I work with knife guy. Who became military issue watch guy. Then he turned into tactical torch guy. Now he’s morphed into hardcore-prep-for-the-Coronavirus-apocalypse guy. He talks at me, not to me.
I bought a 2006 Commander in 2013. Kept it till late 2014. Had it close to 2 years. Ended up trading it for a FJ Cruiser. I love my FJ. But, I must say, the Commader was AWESOME! I wish I had kept it. I bought it with around 120k, sold it with around 150k. Drove it across the country from Chicago, to San Diego, To Miami, and all in between. During that trip I had my friend, my cousin, myself, 2 dogs, and a cat, plus tons of gear. Tons of space inside (with the 3rd row down), super smooth ride. We took it up some minimal 4wd trails in Colorado (to get up to hot springs). It really was probably my favorite vehicle I have owned (I've owned over 15 vehicles, 5 of which being Jeeps, 2 Subarus, Toyota's, Honda's, etc.). Never had any problems with it in the 30k miles I put on it when it was already old and used. Mine was the base model engine, but, I had leather heated seats and some other options probably (I don't know what, I didn't buy it new; but, the leather seating suggests some upgrades were included, like the power sunroof I had). Even with the base engine, it was plenty fast, pulled 2 jetskis just fine. Really, it was an odd vehicle in some ways, and, I agree, I'd take a 4runner any day. But, the Commander I had, kicked ass!
We're looking at one to possibly buy, and it looks like a great deal. We do a lot of work on our land, but neither of us were in the military or eat MREs. This video review is immature and stupid.
I have an 06 base model commander and I must say it’s the best vehicle I’ve ever had. I’ve had it for a little over 3 years now. It’s incredible in the snow. Never had a problem. Also I’m nowhere close to the type of person they describe in this video. Lol
I was looking for a beater SUV in 2019. I considered the commander. The general consensus at the time is they are typical for Jeep at the time. Reliability is some of the lowest in the industry, but industry average in the early 2000s is way better than past decades. If you find a well kept commander, could be a great deal. Their resale is terrible so market price might be a steal. Im a Toyota fanboy but I won't pretend a 4runner or land cruiser with twice the milage is a better value at twice the price...
“You forgot this car existed, and now you’re gonna see one everyday”. Reminds me of that phenomenon in the gta games where you look for a car thats very hard to find and when you find it, it starts spawning on the streets
This is yet another Chrysler product where it can be determined to be shit or good based on the engine it has. In the case of the Commander: -Does it have the Hemi? It's good. -No Hemi? POS.
These things are notorious for their electrical problems. We had one with the 5.7-liter Hemi. It famously broke down at the entrance to a gas station during hurricane Sandy. Jeep charged us 1200 dollars to replace the wiring harness only to have the problem reoccur. I joined an owner's group just to see if anyone was having similar problems. There were a lot. Apparently, the electronically adjustable seat would slice into the wiring when adjusted shorting out the computer and causing all hell to break loose: Horns, lights, windows, the works. The show would continue 'till the battery died. I warned them about Chrysler products. Unfortunately, nobody listened.
The official car of “I HAVE AN ORIGINAL AR-15!” when he really has a Smith and Wesson M&P 15. He’s smart enough to know the general public won’t know the difference.
To this day, I still do not understand what a registrar was or what they did or did not do. I passed through there many times, and I believe I have permanent brain damage where each of those memories should be stored. It was like walking into a giant microwave aimed at my brain.
A latino girl did that at my local Planet Fitness and she stair stepped the entire time I was working out. Her thighs were massive and I'll always be in love with her.
I’m a technician at a Mopar dealer. Whenever I see one of these roll into the service parking lot, I conveniently find something else to do. I despise these things with a passion.
My 2006 four door Dakota is basically a pickup version of this jeep. Between 130 k miles over 190k , I had all the front ball joints replaced some of the front bushings ,the fronts springs , struts, a wheel bearing , one of the calipers , and the sway bar links. The pickup rear end just the shocks but the bed wheel wells rusted out like most this era rams.
@@mauer594 Saying "my California-compliant Assault Rifle still takes Hi-cap Clipazines" will give you the opportunity to watch someone have an actual aneurysm in real time.
