and the winner is......the 2007 Wrangler Rubicon. A very good choice especially amongst the other contestants. Really good article and i was shocked to see that an LT Avalanche is 47K and a Tahoe Z71 is 50K!!!! Wow thats alot for a generally miserable.

on a side note.... Carlton the truck looks good in the mag!!!!

Anthony...your addition to the websites was right on!!!

Tim

I'll never get why they phased out that inline 6. Bad move, I say. The '05/'06 Rubicon Unlimited, that was the perfect jeep.

Until they come out with a diesel Wrangler, I say "meh".

Gotta agree. The inline 6 was/is a hell of an engine. Except for the exhaust manifolds. They crack pretty often and easily, but are also easy to replace/fix.

I understood they couldn't make the old 4.0 a certified low emissions engine, so they phased it out. The 4.0/4.2 I6 engine family was a leftover from the AMC days that dates back to the 60's

Me?? What did I add? I haven't got my copy yet!? arggh!

Your letter to the editor got in, but you didn't plug UNYX. Shame shame shame.

Good choice. If I were buying right now, I'd probably narrow my choices down to the Xterra and the 4-door Rubi.

UNYX had been listed in the original article.

Shame on YOU for not reading it!

I thought I also read that the I6 was quite expensive to build compared to the v6, and that the wrangler was the only vehicle still using it...

Daimler/Chrysler dropped the 4.0L I-6 so that they could use the same engine that they put in their MINI-VANS, but the one in the new Heep is de-tuned.

Hey Genius... Nissan's been doing this for years. Where do you think the engines for the original Xterra came from? Here's a hint... Look towards the Quest MINI-VAN...

Douche.

Actually, I don't think the Quest ever had the 3.3 did it? It started with the 3.0 and then went to the 3.5VQ I thought? Maybe I'm wrong? In any case, the VG engine came before the Quest and was adapted to it. Amd I don't think IH8Mud ever said anything about anyone else; just pointed out that the new engine in the Jeep is from the minivan. If that's the case (I don't know), then it's truthful information and I don't see the problem with the statement. I will say this, the engine from the minivan is not nearly as good as the 4.0 I6 was.

What is your problem, DOUCHE BAG ??

You must be a HEEP Lover.

I believe it had the 3.3 for 3 or 4 years.

Since 1999 I believe.

From 1999 to 2002, according to most references I found.

Correct. I believe the reason for this was the I-6 was not low emissions and the Minivan engine is.

Another reason is that the long I6 couldn't get good enough crash ratings.

Anyway, the new Jeeps have softened up a bit. There's a photo in the article showing just how low to the ground the new Rubi is.

But that's the case with any make these days, even our X. Those Chevy trucks had less clearance than a Vette.