Old Top Gear 1997 - Jeep Cherokee

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Quentin Wilson takes a look at the Jeep Cherokee as a used car bargain.
Taken from a early 1997 edition of the old format Top Gear.

Пікірлер: 105

  • @Groobl
    @Groobl4 жыл бұрын

    These things are the best. I've got a 2-door, a 4-door, and a Comanche because I absolutely don't have a problem help

  • @jamestoomer1330

    @jamestoomer1330

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll take the manche off your hands haha

  • @TJ-ob9ro

    @TJ-ob9ro

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thinking about selling one?😂😇

  • @kensmith2796
    @kensmith27967 ай бұрын

    I'm still driving one of these. It saves me a lot of money with no car payment and cheap and easy repairs.

  • @MaybachDay

    @MaybachDay

    27 күн бұрын

    Got tired of car payments. Got me one a few weeks ago. Became a mechanic (lol) and it's running so nice. Honestly fell in love with these 90's jeeps now.

  • @CharlezEggs
    @CharlezEggs4 жыл бұрын

    Last MOT for that Jeep was in October 2009, passed at 142,498 miles.

  • @champagne6534
    @champagne65344 жыл бұрын

    2020 and the cherokee XJ is still around!

  • @nathanknepper1431

    @nathanknepper1431

    3 жыл бұрын

    You betcha! I currently have a 96 XJ in my shop that I’m resurrecting. Saved it from an untimely demise due to being more rust than metal.

  • @aidanmakinster922

    @aidanmakinster922

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeh!!! I'm 17 and I daily one!

  • @iahmadmu

    @iahmadmu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because the 90s car is gold

  • @jakey20022

    @jakey20022

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had a ZJ loved that SUV. And yes She saw alot of snow ❄️❄️ and off road

  • @firingallcylinders2949

    @firingallcylinders2949

    10 ай бұрын

    Yep still drive mine everyday

  • @trainguy1792
    @trainguy17923 жыл бұрын

    "They're built like jeeps" Not much of a compliment these days

  • @jakey20022

    @jakey20022

    2 жыл бұрын

    Have you heard of the JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TRACKHAWK OR Trailhawk version ??

  • @firingallcylinders2949

    @firingallcylinders2949

    10 ай бұрын

    That meant something in the 90s

  • @jesusserrano8769

    @jesusserrano8769

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@jakey20022cool cars but anything from jeep/crysler/dodge/ram (stellantis) in general have horrendous reliability

  • @KucingKurus.
    @KucingKurus.3 жыл бұрын

    Mine is 94 XJ Limited, having it for 26years till now since brand new, still in great condition, love it.. Cheers from Indonesia.

  • @EstaDePiPi

    @EstaDePiPi

    3 ай бұрын

    Still have it ? Just got a 94 2 door my mom had one when i was a kid great memories, and now finally have my own ❤️

  • @1598hi
    @1598hi4 жыл бұрын

    Have two, one I restored in 2016 and another thats all original was my dads before mine, 350,000 miles never let me down. Best vehicles ever made, by far

  • @sutherlandA1
    @sutherlandA14 жыл бұрын

    Jeeps back in their heyday when they still had AMC engineering before Chrysler eventually diluted it's reputation with its modern junk

  • @lioncelica5170

    @lioncelica5170

    4 жыл бұрын

    The last AMC influence died in 2006 when Chrysler did away with the 4.0 straight six );

  • @1598hi

    @1598hi

    4 жыл бұрын

    We love all modern Jeeps and Subarus at my work. They are such garbage and always broken down. Make a ton of money selling them the repairs. AMC would have put us out of business. Which is exactly why I love my Cherokee. Extremely offroad capable, 350,000 miles no issues and very nice to look at

  • @corymagnus7452

    @corymagnus7452

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chrysler actually improved them....Cherokee used a GM V6 in the 1980's in the Cherokee! I worked at Chrysler in the early 1990's and a AMC fan/guru and X AMC employee even said don't buy a Jeep until after 1990 because AMC had bad electronics and Chrysler improved the electronics and the 4.0 engine! Chrysler improved the Jeep line-up tenfold! Remember everyone put a Chevy 350 in the Jeep CJ before Chrysler came along! The 4.0 was developed but re-engineered by Chrysler and the electronics,drive line etc.. You're thinking of how Mercedes cheapened Jeep but today they are strong again!

