Yup, currently driving my little brother's 94 while visiting him in the rust belt in 2023, actually sitting in it as I type this, it blows my mind it still cranks over all these years later with essentially zero maintenance, my brother is such a cheap ass.
You are really doing a grand job on your videos. I like how you gather your information and have video footage to back it up or photos. The video was interesting for the information and content. You keep this up and growing and expanding your channel. Badge engineering indeed. I do not hate GM as I own two GM cars and no, or not all junk.
There was a Levi edition of the Jeep CJ. My neighbor had one he left at his beach house in the 90’s. One thing that stuck out was they actually embossed the shape of the Levis logo under the embossed “Jeep” on the fender. I also had a friend from West Virginia that had a Golden Eagle two door Cherokee. It got wrecked and he had it repainted metallic blue then all the Golden Eagle trim put back on. Kind of made his own West Virginia University edition. Looked really good!
The Eagle Premier/Dodge Monaco were rebadged Renault models. I remember in the 90s we had a blacklist at the car dealership of cars you couldn't sell a extended warranty on...They were on it LOL. Great vid as always!
11:19 not only premium sound but for the 5.9 it is a 10 speaker setup…jeep added a cool soundbar in the back that held two 5.25” drivers and two tweeters. This essentially made the rear 6 speakers a 3 way speaker setup: the 6.5” rear door speakers for the bass, and the sound bar for the mid and high range. A really awesome setup for only a one year production run.
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It’s sad that Chrysler never released a new AMC model. Imagine a new AMC Javelin for 2016. Although Chrysler can’t even release their own models apparently.
I appreciate the information on Eagle as there isn't much information about them. Out of all the Eagle models, I think the I4 powered premier was the only AMC powered model made as most of them had either PRV, Renault, Mitsubishi, and a few with Chrysler powered engines (420A in the second generation Talon base model, the 3.3 and 3.5 in the Vision). The rankings was fair though it wasn't anything amazing and the Premier was ultimately a failure as they were never able to sell enough to meet the contract for the engines. I think the commonly agreed on first luxury SUV was the Grand Wagoneer. Also, I think Renault is pronounced differently. I would suggest watching reviews from European channels to make certain on the proper pronunciation. Having said that, You're doing great! Keep up the good work. Thank you for the content.
The whole idea behind eagle according to all par was that Jeep especially the Grand wagoneers sold to some of the wealthiest people in the country and they wanted to try to sell a car that would appeal to these people instead of a Mercedes, BMW, etc. The execution of this was a complete failure. If you look at the videos of the Renault model This was based off of specifically the interior and compare it to the interior AMC developed, it explains a big part of why it didn't succeed. The other part was the reliability just wasn't there due to the quality problems with the Renault electronics/parts, ZF transmission, and PRV engine. Offering a base model to this undercut the whole idea of just like you had pointed out. The other models I think was Chrysler throwing what they could against the wall and see what would stick. The most successful attempt was the talon. The vision did pretty good but it was the weakest seller of the LH trio. It's a typical example that the domestic manufacturers can't figure out how to utilize divisions correctly to reach different customers. If they would have sold the cheap versions of the premier under Plymouth who didn't have a full size sedan and sold luxury versions of the premier with an interior more stylish and premium, and A higher performance version available, it certainly would have helped but it still would not be in the same universe as a Mercedes or BMW. If they were truly serious about this, they needed to invest serious money and making a model that could compete toe to toe with the German luxury brands and during that time they did own Lamborghini so they would have had the Lamborghini V8 and V12 available which could have helped them accomplish their goal. Granted this would be one heck of a big risk but it would be interesting to see what would happen if they had put in a real effort as opposed to we claim this random vehicle to be the competitor to the German luxury brands Even though it's not the same wheel drive, doesn't offer a top engine that matches the same technology or number of Cylinder, or anything as exciting.
10 years ago I had dozens of Cherokee XJ and Cherokee ZJ including a chargold 97 ZJ limited that I made into a golden eagle package... I never owned a 5.9 limited but I don't remember them ever taking premium fuel although they were a bit thirsty I very agree with the TSI as an unusual appearance package, although the Orvis Edition was ridiculous inside and the one year Grand Wagoneer 93 model was also really unusual
Love your vids. Another weird limited Jeep Grand Cherokee came out in 1993/94. Base model with 5 speed transmission. Only a limited number was sold and hard to find out how many but was still cool.
I was in high school in '87 when Chrysler/Lee Iacocca rode in on its white horse & bought AMC/Jeep from Renault. The top-o-the-line Premier ES Limited 1991-92 was just Such a Freaking BAD@$$ with its amber turn signals & see-thru headrests front AND Rear And those Bright paper-white Wheels!!!!! It looked like an Audi 5000 (sans the wheels), and in 1991 headrests for rear seat occupants were almost non-existent at least in America. I'D LOVE to get my hands on one & do a project if necessary but they're probably All extinct. I haven't seen a Premier in Chicago in at least 2 decades. Didn't see many when they were new. Chrysler didn't advertise much about these cars, though the Automotive Press spoke very highly of them, with a coefficient of drag of 0.31, 0.02 lower than the Taurus and one of the most aerodynamic large cars ever built at the time!!! But the American public just simply DID NOT trust a car designed by Renault manufactured with French parts (that'd probably be Impossible to find today, Even from Rock Auto, given only 117.5k were ever sold plus 21.6k of its cousin the Dodge Monaco per wiki)!! Renault's reputation was in the tank BeFore the disastrous "Le Car" production line that was even more laughable than the Geo Metro 3-door hatch,! Though "Le Car" was Not as laughable as The Yugo (see that scene in Die Hard III)!!! There's a reason Renault packed up & left the American market forever ago.🤥
Appreciate all of this information. When I was researching this car, I saw maybe 2 or 3 listed for sale. I have never seen one in person in my life, a true shame😢
@@U.S.S.SOUTHSIDEI found one for sale “or for parts” on the Eagle Premier/Dodge Monaco owners group on Facebook. It was posted back in September but I think it would probably still be available. Hope this helps!
