You too smart 👍🏻🇺🇸. I always have said that you don't drive a Jeep like a regular car. The center of gravity is so high that you must respect it or else.
I'm the happy original owner of a 1995 YJ. It's got over 289,000 miles. The engine has never been opened. The clutch and tranny were replaced just last year. It's been a terrific vehicle. It's my daily driver and my trail rider. It's fun to drive on or off pavement. I love my Jeep!
My 95 was the best Jeep I ever had. I had a 90, 92, 95, 97 TJ. Although the TJ redesign was very cool and much nicer vehicle, the 95 was far better then the 90 and 92 and I could see it being more reliable then my somewhat unreliable 90 and 92. Congrats on having such a good Jeep for so long. Good for you.
@@DucatiPaso750 My 90, 92 were 4 cyl. Purchased both new. Both 5spd. Neither of those had air conditioning. Overall I didn't think they were really slow. Peppy, not fast, but certainly very manageable. I loved both of them. I now have a 19 Wrangler Sahara Unlimited 6cyl. Auto and love it.
I'm one of the very few who like the square headlights. Had a 4 cyl '93. Then a 6 cyl 2004 TJ. Now, years later, back to a YJ (94) again. Less than 100k orig. miles!
Amusing that people had the same complaints of YJ as they do now on the JKs. Now that the JL is out the JK owners are saying the same thing. I guess people just don't like change.
I love how they have gone through all of the trouble to make the YJ less prone to roll-over than the CJ by widening it, yet people lift YJs anyways and roll them.
This is super cool! I love the YJ. It retained enough CJ magic to make it feel like a classic, but modernized enough to actually be enjoyable to daily drive. I’ve had two CJ7s, a YJ, and a TJ. The YJ was probably my favorite.
The YJ (despite being hated for it's square headlights) has a lot going for it. Simple, effective, everything you need, nothing you don't. I still maintain that the '87-'95 dashboard was the best looking of them all. TJ's & JK's are nice, but lack the old-school character and charm of their predecessors IMO. The YJ was the last of it's kind, and I'd love to own one someday.
M Kefer I just bought a 87 Laredo yj. A one owner garage kept. Paid 5500 for it. 93k on the clock. Runs excellent. I'm glad I purchased one of these classic gems
I am also the original owner of a 1995 YJ. Mine has about 131,000 miles. Only a few problems - crankshaft position sensor and primary coil. Still fun to drive, even in comparison with my 2014 JKU. The YJ has a 2.5 L I-4. Not fast, but fun with the 5 speed manual. Never appreciated any vehicle much until I got this Jeep.
I like how the automatic has a column-mounted shifter. Center console-mounted auto shifters are pointless and just take up room that could be used for something else.
+1903tx I think at this point car companies were starting to see the public regarding column shifters as antiquated and how a center-mount shifter gives the appearance and feel of a sportier car which seemingly everyone wanted in the 80s and all the way up to today.
Actually, very few floor/console shifters are actually direct to the transmission. Most of them use cables or servomotors to shift the transmission. In any case, yes a column linkage is more complex, but it's been used for decades in all sorts of vehicles and not many people have complained of them breaking. They've disappeared largely for the reason that snappy452 said - people see column shifters as outdated. Plus the fact that manufacturers can save money on linkages, like you said.
I heavily disagree with this statement. Center shifters give the feel of a manual, and are also super convenient. And if your car is equipped with a sport mode other than just a simple drive mode, it makes shifting through the gears on your own an absolute blast. And they are super easy to maintain and repair too. Column shifters belong on luxo boats, where you dont do much shifting at all. And column shift is an absolute bear to fix and work with. Overall, center console shifters are just so much better. And besides, what else are you going to use that extra space for in the center?
I have a 1988 6cyl Wrangler that is still going strong. ODO just turned over 100k and only replaced the clutch because the master cyl went out. It's a warhorse that's taken me everywhere.
I just bought an 88 and here i am admiring the old videos. Its the funnest car EVER. Offroad, convertible, and affordable? Reliable? Yes please. Get one if you find one
If I didn't own my XJ Cherokee, the YJ Wrangler would be my go to car! I love the square headlights and the extended dashboard! I don't know what it is, but I just love the YJ styling.
“…even a cellular phone is an option.” Weird to think cell phones were so big and power hungry they were often tied to cars (the ‘car phone’). Never seen one but I know mobile car phones go back to the 40’s!
These were built in Canada after production of CJ stopped , the Toledo plant was at full capacity trying to keep up with Cherokee production . Production of YJ was brought back to Toledo in 1992 , I was there for job 1 .
Ah memories. I had a 92 an 95 of these. Both the 4 bangers. I found the auto was actually better even though the salesman told me it wouldn't. Like the way the optional ac looks like an add on.
I have a good idea. You could create a short list of all the vehicles you have planned for upcoming throwback reviews. I think it would help the people making suggestions for sure.