Chrysler "Jeep": "Hey we heard you like the Cherokee XJ, YOU'LL LOVE THIS!" Even though it has basically the same power, is pointlessly larger, is made almost entirely of plastic, has less ground clearance, is heavier, a worse engine, and a less comfortable interior! It's almost like they were trying to recapture the business from those who loved the Cherokee but wanted something newer, despite how much worse it was.
3:16 talking about the fan, I think you completely missed the fact that if this has the "HD cooling" package which I think it does looking at the freeze frame; this thing also has a second hydraulically powered cooling fan that runs of the power steering pump pressure. And that is most of what wrong with dodge, spend a bunch of money doing simple stuff like cooling fans in there own odd way, but build the interior outta trash can plastic, and wire the whole vehicle up with harbor freight quality harnesses and connectors.
Where this was being designed during the Daimler ownership, this is now officially one of the world’s best trolling jobs. A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED COOLING FAN???? That idea originated when two Mercedes engineers got ahold of some really good weed one night and…. “I have idea, ya? Let’s….*toke*….let’s call zose Chrysler dipshits and tell zem to…*toke*…oh…we design cooling fan zat runs hydraulically. And zose fuckers will probably build it!”
@@TheScrubmuffin69 These jeeps are actually favored because they have manual transfer cases that you can put in neutral for towing behind an RV aka "dinghy towing". You can only do this with manual rear wheel drive cars and a handful of 4x4's.
I got one from my dad, I don't know how long he had it but not long. Got the engine rebuilt in 2020. V6. Has 199,600 miles. Never saw myself driving a Jeep cuz I got used to my old Lincoln and would've gotten another Ford, but here we are. It's honestly a solid and underrated truck
I didn't realize the review was releasing this soon, and would release in time with the FF7 remake. So much for my ability to track time. But I regret NOTHING.
I put over 200k on the 4.7 in my Dakota before I bought a Ram Cummins (October 2019). So god damn reliable. Never had any problems with it and barely any with the truck itself and we had it since new until I bought in 2015. This Jeep is still decent
I totaled my Scion TC on the back of one of these. They stomped on their brakes and the nose dipped down, I went into the back. Pushed up my hood, bent my radiator brackets, broke a headlight, and bent the fenders. The only damage the Jeep got was I broke the plastic around the trailer hitch when she pulled forward
@@stevenwilliams1805 As a 2007 tC owner, allow me to list all the things I've dealt with, all before 80,000 miles (currently at 105k): - It uses the 2.4L 2AZ-FE engine, which has a widespread oil consumption issue caused by weak piston rings. Toyota issued a recall, but it had an absurdly high minimum threshold of something like 1 quart per 1000 miles to qualify. Mine is affected, but is nowhere near that amount. - The plastic trim surrounding the trunk release is prone to breaking off easily. I'm super careful and have never had a problem, but look around and you'll see lots of tC's with unpainted or duct taped trim pieces on the rear hatch for this reason. - The entire car squeaks and rattles, inside and out. Everything from the sway bar end link bushings creaking when entering driveways, to the clutch slave cylinder, to the air vents/head unit door, to the vinyl sunroof covers, all the way to the rear hatch glass. - While the seats are durable, they're built for Hank Hill. For the bolsters to line up with your body properly, you need gigantic love handles and an ass the size of a grapefruit. Otherwise, your hip bones will be digging into the sides of the seat bottom the entire ride. - The door cards, seats, and steering wheel are made out of some of the most wear resistant materials I've ever seen in a car. However, the rest of the interior is slowly falling apart. Both sun visors are shot and can't stay up anymore and the interior trim for the rear hatch has completely fallen apart. Pretty sure the headliner is made out of paperboard and is held on with velcro. - The entire chassis is really flimsy. You can't really observe it directly, but I'm guessing the center HVAC vent shouldn't start creaking when going around a gentle corner at 40 MPH and the headliner shouldn't make popping noises when pulling into a driveway. - The paint on plastic trim pieces (wing mirrors, door handles, spoiler) all craze and flake off. These parts of the car are too small to wax or otherwise protect properly so there is nothing you can really do to prevent it. - The manual transmission is unpleasant to use and not even reliable. The throttle is laggy and unresponsive (heavy flywheel + emissions controls). The clutch is grabby and chattery when cold, all gear changes are jerky unless you get it _exactly_ right, the clutch is too heavy for a car this size, and the shifter sticks or becomes extra notchy at random for no apparent reason. My transmission also began producing a gritty noise when applying power in 4th and 5th gear after a cross-country move and I'm pretty sure the only solution is a full rebuild since it's probably a bad output bearing deep inside it. Screw that. - This car absolutely chews up front tires. Rotate them religiously and maybe you'll only need a new set every 25,000 miles instead of 10-15,000. Also, all four of my previous set of tires developed slow leaks, but I don't know whether to blame the tire or the rims for that. - The 2007 model year specifically had a common problem where the HVAC panel would no longer illuminate when you turned on the headlights. Thanks to a forum that was aware of this problem, I found out that this is caused by an SMD resistor where one side cracks off the board. A reflow fixed it and it's been going for 9+ years now.
