It was the standard factory offered vehicle. I bought t new from the dealership (it only had 2 miles on the odometer when I first test drove it) I think there may be a difference in what was/is offered here vs what was/is offered there. As I said, straight 6s haven't been offered here (by Jeep) for decades; just V6 or V8; although off and on they will re-instate a straight 4 cylinder offering (never popular though) These were/are the same engines offered on ALL 1/4 ton Jeep vehicles here; the Wrangler, Cherokee, and the Grand Cherokee anyway, I'm not sure about the Commander or Patriot.
Likewise you have an option for a diesel engine and we don't, except for a brief period it was offered on the Liberty.
Very weird.
Carried a out a quick 10 min search just out of curiosity and i've not been able to find 1 single reference of any Wrangler being factory fitted with a V6.
I tailored this search specifically for the US market as well.
So if yours was a V6 then either i'm missing something in which case i apologise, or you may have been mistaken thinking it was a V6.
Either way, very strange.
Jeeps aren't especially popular here for farm vehicles. Most farm work requires a larger vehicle such as a pick-up with more cargo capacity (think putting a rail system around the cargo bed and hauling several head of livestock) and the ability to pull larger livestock trailors. Also farm vehicles here rarely do any serious off-roading (only across fairly well kept fields or on good farm/forestry roads)
No. Serious off-roaders are usually hunters or people who just like to go into the mountains, swamps, deserts, etc for play time.
It's odd with off-roaders as the better they get off-road the worse they get on-road.
For a car that's used a majority of the time off-road i can understand reasoning behind the compromise, but to have to put up with a off-roader while driving it mainly on-road just seems a bit daft to me.
Granted there are some that enjoy off-roading and can't afford or don't have the space for a second car, but most folks i've talked to with off-roaders have only been off-road with their cars once or twice, even then it was only over a field.
I agree with you on the pick-ups as well, there are a LOT handier on farms.
I gotta agree with much of this. for the last couple of decades Jeep has been marketing the Wrangler more and more toward the Yuppy crowd; loads of multi disc C.D. systems/MP3 systems with 6 speakers, NavStar, Satelite Radio, leather seats, etc. and far too little room (inside) for serious off-roaders' gear; C.B.s, 2 meter ham radios, shovels, guns, chains, etc. I'd personally love to see a P.T.O. offered but I ain't holding my breath.
That said, it's still THE Jeep. The basic Wrangler frame and will still go anywhere a horse can go; just like the original requirement when the 1st Willies was developed.
Absolutely no doubt a well sort Wrangler can be a fair old off-road killer.
On the type of off-roading we get over here and in the UK though i was extremely disappointed with the off-road capabilities of the fairly stock Wrangler, the Discovery and cherokee both had to pull the Wrangler out of many stuck spots.
What really disappoints me though is the interiors.
I know they're aimed at off-roaders so they need to be able to be wipped down etc, but the fit and finish is terrible and the plastic they use makes Bic pens seem like Titanium masterpieces.
It's a real shame as due to the tax laws here you can pick up a 2004 Jeep for virtually nothing now.
I've been to see and test drive a few as in theory the offer a LOT for your money (especially compared to the Smart i bought instead), but i just can't get on with them.
Even tried looking at a few Discoveries as well, but it's difficult to find one that's running
For me personally i have absolutely no loyalty to any brand or car manufacturer, i base each car purchase 100% on a cars merits and if it serves the purpose i require, so with that being said IF i bought a off-roader i'd need to be heavily swayed not to buy something like a Mitsi Shogun.
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