  • @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

    @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cory Magnus The FCA Jeeps are far and away the worst Jeeps ever built, Fiat's going to bankrupt Chrysler as soon as the novelty of the Hellcats and Demons and everything wears off. A damn shame, I've always been kind of a Mopar man. They went pretty far south with the Daimler-Benz merger, and just when they started to get their shit together again, along came Fiat and crippled them again to the point that I'm not sure they can recover. The interiors and 'infotainment' systems are fantastic, though, and the prices low, MAYBE they can sell enough to the lease and 'trade it in as soon as the warranty runs out' crowd to keep them alive til they can do well again. Here's hoping.

  • @jamestoomer1330

    @jamestoomer1330

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@corymagnus7452 jeeps today are strong? Lmao are you smoking crack? The last decent jeeps were the XJ's and TJ's imo

  • @memiyago8246
    @memiyago82463 жыл бұрын

    Just hit 320k miles on my cherokee and have never touched the engine. It will not die

  • @kingdevoneomusic

    @kingdevoneomusic

    3 ай бұрын

    This makes me want to buy one even more knowing how reliable it is 😂💯

  • @strictlyyoutube6881
    @strictlyyoutube68813 жыл бұрын

    I had my 1997 in 2008 and even though it was 11 years old at that point there was nothing wrong with it at all except a few minor rust parts on the edge of the boot. I bought it at the time for £500, it did 10-15 miles per gallon. I saw it on Autotrader recently for £5000.

  • @alastorisgone9948

    @alastorisgone9948

    Жыл бұрын

    I had a 1997 Grand Cherokee Laredo in 2019, given it's old age and poor care from owners previously, it was in bad shape. No rear shocks, holes in the gas tank, crack in the frame, every door was broken and had to use the seat belts to keep closed, the back bumper had been cracked off. And the only problems I had were the things that would normally need to be replaced as the car gets older, and the more miles are driven. But once it was fixed, I never had problems with those things again. I decided to park it once the ball joints and power steering went out. Got a bit too dangerous. I have a new body for it, just waitin on switching ovee the beautiful inline 6 and get the baby roaring again

  • @strictlyyoutube6881

    @strictlyyoutube6881

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alastorisgone9948 I know that model. It was the all-American Colorado dad car. You do not see many around anymore. These are definitely classic cars.

  • @alastorisgone9948

    @alastorisgone9948

    Жыл бұрын

    @@strictlyyoutube6881 I love them, old cars will forever have my favor. Give or take some of the good newer cars. I'm just not very comfortable with all the fancy stuff electric wise

  • @ash7990
    @ash79904 жыл бұрын

    Without a shadow of a doubt, the same can deffinatly NOT be said for newer Jeeps. The new Grand Cherokee's WILL break the bank, and will break, well yes, break.

  • @foch3

    @foch3

    2 жыл бұрын

    I swear the Germans set out to destroy our beloved brand.

  • @martinogold
    @martinogold3 ай бұрын

    The dashboard on the pre-facelift and the wheels are lovely Quentin from the past. I bet present day Quentin would love their kitcshe charm.

  • @thebaronv7909
    @thebaronv790910 ай бұрын

    2023 and just bought a used '98 cherokee!

  • @99AmethystZJ

    @99AmethystZJ

    10 ай бұрын

    Me too! A '99 Orvis, love it, are you happy with yours? 👌

  • @BurntTransGarage

    @BurntTransGarage

    2 ай бұрын

    Same. My daily is now a 2000 with 160kmi and I just picked up a clean 99 with 103kmi. Cannot love this thing enough.

