Which Jeep do you think is the #1 Off-roader?

RuffRyder · 20th September 2008, 02:30

The Wrangler is the ultimate Jeep for Off-roading IMHO..

rranjith_kum · 20th September 2008, 07:09

Hmmm why are the vehicles only from the Jeep brand? I would go with CJ preferably 7.

RuffRyder · 20th September 2008, 10:10

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Originally Posted by rranjith_kum

Hmmm why are the vehicles only from the Jeep brand? I would go with CJ preferably 7.

Overall Wrangler's have been voted the best Off-roading machines around the globe, thus the choices only from Jeep...and if we would have put the names of all the other brands, the list would have become endless and people would have got irrate if their fav brand would have been missed..

male_dude001 · 20th September 2008, 11:15

well i guess the best offroading machine is 1942 ford/willys jeeps and landrovers.

rranjith_kum · 20th September 2008, 16:19

Well I dont know when that voting took place (maybe it received too many american votes) but I still think the best ones are the Land rovers albeit their price!! Please dont get me wrong, each one have their won likes and tastes.

Parm · 20th September 2008, 19:51

this is my choice for the best off-road vehicle. the last photo shows H1 being pulled out after it got stuck.

rranjith_kum · 20th September 2008, 21:11

Parm bro that is an amazing picture, I used to think the H1 really has the amazing go anywhere capability, but the big daddy itself got stuck !!

Sudipto-S-Team · 20th September 2008, 22:28

The poll was which Jeep - not which vehicle.

aamir567 · 20th September 2008, 23:48

My vote is for Willys MB & Ford GPW 1942.
It is just because we have witnessed the performance of all kind of vehicles while Hardcore Offroading

Parm · 20th September 2008, 23:49

CJ7 is my fav vehicle. im sorry for writing "vehicle" instead of JEEP! my apologies!

i posted the photos just to show the capabilites of THE Jeep! cheers:

aamir567 · 21st September 2008, 00:15

Ford GPW 1942 is the best of all.

Sudipto-S-Team · 21st September 2008, 00:21

Sorry brother. Didn't mean to comment on your use of the word. I think you used it perfectly correctly. I made a general statement to mean that this particular poll is only for Jeep sub-brands and not for other vehicles.

Brutus · 21st September 2008, 00:50

Even though the jeep is not at all better than a merc g-class, the gaz, landy nor the 94 nissan patrol (leaving alone just open differentials, there lots more to it), but if its just about jeeps then my vote would be with the M38A1. It had reversed front shakles, that made the front suspension go over an obstacle rather than fight it. It had much better offraodability than any other jeep. It had the same short wheelbase as of Mb/Gpw/M38/CJ2a/3a/3b/5, so fitting in where other jeeps cannot fit was an added advantage. The engine was water-proffed and pressureized to go through 5 feet of water(that is when even the driver would be under-water). The only thing missing was unlike the wrangler ,it had a spartan military personnel only creater comfots.

vikid · 21st September 2008, 01:55

well it seems i am the only one to vote for XJ; as i own one i feel its the only jeep which has a simple style with a touch of elegance, and is quite tame with a lot of Jeep toughness built in! The best combinations, in my opinion, for a true Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).

All Cherokee XJ's are of the "unibody" construction which simply means they don't have a full independent frame to which the body attaches separately. Instead the body and frame are integrated as one...unlike the Wrangler and all other "universal" Jeeps which sit on full frames. Comparing the venerable Wrangler's or early CJ's with the Cherokee XJ would be apples to oranges, especially in the category of trail Jeeps and off road prowess...however versatility is where the XJ shines through often head and shoulders above the "Universal" Jeep styles. Whereas the Wranglers and CJ's are out-of-the-box designed as off road Jeeps...they inherently lack a significant amount of functionality in cargo space and street manners.

Don't get me wrong here...the newer Wranglers have received tremendous improvements in both of these areas...especially with the longer wheelbased "Unlimited" models. (My opinion could have been bit different if the new JK was included in the poll). However, up until these recent improvements nothing in the Jeep line compared to the Cherokee XJ's ability to transform from a great street daily driver..to a weekend off roader..to an all out desert racing machine..and often back to a daily driver again.

Now that's versatility in a nice neat little package.

Parm · 21st September 2008, 11:39

"All other who couldnt name their vehicles JEEP, call them SUVs"!!

