I've got a CRD and love it. Never had a problem other than normal wear and tear.
My only suggestion is to take a CRD for a drive before you put your cash down on a 5.7L. You'll be very surprised with the power, especially if it's chipped or has a GDE tune. Up to 600 NM of torque, and fuel economy under 10l/100km which you won't get with the V8.
Drawback is the sound compared to a V8, but you can spend dollars on the exhaust to make it sound pretty sweet.
I'm happy with mine, although it's only a part-time daily driver (we have another "family car" + moto.).
I was initially looking for a CRD, and still would've preferred one, but I found the hemi for a great price with a lot of great mods already done.
Also wasn't finding many CRDs on the market, and the ones I looked at were in questionable condition... I'm still a bit scared of 2nd-hand diesels.
I average ~15-16L/100km with an extra ~200-300kg of mods and crap.
Can get down to ~12L/100km on long highway trips.
I'm pretty careful with the throttle though, if you have a bit too much fun it'll easily chew 25-30L/100km.
Hemi shudder or tick don't bother me at all, don't really notice the shudder at all... maybe I got lucky?
Do your research on correct oils, I think we've all found that it makes a big difference.
I think the most expensive/annoying things to check for before purchase would be;
- Clunk between D and R (usually front diff bushes.).
- Strange clinking noise from rear (usually the handbrake shoes coming apart.).
- Any error codes.
- Any whining from the diffs or transfer-case would be a big worry.
It'd be great if you had some way of being confident that it's been serviced correctly (correct oil in the diffs and transfer-case mainly.)... but you'll never know.
Hemi as a daily? Ok you have a big wallet then, nothing will be an issue
Ha! Nup, no big wallet but barely do any km's, and with a yellow brick TJ on 33s I don't exactly get great fuel figures now, hell I wouldn't be surprised if it's not better than the TJ.
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I drive a 4.7 around town all week and get 20l hundred, thats with lift and proper 32's. I am a bit heavy on the load pedal too. Can get low 12's on the highway. Best advice I can give is get one with Quadra Drive 2!!!!
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I drive a 4.7 around town all week and get 20l hundred, thats with lift and proper 32's. I am a bit heavy on the load pedal too. Can get low 12's on the highway. Best advice I can give is get one with Quadra Drive 2!!!!
Geezus 20L/100! My consumption barely changes whether I have the road or offroad tyres on (28 HT vs 32 MT.).
+1 for QDII. I believe all export (as-in WH.) hemis came with it?
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