Jeep TJ As a Daily Driver | Is it Any Good? 

The lesson at the end of the day is that everything is easier when you're single 😎

What makes a Jeep so special to drive is the fun you have with it. From mods, wheeling, taking the top off, and enjoying a summer day. A TJ will not beat a daily commuter on cost savings, but me and anyone who likes to enjoy life gives up those cost benefits for an exciting vehicle experience. After all we spend a lot of our life in vehicles, would rather be in my TJ than a Prius.

Daily my 2000 TJ for almost 19 years now. Still love it.

I have been driving mine for off road, trails, rural roads, suburban driving, and urban driving since 1996. I never thought I would have her this long. But as the new vehicles keep coming out, my aging TJ looks better and better every year. I would actually be taking a huge step backwards if I were to get something modern.

I daily drove my 2001 TJ for a little over 5 years. I bought it with 80,000 miles, and it now has 143,500. It's a 4.0 liter, 5 speed manual. Super great visibility, easy to park and maneuver around. Most reliable vehicle I've ever owned. It's never left me stranded anywhere. It's truly a shame that Chrysler killed off the 4.0 inline six...

Tjs are good for everything 👍

Jeep TJ's are not only fun to drive, easy to modify, look awesome when lifted and have big tires, you turn heads, and you get saluted from other Jeep guys.

Most reliable vehicle I've owned sofar and I'm going on 12 years with it. Simplicity is what makes it so reliable but also a blast to drive lol

Could not agree more with you! I'm rebuilding my 00 TJ right now, got over 250,000 on it, getting a new engine and upgrading a number of the systems. My Australian Shepherds love it...

I love daily driving my tj, not the best for it but I love it, lots of videos to come on my channel

I agree with you. When you drive and you have a TJ,it's a wonderful experience and a very nice feeling.

About to purchase my first manual TJ. 2003 Sport. I'm stoked! Thanks for posting the vid bro!

I live in New York City and daily drive a 05 TJ Rubi, hands down the best city vehicle. Parking is so easy with the short wheelbase and tight turning radius (no driveway, I street park). With steel bumpers you don’t need to worry about someone bumping your car and damaging it lol. Don’t need to worry about horrible road conditions & potholes. Sitting in traffic I’m comfortable even with a manual - so easy to drive. I think a lot of people in the city have realized this, I see TJs EVERYWHERE. Just make sure you have a hardtop lol

My 03 TJ Sport has been my daily driver for about 9 years now. I absolutely love it!

I went from a 2004 Ford Ranger to a 2005 TJ. Such an upgrade, I do drive on the highway half an hour to work one way and it’s not too bad, I’ve had to get used to it but it don’t really notice it anymore. I love it!!

I have also use my tj daily for almost 7 years now and love it. Got a hard top and full doors second hand, best purchases for the beast by far.

I have a 2002 Tj Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0 liter engine, never had a problem with it. Love it.

Appreciate the tips man. This spring im coming home from my deployment with the Guard and I am going to get a mid year wrangler. The prices are fantastic and I can not wait to play up in the mountains with it!

I daily an '04 WJ with a 4.0 in line 6 automatic and I absolutely love it, it does what I need. She has a 2in lift and 255/70 Toyo open country 2 AT tires and it definitely has a race truck feel to it, especially with loud exhaust. I get about 17mpg in town and about 21mpg highway. I will love it forever but I do want to try out TJ or JK style jeep for additional fun.

Absolutely love love love my 99 TJ..it has been my daily driver for 20 years now. I am 60, and since my divorce, have learned to do all the work on it myself! Rear u joints are next..thank you for your channel!

I daily mine! Totally awesome to drive. That aerodynamics pic made my day

I've daily driven 2 TJs and a CJ. I love it! Will gladly keep doing it too.

My commute is an hour ten and i always have a great time, driving a tj is like an adventure

Great video as always, i don't have to daily mine because luckily my company provides me a vehicle and gas card, but i did daily a TJ and a JK (both manuals) in the past and they were both great. Especially in the Winter. I honestly wish i could take my Jeep to work sometimes, jealous that you get to drive your every day! Mine sits for weeks sometimes other than a trip to Dairy Queen and back every once in a while! And of course back and forth to various offroad parks. Can't wait to take my new TJ Rubicon out for the first time!

