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    There are like 50k people who looked at the Cybertruck and thought: “I want to spend $100k on that!”

    We shouldn’t be judging the past here.

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      That and people still buy Jeeps.

      There is always an idiot ready to be separated from their money.

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        I loved my 2019 Cherokee. I didn’t do any off-road things but it pulled my trailer better than my 2024 Pathfinder does. If I could, I’d switch to a Grand Cherokee without second thoughts.

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          Jeep has consistently ranked the in the bottom three for reliability for over 20 years.

          They are poorly built which us a shame because on spec sheets they look good for off-roading but I’d never trust one in outback Australia.

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            I rented one of the new higher end ones recently and it was absolute garbage. Would not rent again.

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            Yeah, that’s a huge deal breaker for me. Even if I wanted to spend Jeep prices, I want to get 15 years out of a car. My 2008 G6 made it to 16 years. And the parts were crazy cheap. It’s the gold standard I measure my cars to now. My car is basically just for commuting to work. No frills necessary, just good gas mileage and cheap repairs.

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      Besides, those lil trackers were badass and ones in good condition are still sought after. The one in the picture would probably sell for about $7,000 in that condition.

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      Seriously this car was like 11k new. Companies hadn’t full on started taking advantage of everyone yet.

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        God damn I didn’t even think they were that expensive. Just had to look it up and looks like they arranged $9,800 to 14k. I sold cars in the early 2000s and I remember selling a brand new Toyota Tacoma first gen for 10,500 out the door.

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    That thing is rad as hell. Look at those wheels! Look at that decal!

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    But the Tracker isn’t a terrible choice.

    It’s for when you want a Jeep Wrangler, but a bit more affordable and a bit more daily usable.

    Very compact, decent use of space, relatively good gas mileage for what it is, okay off-road capability, available manual transmission… There’s a lot to like here. Honestly, it’s the compact crossover before compact crossovers were a thing … except that it has more off-road ability than pretty much any modern compact crossover.

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    At least it didn’t break with software updates. My Kia was KIA after a firmware release designed to prevent what it caused.

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      I have a brand new 2026 colorado and the infotainment/bluetulooth is all fucked up, and sometimes it just doesnt detect my key fob. There’s a maintenance memo out for it,l but no fix, meaning service department can’t really do anything until a fix comes down. So im just made to wait for them to get around to fixing it. Thanks a lot, GM, you motherfuckers.

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        Shit like this is why I refuse to buy new cars. That and they lose half their value upon taking it home.

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    I had one of these for a few years. It was noisy af with a soft top. It had no guts on acceleration. Other than that, it really was peak.

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      It couldn’t handle much acceleration. It weighed almost nothing so it would be hard to keep from just spinning the tires if it had any more power.

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      It’s a Geo Tracker. Geo was a brand that GM made to make partnerships with and import foreign cars without “damaging” their brand. The Geo Tracker is a GM version of the Suzuki Samarai. With some modifications they’re beasts off road.

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      Geo Tracker. I had the unfortunate luck to have my driving school lessons in one of those. It’s really light so when trucks passed me on the highway I could feel the car get pushed a little bit from air displacement, which was not a calming experience for a new teen driver.

      Also wouldn’t recommend for the back windows being made of plastic

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        Ha a buddy of mine had one back in my college days. We took a road trip about 50miles in the middle of winter and it was wild how sketchy that thing was. Plastic windows flapping like crazy, heat struggling to keep up because the cabin was so leaky, awful road noise, pretty much no power at highway speed, etc. I’ve heard they’re actually somewhat reliable but it would be painful to live with for any length of time.

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          Took a 16 hour (each way) road trip with 3 buddies across a bunch northern states during March back in the early 80s in a ragtop Jeep Cherokee. Snow, rain, cold. 2/10. Would not recommend.

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      It’s basically a first gen Suzuki Vitara if you want a model you’d find in Australia. It was the upmarket model from the Sierra (aka Jimny) of that era which was also a nice little 4wd albeit with a few stability issues.

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    If the Geo brand came back this very instant with their peak model mix, they would be insanely successful right now.