1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Updated 02 July)

rmodys · 06-04-2008, 09:27 PM

Well it's not as nice as DuSpnnst's Grand Cherokee but hey, it's transportation. This used to be my brother's college car but since he bought the Ranger it's pretty much my beachmobile/"when I don't want to drive the SS" car that I share with my dad when he needs to haul something (fertilizer, tow the boat, yard supplies, etc. etc.). Since my dad's job comes with a company car I'm the primary driver of it this summer though.

But it's got the I6, premium sound system with CD player, four wheel disc brakes, towing package, fog lights, fold down rear seats, an onboard computer, and cloth interior. 136K miles on the I6 with regular oil changes and still going strong! It's a great little motor and with 20MPG I can't complain.

Other than the rear filler pieces, the paint is in great condition with no knicks, scrapes (there's a mysterious scrape on the rear bumper cover though), or dents. I took the pictures after it rained (I randomly took it upon myself to clean the interior) and the car is a little bit dirty but here's some pictures anyway:

DuSpinnst · 06-04-2008, 10:15 PM

Nice, your brother took good care of it. Car does not look like it is over 10 years old.

rmodys · 06-04-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DuSpinnst

Nice, your brother took good care of it. Car does not look like it is over 10 years old.

Haha, I don't know about that. He only drove it to school for two semesters and didn't wash it once during that period. When he came home for Christmas break I did an oil change for him and might've washed it but that's about it. It took a little bit of detail work (clay bar'd, polished the headlights that get dull extremely quickly, waxed) but it ended up turning out really good. It's going to need another coat of wax here in a little bit.

It's a lot easier to park than the SS, it's actually a little more than two feet shorter (SS is 202", GC is 177")!

Thanks!

lio45 · 06-04-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuSpinnst

Car does not look like it is over 10 years old.

Florida.

FenwickHockey65 · 06-04-2008, 11:25 PM

^^ Basically.

rmodys · 07-02-2008, 07:48 PM

Took some pictures of it today... it's surprisingly fun to photograph. Let me know what you think!

rmodys · 07-03-2008, 06:56 PM

Cloned out the road, dead trees, and antenna:

And my personal favorite, the crop:

06-04-2008, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
rmodys 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Drives: 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, 1996 Jeep Grand Che Posts: 9,498	1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Updated 02 July) Well it's not as nice as DuSpnnst's Grand Cherokee but hey, it's transportation. This used to be my brother's college car but since he bought the Ranger it's pretty much my beachmobile/"when I don't want to drive the SS" car that I share with my dad when he needs to haul something (fertilizer, tow the boat, yard supplies, etc. etc.). Since my dad's job comes with a company car I'm the primary driver of it this summer though. But it's got the I6, premium sound system with CD player, four wheel disc brakes, towing package, fog lights, fold down rear seats, an onboard computer, and cloth interior. 136K miles on the I6 with regular oil changes and still going strong! It's a great little motor and with 20MPG I can't complain. Other than the rear filler pieces, the paint is in great condition with no knicks, scrapes (there's a mysterious scrape on the rear bumper cover though), or dents. I took the pictures after it rained (I randomly took it upon myself to clean the interior) and the car is a little bit dirty but here's some pictures anyway: __________________ 1986 Monte Carlo SS, 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo Last edited by rmodys : 07-02-2008 at 08:03 PM.

06-04-2008, 10:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
DuSpinnst Starship Enterpise Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,211	Re: My 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Nice, your brother took good care of it. Car does not look like it is over 10 years old. __________________ The moderation here gets an F for FAILURE.

06-04-2008, 11:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
FenwickHockey65 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Drives: Chevrolet Malibu LS, GMC Envoy SLE, GMC Sonoma SLS Posts: 5,487	Re: My 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee ^^ Basically. __________________ Proud to drive American. Proud to drive GM. Current Cars: 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS: 2.2L ECOTEC I-4 2003 GMC Envoy SLE: 4.2L Vortec 4200 I-6 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Ext. Cab: 4.3L Vortec 4300 V6 Former Cars: 1993 Saturn SW2 (1993-2006, 243,000 miles) 1989 GMC Safari SLT (1989-2003, 293,000 miles) Future Car: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT RS: 3.6L DI VVT V6

07-02-2008, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
rmodys 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Drives: 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, 1996 Jeep Grand Che Posts: 9,498	Re: My 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Took some pictures of it today... it's surprisingly fun to photograph. Let me know what you think! __________________ 1986 Monte Carlo SS, 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

07-03-2008, 06:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
rmodys 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Drives: 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, 1996 Jeep Grand Che Posts: 9,498	Re: 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Updated 02 July) Cloned out the road, dead trees, and antenna: And my personal favorite, the crop: __________________ 1986 Monte Carlo SS, 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

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