This is a well put together video as most of yours are but you did forget one special edition ZJ. For their first year of production in 1993 they offered the grand wagoneer trim level as a tribute to its predecessor the wagoneer, it was essentially a limited with the 318CI 5.2L v8, extra plush leather seats and full time 4wd np249 transfer case but it had the vinyl woodgrain panels on the sides. It was ugly in the coolest way possible but they didnt sell well at all only roughly 6,500 to 7,000 units in total, less than half the number of 5.9 magnums so they're pretty rare to find at all let alone in decent shape. Some people hate the fake wood but i think its awesome especially on a ZJ
Excellent video, excellent research, i always liked the Jeep j-10 truck for the amount of time they made them. Wish there was a new model today, with Jeep ruggedness and styling. You see one now about as often as as an old ramcharger or a convertible Dakota pickup. And as for obscure and long forgotten, you brought up a lot of them i remember seeing very few around even when new, made me even remember a 1970s Plymouth cricket or 1980s Plymouth caravelle.😮 New Jeep Comanche pickup anyone?
1000% There was a Levi's edition CJ-5 and 7 , but not bad work kid, you're really good at doing research 👍 And around I believe 91 my friend Jose had a Eagle Premier with BLUNTED across the windshield, and yes, he did get pulled over, a lot!
I worked for Jeep Eagle in the late 80's for a bit, right before and after Chrysler took over. The Eagle Premier 4 cylinder only sold about a dozen cars, most were to employees and I think all but two or three got bought back. I doubt there are any left in the wild now. The car was a mess both engine and trans wise and electrically. We were never told what was wrong with the I4 engine but we were surprised that they even crushed the car that the training center had. The whole premise of that car was to be a low man hour production model, built soley a new plant in Ontario, CA, (Bramalea Assembly Plant). We were given a full tour of the place which was supposedly the most modern plant anywhere at that time. The Premier, and Monaco were solely Renault designs, the only 'joint anything about it was that it was assembled here and not in France. The 3.0 engine was basically the same engine used in so many other Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo vehicles since the late 70's in various displacements beginning with the 2.6L. A version of the same motor was used in the Delorean as well as a 2.8L V6, (Its commonly referred to as the PRV V6). It was a wet sleeve V6 engine that like many other similar motors didn't take well to mass assembly and we saw quite a few headgasket failures from the start. Renault was a complete mess for AMC, the joint venture likely did more harm than good because every last car from Renault had major issues from 8 hr starter replacements in the Lecar to headgasket, transmission, and suspension issues with the Alliance/Encore models. All the way up to the Premier and even the screwed up diagnoistic system used on early Jeeps. Techs hated them, customers regretted buying them and Chrysler felt like they were stuck with them. The Mitsubishi model though were pretty decent, the Summit and Talon were fairly decent cars that gave very few problems.
I sold cars at a Jeep Eagle dealership in the early 90's. Boy did the customers who bought the Premiers hate us once the electrical gremlins kicked in. Also, there was a Wrangler special paint job available then. Gun metal blue and some kind of Army green. They were the flat satin that is so popular on performance Mercedes and BMWs today. A back seat was optional on the ones we were supplied with.
Great idea for a video! I watch a lot of car content and I believe this is a first for this particular subject matter. I heard that DeLorens had the same 2.8 that some Eagles did. Idk if that is true but being as Renault was involved in both brands, maybe. 🤔
Coming from a country where Eagle was never sold, I actually found that to be the more interesting part of this story. It's also hard to imagine that Mitsubishi had only started officially selling it's own vehicles under the Mitsubishi brand in Canada in 2002, some 24 years ago! Kind of strange when you consider most of Eagles lineup of vehicles in Canada were Mitsubishis! The Eagle Premier is another interesting beast and probably deserved to do better. First examples to come off the production lines saw them badged as Renault Premiers, but was quickly changed over to Eagle once Chrysler had control of AMC-Jeep. There was meant to be a coupe version of the Premier as well, but it never saw the light of day. The Premier sedan had great lines for what could've formed the basis for a nice looking wagon too.
11:22 - In my opinion, the first U.S. luxury SUV was the Wagoneer. The Lexus LX450 arrived in the U.S. for 1996. Mercedes gave us the "Alabama trash can" ML for 1997. I guess the Navigator represents the first modern luxury full-sized SUV.
I'm really loving your channel. It's a ton of fun and really well researched. I forgot Mitsubishi and Chrysler were so deeply in bed together. I remember the Eclipse/Talon, 3000GT/Stealth, but forgot about the Galant being rebadged as a Chrysler too.