  • @DoubleDeckerAnton
    @DoubleDeckerAnton4 жыл бұрын

    I love these old 4.0 litre Cherokees...👌

  • @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

    @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep. A 4.0/5-speed low-mile clean Cherokee is one of the greatest possible automotive finds. And with a rear locker, a small, simple lift, and 31-32" tires, they're almost unbelievably capable, indestructible off-roaders.

  • @boraucler2176

    @boraucler2176

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney i have it like your all sayed man. You're so right. It makes me feel so reliable and powerful. Cherokee's don't need an extreme lifts or unnessesary off road equipments. Simple lift, a locker ,32'' tires and H.O engine with manuel transmission. Perfect combination for onroad and offroad.

  • @chriskendall3388
    @chriskendall33884 жыл бұрын

    20 years later and theyre more valuable.

  • @QuintinGellar
    @QuintinGellar5 жыл бұрын

    love our jeeps. we have two

  • @V8AmericanMuscleCar

    @V8AmericanMuscleCar

    4 жыл бұрын

    Two Jeeps in my family too! 😀

  • @mika1257

    @mika1257

    4 жыл бұрын

    have 2, -1998 4.0 L, and got hand on a -2000 2,5TD too.

  • @mastery200

    @mastery200

    4 жыл бұрын

    They break often?

  • @fubar12345

    @fubar12345

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mastery200 Only major thing to watch out for is the head gasket - it used an unusual design where the head was made of several pieces - one piece for each cylinder. Have been known to blow. Otherwise the 4.0 is regarded as largely bulletproof.

  • @FCT8306onTwoWheels

    @FCT8306onTwoWheels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Found a 96 xj for my Dad and have been fixing it up for him to drive. Just little bits interior that needed replacing and the usual fluids. And its a 5 speed 4x4, its nice to drive and pretty fun. Wish I'd found one for me too, dang. Got an 03 F150 and now know what to replace it with.

  • @RLee-zs1ds
    @RLee-zs1ds4 жыл бұрын

    I have had three Jeep Grand Cherokees, 1994, 2004, 2014 each one racked up 350,000 km plus, biggest repair was brake replacement. We have temperatures from -40C to +40C , some years we get 4m of snow, plus freezing rain 4 or 5 times a winter, and living on a private road, I have never been stuck. My next car will be a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The only difference I have found is there are more recalls (so far 5) on the 2014 than there were on the 1994 model.

  • @jakey20022
    @jakey200224 жыл бұрын

    4.0 LITER Inline 6 awesome long lasting engine .

  • @austinaubinoe2195
    @austinaubinoe21953 ай бұрын

    2024 and I still see these on a daily basis. Still have two. Only downside to an XJ is they are not super safe in a crash.

  • @catchagrip1322
    @catchagrip13224 жыл бұрын

    Bought a fked up 2.5 petrol sport, amazing car. Caught a limited edition with leather interior before it went to the scrap yard with a cracked and rotten frame. My 2.5lt now looks like a serious piece of kit. Love the fact there's zero computers telling me somethings up with flashy led's in my face. I thinks it's getting pulled out of the garage pretty soon to finish of the work. Over heating issue, hoods wired the the tempo gauge ass about face, as they do with anything they touch. Sticky brake caliber and electric window switch box to place and we're good to go.

  • @TJ-ob9ro
    @TJ-ob9ro2 жыл бұрын

    Cherokee's are just great

  • @lance62
    @lance625 жыл бұрын

    Love my two door XJ!

  • @papagee100
    @papagee1007 ай бұрын

    Had phase 1 96, now have 97 limited as daily driver 27 years old

  • @andysaunders3708
    @andysaunders3708 Жыл бұрын

    Made us feel broke with their 4.7 litre OHC V8s. WJ Grand Cherokee Overland with the High Output engine.

