you really have had it for 12 years neil? I wonder what strange looks you get for driving a left hand drive Jeep down the road instead of a RHD Landrover over there lol
my father just got a 1995 jeep wrangler. i dont understand what a YJ is, but my friend has a Rio Grande and its real nice, thanks for explaining the difference, i was also curious. i did notice the cloth seat as you said. do you recommend a jeep wrangler as a used car? do they tend to last a long time? just curious im going to do more research. thank you.
I had mine for 12 years ... so I guess I have to recommend it! I had problems in the first year, but after that pretty trouble-free. electrics can be a problem, see earlier, but easy to fix if you get there before wierd things happen. Only other problem was with the gear box (5th gear).
Man, I only had my jeep for about 2 or 3 weeks and I have a dead piston in one of my cylinders.
But man, I really do love that YJ. I take it everywhere.
I'm not so surprised about the busted piston. My YJ has about 180,000 miles and was previously worked on. So, something was bound to give eventually. I mean, my mother got it at an auction in Atlanta, Georgia for 4,500. It's in great shape but the engine needs to be throughly inspected.
Not much: Rio Grande has cloth-faced seats, carpet, stereo radio and top bar with 2 extra speakers as standard + a sticker or two!
Warning: check the electric cables around connectors - the insulations tend to crack and the wires short out. If you get there first it takes 5 mins to cut out the damage, if it happens in the middle of nowhere late at night .... you can giess the fun!
YJ is the model that has the square headlights
aberhollboi 1 year ago
you really have had it for 12 years neil? I wonder what strange looks you get for driving a left hand drive Jeep down the road instead of a RHD Landrover over there lol
JSSJeepin 3 years ago
a jeep is not a jeep if it isn't a stick :)
MotionPictureMaster 3 years ago 2
my father just got a 1995 jeep wrangler. i dont understand what a YJ is, but my friend has a Rio Grande and its real nice, thanks for explaining the difference, i was also curious. i did notice the cloth seat as you said. do you recommend a jeep wrangler as a used car? do they tend to last a long time? just curious im going to do more research. thank you.
Blender345 4 years ago
I had mine for 12 years ... so I guess I have to recommend it! I had problems in the first year, but after that pretty trouble-free. electrics can be a problem, see earlier, but easy to fix if you get there before wierd things happen. Only other problem was with the gear box (5th gear).
neilmc69 4 years ago
Man, I only had my jeep for about 2 or 3 weeks and I have a dead piston in one of my cylinders.
But man, I really do love that YJ. I take it everywhere.
I'm not so surprised about the busted piston. My YJ has about 180,000 miles and was previously worked on. So, something was bound to give eventually. I mean, my mother got it at an auction in Atlanta, Georgia for 4,500. It's in great shape but the engine needs to be throughly inspected.
xUnknownAcex 4 years ago
dont get a 2.5 L because they dont have any pickup at all so go for a 4.0L They are the best
andrewsvids 3 years ago
That's a pretty nice YJ.
I'm 16 years old and I'm about to get a 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande.
Not sure if you can answer my question, but what is the difference between a regular YJ and a YJ Rio Grande?
xUnknownAcex 4 years ago
Not much: Rio Grande has cloth-faced seats, carpet, stereo radio and top bar with 2 extra speakers as standard + a sticker or two!
Warning: check the electric cables around connectors - the insulations tend to crack and the wires short out. If you get there first it takes 5 mins to cut out the damage, if it happens in the middle of nowhere late at night .... you can giess the fun!
neilmc69 4 years ago
Thanks for your reply. Mine is a 5 Speed as well.
Connectors? Connectors for what?
xUnknownAcex 4 years ago
Interior badges and a sticker. No performance differences.
DonnyG77 4 years ago