A lot of those Diamond Star motorcars were built at the Belvidere plant (opened in 1965) like an hour northwest of Chicago. That plant is/was completely idle before the strike. The Union begged Stellantis not to close it, but Stellantis said the Cherokees Belvidere was building just weren't selling!! I got a hunch this plant is a BIG sticking point in negotiations, i.e. why should Stellantis build a brand new battery plant in Canada when you have a plant in Belvidere Begging to be retrofitted!?!?!?!?!😯
Please Correct me if I am Wrong?!?! I Believe In The late 1980's that the Pickup Version was available with 190 Horsepower! Making it More Powerful than the Pony Cars At that time?! Im showing My age and memory!!!! Nice Video!
YESS!!! According to wiki, the 4.0 High Output was available/standard (depending on trim level) in all Jeeps starting in the 1991 model year. Unfortunately the Comanche pickup was canceled after 1992, in favor of the Dodge Dakota.😢
I had no idea they sold the AWD turbo Gallant as an Eagle. That’s awesome and I wonder how many they actually sold. Solid B tier, maybe even A tier IMO. The car it was based on is legendary so it can’t be bad.
I worked in an automotive salvage yard from 1998 to 2018 all them premieres I came across were junk! Every Renault I came across in that salvage yard never ran!
Also, the 59 was only made for 98 and only came with the 249 transfer case not in 2 Wheel Dr. they only came all-wheel-drive with low range select they did not have the same driveline as the TSI Grand Cherokee many many differences. Just a heads up.
I’d have to agree. Until the Hemi was brought back by Dodge and the 5.0 by Ford GM had the truck engine/ performance engine sector locked with the LS 5.3 6.0 engine family. None of the engines the other guys produced would hold a candle to the LS. Just my opinion but I’m a 3rd generation mechanic. lol. Great video. Keep them coming. God Bless JM
I used to have A YJ wrangler Chicago Edition. Not sure what additional features it was supposed to have besides the graphics package but it was a pretty typical YJ.
eh $2.25 for gas wasnt all that bad when compared to now... How about for a video suggestion? How much do cars cost now compared to whenever but how much safer are they now, better or worse MPG, one of my sisters had a brand new '91 CRX HF (high fuel) that was getting, I wanna say 51mpg??? That could be my old brain. HAHA! Just a few ideas off the top of my head. Just subscribed! Figured after watching a few videos and keep looking for more I should HAHA
Daisy Duke's Jeep was a "Dixie" Golden Eagle. Premier was nothing compared to the Taurus. Never heard of that Eagle vs of the Galant. (Lar A doe not leer a do)like in Texas. When the ZJ rolled out in 93 they were way behind Ford and even GM's 4 door SUVs. Then the Exploder got the squished 5.0 HO L V8 and Jeep wanted to win the pissing contest. The 5.9 was shoehorned in there and man were there issues. I joined Chrysler with the WJ and it was a POS... another good video..
The Levi package and options were offered on Gremlin, Hornet and Jeep CJ's. All thru the 70's the Levi option was available on Jeep. I think you're very off base on the idea that no thought was put into the Eagle Premier. First, I own on and love it and have had it since 1989. The Premier was to be the high end car from AMC, built by AMC but branded as a Renault. Let's dispense with the idea that Renault owned AMC, Renault owned 47% of the stock of AMC traded on the NYSE. Chrysler first acquired Renault's 47% interest, then by January 1st, 1988, Chrysler acquired the remaining shares thru a public offering. Jeep Dealers were selling the Grand Wagoneer and very high end Jeeps at the time. They typical customer had a high income and owned vehicles like BMW and Audi and Accura. The price range of the Eagle Premier was as you stated, between the Taurus and Accra, that's not a big range. The Ford Taurus could be very well equipped and could end up being expensive. The Integra was the entr level Accura and it's price wasn't that much higher than a Taurus. The idea was to get the Jeep custoerms to buy a Jeep but also bring them over to the Eagle car brand which was a high end brand, similar to Chrysler. A Jeep Eagle dealer would offer a range of SUV's and cars to high end folks, There was nothing wrong with that concept. The Eagle's launch in 1988 was the most successful of any new car brand at the time with big numbers. It just didn't last over time and of course, Plymouth and Eagle vanished. Conceptually, it did make sense and there was definitely a lot of thought put into the concept.
When my dad came back from Vietnam he brought a 69 Plymouth GTX 440 brand new when he died in 1985 he gave me the car no rush no dents in the car is still all original except for wearable parts
0:58 - 1980s GM wasn't "terrible", per se. To me, their issue was the insulting badge jobs (which Chrysler did even worse), the uncompetitive engines, and the laughably outdated interior designs. They worked just fine, which is faint praise. Meanwhile, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota were *feasting* on GM owners defecting to better cars. GM took until the 2010s to finally make vehicles that compared well to Japan's, which coincidentally and conveniently declined in quality to close that gap.
Ok the Corporate bean counters rule the day and when they strike their gavels in the corporate boardroom that means they’re ruling is signed sealed & delivered for all of antiquity
You missed the 2018 Jeep JK Golden Eagle. Much more akin to the original Golden Eagles of the 70`S & 80`S. My 2018 has many features of the Rubicon, minus lockers and detachable links, but has improved gearing 3.73 vs the 3.21 stock.
