What To Do

Retiring, Resting, or Re-powering?

Posted September 30 2009 12:15 PM by Mike McGlothlin
Filed under: What's New, Observations about features/should-be features

This pristine condition Jeep Grand Cherokee was recently donated to the McGlothlin low-desert farm, and I’m yet to decide what to do with it…

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The donation was made courtesy of Feature Editor Jason Thompson, who (rightfully so) loves Project 300 more than this old ride. Thompson has made it very clear that I can do whatever I want with it (or at least that’s the way I interpreted it). Below is a list of options; one of them may decide this fine vehicle’s fate in the near future.

A) Roll it down a hill (an idea originally pondered by Thompson himself—to test the strength of a Jeep with no roof).

B) Drive it like you stole it.

C) For the love of God, find a diesel powertrain for it!

D) It’s gas-powered. Trash it, or strip and recycle it.

E) Leave it the hell alone! Thompson is the man—don’t mess with him.

A true pivotal point in Diesel Power Magazine’s history, YOU decide which option best suits a mechanically sound, (albeit altered in appearance) vehicle.

PS – Option E is very possible. Thompson is like the Zohan.

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Reader Comments:

1. Option A

jason.thompson - Posted September 30 2009 01:13 PM

2. Normally I would say repower it with a diesel, but that think is way over do for a mercy kill. Plus, ive seen way to many soccer moms driving Jeep Grand Cherokee's. No offense Thompson, your still the man!

That being said, Do you have explosives (small-big whatever goes boom)?? or a large boulder precariosly perched? Lets really see how well Jeeps are built (roof or no).

SmokenGun - Posted September 30 2009 01:57 PM

3. Why would somebody do that?
that jeep is like the monkey frog
thing that fink made in beerfest.
light it on fire and walk away from it.

linmup - Posted September 30 2009 06:58 PM

4. saw an old gr. ch. with a stick shift a while back, never seen one before, whadya think nv3500?
anyways a mild build 4bt cummins in front of a stick would be fun...

FuryRoad - Posted October 1 2009 02:02 PM

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