[Doug D]

Be honest
Jeeps were never meant to be a huge volume brand

^^^^^^This was the start of Jeep's issues. Then FCA (and Stallantis) started chasing profit margins instead of concentrating on updating the Wrangler, Cherokee and Grand Cherokee. IMHO - those are the only three models they needed to have. Renegade, Patriot and Compass should have been under the Dodge or Chrysler brands. They diluted the Jeep brand image which is what Norm warned about so long ago. (He's probably spinning in his grave as to what they have done to Jeep).

and the whole every model must go off road, makes the on road models suffer.

Ummm....to me that's what makes it a Jeep. The ability to go "off-road" at any time and any place. It doesn't matter if a certain portion of Jeep owners never take them off-road. They bought it for the "ability" to go off-road when and if they wanted to.

No, I have never owned a Jeep, but I have friends that have Jeeps and that's why they bought them - "To go off-road when and if they wanted to". Period. End of discussion.

 

[Doug D]

XJ Cherokee was amazing off-road for a unibody vehicle. You could buy the base XJ and modify it into a rock crawler, something you cannot do with Patriot/Compass nor Renegade/Compass/Cherokee. Those are not able to be modified.

I'm not a Jeeper, but the XJ is one "Jeep" I would have loved to have. Sadly, they are rare sightings in my area.

 

[Doug D]

When I worked at a CDJR dealership many years ago, XJs that came in trade wouldn't sit on the lot more than a couple days; no matter the mileage. That 4.0 I-6 was legendary; it ran forever.

About 15 years ago or so, when I still commuted to work (been working from home since 2017, but I digress), I spotted an XJ in relatively good condition for sale by a private owner. I didn't stop to look at it as I couldn't afford to get another vehicle at the time. It was gone in a few days.

 

[Doug D]

And, if Coca-Cola can eat through rust on stuck bolts and dissolve hard water mineral buildup on sinks and toilet bowls, just imagine the damage does to one's teeth, stomach lining, and possibly even gut!

It's enough to make one demand a Surgeon General's warning label on every can and bottle!

Forget where I read it, but a teacher once put a tooth in a glass of Coca-Cola. By the end of the school year the tooth had dissolved. At least, that's how the story went. Don't know if it was true or just an urban legend.

 

[Doug D]

Forget where I read it, but a teacher once put a tooth in a glass of Coca-Cola. By the end of the school year the tooth had dissolved. At least, that's how the story went. Don't know if it was true or just an urban legend.

To add, Coca-Cola is a good alternative to battery cleaner. In a pinch I have used it to clean the corrosion build up on battery posts.