I worked at a few Chrysler dealers during the 80's and 90's so I remember these vehicles. One of those dealers also sold Renaults. What pieces of junk.
I love the general. I prefer their cars. I’ve driven Chryslers and dodges and fords lincolns and few Asian cars. I just like General Motors and Cadillacs.
Eagle in its early days: Mostly French (Medallion and Premier) and Japanese (Vista, Talon, 2000GTX) - The Wagon was the only American car Eagle later: More American than before
I'm a little surprised anyone besides me actually remembers Eagle. Born fairly close to when I was born, and gone around my 10th birthday, Eagle feels like a flash in the pan. At least I think it lasted longer than Geo -and Scion- (Scion actually lasted quite a while! ^^;).
The newer golden eagle looks like they put a committee of people together to decide whether they should or shouodnt make it and they were so unsure of themselves they decided to do it, but only halfway. Needed bigger and bolder graphics. People working there now dont understand why people liked all the graphics in the 70s and 80s
Comparing the Firebird's screaming chicken to the Jeep's Eagle , is like comparing apples to watermelons , two completely different vehicles, also AMC did not have the funding that GM did .
Sadly it had been repainted white and the body was swiss cheese. My dad got it for me in 1995. Not sure if there was a Buffalo on the hood or not. You could still see Buffalo sticker present by each front wheel well where it said jeep. Looked like Colorado states logo a bit. You can find a very small amount of info about it online. My dad redid the body and returned it to the original gold color. Wheels were originally white which we also returned them too. Didn't notice anything else really different about it.
NO CAR COMPANIES MAKE COMMERCIALS LIKE THIS ANYMORE OR UNIQUE CARS!! THIS IS A DEAD ZONE FOR CARS!!! That’s why I’ll never get rid of my 2007 Crown Victoria Interceptor
The rebadge era. I felt like eagle was unnecessary. It was a brand full of rebadged cars. Absolutely no identity with cars made from various other manufacturers.
From what I understand, it was part of the buyout contract that Chrysler had to make Eagles, in place of the AmC's and they were supposed to keep this brand, under the terms of the buyout.
Daisy Duke had a 1980 Golden Eagle. Being a 12 year old boy I was smitten with both! Love your channel and thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you man, I appreciate that!
That 242 CID 4.0L one of Jeeps best engines produced from 1986-2007.
Yup, currently driving my little brother's 94 while visiting him in the rust belt in 2023, actually sitting in it as I type this, it blows my mind it still cranks over all these years later with essentially zero maintenance, my brother is such a cheap ass.
Popular Mechanics believe it's 1 of the Top 20 Best internal combustion engines EVER!! The Buick 3.8 was on the list, too.😊
oooops I meant 40 psi and 20psi.what was I thinking
The bulletproof Indian motor with high and low output
toyota is JUNK
You are really doing a grand job on your videos. I like how you gather your information and have video footage to back it up or photos. The video was interesting for the information and content. You keep this up and growing and expanding your channel. Badge engineering indeed. I do not hate GM as I own two GM cars and no, or not all junk.
Thanks so much!
There was a Levi edition of the Jeep CJ. My neighbor had one he left at his beach house in the 90’s. One thing that stuck out was they actually embossed the shape of the Levis logo under the embossed “Jeep” on the fender.
I also had a friend from West Virginia that had a Golden Eagle two door Cherokee. It got wrecked and he had it repainted metallic blue then all the Golden Eagle trim put back on. Kind of made his own West Virginia University edition. Looked really good!
A WVU eagle sounds great
The Eagle Premier/Dodge Monaco were rebadged Renault models. I remember in the 90s we had a blacklist at the car dealership of cars you couldn't sell a extended warranty on...They were on it LOL. Great vid as always!
Thanks so much man!
Great video. Sounds like you really do your research. I'm not even a Jeep/Chrysler fan but I still found your video enjoyable and Interesting.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
11:19 not only premium sound but for the 5.9 it is a 10 speaker setup…jeep added a cool soundbar in the back that held two 5.25” drivers and two tweeters. This essentially made the rear 6 speakers a 3 way speaker setup: the 6.5” rear door speakers for the bass, and the sound bar for the mid and high range. A really awesome setup for only a one year production run.
The orvis edition ZJ would have been a great mention.
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Lo-RAY-do. Great stuff. Thanks for the research!
It’s sad that Chrysler never released a new AMC model. Imagine a new AMC Javelin for 2016. Although Chrysler can’t even release their own models apparently.
I appreciate the information on Eagle as there isn't much information about them. Out of all the Eagle models, I think the I4 powered premier was the only AMC powered model made as most of them had either PRV, Renault, Mitsubishi, and a few with Chrysler powered engines (420A in the second generation Talon base model, the 3.3 and 3.5 in the Vision). The rankings was fair though it wasn't anything amazing and the Premier was ultimately a failure as they were never able to sell enough to meet the contract for the engines.
I think the commonly agreed on first luxury SUV was the Grand Wagoneer. Also, I think Renault is pronounced differently. I would suggest watching reviews from European channels to make certain on the proper pronunciation.
