
I drove it yesterday, was only 93 degrees out. 195 on the highway and 210 at idle. I'm ok with that for now.