Room temperature, probably even less warm than that take

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 08/19/2018 at 19:50 • Filed to: joop

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It was genuinely difficult to find a half-decent photo of a stock Wrangler Unlimited.

The Wrangler Unlimited is the successor to the XJ Cherokee.

Just Jeepin' > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 20:02

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You’re not the first to make that observation. I think it’s considerably larger, plus not a unibody, so ¯\_()_/¯ 

Cash Rewards > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 20:02

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I think youre righr. I  saw this exact pair parked end to end in a parking lot once. Almost snapped a picture. The Wrangler is bigger.

DipodomysDeserti > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 20:03

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I’d say it’s more of a Wagoneer successor. 

gmctavish needs more space > Just Jeepin' 08/19/2018 at 20:07

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It is, but everything is larger now, so I think relatively it’s kind of the same. It is also not unibody, but I think most of the people buying them don’t know or care, same with who bought the XJs.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 20:08

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Yes. But only by default rather than by design.

gmctavish needs more space > DipodomysDeserti 08/19/2018 at 20:09

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Interesting. Where I am at least, they’re all done up to make it look like they’re capable and taken off road, which seems like a different crowd than who bought Wagoneers. I wasn’t around when Wagoneers were new, however, so I dunno.

gmctavish needs more space > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 08/19/2018 at 20:10

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Yes, I should’ve said somewhat unintentional successor. It’s just the closest you can get to what the XJ was in a new vehicle. 

nj959 > DipodomysDeserti 08/19/2018 at 20:12

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I think the Grand Cherokee is more of a (Grand) Wagoneer successor, especially considering the spot it occupies in the Jeep lineup (luxury).

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 20:21

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Yep. S’funny though...I never liked the XJ.

Being in Oz, and the XJ being a key part of the Jeep renaissance down here at the time, they never clicked with me. Perhaps because the interior had more in common with a Tata ute than the Toyota Prado or the Subaru Outback of the time - the gearstick looked like someone shoved a big Stanley screwdriver in the top of the box and said that’ll do. The switch to RHD  wasn’t great either. But still plenty of people bought them...though few seem to have survived.

greasemonkey235097 > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 20:37

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hell the unlimited jk is longer than the wagoneer.  look up the specs

Ssfancyfresh > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 20:47

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Slightly warmer take...

No. The JK unlimited is actually good. 

HammerheadFistpunch > gmctavish needs more space 08/19/2018 at 21:18

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The xj has 2 successors

1. Off   road 4 door - unlimited Wrangler

2. Size and market position ( when new) - renegade