Having said that, You're doing great! Keep up the good work. Thank you for the content.
The whole idea behind eagle according to all par was that Jeep especially the Grand wagoneers sold to some of the wealthiest people in the country and they wanted to try to sell a car that would appeal to these people instead of a Mercedes, BMW, etc. The execution of this was a complete failure. If you look at the videos of the Renault model This was based off of specifically the interior and compare it to the interior AMC developed, it explains a big part of why it didn't succeed. The other part was the reliability just wasn't there due to the quality problems with the Renault electronics/parts, ZF transmission, and PRV engine. Offering a base model to this undercut the whole idea of just like you had pointed out. The other models I think was Chrysler throwing what they could against the wall and see what would stick. The most successful attempt was the talon. The vision did pretty good but it was the weakest seller of the LH trio.
It's a typical example that the domestic manufacturers can't figure out how to utilize divisions correctly to reach different customers. If they would have sold the cheap versions of the premier under Plymouth who didn't have a full size sedan and sold luxury versions of the premier with an interior more stylish and premium, and A higher performance version available, it certainly would have helped but it still would not be in the same universe as a Mercedes or BMW. If they were truly serious about this, they needed to invest serious money and making a model that could compete toe to toe with the German luxury brands and during that time they did own Lamborghini so they would have had the Lamborghini V8 and V12 available which could have helped them accomplish their goal. Granted this would be one heck of a big risk but it would be interesting to see what would happen if they had put in a real effort as opposed to we claim this random vehicle to be the competitor to the German luxury brands Even though it's not the same wheel drive, doesn't offer a top engine that matches the same technology or number of Cylinder, or anything as exciting.
Thank you for this information man! I appreciate it😄
@@GreenHawkDrive you're welcome
A friend of mine has an 82 Golden Eagle Levi's edition. It's gorgeous.
10 years ago I had dozens of Cherokee XJ and Cherokee ZJ including a chargold 97 ZJ limited that I made into a golden eagle package... I never owned a 5.9 limited but I don't remember them ever taking premium fuel although they were a bit thirsty
I very agree with the TSI as an unusual appearance package, although the Orvis Edition was ridiculous inside and the one year Grand Wagoneer 93 model was also really unusual
Fun review and great assessments.
I recently found your channel and love your work.
Thank you so much!
Torque force an engine creates is measured in Pound Feet not Foot Pounds but a simple and common mistake.
Absolutely Love the content
My parents owed an Eagle premier. Great car
Love your vids. Another weird limited Jeep Grand Cherokee came out in 1993/94. Base model with 5 speed transmission. Only a limited number was sold and hard to find out how many but was still cool.
very cool limited editions! great video!
Thanks so much!
Great work! As per usual!
Thanks again!
The Orvis Edition Jeep Grand Cherokee is the one I lusted for in High School
Great video. Your visuals are well put together. Video clips from this era are slim pickings
Loved my ‘79 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle ❤❤❤
I remember you mentioning how it was your first car, truly amazing!
You definitely have to include the Honcho package for the J10 in part 2.
I was in high school in '87 when Chrysler/Lee Iacocca rode in on its white horse & bought AMC/Jeep from Renault. The top-o-the-line Premier ES Limited 1991-92 was just Such a Freaking BAD@$$ with its amber turn signals & see-thru headrests front AND Rear And those Bright paper-white Wheels!!!!! It looked like an Audi 5000 (sans the wheels), and in 1991 headrests for rear seat occupants were almost non-existent at least in America. I'D LOVE to get my hands on one & do a project if necessary but they're probably All extinct. I haven't seen a Premier in Chicago in at least 2 decades. Didn't see many when they were new. Chrysler didn't advertise much about these cars, though the Automotive Press spoke very highly of them, with a coefficient of drag of 0.31, 0.02 lower than the Taurus and one of the most aerodynamic large cars ever built at the time!!! But the American public just simply DID NOT trust a car designed by Renault manufactured with French parts (that'd probably be Impossible to find today, Even from Rock Auto, given only 117.5k were ever sold plus 21.6k of its cousin the Dodge Monaco per wiki)!! Renault's reputation was in the tank BeFore the disastrous "Le Car" production line that was even more laughable than the Geo Metro 3-door hatch,! Though "Le Car" was Not as laughable as The Yugo (see that scene in Die Hard III)!!! There's a reason Renault packed up & left the American market forever ago.🤥
Appreciate all of this information. When I was researching this car, I saw maybe 2 or 3 listed for sale. I have never seen one in person in my life, a true shame😢
@@GreenHawkDrive How much were they going 4?
@@U.S.S.SOUTHSIDEI found one for sale “or for parts” on the Eagle Premier/Dodge Monaco owners group on Facebook. It was posted back in September but I think it would probably still be available. Hope this helps!
Just found the channel....really like it! Many thanks!
Awesome, thank you!
