Quote Originally Posted by Zundfolge View Post
I guess it depends on your budget, but your best bang for buck will be a YJ (even though the TJ is probably a better Jeep, you're going to spend more).

When I went looking for a Jeep I really wanted an old one, a CJ2 or 3 ... since I couldn't find a decent one in my budget (they're either all basket cases or expensive, frame off restorations) I settled for an early (pre AMC) CJ5. While I like the looks of it, the 3 speed makes it less drivable (especially on the highway) and I really wish I'd either held out for an old CJ2 or 3 or tossed the idea of a "cool old Jeep" out the window and just spent the same money on a used YJ.



(truth is I would much rather have a BMW 2002 or another 914 Porsche ... but the wife wanted something we could drive up in the mountains with the dog).


As someone who has long dabbled in German cars (note my name) no a Jeep is dirt cheap to work on.

Nice little puddle jumper Zund!