Why did Jeep make the YJ?
coldwater
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And frames that rusted 5X faster than a CJ, so we would feel better as CJ owners.
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Why did Jeep make the YJ?
- Thread starter LASTCJ786
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And frames that rusted 5X faster than a CJ, so we would feel better as CJ owners.
ken98k
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I've got both a YJ and a CJ and I like them both.
Sasquach
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well im sorry to the YJ owners but i dont have much love for square headlights I do however like the springs i pirated from one 
jeeps started with round headlights and should stay with em
jeeps started with round headlights and should stay with em
BajaEdition
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nuff said
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because the guy that used to work for Coke and changed the original formula (remember that fiasco) found a new job with AMC...and he wanted to screw up again and get paid for it.
dslywalker
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Why did Jeep make the YJ???
To sell more jeeps.
And sell they did.
I had to sell my first CJ because I needed to commute 40 miles each way to work at 65+ mph. My CJ was unsafe at 40.(Rusted to BITS)
With my YJ I could do that drive and still be driving a jeep!
The YJ grille is still my favorite. Square headlites are as cool as round fenders.
We need to get you into our recovery program for YJ addiction.
ken98k
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Fiasco?
It was one of the most successful sales campaigns in modern history.
I'll bet in a few years collectors will be looking for those square headlight jeeps.
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Consumer Report may have done some testing but it was Ralph Nader and his band of terrorists (yes that is what he is) that did in the CJ5 and ultimately lead to many of the changes found in the YJ. This is how Nader made (makes) his living, going after big corporations over anything he can exploit. He had done the same thing to GM over the Corvair a few years earlier. If he saw an opportunity he would just sue you to death. CJ sales were lagging in the latter years probably due to the bad PR but the official slant was to appeal to a broader demographic.