This is a well put together video as most of yours are but you did forget one special edition ZJ. For their first year of production in 1993 they offered the grand wagoneer trim level as a tribute to its predecessor the wagoneer, it was essentially a limited with the 318CI 5.2L v8, extra plush leather seats and full time 4wd np249 transfer case but it had the vinyl woodgrain panels on the sides. It was ugly in the coolest way possible but they didnt sell well at all only roughly 6,500 to 7,000 units in total, less than half the number of 5.9 magnums so they're pretty rare to find at all let alone in decent shape. Some people hate the fake wood but i think its awesome especially on a ZJ
Excellent video, excellent research, i always liked the Jeep j-10 truck for the amount of time they made them. Wish there was a new model today, with Jeep ruggedness and styling. You see one now about as often as as an old ramcharger or a convertible Dakota pickup. And as for obscure and long forgotten, you brought up a lot of them i remember seeing very few around even when new, made me even remember a 1970s Plymouth cricket or 1980s Plymouth caravelle.😮 New Jeep Comanche pickup anyone?
Thanks for watching!
1000% There was a Levi's edition CJ-5 and 7 , but not bad work kid, you're really good at doing research 👍 And around I believe 91 my friend Jose had a Eagle Premier with BLUNTED across the windshield, and yes, he did get pulled over, a lot!
Appreciate that man!
@@GreenHawkDrive No problem, it's nice to see young people into the stuff from my generation
We owned AMC. A brown bomber in 1980. 🎉
My friend had the Levi's edition and was pretty cool with actual denim covered seats
I worked for Jeep Eagle in the late 80's for a bit, right before and after Chrysler took over.
The Eagle Premier 4 cylinder only sold about a dozen cars, most were to employees and I think all but two or three got bought back. I doubt there are any left in the wild now. The car was a mess both engine and trans wise and electrically.
We were never told what was wrong with the I4 engine but we were surprised that they even crushed the car that the training center had.
The whole premise of that car was to be a low man hour production model, built soley a new plant in Ontario, CA, (Bramalea Assembly Plant).
We were given a full tour of the place which was supposedly the most modern plant anywhere at that time.
The Premier, and Monaco were solely Renault designs, the only 'joint anything about it was that it was assembled here and not in France.
The 3.0 engine was basically the same engine used in so many other Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo vehicles since the late 70's in various displacements beginning with the 2.6L. A version of the same motor was used in the Delorean as well as a 2.8L V6, (Its commonly referred to as the PRV V6).
It was a wet sleeve V6 engine that like many other similar motors didn't take well to mass assembly and we saw quite a few headgasket failures from the start.
Renault was a complete mess for AMC, the joint venture likely did more harm than good because every last car from Renault had major issues from 8 hr starter replacements in the Lecar to headgasket, transmission, and suspension issues with the Alliance/Encore models. All the way up to the Premier and even the screwed up diagnoistic system used on early Jeeps. Techs hated them, customers regretted buying them and Chrysler felt like they were stuck with them.
The Mitsubishi model though were pretty decent, the Summit and Talon were fairly decent cars that gave very few problems.
bro these videos are so good
I appreciate that!
I sold cars at a Jeep Eagle dealership in the early 90's. Boy did the customers who bought the Premiers hate us once the electrical gremlins kicked in. Also, there was a Wrangler special paint job available then. Gun metal blue and some kind of Army green. They were the flat satin that is so popular on performance Mercedes and BMWs today. A back seat was optional on the ones we were supplied with.
Great idea for a video! I watch a lot of car content and I believe this is a first for this particular subject matter. I heard that DeLorens had the same 2.8 that some Eagles did. Idk if that is true but being as Renault was involved in both brands, maybe. 🤔
Thank you man, I appreciate that
Coming from a country where Eagle was never sold, I actually found that to be the more interesting part of this story. It's also hard to imagine that Mitsubishi had only started officially selling it's own vehicles under the Mitsubishi brand in Canada in 2002, some 24 years ago! Kind of strange when you consider most of Eagles lineup of vehicles in Canada were Mitsubishis!
The Eagle Premier is another interesting beast and probably deserved to do better. First examples to come off the production lines saw them badged as Renault Premiers, but was quickly changed over to Eagle once Chrysler had control of AMC-Jeep. There was meant to be a coupe version of the Premier as well, but it never saw the light of day. The Premier sedan had great lines for what could've formed the basis for a nice looking wagon too.
11:22 - In my opinion, the first U.S. luxury SUV was the Wagoneer. The Lexus LX450 arrived in the U.S. for 1996. Mercedes gave us the "Alabama trash can" ML for 1997. I guess the Navigator represents the first modern luxury full-sized SUV.
I'm really loving your channel. It's a ton of fun and really well researched.
I forgot Mitsubishi and Chrysler were so deeply in bed together. I remember the Eclipse/Talon, 3000GT/Stealth, but forgot about the Galant being rebadged as a Chrysler too.
Diamond star motors
@@billyhoffman6882 That's it! Many thanks Billy. 🍻
A lot of those Diamond Star motorcars were built at the Belvidere plant (opened in 1965) like an hour northwest of Chicago. That plant is/was completely idle before the strike. The Union begged Stellantis not to close it, but Stellantis said the Cherokees Belvidere was building just weren't selling!! I got a hunch this plant is a BIG sticking point in negotiations, i.e. why should Stellantis build a brand new battery plant in Canada when you have a plant in Belvidere Begging to be retrofitted!?!?!?!?!😯
something interesting about amc eagle is that its somewhat of a limited version of concord, which unintentionally invented the suv formula
such awesome cars
Please Correct me if I am Wrong?!?! I Believe In The late 1980's that the Pickup Version was available with 190 Horsepower! Making it More Powerful than the Pony Cars At that time?! Im showing My age and memory!!!! Nice Video!
