Carlton Supporters Club

As an ex-Wrangler owner, I have to say that I can’t fault the protection they provide to the occupants.  Not that I needed it myself but several of my Jeep buddies were involved in serious accidents and the integrated roll cage enabled them to walk away.  Indeed, most Wranglers that have rolled can be made roadworthy and have the rollover record deleted from the onboard computer.  In fact, a young friend roiled one on a steep track last month and was able to get it back on its feet, drive home, replace some panels and get a roadworthy for it within a week.

If you want a capable 4WD with a live front axle and ladder chassis, you’re going to run foul of ANCAP ratings.  My 79 Series Landcruiser doesn’t have an ANCAP rating because Toyota couldn’t be bothered (the 2016 single cab model has a 5 star rating).

If I was in the market for a genuine outback touring, boghole ploughing, rockcrawling 4WD, I wouldn’t be too concerned about ANCAP ratings.  However, I would be concerned about reliability and build quality and that’s where I believe that Jeep lets its buyers down.

Dodge RAM....more junk... cracked engine blocks, junk universals...also buy a welder you will need it.

re: Nissans...CVT's are the worst on the planet, what company these day only offers a 3 year warranty...dont buy Nissan.

A bit slow with that one EB.  It’s old news that Jeep have offered to fix their Grand Cherokee gratis.  There is also some doubt about whether it’s possible for fuel pump debris to defeat the fuel filter.

Of more concern is the investigation of faulty chassis welds on the JL Wrangler.

Of course, GM’s massive recall of vehicles for faulty brakes is relevant too.

By the way, the Beijing to Paris rally was won by the Leyland P76 and the EH Holden finished in the top ten.  My brother in law’s mate’s big standard Roller finished - with the co-driver pushing it the last 10 metres to the finish line ?

Thanks for the update DJ, reckon those bad press stories forced FCJ to fix the car......Wranglers....you know my opinion on Jeep's
Wouldnt buy a Holden either, more atrocious after sales support, they were good but not anymore, ditto for Ford.
The Roller did well to get close to the line, EH I can believe but the P76??...like to check that car out, cant be original??

Thanks for the update DJ, reckon those bad press stories forced FCJ to fix the car......Wranglers....you know my opinion on Jeep's
Wouldnt buy a Holden either, more atrocious after sales support, they were good but not anymore, ditto for Ford.
The Roller did well to get close to the line, EH I can believe but the P76??...like to check that car out, cant be original??

BL's major problem in the 70s was quality management although there were plenty of others. The Japanese were just in a different league.

"We love football, meat pies, kangaroos and Hyundai cars".......

Hyundai's and Kia's were rubbish but not anymore and the customer support is probably the best of all car makers.
Keep them for the 7 year warranty in Kia's case then move them on.

Wish I could say the same for Holdens and Fords, customer support is terrible and so are the vehicles in the main.

A mate is the head mechanic at a Hyundai dealership.  They recently had a vehicle suffer a catastrophic engine fail with only 800kms on the clock.  Everyone was scratching their heads until my mate discovered that it had been assembled without a head gasket 

A mate is the head mechanic at a Hyundai dealership.  They recently had a vehicle suffer a catastrophic engine fail with only 800kms on the clock.  Everyone was scratching their heads until my mate discovered that it had been assembled without a head gasket