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Hi all, here's an update on this 7 month old thread: shortly after someone in this thread suggested a Jimmy as a replacement for my B2, that is exactly what I did: went out and found me a very nice 2005 Jimbo. The B2 just didn't cut it, age was getting the best of it and it sure was not an appropriate tow vehicle for a boat this heavy. It towed a 10' tent trailer just fine but that was a lot lighter. Not wanting to jeopardize my family on a vehicle that I now fully realize was not an appropriate TV I reluctantly let go of the old Bronco. But hey, I kept the nice mud tires that are now in the Jimmy, so in a way the B2 lives on.
The Jimmy: not two weeks went by since I started this thread that I came across an ad for a black 05 for a killer price. Best of all - and I cannot stress this enough as it always puts a smile in my face - it's a 5 speed standard!
It has a clutch! A heavy duty one, at that. 4x4 too. And as an added bonus, it's the smaller 2 door model, which looks very nice. Nothing wrong with it other than a couple of hundred bux spent replacing the ball joints, a regular problem with these. It's been running great and in our October trip to the lake, it did absolutely fine. Way better than the automatic minivan. Which shouldn't be a surprise as the Jimmy has a 4.3L engine, compared to the minivan's 3.2. But the biggest difference I found was with the transmission. It performed absolutely as expected, unlike the automatic minivan that I was struggling to understand and came to a crawl going uphill. Likely due to driver error, as I simply do not understand automatics or how to drive them things.
Anyhow, thanks to the great advice I got from the folks here, the Bronco is now gone and not missed. The Jimmy has been a terrific vehicle to drive around, despite its thirst for gas (man, that 4.3L is hard on gas). So a big thanks to those that took their time to share their input in this thread. It was much appreciated and as stated, listened to.
Hi all, here's an update on this 7 month old thread: shortly after someone in this thread suggested a Jimmy as a replacement for my B2, that is exactly what I did: went out and found me a very nice 2005 Jimbo. The B2 just didn't cut it, age was getting the best of it and it sure was not an appropriate tow vehicle for a boat this heavy. It towed a 10' tent trailer just fine but that was a lot lighter. Not wanting to jeopardize my family on a vehicle that I now fully realize was not an appropriate TV I reluctantly let go of the old Bronco. But hey, I kept the nice mud tires that are now in the Jimmy, so in a way the B2 lives on.
The Jimmy: not two weeks went by since I started this thread that I came across an ad for a black 05 for a killer price. Best of all - and I cannot stress this enough as it always puts a smile in my face - it's a 5 speed standard!
It has a clutch! A heavy duty one, at that. 4x4 too. And as an added bonus, it's the smaller 2 door model, which looks very nice. Nothing wrong with it other than a couple of hundred bux spent replacing the ball joints, a regular problem with these. It's been running great and in our October trip to the lake, it did absolutely fine. Way better than the automatic minivan. Which shouldn't be a surprise as the Jimmy has a 4.3L engine, compared to the minivan's 3.2. But the biggest difference I found was with the transmission. It performed absolutely as expected, unlike the automatic minivan that I was struggling to understand and came to a crawl going uphill. Likely due to driver error, as I simply do not understand automatics or how to drive them things.
Anyhow, thanks to the great advice I got from the folks here, the Bronco is now gone and not missed. The Jimmy has been a terrific vehicle to drive around, despite its thirst for gas (man, that 4.3L is hard on gas). So a big thanks to those that took their time to share their input in this thread. It was much appreciated and as stated, listened to.