I remember this Jeep, but couldn't remember the model name to save my life. My ex wife's coworker bought one back in the day, but I don't recall seeing one of these in 10 years. In his case, he needed 7 seats, and I guess he wanted 7 grille slots. I probably would have said different in 2006 but I kind of like the upright boxy look now.
I have the commander with the HEMI, Quadra drive 2 and all options that were available and I’m obsessed with it. Of course I’m 17 so It’s a starter car, but I love my commander
Riley I took my test in a borrowed 91 Ford Escort hatch that I didn’t fit in. And when I got my first vehicle (a 79 F150 4x4), my dad said you have a job, pay for your own gas and insurance. And I bought my F150 without any financial help from my dad. The only thing he was willing to do was to give me a ride to go look at it. Gas was $1 per gallon so that wasn’t an issue. And when I was 18, I bought him a car (a 79 Bronco as a weekend play toy) for his birthday. Now all these years later, he asks me for advice on what vehicle to buy.
Nah, that's the Tahoe (Including all subsequent variations from the other GM brands), 1st-gen Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Acadia, and the entire Lexus RX line.
You probably saw one from a distance and figured it was a Cherokee Classic. Pretty sure that was what they were going for, and sadly succeeded. Cherokee Classic with a thyroid problem.
My mom’s had an 06 for the last 10 years. It fills with water when it rains, had the ignition recalled, fried the alternator, and some other things I was too young to remember, all with just 80k miles. It’s kind of a POS but we like it and she doesn’t want to replace it. My dad had an XJ and we don’t love it like we did that, but we’re still attached to the commander.Also the V6 gets the same mileage, and we’ve used the 3rd row 3 times tops lol (I’m their only kid) Update: thanks for making this video wholesome enough for me to show my mom
The fact I'm 6'6' and 275lbs it's hard to find a vehicle that fits me...and the commander has lots of headroom and hip room. I bought my '07 commander with 15k miles in '09 and now in 2021 it has 90k miles on it has no oil leaks and everything mechanical and electrical all work perfectly. I've had no issues at all. If you do your scheduled services and don't beat the crap out of it it will be a good vehicle. This vehicle was never meant to go off road the 4 wheel drive is to help on snow covered roads.
was my dream car in high school finally bought one right out of college. People love this car solely for its shape. I often called it a poor mans G wagon. great 4wd when in snow terrain but other than that terrible. Slow, bad gas milage, and cheaply made. the plastic pieces that hold this car together constantly break and chip of with regular use. There is absolutely now reason they should have put the 3rd row in there, would have been much more enjoyable if the 2 row seats were pushed back giving everyone else in the vehicle more room instead of breathing on the back of the front rows neck. awesome looking though can't ever deny that!
I bought a 2016 Commander Sport "used" with 21 miles on it and ran that for over ten years, 220,000 miles with a couple of hiccups like a radiator replacement, shifter replacement and front end work. I sued it solely for business and in that ten years drove all over creation through everything soft and hard, and past anything but a gas station. It got a decent 17 miles to the gallon on average and the little V6 did adequate work so long as I used the TipTronic shifter correctly and find third gear and hold it there using what torque that 3.7 had at 1750 rpm to get me up hills. It was a smooth highway cruiser and hobby horsed terribly at driveway to road transitions. I liked the long and low windshield that kept he sun off my hands at the wheel and kept the Jeep cooler in the summer. It was a pain at stoplights as I had to lean way forward and look up to see the light when it changed to green. The rear visibility, even with the third row folded down (99.9% of the time) was poor and i used the bumper sensors and the nifty optical gauge in the rear roof to park that thing inches from walls. That Jeep always brought me home every night in all types of weather and got my mother in law to the doctor's office when it was snowing. I even plowed a little with it. It was a great ride and I still miss it.