Enjoyed this video. I love driving my TJ. I’ll take it to work simply for the overall experience when summer hits. Right now I’m I bounce around town and take an old G35 to work. TJs hardtop has been hung in the garage and hasn’t come down since. Ride to live!

your videos are the reason why i daily an LJ

Ive daily drove an XJ for the last few years. They do decent, fit a lot of stuff. Picking up my first TJ this Saturday. Will be daily driving that as well.

My tj is my daily driver , I do miss the mpg vs my Civic but I love my driving my Jeep everyday :)

I daily a 2005 4 cyl manual and I agree with everything you said in this video. With the soft top, it can definitely get loud, which can make conversations hard. Driving solo, there isn't a big issue with that though. On the highway, I can generally keep up with traffic going 65-75 but there won't be any passing going on. It can definitely get you from point A to point B. The interior is very basic. I think the seats are definitely not bad or uncomfortable but they're not the best either (but that may have to do with me being 6'2"). With that said, I absolutely love it and wouldn't trade it for anything. Well, maybe an LJ or a rubi... Your vids have helped me out a lot, man. I appreciate the content and look forward to more in the future. Much love from Florida, stay warm, hahaha.

Yes my 2000 is my new daily driver and love it!

Just bought my first jeep. A 2005 tj. Loving the videos.

I Always wanted a jeep and live in CA where gas is ridiculous expensive. Sold my 07 Prius and was lucky enough to find an 02 TJ 4 litre manual straight line with 68000 miles. With all the mods it looks great and is a blast to drive. Gas mileage at about 15 mpg but worth every penny. Not missing the Prius at all.

I daily a TJ as my first real car and I love it all the time, I’m fixing it up and that makes it even better.

I LOVE faulting my TJ. Currently getting a rebuilt motor installed so she is down and out... will be back for 2019!! happy holidays!

I still daily my YJ. It's about the driving experience and having fun. Plus keeping miles off my truck is a plus too

Tj’s are amazing I’m keeping mine forever life’s too short to drive boring cars

TJs are my favorite Jeep Wrangler variant. I start driving next year and I really want one.

I drive a 06 jeep tj with 4 inch lift and 35's its awesome 13 yrs old and drives like a champ!! I'm in Hawaii and love the soft top noise don't bother me a bit just adds character, just installed a CB with dual 8 foot antennas on the rear, I love my jeep best vehicle I ever owned especially driving with the top down and doors off trailing past waterfalls.

Yes I do daily my 04 TJ, love it!

Bought my 2000 TJ brand new almost 200k miles on it now. Daily driver for 21 years now. 5 speed manual factory transmission and clutch. Love it.

Helpful video. The footage of your Jeep in the snow was cool to see, even though I live in SoCal lol

I really enjoyed your video. thanx mate. i have a 2004 Sport and enjoy driving it

I live on St.kitts and Nevis (island in the Caribbean) and I have owned a TJ for my time here. Parts here are expensive for all cars and mechanics are unreliable but with the Jeep I have had no issues and it is so easy to work on and do it mostly myself. The most well-rounded machine!

Daily drove a Cherokee from 1996-1999. Daily drove my TJ from 1999 when I bought it new until 2016 when my rear diff blew. Both great daily drivers. Still own the TJ and am going to get it going again this summer.

Agreed I daily a TJ I have 33s and 4 inch lift. They are alot of fun to drive!

I am a single dad of 1 and I daily drive a lifted 1999 TJ. I have the rear seats and all hardware removed and just use it as a 2 seater. Both my daughter and myself love my jeep. It's a great family car lol

Had one for 6 years and had 2 car seats in the back for 4 and 1 year olds. I had a manual and never had any issues. Even did a couple of 6 hour one way trips to Orlando. Yes it’s fine for a daily driver and family car.

I daily my tj and I love it. I wish mine was a manual though

I love driving my TJ every day!

Have been looking for a tj for a while now got mine 2 months ago Florida 2000 sport wrangler 1 owner stock, have been making short videos on what I have done hope to upload mine soon, have done things that I have not seen other tj owners do and could not find videos so I made mine to help others out will update everyone soon. Keep on rolling tj's!

I’m currently drive JKUR for daily , but I want TJ for summer toy ! Those 4.0 sounds really good !

not to mention, the community of amazing Jeepers that help any time you need it

Slap some 80's music in it, KC lights, boom i couldn't think of a better truck to drive every day for me also i love the feeling of the road on my motorcycle, i cant wait to feel a summer day with no doors!!!

