91 Jeep Cherokee
I got my 1989 Cherokee about 12 years ago from my father in law when my sister in law totaled it. She blew thru a stop sign and a car hit the side of the front bumper and ripped the front end off. It had 150,000 miles on it then. I figured since it had 4X4 in it, maybe I could make it into a yard vehicle. After finishing removal of damaged pieces, I saw that a new fender, grille and bumper was really all it needed. I drove it every day to Camden (24 miles each way) for 2 years and it was pretty good. I put a snow plow on the front for about $500 (eBay used). They say that you can’t put a snowplow on the Cherokees because they don’t have full frames, but mine has been no issue. I modified a front-end hitch receiver kit to mount the plow.
For the last 8 years, it only gets driven about 1 mile a year, but it starts right up every snow season. I just keep a battery charger on it all year. Thanks to fuel injection, it always cranks on the first try. I have about 187,000 on it now and the only issue is the Bendix anti-lock brakes since it doesn’t get used enough. The brake hydraulic pump does have a lifetime warranty on it by the factory due to first year issues. The local dealer already replaced the pump once for free.
I got my 1989 Cherokee about 12 years ago from my father in law when my sister in law totaled it. She blew thru a stop sign and a car hit the side of the front bumper and ripped the front end off. It had 150,000 miles on it then. I figured since it had 4X4 in it, maybe I could make it into a yard vehicle. After finishing removal of damaged pieces, I saw that a new fender, grille and bumper was really all it needed. I drove it every day to Camden (24 miles each way) for 2 years and it was pretty good. I put a snow plow on the front for about $500 (eBay used). They say that you can’t put a snowplow on the Cherokees because they don’t have full frames, but mine has been no issue. I modified a front-end hitch receiver kit to mount the plow.
For the last 8 years, it only gets driven about 1 mile a year, but it starts right up every snow season. I just keep a battery charger on it all year. Thanks to fuel injection, it always cranks on the first try. I have about 187,000 on it now and the only issue is the Bendix anti-lock brakes since it doesn’t get used enough. The brake hydraulic pump does have a lifetime warranty on it by the factory due to first year issues. The local dealer already replaced the pump once for free.