I own a 2006 jeep comander bought it new off the line with 3 miles on it. It now has 87700 miles on it. Only use it around town and in the snow. It has never been off road. Heater has gone out both the fan and the adjustable dial, two door handles and rubber door seals. Passenger window stops half way when going up and you have to continue to activate the window until it goes up.. probobly needs a new window motor. Other than that it appears to have good power. Its awesome in the snow.
I genuinely love the commander. It's like a bigger zj and with the right 4x4 system and the 5.7 they can WHEEL. I know that the grand cherokee and grand cherokee derived jeeps dont seem as "rugged" as the wranglers, but with a small lift and larger tires these jeeps are amazing on the trails. My main takeaway is that mr regular and I have quite different opinions on most jeeps as seen from the zj review and this one haha. I'd imagine part of the reason rcr isn't a fan is because he wasnt able to off road it because they are much more competant than what they lead on upon your first drive
"Commander Riker" ha! Also, remember when everyone tried to make the Suburban killer? Remember the Metro Bus sized Excursion? Jeep was late to the party with the Commander & Conquer.
Oh yes, the Chrysler version of the Escalade. Take a boring SUV, slap some chrome, leather, and fake wood on it, give it a posh name, and sell it for more than the "commoner" version.
20/20 Hindsight & All that: They should've made the Commander into either a Short Bed Pickup or an Avalanche-style "truck". You can see, in one of the last shots, it would've been perfect for it.
Have an 07 with a 5.7 "hemi". 264k miles and counting. Sun roof leaks due to drain tubes being to small and constantly clogging from factory ✅ electrical issues from water leaking ✅ coolant leak✅ 10-15 mpg ✅ drives like a brick and has the giddy-up of a smoker with copd in his 60s trying to relive his glory days, also ✅
So I have one of these in Texas and it has an entirely different personality down here where trucks and off-road are a religion. The commander is a "family" car because it has seven seats, a compromise between the wife that *needs* four kids and the "The only way is the old way" husband. I see them all the time as grocery getters and kid haulers, or like me someone got it because thats all that was left. Its one of those "not really a jeep", jeeps that has 4 wheel and a square body but its too long too heavy to be used off road in any capacity while stock. Mine is a 06 with the 3.7 with an avg of 13mpg city and is on the eve of 130K, in the two years I've had it the engine has been rebuilt, the radiator replaced, cat burned out, and trans is in need of a rebuild/replace. It was a rental before mom got it on discount at the dealer and she drove the wheels off it before selling it to me
I used to work at a chrysler dealership and dealt with these all the time. Not much was bad about them, but every single one of them had the same foul smelling interior odor. Even the cleanest commanders smelled the same. Best way I can describe how they smell is, a mildewy, dried coke in the cup holder, unvaccumed carpet, with a hint of crayola crayon smell.
Had my 07 3.0L diesel Commander since 2018 and I love it. Smooth, quiet, not amazingly economical but pulls away with such speed. I think the ones built in Europe are of much better quality that the US ones... Mine was built in Austria and feels like a Mercedes not a Jeep tbh....
Adam N We did get these and IIRC they were almost as much as an LR Discovery 3 or Prado Kakadu. Like over $60k back then. Usually bought by social climbing cashed up bogan families who thought they were too good for a Pajero and thought Jeep was fancy, like an American Land Rover or LandCruiser. How wrong they were. Been years since I’ve seen one, I reckon they all led hard lives in the suburbs and got scrapped when they started breaking down and a lack of parts made them uneconomical to fix
The roofline is meant to look like drivers buzzcut
This. We've peaked.
Ha. I was in the middle of typing "4:59 Grrr SQUARE, like my jaw and my haircut" when I saw your comment. Nice.
Make like a tree, and get out of here!!
High and tight
😂😂😂😂😂😂 yoooo
The official car of "You will address me by my husband's rank!".
underrated, but could easily be substituted for a grand cherokee today
Right?
If the rank of Corporal was a vehicle...
Echo Delta Enlisted, yes. Officers’ wives are in Sequoias for some reason.
The dependapotamos mobile
Ok Ms Private Karene
The official car of kitchen ceiling holes from negligent discharges.