Yes, I daily my ‘98 TJ Hardtop. Almost stock. Banks Power Pack; Ram Air Intake, High Flow Monster Exhaust, Bigger Exhaust Manifold, a Programmer, and I add a High Flow Catalytic Converter. Sounds really good. Mine came from the factory with the 30” wheel and tire group. No lift, yet. garage is too short.

I live in California and it costs around $55 to $60 to fill my TJ up. I wish it was $35 around here! Lol

Family of 4 here. My two kids, 4 and 1, love it. I got a bike rack on the spare tire that can also carry a stroller. Plenty of room for a diaper bag behind the back seat. I also tow it behind my 40ft motorcoach for family vacations. That is another special feature that not many vehicles can support, 4 down towing. 2001 tj sport 4.0.

Excellent post! I have a lifted 01' TJ daily. I have 30 mile commute to work and love every inch of the ride. It's a 2.5L manual and VERY reliable/bulletproof. Yes, it's slow and bouncy, but it's all part of the Jeep experience. I wanted a motorcycle, but health reasons say no, so I bought the TJ as a "toy", but can't leave it at home. I drive it more than my newer Ram. I go doorless/topless from May through October. Then, snow season is just as fun!!

I used to own a 98 two door RAV4 which was awesome for Canadian winter driving. I would love to get a TJ but a manual and small commuter is super hard to find these days.

Less aerodynamic than a cow LOL!! 😂

Long Commutes: get a quiet muffler as that helps...noisy 4.0L sixes are typically for Millennials only, especially of the G.I. variety or even the Zoomer gen. Also, get a SYE and a double cardan driveshaft = less vibes. Also, good AT tires like BFG KO2's, and not mudders, make for a good daily driver and can still go off pavement w/o issues. Been daily driving a '03 Jeep TJ 4.0L 5-speed in Alaska (plus 1 rd. trip Alcan trip to Lower48) since new!

One thing is good to mention. I have a 98 Wrangler TJ, I can pull it behind my 30'-0' Motor home, I couldn't do that with a 4 door and go where I like to go. And its a load of fun like Tyler said.

I daily drove a 2000 TJ SE with the four cylinder for three years and a 20001 Sport with a six cylinder for seven years. Both stick. They were great. I drove a lot for my job as a newspaper photographer. Highway, city, blizzards, nothing beat driving my TJ's.

TJ's are wonderful daily drivers!

Im dailying a YJ lol. 1988, 30 mile daily commute. ITs fun, its loud, its uncomfortable and i love it

Before I had my TJ I had an old e39 bmw, so I went from fast and smooth to the exact opposite. But I love daily driving my TJ. I think its alot of fun and it always puts a smile on my face. I drive 60 miles on the freeway everyday, can't keep up with traffic most of the time but I dont care, wouldn't rather drive anything else.

I have a 2006 TJ 4.0L (same color) and I daily drive it without any issues! Just did 170 miles on it yesterday and it was fine other than being on the turnpike on a windy day, which kinda sucked having a soft top! It's rare I'm on the turnpike or Interstate, so other than that, it's fine for daily commutes!

I’m considering an 06 LJ so this was helpful

Best purchase ever made not know a lot about jeeps 2002 bought my TJ 2.5 SE new, if I would have researched would have got the 4.0. With that said almost 20 years later the TJ sill my daily driver with 360,000 Km and not one let down amazing lil Jeep love it

Thanks for the video!

I have daily drove my tj for 7 years now, i have 2.5 4 cylinder in mine. I push it to the max with a 4inch lift and pushing 33s. My average is 13 miles to a gallon. I love my jeep, im actually in the process of fixing it up. I wouldnt surgest it for a 1st vehicle, especially if you have snow in your area. The short base at times could be quite difficult and with in experienced driver they would most likely freak out and get the result that no one wants. With that said, i would buy it again and the jeep will be with me and my family forever

I'm gonna daily my new JT definitely.

With 35" wheels and and a 3.5" lift, the gas mileage can fall to 14 mpg combined. A stock TJ is going to have better gas mileage. However, MANY cars only take premium gas. If you factor in the price difference between 87 and 93, your gas costs can be similar.

I can’t wait to get my dads 1997 Sahara it going to be so much fun to drive Manual.

Perfect daily for a small commute, recently started doing 150km/day and not so fun.

Saving up for a tj rn!