  • @Paumonsu
    @Paumonsu Жыл бұрын

    I have a Grand Cherokee WJ, still working and takes me everywhere I want

  • @30AndHatingIt

    @30AndHatingIt

    10 ай бұрын

    The XJ was better by a little bit, but I love my WJ!

  • @JasnoGT

    @JasnoGT

    9 ай бұрын

    Still have my 4.0 2004 WJ. Love it. Only 128k. Still just a baby. My friend has 500k on her 2004 . Same engine.

  • @JimboJette
    @JimboJette Жыл бұрын

    They did build them good in a way they’re easy to repair with some help. My dad and I replaced the head, radiator and water pump on my 99. Once you get the air filter and the the electric fan out there’s so much room

  • @eddiespaghetti54321
    @eddiespaghetti543213 жыл бұрын

    It’s sad to see that Jeeps aren’t like this anymore. I have a 2014 Cherokee Latitude and it’s a steaming pile of shit but it’s my steaming pile of shit.

  • @FirstLast-kb7kn
    @FirstLast-kb7kn4 жыл бұрын

    Remember when Jeeps were actually reliable? FCA ruined its reliability.

  • @melviniha
    @melviniha10 ай бұрын

    2023..jeep cherokee xj got a lot of demand all of the sudden and in the UAE a lot of the oil hustlers collect this jeeps...

  • @pedropaulomelo9050
    @pedropaulomelo90503 жыл бұрын

    É o clássico carro americano, grande e potente, o muscle car.

  • @GlennBrown958
    @GlennBrown9582 жыл бұрын

    I have a 96 xj classic.... i don't know how well the statement "poke around and show you the oily bits.... there are none" holds up anymore! You need to wrnech on these a lot now

  • @georgesakellaropoulos8162

    @georgesakellaropoulos8162

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have a 96 xj sport. Yeah, stuff has to be done to it, but it's 25 years old.

  • @thomaskruyer251
    @thomaskruyer2514 жыл бұрын

    Do you have more old top Gear video's? Thanks!

  • @MrMcKane

    @MrMcKane

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think a lot of what I have left has already been posted to youtube. I'll see what else I have left, it's just finding the time to get it all transferred from VHS to youtube

  • @thomaskruyer251

    @thomaskruyer251

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrMcKane Thanks! Love the 90s vibe, will see what you find!

  • @guinnessharvey4476
    @guinnessharvey44769 ай бұрын

    I gotta disagree with you about the wheels. Those wheels look great! They’re iconic Cherokee wire alloys

  • @couchsurfingfriends2378
    @couchsurfingfriends23782 жыл бұрын

    24 years later me regret buyging a jeep and wished I bought a 1980s toyota landcruiser

  • @30AndHatingIt

    @30AndHatingIt

    10 ай бұрын

    There’s always one Debbie downer.

  • @MHZ901

    @MHZ901

    10 ай бұрын

    the car is shit compared to Toyota. @@30AndHatingIt

  • @hughjass2745
    @hughjass27452 жыл бұрын

    weird how the SUV trend never went away, they just more and more popular. And Jeep became largely irrelevant.

  • @30AndHatingIt

    @30AndHatingIt

    10 ай бұрын

    Irrelevant? They’re fu**ing eveywhere!

  • @Blaidd7542

    @Blaidd7542

    29 күн бұрын

    @@30AndHatingIt in the UK Jeep has basically died off completely. Jeep used to be competitive in sales with Land Rover Mitsubishi and Toyota in the 4x4 SUV area 20-25 years ago. Used to see a whole bunch of jeeps every day, but now you go weeks without seeing one, and when you do it’s a compass or Cherokee. Wranglers are insanely rare, have seen maybe 3 since they originally came out, last one like 4 years ago. FCA used to have near 300 dealers with all of them selling jeeps. they’ve closed down a lot of dealerships, basically halved from near 300 to 145 or something. And of the 145 FCA dealerships left only 18 are actual Jeep dealerships with signs that say Jeep and jeeps on the lot. You can order a Jeep from any FCA dealer but obviously that doesn’t really sell many cars at all. So yeah 18 actual dealerships down from almost 300, I can’t imagine Jeep says around much longer in the UK.