YESS!!! According to wiki, the 4.0 High Output was available/standard (depending on trim level) in all Jeeps starting in the 1991 model year. Unfortunately the Comanche pickup was canceled after 1992, in favor of the Dodge Dakota.😢
I actually am not 100% man, but thank you for the support!
Great vid!
Thank you!
I had no idea they sold the AWD turbo Gallant as an Eagle. That’s awesome and I wonder how many they actually sold. Solid B tier, maybe even A tier IMO. The car it was based on is legendary so it can’t be bad.
I worked at a parts store with a guy who had a black 5.9 Limited. He could lay rubber with all four wheels.
I worked in an automotive salvage yard from 1998 to 2018 all them premieres I came across were junk! Every Renault I came across in that salvage yard never ran!
Cool ZJ to add would be the Orvis Edition.
I agree the Orvis interior was beautiful
4:55 - the 1st Legend wasn't a stretch for the Eagle Premier in its top trim. 🤷♂️ I didn't have a high regard for Acura, though.
The first TJs were offered with a 318 and a manual transmission. The only Grand Cherokees that ever had a manual option.
The Eagle 2000GTX and Dodge 2000GTX were created since Mitsubishi didn't arrive in the Canadian market until the early 2000s
Also, the 59 was only made for 98 and only came with the 249 transfer case not in 2 Wheel Dr. they only came all-wheel-drive with low range select they did not have the same driveline as the TSI Grand Cherokee many many differences. Just a heads up.
I would argue GM is the best/ most reliable American car maker.
everyone is entitled their own opinion😅
I’d have to agree. Until the Hemi was brought back by Dodge and the 5.0 by Ford GM had the truck engine/ performance engine sector locked with the LS 5.3 6.0 engine family. None of the engines the other guys produced would hold a candle to the LS. Just my opinion but I’m a 3rd generation mechanic. lol.
Great video. Keep them coming.
God Bless
JM
I used to have A YJ wrangler Chicago Edition. Not sure what additional features it was supposed to have besides the graphics package but it was a pretty typical YJ.
got to remember the limited was in 4wd all the time in the 70s milage would be half that. my 5.2 got 12 to 14 in town and 16 to 17 highways.
I think my dad had a monico before he passed away
I’m sorry:(
eh $2.25 for gas wasnt all that bad when compared to now... How about for a video suggestion? How much do cars cost now compared to whenever but how much safer are they now, better or worse MPG, one of my sisters had a brand new '91 CRX HF (high fuel) that was getting, I wanna say 51mpg??? That could be my old brain. HAHA! Just a few ideas off the top of my head. Just subscribed! Figured after watching a few videos and keep looking for more I should HAHA
My favorite GM vehicle 95, 2 door Tahoe sport (manual) never saw another one in a stick,
Daisy Duke's Jeep was a "Dixie" Golden Eagle. Premier was nothing compared to the Taurus. Never heard of that Eagle vs of the Galant. (Lar A doe not leer a do)like in Texas. When the ZJ rolled out in 93 they were way behind Ford and even GM's 4 door SUVs. Then the Exploder got the squished 5.0 HO L V8 and Jeep wanted to win the pissing contest. The 5.9 was shoehorned in there and man were there issues. I joined Chrysler with the WJ and it was a POS... another good video..
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@ 9:15 Jeep Laredo is pronounced 'Lah-RAY-Doh'
The Levi package and options were offered on Gremlin, Hornet and Jeep CJ's. All thru the 70's the Levi option was available on Jeep. I think you're very off base on the idea that no thought was put into the Eagle Premier. First, I own on and love it and have had it since 1989. The Premier was to be the high end car from AMC, built by AMC but branded as a Renault. Let's dispense with the idea that Renault owned AMC, Renault owned 47% of the stock of AMC traded on the NYSE. Chrysler first acquired Renault's 47% interest, then by January 1st, 1988, Chrysler acquired the remaining shares thru a public offering. Jeep Dealers were selling the Grand Wagoneer and very high end Jeeps at the time. They typical customer had a high income and owned vehicles like BMW and Audi and Accura. The price range of the Eagle Premier was as you stated, between the Taurus and Accra, that's not a big range. The Ford Taurus could be very well equipped and could end up being expensive. The Integra was the entr level Accura and it's price wasn't that much higher than a Taurus. The idea was to get the Jeep custoerms to buy a Jeep but also bring them over to the Eagle car brand which was a high end brand, similar to Chrysler. A Jeep Eagle dealer would offer a range of SUV's and cars to high end folks, There was nothing wrong with that concept. The Eagle's launch in 1988 was the most successful of any new car brand at the time with big numbers. It just didn't last over time and of course, Plymouth and Eagle vanished. Conceptually, it did make sense and there was definitely a lot of thought put into the concept.
When my dad came back from Vietnam he brought a 69 Plymouth GTX 440 brand new when he died in 1985 he gave me the car no rush no dents in the car is still all original except for wearable parts
The first Grand Cherokees with the 5.9L V8s used to be the fastest “Full Size” SUV offered by any company.
