My Jeep Stranded Me Again, but This Time It Might Be the End
Last night at 12:30 a.m., I walked out of my friend’s apartment into a wet and freezing Michigan winter, and hopped…
My New Year's Wrencholutions: Sell Some Cars, Fix Some Cars, Buy Something Weird
After a brief visit with my doctor, Tom, the O’Reilly Auto Parts clerk, I’ve learned that living alone in a small house…
What It's Been Like Driving In a Michigan Winter With a Broken Heater Blower Motor
Electrical systems. I hate them so much. They are among the only parts of my cars that I’m, frankly, incompetent at…
Why You Should Keep the Receipts From Every Automotive Repair
Every time you take your car in to a dealership for a repair or even a minor service, you get a receipt. Over 20 years,…
What It Was Like Taking a Road Trip in a 255,000 Mile Jeep Powered By a $145 Engine
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I drove my 255,000 mile 1992 Jeep Cherokee 1,300 miles from Michigan to and from Virginia.…
A Pre-Road Trip Inspection Might Have Just Saved My Thanksgiving
Last night I was wrenching on the $600 Jeep Cherokee in my ice-cold driveway, preparing for a road trip, when I decided…
Watch a Jeep Cherokee XJ Split Apart Into a Gruesome Mechanical Mess
As a devout Jeep Cherokee XJ lover, this video of The Greatest SUV Of All Time splitting apart while off-roading has…
Collectible '90s SUVs Are Right Around The Corner
It’s right around the corner, so we automotive enthusiasts need to mentally prepare for the eventuality, SUVs from the…
The History of Jeep as Told by a Total Idiot
My coworker Ryan Felton knows absolutely nothing about Jeep history, and yet for some reason he insisted on tormenting…
I Went Through Hell to Buy This 1991 Jeep Cherokee But Now I Have My Dream Car
Earlier this summer, I received an email from a distraught Chicagoan asking if I knew anyone who would save her…
'Mission Creep' Is Threatening to Take My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle Project Into Infinity
I was just going to replace a single broken exhaust bolt in my 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle’s cylinder head, when I…
How I've Been Saving Money On My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle Project
I’m supposed to be taking my 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle to the Toledo Jeep Fest in a couple weeks, and while…
What Do You Wish You'd Known About Your Car Before Buying It?
I’ve made some bad purchase decisions in my life, usually because of sheer enthusiasm to own a vehicle I’ve always…
Here Are Jeep's Official 1979 Recommendations For Cleaning 'Vomitus,' Urine And Other Stains
While enjoying a typical, romantic Friday evening with a bottle of automatic transmission fluid, a few lit MAP torches…
It's Incredible How Big Of A Quantum Leap The Jeep Cherokee XJ Was Over Its SJ Predecessor
The 1984 Jeep Cherokee was such a dramatic redesign, it somehow made its predecessor from one model year prior, the SJ…
A Few Hours Of Cleaning And Wrenching Totally Transformed My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle
A couple months ago, after I struggled to decide if I wanted to buy a 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle, readers told me…
That College Kid Whose Jeep I Saved Has Three Days To Fix His Vehicle Or It Gets Towed
Last summer, I drove eight hours to pick up a Jeep that a reader named Matt had offered me for free. But after fixing…
I Just Found My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle's Original Dealership Window Sticker
I knew my 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle was cool, but it took finding this original AMC window sticker for me to…
The 2019 Jeep Cherokee Gets The Wrangler's 270 HP Turbo Engine
The Jeep Cherokee KL gets a mid-cycle refresh for 2019, and now it not only doesn’t look hideous anymore, but it also…
I'm Buying That 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle Because It's Freaking Amazing
I didn’t want its beautiful gold wheels, red and gold decals, and bronze-tone rear quarter windows to hypnotize me into…