Make this the top comment. It's too accurate.
had a friend with 7 of those and he drove one of these. no bs.
And attempted suicides
@@tarungonneea4614 The official car of kitchen ceiling holes from negligent discharges, and failed suicides.
@Punisher sure it is
Military Grade: Means standardized performance, not good performance.
Also meant it was made by the lowest bidder
@@9inchpp Damn, you beat me to it! GG
russetwolf13 sold to the lowest bidder.
zanza kuro you win the race. Lmao
It breaks when we expect it to.
For the guy who suggests “mossy oak” for the color of his wedding tuxedo.
The Pennsylvania Tuxedo!
Piece of shit lol
Sadly I think you can actually get something like that. God help the Republic.
I think more along the lines of a 2006 Dodge Ram with tow mirrors sticking out with your statement.
My brother in law had one of these and you pretty much just described him.
Part of the "I almost joined the military" advanced pack
"I almost joined the military but I would've punched the drill instructor in the face if he yelled at me"
@@fakename287 Well, that's my Uncle and that happened in the 70s so...a Chevy Luv?
@@fakename287 you get used to the yelling, them being nice if you did something right messes with you...
The official car of DEA Agent Hank Schrader!
That's the only reason I knew this thing existed haha!
@@TheTrafficTech same!
The name is ASAC SCHRADER, GO FUCK YOURSELF
Exactly what I thought. And everything he said was a good descriptor for Hank.
@@yeshwantdasari2075 (Sound of five high-velocity rounds hitting Schrader in the head and torso.)
The official car of “I tried to sign up but they wouldn’t let me because I have ‘insert bullshit medical condition’”
To be fair you can actually be disqualified from a bullshit medical condition
"Haha yeah man I'd sign up, but I'm afraid I'd just deck the drill instructor when he yelled at me"
*proceeds to get henpecked by his fat wife"
I only got really pissed at my drill sergeant a couple times. Someone who would physically lash out sounds like a sissy to me.
Deimos Underrated comment. 👍🏾
You mean bone spurs? Oh wait...
The official car of the guy who puts Punisher skulls on the bottom of his pistol magazines
@Punisher uh, congrats
LeireX ctfu facts got punisher fat head on back window n seat covers wit a roof rack like he real outdoor type lol
Ugh. Yep! Thats how you know they are an idiot.
"What is your experience with foreign languages?"
"MOLON LABE"
That's just Jeep in general. They're all fucking retarded wannabe hardasses.
2006 Jeep Commander: The Official Car for Fist Fighting Little League Parents.
I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA!
Lmao Randy Marsh
Funniest comment yet!
I'll fuck up a whole team of little league kids what's up?!?
"You're the best arround.." Sounds in the radio in a continuous loop
"FOR THE GUY WHO'S FAVOURITE BEER IS: FIVE BEERS"
I nearly pissed myself laughing
Christopher Brummet this joke cured my depression
@Punisher well then, you don't have a 2006 Jeep Commander, do ya?
Me too. I lost it!!
Scrolled and read and heard this joke all at the same time
*whose
I work with knife guy. Who became military issue watch guy. Then he turned into tactical torch guy. Now he’s morphed into hardcore-prep-for-the-Coronavirus-apocalypse guy.
He talks at me, not to me.
ms_enj, hahahahahahahaha
what car does he drive?
Eurotrash RC the Jeep commander...
That's Gold !!! Thanks !!
He's the Jeeeep guuuuuuy....duh. (beat drop)
If “negligent discharge” was a car
Damn!! Nice
🤣🤣🤣
"cmon Enterprise..is this really the only suv left?..
Gimmie the pt cruiser"
Not without a dent. No dent, no PT Cruiser, no exceptions/if, ands or buts.
Nice tie-in to the "Commander Riker" comment..... or was it?
@@joebeastyg5686 Naaa man. That's Mr Regular level mind bending. Not there yet.
Id rather walk... backwards... on fire.. in hell.. naked.. than drive this OR the Pt Loser.
I had a choice between one of these and a Grand Cherokee once at a rental car counter. Chose the Cherokee. Liked the look better.
"for a man that insists MREs tastes good"
Don't do my boy Steve1989MREInfo like that
MRESteve at a restaurant, complimenting the food: "That's totally edible!"
Our boy Steve definitely drives an old Toyota truck
Find you a girl that looks at you like Steve looks at a packet of coffee instant.
