Jeep brings back the Willys...sort of

[profdlp]

Alright, so it's actually the new Willys Wheeler Edition Wrangler, but pretty cool, huh?

Jeep brings back the Willys...sort of

 

[Luke]

I like it ... but 3k for tow straps, wheels and decals?

 

[Dave]

I like it.

Dave

 

[Luke]

Most people ... (present company excluded) will just think your some dude named Willy...

 

[John3seventeen]

Yeah they'll think it belongs to the dude on Duck dynasty lol

 

[Jo6pak]

While I'm not a huge fan of the JKs, that IS a really cool Jeep

 

[tommudd]

Another garbage barge
If they truly wanted to come out with a real Willys Edition it would be with no electronics, have manual lockers, soft top only, no fancy wheels, no silly decals just a bare bones here you go , have fun!

 

[Jo6pak]

I kind of agree with Tom on that point.

No AC, no SatNav, (I would need a stereo with an Ipod hook up tho)
Neoprene seats, removable floor mats with a drain plug.
Flat OD green or Black with simple wheels and beefy tires

 

[profdlp]

Most people ... (present company excluded) will just think your some dude named Willy...

Well, we've all probably referred to our "dude" as "willy" at some point. :hidesbehindsofa:

 

[kj04libby]

I think it just like all the other JK are the same "JK as in Just Kidding I'm not a wrangler I'm plastic"

 

[CzarKJ]

My great uncle had a 1944 restored willy. I got to drive it a few times. No seat belts, power steering, or fancy gadgets. It did have blinkers (that were screwed on).

What it did have was personality. 4 speed that sounded mean and felt like it was always in 4-lo.

I'd like to see them do a basics model with metal instead of plastic. Just make it a mean, reliable, easily fixed off road machine.


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[Snail Farmer]

I've been hoping that one day they'd make a no frills, barebones Jeep. I test drove a wrangler a few months back and I think they should just quit messing around and rename it the mall crawler. Get rid of all the electronics and give me a Jeep I can spray out with the hose.

 

[tommudd]

Build it out of "real" metal as well
I stopped and looked at a JK a while back. I was bending down to look underneath I laid my hand on the fender right behind the front tire, heard a metal popping sound and here the fender popped in a little bit now thats :bs:
But its what sells.

 

[profdlp]

...I was bending down to look underneath I laid my hand on the fender right behind the front tire, heard a metal popping sound and...

Last time that happened to me I was popping the rivets in my Levi's. Went on a diet the next day. :signs8:

 

[Snail Farmer]

Yeah that would be a good indicator that it's time for a diet haha


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[tommudd]

Last time that happened to me I was popping the rivets in my Levi's. Went on a diet the next day. :signs8:

I just buy larger, problem fixed

 

[Jo6pak]

Much of the "thin tin" phenomenon on new vehicles has to do with crash tests, safety ratings, and crumple zones.

 

[tommudd]

Yeah give me a 54 Chevrolet ( or any old car/truck ) for crumple zones / crash tests

 

[Dave]

Much of the "thin tin" phenomenon on new vehicles has to do with crash tests, safety ratings, and crumple zones.

...and less weight to get better fuel economy for CAFE. "Thin tin" and plastic.

Dave