Because in the 80s they were unstoppable monsters of travel (well late 70s too, I’m talking about the CJ7 here)
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FatVegan@leminal.space 15 hours agoMy dad owned a bunch of jeeps from the 90’s to 2005 ish. I never understood how anyone could buy more than one of these pieces of shit.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 13 hours ago
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
They went 0-60 in 9 seconds, sideways!
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 13 hours ago
The Lego of the automotive world, incredibly reliable, fantastic for off-roading, the chassis and shocks placement is what kicked off custom shocks as a thing, etc.
It was the Jeep (that wasn’t a military design) that defined the brand. Which Jeep spent all its time after just ruining.
The steering was definitely very responsive for its time, though I’d personally call it a plus. Especially when it came to offroading, it was a huge benefit to get over hazards.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
fantastic for off-roading
Once you replaced the Lil Tikes suspension with actual suspension. Factory setups were always fake off road.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I have a friend who swears by them. Buys one after another of those heaps of junk. I always ask her “how’s your Heep?”