That joke was top-tier, but I’m not gonna lie man, those lemon poppy cakes are worth their weight in gold
Let's put that comment on a tray!, nice!
I bought a 2006 Commander in 2013. Kept it till late 2014. Had it close to 2 years. Ended up trading it for a FJ Cruiser. I love my FJ. But, I must say, the Commader was AWESOME! I wish I had kept it. I bought it with around 120k, sold it with around 150k. Drove it across the country from Chicago, to San Diego, To Miami, and all in between. During that trip I had my friend, my cousin, myself, 2 dogs, and a cat, plus tons of gear. Tons of space inside (with the 3rd row down), super smooth ride. We took it up some minimal 4wd trails in Colorado (to get up to hot springs). It really was probably my favorite vehicle I have owned (I've owned over 15 vehicles, 5 of which being Jeeps, 2 Subarus, Toyota's, Honda's, etc.). Never had any problems with it in the 30k miles I put on it when it was already old and used. Mine was the base model engine, but, I had leather heated seats and some other options probably (I don't know what, I didn't buy it new; but, the leather seating suggests some upgrades were included, like the power sunroof I had). Even with the base engine, it was plenty fast, pulled 2 jetskis just fine. Really, it was an odd vehicle in some ways, and, I agree, I'd take a 4runner any day. But, the Commander I had, kicked ass!
We're looking at one to possibly buy, and it looks like a great deal. We do a lot of work on our land, but neither of us were in the military or eat MREs. This video review is immature and stupid.
@@AmusedChild You.... you may be happier if you don't watch anything else from this channel.
Lmaoooooo 😂😂😂 this guy's a dick!!! I still love my 2008 Commander... Tough Guy!💪
I have an 06 base model commander and I must say it’s the best vehicle I’ve ever had. I’ve had it for a little over 3 years now. It’s incredible in the snow. Never had a problem. Also I’m nowhere close to the type of person they describe in this video. Lol
I was looking for a beater SUV in 2019. I considered the commander. The general consensus at the time is they are typical for Jeep at the time. Reliability is some of the lowest in the industry, but industry average in the early 2000s is way better than past decades. If you find a well kept commander, could be a great deal. Their resale is terrible so market price might be a steal. Im a Toyota fanboy but I won't pretend a 4runner or land cruiser with twice the milage is a better value at twice the price...
“You forgot this car existed, and now you’re gonna see one everyday”. Reminds me of that phenomenon in the gta games where you look for a car thats very hard to find and when you find it, it starts spawning on the streets
Yeeeeeppppp, that's the Infernus for me
Absolute GTA 4 sultan RS moment
Pheonix
@@raptorjeezus2607 sultan rs only spawns in one place, so not really haha
The game is designed so that happens. It’s so if you crash the car you can find anther one quickly.
The official car of "I carry a .45 cause they don't make a .46"
Those fudds almost make me want a .460 Rowland.
CARAMELH0H0B0Y why not get a .500 S&W ?
@@vinnydaq13 Arthritis
@@Big-Monkey-Man Nuff said.
This is yet another Chrysler product where it can be determined to be shit or good based on the engine it has.
In the case of the Commander:
-Does it have the Hemi? It's good.
-No Hemi? POS.
Leightspeed in Australia we got them with the Mercedes 3.0 diesel turbo, they are super sweet motors and love a tune.
Did they put the inline 6 in them?
The 4.7 is a decent engine. Not as good as the Hemi, but not really bad either.
4.7L is an okay motor just not super powerful or efficient.
cale MacDonald The diesel was a 5 or 6 cylinder diesel turbo. The 3.0 6 was a v6 quad cam DT.
These things are notorious for their electrical problems. We had one with the 5.7-liter Hemi. It famously broke down at the entrance to a gas station during hurricane Sandy. Jeep charged us 1200 dollars to replace the wiring harness only to have the problem reoccur. I joined an owner's group just to see if anyone was having similar problems. There were a lot. Apparently, the electronically adjustable seat would slice into the wiring when adjusted shorting out the computer and causing all hell to break loose: Horns, lights, windows, the works. The show would continue 'till the battery died. I warned them about Chrysler products. Unfortunately, nobody listened.
The official car of “I HAVE AN ORIGINAL AR-15!” when he really has a Smith and Wesson M&P 15. He’s smart enough to know the general public won’t know the difference.