Thank you Kyle 🎉

Daily mine! Good vehicle to daily drive.

I was not a fan of Red Jeeps till I saw this one! Nice build! Coming from a former JK owner TJ is the way to go.

$45 fills my tank , i daily my 04 sport edition and love it .

Just bought myself a 1997 tj. The car is in such great condition. Its actually painted artic blue. The car came with a hard top and doors. All orginal parts. Cant wait to modify it

I just found a 2000 TJ, has 35's 136k miles, Az car so no rust at all. It was a toad RV dinghy, so a lot of the miles are from towing. White and tan. Just love the look. Prices are out of this world. What muffler was on your rig, sounds good. As of today, gas is $3.25, I paid $12500 and could probably turn it around and make a couple of grand.

3:22 to make the soft top not flap you can turn on the ac or heat . I guess the pressure in the jeep stops the top from flapping.

I love my 2000 TJ as I'm nice and high up so great visibility and in cold TJ heaters are the best. Highway though I stay away as soft top it's like a wind tunnel so do mostly local street driving. Took rear seat out so lots of space for golf clubs and fishing gear. Good review Kyle.

Love the vid.

TJs are awesome I agree that if you’re driving mostly on highways the soft top gets noisy and could get annoying

Fun fact. I did my drivers test in a TJ. Parallel parking was so easy with it

I got my tj two weeks ago love it and is my daily. To bad I got it and is the end of summer here in jersey but looking forward to winter

this video was very informative. . . im a motorcycle guy but I NEED a commuter to get to my normie job. . . . .I think i'll get a TJ as a compromise.

I Daily My 2006 TJ , Love The Heck Out Of It !!!

Definitely pro's and con's to daily driver, but I'll say I just completed a basic build "everyday TJ" on my channel jeepNdirt for my dad who needed a daily driver / forest service road vehicle / basic off road setup. The end result was really basic, impressive, reliable, and zippy. I love that little jeep on 3.5 inches and 33's. (Note I'm at 21 years of ownership of a built YJ that I used for daily driving for many years with the 3 speed auto and 35's and 4.10 gears and never complained except for when I had to take interstate trips and had to keep it at 65 lol. ) My new (to me) built 2018 built JLUR on 38's (as seen on my channel) takes care of the highway issue, but I love my dads TJ as it's like having a sports car (on 33's) but still have the ability to go off road. Great stuff man.

I dont understand why some people put a lot of money on they jeeps to not enjoy them! I have a jeep yj for 18 yrs 7 inch lift with 35s and i dont want to know about another vehicle i dont even care about new technology. I will continue having fun with my daily lifted jeep! And yes is a jeep thing other people wont understand exept us! Nice looking tj brother!

Thinking about it

My wife daily drives a 1995 Jeep YJ. Possibly going to get a TJ for some improved comfort

I before getting my 2003tj sport was looking at a 2008 wrangler v6 same price same Km i felt more comfortable getting the old faitful . mine is great on hwy floats around a tad under 1.9-2 k rpm at 110 kmh pretty damn good feels like its barely workin on other rds lets say 80 km h its around 1.5-1.6k rpm there is a sweet spot at around 70 km hr where it changes gear and establishes a nice low 1.2 rpm . when warm she idles at like 750 rpm lol thats peanuts 😂 love it the torque tho is what i love why she cruises nice at low rpm at relitivly high speeds . on a tank of gas i get 420 km maybe 450km depends on my foot 😂 not bad for a gas tank its size . Northern Ontario Canada Ehhh godbless . love the vid brother like as always

Really nice exhaust note.

I have a 2001 XJ as a daily. I’d like to get a second daily and it would definitely be a TJ.

with my tj , i get 11 to 15 .mpg . but i drive it daily and its just fun to cruise around in .

That's why you get a 04-06 unlimited! My family of 5 fits just fine !

I just got my first Jeep last year, it's a 2000 TJ with the 2.5,140,000 miles on it when bought,168,000 now,it does have the 2.5 Rattle not worth a damn on the hwy ( mpg) wise,soft top,zipper on back window broke so no back window went all winter with out a back window up here in Northern Arizona, great heater!Lol, buy it is my daily Driver, and I spend about 60/40 Hwy/offroad in it and wouldn't trade it for the world, or maybe a new Gladiator just for the towing capabilities Love my TJ!😎😎

when he said it was 25-30 bucks to fill up the whole tank 😫😫😫😫