My "new" daily drive! A 32 year old Jeep XJ. Why? Just listen to it. POV drive Jeep Cherokee 4.0

[@NickHaven]

Holy cow! I love the sound, the gauges, the simplicity of it all. Cool truck!

[@Javo1AMG]

Congrats, they're wonderful machines, I have a 1987 Jeep Comanche, and a love it.

[@jakjaw3125]

Sweet, I have 1994 with propane, xj definitely can be a daily car

[@betulaobscura]

I was like: my new daily diver - 32 year old watch... oh, wait!

[@thesandvichgenuine27]

I love that engine my daily is a cj7 with the mexican 4.6 l6, It has broken down due to the poor repairs made by its previous owners, but it always manages to get it home before giving up.

[@mitcholson8258]

Had to sell my 1998 XJ that was a 2 dr 5 speed when I moved to Europe from Canada last year. See some XJ’s in Sweden and feel the itch to own another one. The 4.0 is a rock solid tractor engine and shifting the manual is like rowing a boat but I loved the old designs like the removable rear bench seat and a full size spare bolted to the side wall of the trunk.

[@tayne5009]

Thought it had the diesel engine for the first half of the video, it seemed very flexible at 1500rpm and you didn’t take it over 3k. You should probably get the exhaust fixed though.

[@WatchGeek]

It is very torquey and the exhaust has been fixed since this recording 😁

[@benefitthirteen]

I've owned hatchbacks, coupes, sedans, muscle, vans, trucks and crossovers. The one vehicle I always thought I'd own one day is a Wrangler. Hasn't happened; yet. When it does, I'm going to be far more inclined to search for an older model. I don't currently feel as confident in later models. Enjoy the ride!

[@RampartPh]

i myself am thinking of taking on a first gen crv as a project . those little suvs are monsters and also bulletproof if taken cared of properly.

[@benjaminvis]

Yes, I do get your explanation. Yet, sinoky enjoying cars without regard for its consumption has become difficult to justify (if not difficult to pay for!). Considering it will prevent you from another second car purchase, the mpg is not immediately plain bad here, but I'm sure this balance will shift. Personally I find these things have now become really difficult conundrums, but I'm also not in a financial position to just decide a car I'd like to drive. First, it needs to fulfil its purpose with lots of practicality and comfort for the family, while also beig highly reliable, and then it woudl still need to be affordable to run. I kind of feel that adopting well-kept older cars should be encouraged to avoid producing other planet-damaging machines, but generally an older practical and reliable car will now be very expensive to run and tax.

[@WatchGeek]

Sadly cars these days are disposable pieces of something. While this does get bad MPG compared to something newer, and things will brake down due to age, so far, it has been pretty cheap to run. I usually commute to work with my bicycle, and this is used when I have things to buy, when the weather is bar, or I just feel like driving it. Unlike a new car, or a newer used car, this will not depreciate, in fact, I can flip it today and make money of it, just because it is stock, and rare in this configuration where I live. Also, because it is stock, it is registered as a classic car, so the road tax, insurance AND registration COMBINED are lower than just the insurance for my other "newer" car. I mean, even it wasn't like that I'd probably still buy it 😂, but looking at it financially, it is a better buy then something new or newer. Oh and I never had nor plan to have "car payments" I've always bought cars for cash only, including my "main" car that I bought new 15 years ago, that is still as reliable and bulletproof as the day I got it. I love cars, thus I maintain them properly and in the long run, that has saved me money over buying a new car every 5-10 years just because it is better or more efficient. But all this depends on your life and usage situation. If I had to commute to work 100 miles a day, of course this car would not even be considered 😅

[@Musicfan53-ww4jm]

This era were the pinnacle of Jeeps.

[@MW-pw9ip]

I like where you’re going with this. Next question: what watch pairs the best with your new ride?

[@WatchGeek]

Well the best choice would be my DW5000SL as it comes from the same time period and is full of straight lines, but I my Reverso is my daily so it fits

[@drivebd]

Love the steering!

[@spartanfangaming7874]

Great find, those manual XJs are tough to find!

[@WatchGeek]

Tell me about it!! Even harder to find an unmodified one, and this one is stock, no lifts, no mods, and I even managed to find a stock '92 radio (in the video it's still the modern one I pulled out in the meantime)

[@KillerByte666]

Hey ! Nice car and nice sound ! But all the stops signs you have ignored : I'm shocked :D

[@WatchGeek]

I didn't ignore them, they were all in a very open area with clear view if something is coming

[@KillerByte666]

@@WatchGeek Yeah, I see your head moving each time, no problem (my smiley after "I'm shocked" to minimize my words). Just, in my country, we must/do stop for at least 5 seconds, even if there is no cars coming in both ways (it is in our driving licence rules, many people does the same thing). Anyway, nice old car with great V8 sounds ;)

[@franciscofernandes5336]

Superb engine sound from JEEP. Beautiful Croatia

[@watchesgadgetsandstuff]

That sounds awesome! Cheers!

[@betulaobscura]

PS I like your description under this video! I agree with you!

[@gypsypunkparty]

We need to see this awesome machine in its true natural habitat, get off the pavement and find some dirt, gravel and rocks! Then you can actually lock the hubs and switch that transfer case into 4 low and feel the beast grunt as it crawls over any obstacle.

[@WatchGeek]

I would gladly take it there but this one was a hard find, as it is completely stock and in very good shape, so it has been registered as a classic car, so my plan is to restore it to like new condition qnd and simply use it as a commuter amd take it to classic car shows. Only when you try to find a stock one do you realize how many of these have been converted to rock crawler and how rare stock ones are, especially pre-1996 models

[@MeriBadger]

someone has been watching uncle tonys garage channel 😅

[@WatchGeek]

Actually haven't seen the channel. I fell in love with the cherokee when I saw one live in my town next to modern cars and realized how compact and basic it is, but I'll check it out, thanks 😊 👍

[@MeriBadger]

@@WatchGeek heheh i figured it was at least a 50/50 chance of being right :) but yeah you'll find some cool tips and tricks for your XJ, plus loads of good mopar and related stories over there. 👍

[@thewilliam8342]

Does he plan to ever shift out of first ????

[@danielgaisford]

Sweet!

[@stateniland]

Did you use about 10gal of gas to make this vid :) They aren't the best on MPG...

[@WatchGeek]

Haha almost, this one is averaging 15 mpg, which isn't as bad as I thought it would be 😄

[@bronkokulitscka8837]

Geiles auto 👍

[@WatchGeek]

Thanks 😁👍

[@dalechristensen3640]

Wrist check?

[@WatchGeek]

Something I'm recording currently, will be posted soon 😁

[@sqwark4523]

Dudes second personality is in his rear view mirror 😂

[@dalechristensen3640]

Doesn't sound like my 4.0L.

[@WatchGeek]

Muffler delete

[@pzwolski]

4 STOP signs ignored. 😢

[@blindriv3r]

Yeah it is weird, there is a Yield sign and then a Stop sign after it...he is probably following the local laws

[@stavros_katsopr]

Ignored? Nope, he slows down... 😂 Maybe you're missing Balkan standards, that's all!

[@WatchGeek]

Yield is for traffic, stop if there are pedestrians on that particular intersection

[@blindriv3r]

@@WatchGeek Thanks! I knew there was a logical explanation!

[@pzwolski]

@@WatchGeek In Europe you must stop (speed = 0) on every STOP sign. Only working green light or a policeman directing the traffic can override it.

[@krvav1]

Kakve su ceste kod nas nema druge

[@WatchGeek]

😂😂😂😂😂👍