A very specific reference, one that genuinely had me laughing😂
What kind of Jeep does an M-14 owner have?
@@MrJohndoakes Probably a Willys
He? Every single one of these I've ever seen was a Karen xD
@@MrJohndoakes A 90s wranger he put a Willys sticker on.
"Refuses to help like your school's registrar's office." I felt that
To this day, I still do not understand what a registrar was or what they did or did not do. I passed through there many times, and I believe I have permanent brain damage where each of those memories should be stored. It was like walking into a giant microwave aimed at my brain.
Jeep commander, the official car or wearing a weight vest to stair climb at planet fitness.
A latino girl did that at my local Planet Fitness and she stair stepped the entire time I was working out. Her thighs were massive and I'll always be in love with her.
@@killerMILLER117
Always wanted some nice thighs... ugh, the only thighs I get are chicken thighs.
I’m a technician at a Mopar dealer. Whenever I see one of these roll into the service parking lot, I conveniently find something else to do. I despise these things with a passion.
EDD17SP * They are that bad?
Dang !!
Your a Toyota driving democrat then
@@moparmadman1134 okay mopar madman. go throw unoriginal insults somewhere else
@@luke6587 triggered you enough to respond , and it wasn’t even directed at you.
The official car of identifying with Walter in the Big Lebowski
Jake Noble Do you see what happens Larry?!
You want a toe? I'll getcha a toe. With nail polish. Fuckin amateurs.
The official car of *not* identifying Walter, your brother in law, to be a meth kingpin
This is the perfect comment.
Really you could have just said "Jeep Commander: A Daimler Chrysler product" and ended the video
🔥🔥🔥
My 2006 four door Dakota is basically a pickup version of this jeep. Between 130 k miles over 190k , I had all the front ball joints replaced some of the front bushings ,the fronts springs , struts, a wheel bearing , one of the calipers , and the sway bar links. The pickup rear end just the shocks but the bed wheel wells rusted out like most this era rams.
Anything of that era was garbage I don’t care what anyone says used to own a Dodge truck of that era never again
Styled for the man who wished the XJ Cherokee could stick around around for as many decades as the SJ Wagoneer.
The Jeep SJW is my favorite.
I wish Jeep would have kept the XJ model. Just updated the motor. But the Commander is ugly and a rush attempt to appease the XJ owners.
And who wouldn't want that? Sadly like everything else Jeep these days it's the poser grandkid of the legit article grandpa.
I do tho
The XJ is bulletproof and timeless. Going up in price too because getting harder to find.
An ABS that locks up is an ABS that doesn't fulfill its purpose.
For the guy who recites the Rifleman’s creed every morning and proceeds to confuse magazine and clip.
Nah, he's the type of guy that gets *really* mad at people mixing up the two and will angrily correct you.
@@mauer594
Saying "my California-compliant Assault Rifle still takes Hi-cap Clipazines" will give you the opportunity to watch someone have an actual aneurysm in real time.
This was Hank's car on breaking bad, I think he had the 5.7 Hemi. That's how I'll always think of it
Hank was absolutely the kind of guy who only heard the word "hemi" during the entire sales pitch.
*"They don't sell one in Purple, Marie!"*
Only vehicle I’ve ever returned during a “cooling off” period.
Chrysler "Jeep": "Hey we heard you like the Cherokee XJ, YOU'LL LOVE THIS!"
Even though it has basically the same power, is pointlessly larger, is made almost entirely of plastic, has less ground clearance, is heavier, a worse engine, and a less comfortable interior!
It's almost like they were trying to recapture the business from those who loved the Cherokee but wanted something newer, despite how much worse it was.
Marketing ploy, what happens when accountants get a hold of the drawing board, for 200 Alex.
still have an 96 xj and its better than this.
Jeep Commander
“Gus Johnson pops a knife”
I think they could use a few more knives on the podcast
2006 Jeep Commander:
The “Flat top” haircut if it was a car
My late friend had one. The Jeep engine caught fire and exploded on his morning commute. I still miss him sometimes.
I mean, at least it was firing on all cylinders
I'm sorry to hear that your last friend ☹️ is gone
why was your friend late?
@@EazyDuz18 his engine caught fire and exploded on his morning commute.
Combustion69 because he had to walk after his Jeep engine exploded
I actually call mine the "F-Series Canyonero"
Top of the line in utility sports
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!
