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Originally Posted by thecheese429
If it had the "legendary" (according to jeep connoisseurs) V6, and about 200 bucks put into Raamat, maybe even some better weatherstripping and smoother suspension, it would definitely be a "nice" vehicle.
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My recollection is the other way around. The very early Cherokee/Comanche had a V6 that was 'legendary' for breaking in various expensive ways. They replaced it with the 4.0L straight 6, and that engine is virtually indestructible.
Our '92 Cherokee was seriously overheating for about 2 weeks one summer, because the mechanic forgot to plug the electric fans back in (grumble). That was 14 years and about 120,000 miles ago. The dipstick still smells like burnt oil, and the engine does burn a bit of the stuff, but it still has more than enough torque to pull a trailer. The little guy has an amazingly tight turning radius, part/fulltime AWD, hi/lo range, and parts are cheap and plentiful. We don't drive it much anymore, but we'll be keeping our Cherokee until the rot makes it unsafe to drive.