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Jeep experience

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A friend of my wife was driving to work this morning when her Jeep Cherokee, 2006 3.7's Alt light came on, she turned towards Jeep Century City and just made it in there with no power steering and the heat guage in the red, broken v belt.
The service advisor told her they are fully booked for the next 30 days, she must have it towed away and bring it back in 30 days, :o: wow! I'm so glad i drive a Hilux!

I went there to tow it "with the Hilux of course", the service advisor asked me if will need help hitching it, i replied, "no thanks, when you drive a Hilux you are used to towing Jeeps and Landrovers", i didn't get a reply. :boss:
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na 3 van hulle het ek besluit om maar nie weer met een verder te ry as wat ek bereid is om trug te loop nie.
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:lol:
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:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

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Keiler wrote:na 3 van hulle het ek besluit om maar nie weer met een verder te ry as wat ek bereid is om trug te loop nie.
Ek het (on)gelukkig net een keer daai fout gemaak. Amper R100,000 in repairs in die eerste jaar wat sy uit motorplan was, was genoeg vir my om my les te leer... :evil:
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Scorpion wrote:
Keiler wrote:na 3 van hulle het ek besluit om maar nie weer met een verder te ry as wat ek bereid is om trug te loop nie.
Ek het (on)gelukkig net een keer daai fout gemaak. Amper R100,000 in repairs in die eerste jaar wat sy uit motorplan was, was genoeg vir my om my les te leer... :evil:
ek was meer gelukkig, eerste een was vervang voor uit waarborg en toe upgrade hulle my wat beteken ek kon verkoop teen wat eerste een my gekos het, derde een se gearbox het opgepak binne n maand en staan toe langer as wat ek dit gehad het en se toe hulle moet hom maar hou en kry toe n refund, net tennis spelers maak dubbelfout, weet nie waar my kop was nie
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Keiler wrote:
Scorpion wrote:
Keiler wrote:na 3 van hulle het ek besluit om maar nie weer met een verder te ry as wat ek bereid is om trug te loop nie.
Ek het (on)gelukkig net een keer daai fout gemaak. Amper R100,000 in repairs in die eerste jaar wat sy uit motorplan was, was genoeg vir my om my les te leer... :evil:
ek was meer gelukkig, eerste een was vervang voor uit waarborg en toe upgrade hulle my wat beteken ek kon verkoop teen wat eerste een my gekos het, derde een se gearbox het opgepak binne n maand en staan toe langer as wat ek dit gehad het en se toe hulle moet hom maar hou en kry toe n refund, net tennis spelers maak dubbelfout, weet nie waar my kop was nie
Issie.....LR eienaars ook :blackeye: Hulle leer moeilik, tot my tuinier weet dit nou :shock2:
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Het jy ir jou tuinier n Landrover gekoop. sies vir jou, hy gaan al jou plante gif gee!

Komaan, ou mense wat vroeg ry moet gaan slaap!
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Hoppy wrote:Het jy ir jou tuinier n Landrover gekoop. sies vir jou, hy gaan al jou plante gif gee!

Komaan, ou mense wat vroeg ry moet gaan slaap!
Eric, slaap lank al :wink2:
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"It must be a Jeep thing" :crazy:
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OOOOMS wrote:Eric, slaap lank al :wink2:
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Barbie ry ook 'n Jeep
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CasKru wrote:Barbie ry ook 'n Jeep
:? Nou hoe sou jy dit weet?
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Ek vermoed LR se probleme is omdat hulle oorspronklik Jeep gecopy het, en al die inherente foute saamgecopy het! So hulle het dieselfde track record as dit kom by "durability"! Het self vir 2.5 jaar so ketting (met Jeep anker aan die een ent!) om my nek gehad wat net geld gekos het en meer in iemand se werkswinkel gestaan het as in my driveway!
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Johannes van die See wrote:
CasKru wrote:Barbie ry ook 'n Jeep
:? Nou hoe sou jy dit weet?
My dogtertjie het my vertel :thumbup:
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Ek het iemand wat belangstel om Jeep te koop. Hy kyk Wrangler 3,8L of Grand Cherokee V8 4,7L.

Is dit dalk van hierdie modelle met dieselfde probleme. Is daar Jeep modelle met "minder" probleme.

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Die petrol modelle is beter as die diesels, die 4.0 6 silinder was hulle beste enjin en die v8 is ook nie sleg nie.
hulle het meer ratkas probleme as iets anders, koop die een met die minste knoppies.
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Stem saam met Hoppy. Die 2.5 en 3.0 VM engines (Turbodiesel badge) was cr$#p! Jy kannie die head skim nie want al die heads is appart. Selfs die MB V6 diesel (CRD badge) wat hulle daarna begin insit het, het ek al gehoor kraak in die middel tussen die 2 banke.
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Baie dankie vir die raad.Sal die "slegte" nuus vir hom gee.

Sal baie hard moet werk om hom met 'n Hilux hier op die forum te kry.

Geniet die "nat" naweek.Ek gaan vir Hoppy kyk op Swellendam Kanola Fees. As hy nog gaan deelneem.

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Luxter staan sonder n enjin, ek kan hom gou inbou, maar die hoeveelheid werk en die weer het my anders laat besluit
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