New Jeep Renegade

[NJHalo]

I am starting to like the looks of this thing. Does anyone have one,?

Opinions?

[Guest]

[ABC]

Sweet little truck but it's a Chrysler. Might as well get the Wrangler.

[Jay]

Aren't all the Jeeps Chryslers?

[Ray McKigney]

It reminds me of an older RAV4.

 

[Sully151]

I have a 2008 Wrangler and love it, but you have to be prepared for a less than smooth ride and not so great gas mileage. I have the 4 door and there is plenty of room for me, my wife, 2 kids, Australian Shepherd and caning gear. My jeep is pretty heavily modified and haven't had any real issues with the engine or drive train. I just replaced my clutch after 120,000 miles of city, freeway and trail driving.

I have friends with the new renegade. It's daily driver when they aren't in their Wranglers. They really like it. I will look for the write up they did on it when I get home.

Btw, the new wrangler is slated for 2017 model year, so there is that to look forward to.

[ABC]

Aren't all the Jeeps Chryslers?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Chrysler's affiliation with Fiat, with their long history of nightmarish reliability problems, makes me worry about parts from the Fiat bin being used in Chrysler vehicles.

[ABC]

Chrysler has a poor reliability rep as well. At least if you buy a Wrangler there's a bonus of very good resale. And who doesn't love the Wrangler?

[Sully151]

Here is a Jeep Sub Forum devoted to the Renegade

 

http://wayalife.com/forumdisplay.php?84-Jeep-Renegade-BU

 

And here is a decent review

 

http://www.cnet.com/products/2015-jeep-renegade/

Edited October 14, 2015 by Sully151

[nate]

Aren't all the Jeeps Chryslers?

Yep. Good for about 60k miles before they start falling apart. The only vehicles more cheaply made are Chevys

[NJHalo]

Yep. Good for about 60k miles before they start falling apart. The only vehicles more cheaply made are Chevys

Agree. You don't buy Chryslers, only lease. I know they have owned Jeep for a while now, so I wonder where the line is between the two? Same bad rep? IS the Fiat purchase of Chrysler a good thing or bad for overall quality

[nate]

Fiat was known for making quality cars in Europe...

 

Oh, wait!  They were known for making cars that fell apart as you drove them off the dealership lot.

[Amazing Larry]

Agree. You don't buy Chryslers, only lease.

 

I leased a Jeep Grand Cherokee and I love it. It's also a nice feeling that it's gone in 3 years so I won't have to worry about all the problems that seem to happen later on.

[Sully151]

Yep. Good for about 60k miles before they start falling apart. The only vehicles more cheaply made are Chevys

I have over 120,000 miles on my Wrangler and the only things I've had replaced are tires, breaks, battery and just now the clutch. It's pretty heavily modified and i drive the crap out of it.

My wife has a 2008 Jeep Patriot with even more miles and the only issue she has had was with the AC.

I have lots of friends with 2007-15 jeeps that have also not had any issues.

I will have no problem buying a new wrangler when this one is done, which isn't happening anytime soon.

Edited October 14, 2015 by Sully151

[nate]

You are an anomaly then.

 

A close family friend owns a repair shop that focuses on newer American cars and he always says that Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge are the worst.  The Grand Cherokee is famous for falling apart.

 

Also if you look at consumer reports you will see that Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge have absolutely terrible reliability ratings.

[mrwicked]

how is reliability now that they are owned by italians? i think the renegade is just a re-bodied fiat 500x, built in italy.

Edited October 14, 2015 by mrwicked

[Tank]

Fiat was known for making quality cars in Europe...

 

Oh, wait!  They were known for making cars that fell apart as you drove them off the dealership lot.

 

Fix It Again, Tony.

[mrwicked]

i just drove a little fiat 500 manual around tuscany in italy a couple weeks ago.

was a blast to drive!

not a lot of torque though, hard to get up some of those hills.

[Tank]

i just drove a little fiat 500 manual around tuscany in italy a couple weeks ago.

was a blast to drive!

not a lot of torque though, hard to get up some of those hills.

 

that's what she said.

[NJHalo]

how is reliability now that they are owned by italians? i think the renegade is just a re-bodied fiat 500x, built in italy.

Yup. Same assembly line. Engine and trans are the same.

[Sully151]

You are an anomaly then.

A close family friend owns a repair shop that focuses on newer American cars and he always says that Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge are the worst. The Grand Cherokee is famous for falling apart.

Also if you look at consumer reports you will see that Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge have absolutely terrible reliability ratings.

Consumer Reports has been ripping jeeps ever since a guy in a CJ banged the editor's sister in hight school.

[ABC]

The JGC is one of the biggest POS on the road after 5 years. Awesome truck in many ways but reliability is horrendous. It always has been and still is. And even worse when it comes to the diesel.

[wopphil]

The Wrangler mainatains it's value better than almost any vehicle on the road. They are ridiculously expensive to purchase, even used.

[Stradling]

A few years ago I bought my son a used Jeep Grand Cherokee, it was fine for him, no issues. He was involved in an accident on the 10 freeway one night. The freeway was going down to one lane and traffic was slowing down and merging. Apparently the 22 year old girl driving drunk behind him was paying attention and plowed into his car pushing him into the car in front of him. Sadly a girl in the car that hit him passed away, not the drunk driver, but my son and his three friends walked away unscathed. Not a single scratch while in a car that had to be totaled. For that I will always be thankful I bought him a JGC. This year I bought my 16 year old an older F150, for the same reason. Their safety is worth the occasional trip to the shop.