# The last Jeep wave **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026 "2021-06-25T22:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/1 "2021-06-25T22:11:46Z")
I traded in my 2 door Wrangler JK this morning. I drove it for 11 years. I drove the JL I had before that for five years. I really do not like the 4 door models. Added to that, they are pretty pricey. The Gladiators are even worse IMO. I went in a different direction and bought a 2021 Toyota Tacoma pick up. I thought about this a long time. I do need more cargo space and weight capacity, and I admit that at my age driving a stick shift was getting more difficult I hope my Jeep finds a good home. It has very low miles and is spotless inside and out. I am sure it will sell quick. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/2 "2021-06-25T22:29:52Z")
Two fingers peace sign to you. I never owned a proper “jeep”, but a girlfriend did, and I had a Jeepstser Commando for a while. I always enjoyed the camaraderie of the jeep wave. Wish I still had that Commando, now I actually have the means to fix one up. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/3 "2021-06-25T22:30:48Z")
I still miss the Wrangler. I’ve had them in the past and loved them. After my stroke in 2019, my lease was up for my 2016 Wangler, and I as worried about my ability to drive a stick after the stroke and climbing up into one. So I leased a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. But I think when my lease is up next March, I might go back to a Wrangler (but an automatic). But the two-door ones seem to cost more than the four-door ones. But I don’t like the four-door ones. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/4 "2021-06-25T22:33:39Z")
Agreed, I don’t like the 4 door version, but I kinda like the pickup version. ---
**Author:** ![Redcanoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/5 "2021-06-25T22:44:06Z")
Took the doors off my 2 door JL today. I’m having fun with it. Not the most practical vehicle but I spent the last 20 years driving a Toyota PU, so it was time for something different, and growing up my dad always had an old CJ5. Trying to relive the past I guess. My 2 door was much less than a 4 door, but that was last year, prices have gone crazy with the parts shortages. Enjoy the Toyota. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/6 "2021-06-25T22:50:12Z")
@TheCuse My wife’s car is a 2019 Cherokee. It is very nice. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/7 "2021-06-25T22:58:41Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > I went in a different direction and bought a 2021 Toyota Tacoma pick up. I thought about this a long time. I do need more cargo space and weight capacity, and I admit that at my age driving a stick shift was getting more difficult You’ll enjoy the Taco. It’s not a Wrangler, but a Wrangler is also not a Tacoma. I kitted mine out for overlanding including a winch, full skid plates, and rock rails, and with the rear locker I have confidence it’ll go anywhere a Jeep can go save for some extreme rockcrawling. I’d still like to have an FJ40 but the Tacoma is a good balance between being a trail truck and everyday utility vehicle. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/8 "2021-06-25T23:01:40Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > My wife’s car is a 2019 Cherokee. It is very nice. They are definitely nice. I have the red velvet pearl High Altitude model. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-jeep-wave/945026/9 "2021-06-26T14:12:32Z")
I’ve been driving 2 door soft top Wranglers for a long time, trading one in on a new one as needed. My gf’s has been talking about all the other options out there, but I like my Wranglers.