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Here comes the summer!

So what’s a dirty great off-roader doing in a feature on cabrios? Well, the versatile Jeep Wrangler IS a convertible as it comes with a removable hard top. To be honest it’s a bit of a fiddly operation to remove the so-called Freedom Top, but if we get a decent spell of weather this summer it will be worth it.

The Wrangler has boxy looks that hark back to the Jeeps of old, much better road manners than previous models and it’s a quieter drive too - though still a tad harsh compared with more run-of-the-mill cars. But it’s fantastic off-road and possesses a real fun factor that’s missing from too many cars of today.

tags: summer, jeep, wrangle, review

Mopar and Moab put Jeeps to the test

Mopar and the Mopar Underground team showcased their customized Jeep vehicles and Dodge trucks at Moab Jeep Safari 2008 this spring.

“Jeep engineering has been coming to Moab for years. Mopar is at Moab to test, evaluate and prove the authenticity of our Mopar Performance Parts for Jeep vehicles and Dodge trucks on the most grueling off-road trails in Moab,” said Simon Boag, President ñ Service & Parts/Mopar, Chrysler LLC.

Overseen by Ralph Gilles, Vice President of Jeep/Truck & CFM Design, the Mopar Underground design team has been customizing production vehicles since 2002.

The Mopar Underground design team creates vehicle concepts meant to develop performance parts, accessories and customization as well as new vehicle concepts. In fact, the first-generation SRT4 was born from this team’s style initiative.

tags: midweek, mopar, moab, jeeps, jeep

WRRV Jeep sounds as wicked as it looks and it could be yours

“We know our listeners love rides, so we decided to give one away,” said Andrew Boris, program director at Cumulus Broadcasting in Poughkeepsie.

I met up with Boris outside People Hookin’ Up Cars in Newburgh to see firsthand the 2008 WRRV M&M Jeep Wrangler that could become yours. Let me begin by telling exactly what Dickie Baxter and Levi Masker of People Hookin’ Up Cars have done to this Jeep. You will find the following

tags: specialty jeep, recordonline, wrrv, jeep

Boy Found In Running Jeep Shows Signs Of Improvement

The 11-year-old boy found unconscious in a running Jeep in Lunenburg Friday night is improving.

According to Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early, Jobanny Matias of Leominster is now listed in stable condition at Mass. General Hospital.

The other boy found in the car, Alejandro Thomasian, 9, of Fitchburg was pronounced dead on Sunday.

An autopsy was performed on Thomaisan. According to the Chief Medical Examiner, the young boy died of carbon monoxide poisoning. His death was ruled an accident, Early said.

Matias and Thomasian were four-wheeling with their dads and another adult Friday night when one of the vehicles got stuck.

The children stayed in the Jeep to keep warm and were later found unconscious. The Jeep was stuck in mud and partially submerged in water.

tags: four-wheeling, jeep, boy