I've fulfilled several requests already, the others are archived on tricky formats to digitize. They're all important and will be posted as soon as possible. Thanks to all for watching.
My first Wrangler was a '92 YJ. I likened the ride quality to that of a hay wagon. LOL. Leaf springs WITH track (panhard) bars? That was unheard of. Combine that with the short wheelbase and the YJ Jeeps would literally make your kidneys hurt on the highway. Offroad it also meant that you had zero articulation, so the YJ was one of the poorer performing 4x4s you could buy. After throwing the track bars in the trash can and installing sway bar disconnects, these Jeeps could be more comfortable on road and more capable off road. Cool video!
They were known as YJ’s in Canada as the Wrangler name was being used by, I think, Ford as a trim level. On the F150 maybe? Long time ago, can’t quite remember
Despite the controversial Y-slot grille, this was actually an awesome vehicle... gimme an AX15-equipped base model with a 4.0 and 4X4 any day and I'll be happy! (:
I have two, an 88 and a 4.0 92. Both in almost mew condition. The 88 has the fuel injection from a 90's S-10 Blazer added. Makes a big difference. I'll NEVER part with my Jeeps.
I bought a new 1988 Wrangler. 2.5L 5 speed. Seats were better in 88. Interestingly even though Chrysler owned Jeep at that time it still said AMC everywhere. Not a word of Chrysler. It was built in Canada. Only problem I ever had was the slave cylinder went out and the drain for the ventilation system dumped water straight on to the starter. One time it was pouring rain but the temperature was 32 degrees F. Starter was frozen in a block of ice. Had to be replaced and the drain hose moved
The AMC merger was ongoing during the 1988 model year, American Motors changed its named to "Jeep-Eagle Corporation" in 1988 and was fully merged into Chrysler in 1990. The 1988 Premier (introduced January 1988) has AMC builder plates on the doors and the VIN has the legal manufacturer of record as American Motors Corp. It took three full years from Chrysler's March 1987 purchase agreement (acquiring controlling interest and outstanding shares from Renault) to having AMC fully merged. YJs from 1986 launch to end of '92 model year (April 23, 1992) were built in Brampton, Ontario.
I'm 16 the other day i was in the process of closing the deal on one of these. Then my mom found out they don't have air bags, and just like that it was done.
No she found out it didn't have round headlights. Deal was over. Get a real Jeep! The best ones I ever saw are CJ7's and the 2 door JK X '07 - '10 only. The rest of the JK's suck. And don't get me started on jku and jlu 4 door limos.
Jeep Life71, No, since you seem to like CJ’s I’ll say this: A YJ is basically a CJ slightly modified with the addition of sealed beam rectangular headlights. “BuT a ReAl JeEp HaS rOuND HeAdLiGhTs!” Can you shut up? “Oh no! The headlight shape changed! I’m terrified!” The ascetics don’t matter, what does is the simplicity. A Jeep is simple and rugged, and guess what??? THE YJ IS BOTH! The YJ is the last good Jeep, why? This is the last model with a leaf spring suspension and the simplicity. The TJ is the last acceptable Jeep, it’s when Chrysler took over and changed pretty much everything, suspension? Coil. Engine? More computerized than the YJ. Interior? Plastic everywhere. So, yeah.
@@jacknedry3925 YJ's are cool, my college roommate had one and that was the second Jeep I drove in. The doors and windows were in the dorm. The cool factor was certainly there. My grandfather had CJ and it was an animal off road. But even he said my JK was more capable and certainly was more comfortable with coil springs. Plus all the other suspension upgrades I made. Leaf springs are retro cool but the ride is rough. All real 2 door Jeeps are but who cares. If we wanted a smoother ride, we would all own Cadillacs. Jeep On 🇺🇸
Literally as he's saying "we feel anyone who drives an off-road vehicle like a sports car is a lunatic" there's a guy driving like a crazy person. That's funny, that being said after seeing that slalom test through the pylons I will never be worried about rolling a jeep again. That thing held so tight to the road it looked like it was glued to it, that's insane!! If the YJ is a yupimobile, than I'm a big time yupi! Also is he incapable of saying CJ normally, without massively emphasizing the J?
My biggest car regret was getting rid of my 84 CJ7, I was happy to dump my 91 wrangler for an 1987 Range Rover. Next Jeep will be a shorthood 5 although I did like how my buddies TJ drove, the sea of plasic is terrible and it gets progressively worse the newer the "tub" jeep gets.
I have a request for 3-part-in-one video. Both of Joyce Braga's What's New On Wheels reports om the Yugo, plus the road test of the red '86 that the staffers had to "carry" after it broke down. I REALLY want to MW's take on just how bad it was!!!
Actually, I ended up being wrong this whole time. They were actually carrying it to demonstrate how light it was. I guess it was a matter of having never seen the test before & being so eager to just jump on the "Yugos are pieces of s***" bandwagon that I jumped to conclusions that a brand new one had already broken down during testing.
