Hello everyone –

I have recently started looking at getting a Vehicross as a replacement for my 1987 Jeep Cherokee XJ, and I had a few questions. I thought that you folks here would be the best to ask. I searched and found some answers, but the more input the better, so please bear with me. Any questions that you can answer would be extremely appreciated.

First, I’ve seen a lot of VX’s for sale with less than 100K miles and a rebuilt engine. Is there a common problem to be aware of here? It looks like people have problems with them burning oil, is that the only issue? Obviously it depends on the workmanship, but in general do rebuilds seem to last or would it be best to avoid one?

I’m assuming the entire drivetrain is pretty much straight out of a Trooper. It looks like the VX is not rating for towing, but many people do it. It sounds like the short wheelbase is the biggest concern. Does anyone have any experience towing pulling a small to medium sized boat? Are there any reliability issues with transmissions for those that tow? I’d probably end up towing some small toys (jet skis, atvs, up to a small boat) to a lake about an hour and a half a way maybe a dozen times a year. Parts of it are somewhat hilly, but nothing too bad. Any advice with that?

Does the gas mileage really suck as much as I am seeing? (13 city/17 highway) Not a big factor, but just wondering.

Are there any other major problems that would be good to know while looking at them? Particularly with the drivetrain since coming from a 23 year old vehicle I tend not to care about much else.

Oh yea, one last question, are they as badass and as fun as they seem?

Thanks in advance for all your help! Maybe one day I’ll be roaming this forum regularly.