Didn't you post that all last year as the 2005 Wrangler redesign?
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"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message
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> But, the Wrangler has been redesigned for next year:
> http://www.billhughes.com/06wrangler.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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> Hallraker wrote:
>>
>> As I understand it, attempts to physically modify the Wrangler have been
>> met
>> with harsh criticism from Jeep enthusiasts. Making it "more aerodynamic"
>> might alienate current customers. But I've never owned one myself, so I
>> may
>> be wrong.
>>
>> I know that the idea of a 250+ HP minivan would have seemed absurd just a
>> decade ago, but apparently people do want such things. Horsepower sells
>> as
>> much now as it did in the 1960s, only now it sells across the entire
>> model
>> line rather than just on the muscle cars and pony cars. On the other
>> hand,
>> although I don't *need* 250+ HP in my daily driver, I've found that with
>> "only" 135 HP, I'm being tailgated a lot. I also have to deal with scary
>> merges onto the expressway, when the plodding SUV in front of me goes 25
>> on
>> the entire onramp until the final straight, and then accelerates up to
>> speed. At that point, I'm left with 3-5 seconds to get to about 70 MPH
>> in a
>> car that takes about 11 seconds to reach 60. Not a problem if I would
>> have
>> been able to use the entire onramp as intended. In that instance, I'd
>> love
>> to have tons of power.
>>
>> In regards to vehicle hydraulics, some of the older Subarus were
>> available
>> with air shocks which could raise and lower the vehicle. I know it was
>> available on the XT, and perhaps also on the Legacy/Liberty. The system
>> had
>> an "auto" mode which would raise/lower the car as needed, as well as a
>> manual override. Unfortunately, the shocks eventually would leak, and
>> you
>> don't even want to know how expensive those parts were. I believe the
>> Audi
>> Allroad (expensive Outback copycat) has a similar system, but I don't
>> know
>> how it compares to the Subaru air shocks of 15-20 years ago.
>>
>> -Matt