  • @andysaunders3708
    @andysaunders3708 Жыл бұрын

    The XJ WAS a good car. They rust in the roof in NZ.

  • @2needey1
    @2needey12 жыл бұрын

    It’s a burn out and a 4 camping trip machine. My 2001 3.5in lift pulled a semi back on an icy pass, in two feet of snow. Trust me they’re very capable vehicles. Mud, snow, water crossing. I’ve been through it all . My Jeep crossed a 3.5 or so with a winch. Never forget a winch.

  • @steveh5005
    @steveh50052 жыл бұрын

    Just bought '99 3 door gettig rare

  • @jasonbell1698
    @jasonbell16982 жыл бұрын

    my 1996 has 296k miles and still runs like a champ.

  • @roderickjones7479
    @roderickjones7479Ай бұрын

    When his ex said " me love you long time"...he should of known...

  • @walidelharrak2140
    @walidelharrak21404 жыл бұрын

    Who the fuck is this guy

  • @CTRLaltKNIFE
    @CTRLaltKNIFE8 ай бұрын

    Yank tank

  • @keithlea6804
    @keithlea68045 жыл бұрын

    Why they made it a unibody il never understand. The only downside to it.

  • @djdawson9206

    @djdawson9206

    5 жыл бұрын

    dude that's one of its most iconic parts. It started the whole cross over class. and it also what helps make it off road legend that it is

  • @element271

    @element271

    5 жыл бұрын

    Xj is a classic but the leaf springs bother me more then unibody, it’s very 19th century

  • @exxusdrugstore300

    @exxusdrugstore300

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@element271 I always thought they had coils all around until my friend bought one, there was really no reason to keep leafs in the back for it's entire run

  • @exxusdrugstore300

    @exxusdrugstore300

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Steve Williams Agreed, they get kind of floppy as the miles add up

  • @1598hi

    @1598hi

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have one lifted and use it offroad often. Doesnt have an issue. I see no downside to the unibody. Its lighter and probably the safest vehicle to get in an accident in. Never heard anyone making it out of a worse crash than in a cherokee. I get the body on frame thing. Getting ready to do a full rotisserie restoration on one of these and removing the unibody and getting it back on without changing the angles is going to be a pain. But thats about all there is to complain about in my book

  • @Swissair171
    @Swissair1713 жыл бұрын

    Wait, doesn’t this model of Jeep (along with several others) have a tendency to burst into flames in a rear-end collision? (Spoilers: Yes, it does.)

  • @riogrande163

    @riogrande163

    3 жыл бұрын

    Youre thinking of the pinto.

  • @jamestoomer1330

    @jamestoomer1330

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you smoke crack? (Spoilers: yes, you do) All jokes aside though, I've never heard of a single XJ going up in flames unless something in the engine bay caught alight due to dodgy aftermarket wiring or similar

  • @30AndHatingIt

    @30AndHatingIt

    10 ай бұрын

    Unsure on the XJ, but they highly recommend a hitch install on the WJ for the chance it may happen on those. But if you’ve got a Jeep without a hitch… you’re doing it wrong anyway.

  • @Swissair171

    @Swissair171

    10 ай бұрын

    @@30AndHatingIt The ZJ Jeep Grand Cherokee, WJ Jeep Grand Cherokee, XJ Jeep Cherokee and KJ Jeep Liberty are affected by this. (Incidentally, here in Europe, the KJ Liberty was, rather confusingly, sold as the Jeep Cherokee.) kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5aWyLKpnLq_oaw.html

  • @Swissair171

    @Swissair171

    10 ай бұрын

    @@riogrande163 @pvsheridan would probably beg to differ. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5aWyLKpnLq_oaw.html

  • @haoruchen4216
    @haoruchen42163 жыл бұрын

    Obnoxious bloke

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