Your random Jeep post for the evening

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
10/03/2020 at 23:55 • Filed to: cherokee xj, jeep, jdm

This one caught me by surprise: a JDM RHD Cherokee.

(Is “JDM” an accurate label for something built in the U.S. for import to Japan? I’m skeptical. )

I admit I thought perhaps they were pawnin g off a USPS RHD Cherokee as an import, but...

That door plate is...not in English

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

I definitely dig the two-tone look, but thankfully for Tristan, it’s way too expensive to be a remotely rational purchase.

DISCUSSION (18)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Just Jeepin'
10/04/2020 at 00:00

If a vehicle, regardless of origin, is intended to be sold in Japan and was sold in Japan new, I think it’s fine to call it JDM.

And by fine, I also mean technically correct.

Just Jeepin' > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/04/2020 at 00:04

I suppose. It’s just as someone who only recently discovered the term “JDM”, it seems that if all that’s required is for something to be targeted at Japan to earn the label, what’s the point? We don’t talk about “UKDM” or “RDM”.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Just Jeepin'
10/04/2020 at 00:08

Jeep actually did fairly well in Japan in the 90's, iirc, and are currently the largest selling American brand in the country by a HUGE margin.

Just Jeepin' > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/04/2020 at 00:09

TIL.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Just Jeepin'
10/04/2020 at 00:11

Well I own two vehicles built IN Japan, but were built to be sold in North America, as such they are not JDM.

JDM is a thing because they got a lot models that were never sold stateside and therefore are a revered, a lot like hooking up with a high school crush 25 years too late.

Boxer_4 > Just Jeepin'
10/04/2020 at 00:11

There’s more where that came from:

Kinja'd!!!

Cherokee

Kinja'd!!!

Cherokee

Kinja'd!!!

Wrangler

I’m kinda digging the Wrangler. Unfortunately both the teal Cherokee and the Wrangler appear to have been repainted.

Goggles Pizzano > Just Jeepin'
10/04/2020 at 00:16

I don’t mind the paint but I’d definitely want a repaint to reflect the mileage. And wheels and trim. CP before the paint and such.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Just Jeepin'
10/04/2020 at 00:16

In 2018 Jeep sold over 13,300 vehicles in Japan. Ford, GM, and the rest of Fiat Chrysler COMBINED sold 1,800.

Iaccoca once attributed Jeep's popularity there as a result of exposure to the Jeep during the US occupation after WWII. It's kinda morbid but it tracks.

Just Jeepin' > Boxer_4
10/04/2020 at 00:18

I don’t care: that teal (turquoise? aquamarine?) is stunning.

I’ve never been an originalist...except don’t screw with the Jeep grille.

flatisflat > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/04/2020 at 00:22

“JDM” has definitely gotten the most attention by most, but things like CDM have come up regularly in discussions I’ve seen about trying to pick up some Canadian-market specific cars / parts.

flatisflat > flatisflat
10/04/2020 at 00:23

Also of note, something like a USDM Kia Stinger is ...USDM.