My 1996 Jeep Cherokee was the fastest SUV on the market that year. Unbelievable, within a few years, BMW, and Mercedes had taken over performance SUVs
0:58 - 1980s GM wasn't "terrible", per se. To me, their issue was the insulting badge jobs (which Chrysler did even worse), the uncompetitive engines, and the laughably outdated interior designs. They worked just fine, which is faint praise. Meanwhile, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota were *feasting* on GM owners defecting to better cars. GM took until the 2010s to finally make vehicles that compared well to Japan's, which coincidentally and conveniently declined in quality to close that gap.
I Adored the Eagle Vision & Talon & Plymouth Laser I will never understand why Chrysler 86ed these automobiles ???
People just weren't buying enough of them to justify their existence.😮💨😥
Ok the Corporate bean counters rule the day and when they strike their gavels in the corporate boardroom that means they’re ruling is signed sealed & delivered for all of antiquity
You missed the 2018 Jeep JK Golden Eagle. Much more akin to the original Golden Eagles of the 70`S & 80`S. My 2018 has many features of the Rubicon, minus lockers and detachable links, but has improved gearing 3.73 vs the 3.21 stock.
I’d love to find a clean J10.
Sometime around 2012-2014 Jeep had a Call of duty MW3 edition.
I worked at a few Chrysler dealers during the 80's and 90's so I remember these vehicles. One of those dealers also sold Renaults. What pieces of junk.
Can u do a video about impala ss
I didn’t know eagle existed before this video 🤔
I love the general. I prefer their cars. I’ve driven Chryslers and dodges and fords lincolns and few Asian cars. I just like General Motors and Cadillacs.
Eagle in its early days:
Mostly French (Medallion and Premier) and Japanese (Vista, Talon, 2000GTX) - The Wagon was the only American car
Eagle later: More American than before
I'm a little surprised anyone besides me actually remembers Eagle. Born fairly close to when I was born, and gone around my 10th birthday, Eagle feels like a flash in the pan. At least I think it lasted longer than Geo -and Scion- (Scion actually lasted quite a while! ^^;).
The Eagle Talon is brining huge money now.
By the time I realized Eagle was a brand, it was on its way out.
The newer golden eagle looks like they put a committee of people together to decide whether they should or shouodnt make it and they were so unsure of themselves they decided to do it, but only halfway. Needed bigger and bolder graphics. People working there now dont understand why people liked all the graphics in the 70s and 80s
My dad had a 5.2 tsi gc,
The last engine that GM ever made was the GM 3800 3.8L V-6 best engines made from 1962-2009.
I only hear good things about those motors
It was said when I was young that every other part on the car'll wear out & die before a Buick 3.8 will. Just change the oil religiously.
Comparing the Firebird's screaming chicken to the Jeep's Eagle , is like comparing apples to watermelons , two completely different vehicles, also AMC did not have the funding that GM did .
It’s just a visual reference man😁
I had a 1984 cj7 golden Buffalo.
Sadly it had been repainted white and the body was swiss cheese. My dad got it for me in 1995. Not sure if there was a Buffalo on the hood or not. You could still see Buffalo sticker present by each front wheel well where it said jeep. Looked like Colorado states logo a bit. You can find a very small amount of info about it online. My dad redid the body and returned it to the original gold color. Wheels were originally white which we also returned them too. Didn't notice anything else really different about it.
S was a trim package you could get it on a Cherokee Chief.
My father's 79 had it on and it was considered a strip down model.
I have one of the '06 Wrangler Golden Eagle edition models. You couldn't pile enough money on my table for me to sell it.
Eagle medallion?
I have a golden eagle Cherokee in gold!
You forgot the best Grand Cherokee special edition ever made. The Orvis Edition Grand Cherokee.
It’s too bad that Jeep is now owned by Stilantiss, an Italian company that only manufactures POS vehicles
You said grand Cherokee tsi and my mind went to a 4g63 or boosted inline 6
FYI it is Lah-RAY-Doh Cheers
Not sure why you are apologizing for the Eagle entries as that’s a more interesting story and overall oddball product offerings that could have worked
NO CAR COMPANIES MAKE COMMERCIALS LIKE THIS ANYMORE OR UNIQUE CARS!! THIS IS A DEAD ZONE FOR CARS!!! That’s why I’ll never get rid of my 2007 Crown Victoria Interceptor
I forgot all about Eagle
The rebadge era. I felt like eagle was unnecessary. It was a brand full of rebadged cars. Absolutely no identity with cars made from various other manufacturers.
From what I understand, it was part of the buyout contract that Chrysler had to make Eagles, in place of the AmC's and they were supposed to keep this brand, under the terms of the buyout.
700$ back then is 700$ now. jeeps were made to be driven only fall apart when owners don't maintain vehicles.
Nobody can tell me anything about general they're easy to I know I've owned them
La-who? Luh-ray-doh
Even the 4.0 can't save Jeep from itself and its *cultist* fanbase.
Good video other than the mispronouncing of Laredo the (e) sounds more like an (a) when pronounced.
It’s pronounced Lo Ray dough.
Gm cards aren't bad they have bad cards like anybody else
"Levi vinyl..." 🤢
What’s wrong
Respectfully speaking. It is not pronounced Laredo. The pronunciation is LA-RAY-DOH. Just trying to give you a little education.