Howdy everyone,
So, I figured this was the place to come and ask...
I've got a 2003 Lib Renegade. I like it. It has 137,000 miles, pretty clean.
I bought it in August of 2014 for 5k with 110,000 from the original owner who changed the oil religiously, but neglected some other fluids. Overall he did maintenance on the vehicle, towed a small boat, but didn't abuse the thing.
He replaced the rear diff, water pump, fuel pump at about 100,000 mi. Since then I have replaced the radiator, oil pan, power steering pump, passenger side power window motor, front brake hoses, front and rear brake pads, 3 ignition coils, various little things and I threw a decent stereo in it. About 3k in repairs/maintenance.
I am now looking at new muffler tailpipe and I have a leak just in front of the cat that I can weld up (rather, a buddy of mine will weld it). I am also going to need new tires and - here's the rub, the transmission has thrown the 0700 code at my a few times, with some stuck shifting on three occasions.
Twice it wouldn't downshift on big hills and once it wouldn't shift past third gear on the highway. Upon cool down each time, the problem went away. My mechanic, who I trust and have been going to for 25 years ran all the internal codes and told me 'keep driving it locally but, you're going to need a ******.'
The ****** does some weird things now and again, but, driving around town to work (I live about 2 miles from work) it has been ok.
Question is, do I drop the 3 grand in tires, exhaust and ****** or just keep driving as is until it goes. I don't really want to sell it and pass the problem on, more likely I would tell a buyer the exact situation and likely get no more than $2000 for it. Either way, I am not in a position to take on another car payment (wife has the 'good' car)
I do like the Jeep, I do drive it off-road (lightly) when I fish or bike up in the Catskills, and I do tow a small sailboat and Go-Kart (very light towing). So I like having the thing.
My fear is, drop money in and then the engine needs replacing or some other huge failure.
What are your thoughts on long term reliability of the 3.7? Opinions welcome.
Thanks!
So, I figured this was the place to come and ask...
I've got a 2003 Lib Renegade. I like it. It has 137,000 miles, pretty clean.
I bought it in August of 2014 for 5k with 110,000 from the original owner who changed the oil religiously, but neglected some other fluids. Overall he did maintenance on the vehicle, towed a small boat, but didn't abuse the thing.
He replaced the rear diff, water pump, fuel pump at about 100,000 mi. Since then I have replaced the radiator, oil pan, power steering pump, passenger side power window motor, front brake hoses, front and rear brake pads, 3 ignition coils, various little things and I threw a decent stereo in it. About 3k in repairs/maintenance.
I am now looking at new muffler tailpipe and I have a leak just in front of the cat that I can weld up (rather, a buddy of mine will weld it). I am also going to need new tires and - here's the rub, the transmission has thrown the 0700 code at my a few times, with some stuck shifting on three occasions.
Twice it wouldn't downshift on big hills and once it wouldn't shift past third gear on the highway. Upon cool down each time, the problem went away. My mechanic, who I trust and have been going to for 25 years ran all the internal codes and told me 'keep driving it locally but, you're going to need a ******.'
The ****** does some weird things now and again, but, driving around town to work (I live about 2 miles from work) it has been ok.
Question is, do I drop the 3 grand in tires, exhaust and ****** or just keep driving as is until it goes. I don't really want to sell it and pass the problem on, more likely I would tell a buyer the exact situation and likely get no more than $2000 for it. Either way, I am not in a position to take on another car payment (wife has the 'good' car)
I do like the Jeep, I do drive it off-road (lightly) when I fish or bike up in the Catskills, and I do tow a small sailboat and Go-Kart (very light towing). So I like having the thing.
My fear is, drop money in and then the engine needs replacing or some other huge failure.
What are your thoughts on long term reliability of the 3.7? Opinions welcome.
Thanks!