View Poll Results: Which Jeep is the #1 Off-roader??
ZJ	0	0%
WJ	1	5.00%
CJ	10	50.00%
TJ	6	30.00%
YJ	0	0%
XJ	2	10.00%
MJ	1	5.00%
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20th September 2008, 02:30	#1
RuffRyder BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Which Jeep do you think is the #1 Off-roader? The Wrangler is the ultimate Jeep for Off-roading IMHO.. Last edited by RuffRyder : 20th September 2008 at 02:37.
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20th September 2008, 07:09	#2
rranjith_kum BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coimbatore/ Aachen Posts: 693 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Hmmm why are the vehicles only from the Jeep brand? I would go with CJ preferably 7.
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20th September 2008, 11:15	#4
male_dude001 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Islamabad Posts: 89 Thanked: 44 Times	well i guess the best offroading machine is 1942 ford/willys jeeps and landrovers.
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20th September 2008, 16:19	#5
rranjith_kum BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coimbatore/ Aachen Posts: 693 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Well I dont know when that voting took place (maybe it received too many american votes) but I still think the best ones are the Land rovers albeit their price!! Please dont get me wrong, each one have their won likes and tastes.
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20th September 2008, 19:51	#6
Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	this is my choice for the best off-road vehicle. the last photo shows H1 being pulled out after it got stuck. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Parm : 20th September 2008 at 19:53.
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20th September 2008, 21:11	#7
rranjith_kum BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coimbatore/ Aachen Posts: 693 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Parm bro that is an amazing picture, I used to think the H1 really has the amazing go anywhere capability, but the big daddy itself got stuck !!
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20th September 2008, 22:28	#8
Sudipto-S-Team Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,320 Thanked: 290 Times View My Garage	The poll was which Jeep - not which vehicle.
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20th September 2008, 23:48	#9
aamir567 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rawalpindi Posts: 701 Thanked: 526 Times	My vote is for Willys MB & Ford GPW 1942. It is just because we have witnessed the performance of all kind of vehicles while Hardcore Offroading
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20th September 2008, 23:49	#10
Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	CJ7 is my fav vehicle. im sorry for writing "vehicle" instead of JEEP! my apologies! i posted the photos just to show the capabilites of THE Jeep! cheers:
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21st September 2008, 00:15	#11
aamir567 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rawalpindi Posts: 701 Thanked: 526 Times	Ford GPW 1942 is the best of all. Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2008, 00:21	#12
Sudipto-S-Team Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,320 Thanked: 290 Times View My Garage	Sorry brother. Didn't mean to comment on your use of the word. I think you used it perfectly correctly. I made a general statement to mean that this particular poll is only for Jeep sub-brands and not for other vehicles.
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21st September 2008, 00:50	#13
Brutus BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 376 Thanked: 69 Times	Even though the jeep is not at all better than a merc g-class, the gaz, landy nor the 94 nissan patrol (leaving alone just open differentials, there lots more to it), but if its just about jeeps then my vote would be with the M38A1. It had reversed front shakles, that made the front suspension go over an obstacle rather than fight it. It had much better offraodability than any other jeep. It had the same short wheelbase as of Mb/Gpw/M38/CJ2a/3a/3b/5, so fitting in where other jeeps cannot fit was an added advantage. The engine was water-proffed and pressureized to go through 5 feet of water(that is when even the driver would be under-water). The only thing missing was unlike the wrangler ,it had a spartan military personnel only creater comfots.
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21st September 2008, 01:55	#14
vikid BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: UAE Posts: 149 Thanked: 3 Times	well it seems i am the only one to vote for XJ; as i own one i feel its the only jeep which has a simple style with a touch of elegance, and is quite tame with a lot of Jeep toughness built in! The best combinations, in my opinion, for a true Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). All Cherokee XJ's are of the "unibody" construction which simply means they don't have a full independent frame to which the body attaches separately. Instead the body and frame are integrated as one...unlike the Wrangler and all other "universal" Jeeps which sit on full frames. Comparing the venerable Wrangler's or early CJ's with the Cherokee XJ would be apples to oranges, especially in the category of trail Jeeps and off road prowess...however versatility is where the XJ shines through often head and shoulders above the "Universal" Jeep styles. Whereas the Wranglers and CJ's are out-of-the-box designed as off road Jeeps...they inherently lack a significant amount of functionality in cargo space and street manners. Don't get me wrong here...the newer Wranglers have received tremendous improvements in both of these areas...especially with the longer wheelbased "Unlimited" models. (My opinion could have been bit different if the new JK was included in the poll). However, up until these recent improvements nothing in the Jeep line compared to the Cherokee XJ's ability to transform from a great street daily driver..to a weekend off roader..to an all out desert racing machine..and often back to a daily driver again. Now that's versatility in a nice neat little package. Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2008, 11:39	#15
Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	"All other who couldnt name their vehicles JEEP, call them SUVs"!!
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