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Hi, I’m a new driver & I told my parents I want a Jeep Wrangler but I’ve been doing some research and I found out that so information that they’re bad for daily driving, gas guzzlers,& not good for highways & pricey….I was just wondering if there’s any way that I would be able to get an affordable Jeep Wrangler that’s good on gas & good for daily driving? 


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I was just wondering if there’s any way that I would be able to get an affordable Jeep Wrangler that’s good on gas & good for daily driving?


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The wrangler you're asking about doesn't exist. 


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No.


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If you want a Jeep for the highway a Wrangler is simply not the ticket. An old Cherokee with the 4.0 six is better for all around use but they're all very old (over 20 years) and still won't get good gas mileage (around 15-16 mpg). The newer Jeeps get better gas mileage but they fall apart.


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Yes you can; you have to wish and wait for the day that Jeep can make quality cars (which will never happen).


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The warnings above are all valid.  I'll add one more: they are terrible cars for new drivers.  They are unstable at speed and frankly dangerous in emergency avoidance maneuvers.

BUT...

I see the appeal.  They are (obviously) stellar off-road, very maneuverable in urban environments, and hold their value well.

If you want a Wrangler, I would start by getting a cheap, reliable daily driver.  Maybe a bare-bones, used Civic or something.  Then start saving your pennies toward a used TJ. They are reasonably affordable and easy to modify, and many are still in good shape.  Or, if you are handy with a wrench, you can get an old (unrestored) CJ for a song and have yourself a cool little classic off-roader.

For an idea what you are getting into, take a look at the TFL guys' "Cheap Jeep Challenge"

 


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How about not quite a jeep, but a knockoff?

I would go with a Land Cruiser FJ40, I would love to have one to play with.

Still a gas guzzler though...

 


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This is why Jeeps are so fuel inefficient. They're almost a brick on wheels. when you take the doors and roof off, it just gets even worse.  They're also built like a truck, with a body set on top of a frame. This makes them very heavy for their size. They're truly made for slow driving- going over rocks, through mud, etc, not highway cruising and doing grocery running. Not at all. They have an aura about them that "Jeep people" like. The WWII connection, etc. Most are pavement princesses and never see the mud.

 

 

Don't buy a vehicle where a $1+ rise in fuel prices will break you. You may look and feel cool, until you need to put most of your money in the gas tank. It'll get old, pretty quickly, and you'll want something more fuel efficient. Gas was up to $5 a gallon because of refinery shortages this past summer. Given this administration's open hostility to petroleum, refining capacity won't increase, which means $5 a gallon will probably be the new norm here soon.


LOL!


I wasn't really surprised when I originally saw this, but I'm also studying mechanical and aerospace engineering, lol.


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Mate a land cruiser drivetrain with a Wrangler body.

Something along the lines of The Excellent -


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I don’t recommend getting a Jeep. But if you are set on getting one.

You can use a Jeep for daily driving but it’s going to eat gas. They are high off the ground, the aerodynamics suck, they are heavy, everything goes against you for gas savings. 

The closet thing you could get is a Jeep Hybrid, but the cost of those are so high, you aren’t really saving any money by getting the hybrid. You’d need to drive the car probably 200,000 miles to break even on gas savings. (Just a guess with mental math.)


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