12 yards long
2 lanes wide
65 tons of american pride!
Canyonero
Canyonero...
Can you name the truck with four wheel drive,
smells like a steak and seats thirty-five.
The official car of "don't worry the Charger is coming soon."
The Charger came out in 2006, at the same time as the Commander.
3:16 talking about the fan, I think you completely missed the fact that if this has the "HD cooling" package which I think it does looking at the freeze frame; this thing also has a second hydraulically powered cooling fan that runs of the power steering pump pressure.
And that is most of what wrong with dodge, spend a bunch of money doing simple stuff like cooling fans in there own odd way, but build the interior outta trash can plastic, and wire the whole vehicle up with harbor freight quality harnesses and connectors.
Stop thinking my thoughts.
Where this was being designed during the Daimler ownership, this is now officially one of the world’s best trolling jobs. A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED COOLING FAN???? That idea originated when two Mercedes engineers got ahold of some really good weed one night and….
“I have idea, ya? Let’s….*toke*….let’s call zose Chrysler dipshits and tell zem to…*toke*…oh…we design cooling fan zat runs hydraulically. And zose fuckers will probably build it!”
“4 all-the-time” and “4 all-time” sounds like it needs an edit.
I thought he was fucking around, especially when he said you tow in neutral until I heard it correctly the second time lol
I still can’t hear it any way that makes sense. Could you please explain?
Gabriel Penner 3:25
@@TheScrubmuffin69 These jeeps are actually favored because they have manual transfer cases that you can put in neutral for towing behind an RV aka "dinghy towing". You can only do this with manual rear wheel drive cars and a handful of 4x4's.
Haven't died at an intro roasting the cars typical owners like this since WEABOO. WEABOOWEABOOWEABOO
"For a man who insists MREs taste good", the last person I knew owned one of these also owned a vegan restaurant.😂👍
Can't make this up.
The ‘Kenny G cd in Pantera case’ comment had me rolling!
What a letdown
"The official car of boot leather flavoured Pop-Tarts"
The car you take your 18 year old girlfriend in the woods to cvm insider here when you’re 40 and paying for her college
Awww man 😂😂
@@Titanic19127 ouch. That burns.
Poptart flavored boots
McLarenBMW only women, but I’m not 40 or a Jeep guy, I’m 20 years younger
I got one from my dad, I don't know how long he had it but not long. Got the engine rebuilt in 2020. V6. Has 199,600 miles. Never saw myself driving a Jeep cuz I got used to my old Lincoln and would've gotten another Ford, but here we are. It's honestly a solid and underrated truck
The intro sounded familiar... then I realised it was “one winged angel” from FFVII...
Yeah Roman Does ALOT of FF Thingies :)
i thought it was the oompa loompa song, lmao. oops.
@@dogwalk3 nah just us Weeb Songs ;)
Grimm Gaming haha, i got started with ffx. was always more of a dragon quest guy ;)
I didn't realize the review was releasing this soon, and would release in time with the FF7 remake. So much for my ability to track time. But I regret NOTHING.
I put over 200k on the 4.7 in my Dakota before I bought a Ram Cummins (October 2019). So god damn reliable. Never had any problems with it and barely any with the truck itself and we had it since new until I bought in 2015. This Jeep is still decent
I totaled my Scion TC on the back of one of these. They stomped on their brakes and the nose dipped down, I went into the back. Pushed up my hood, bent my radiator brackets, broke a headlight, and bent the fenders. The only damage the Jeep got was I broke the plastic around the trailer hitch when she pulled forward
Lmao
I mean that happens with any truck that you rear end while braking.
One of the few things the Commander is good at.
On a side note, the TC is a nice car. I liked them and, don't know of any problems related to them.
@@stevenwilliams1805 As a 2007 tC owner, allow me to list all the things I've dealt with, all before 80,000 miles (currently at 105k):
- It uses the 2.4L 2AZ-FE engine, which has a widespread oil consumption issue caused by weak piston rings. Toyota issued a recall, but it had an absurdly high minimum threshold of something like 1 quart per 1000 miles to qualify. Mine is affected, but is nowhere near that amount.
- The plastic trim surrounding the trunk release is prone to breaking off easily. I'm super careful and have never had a problem, but look around and you'll see lots of tC's with unpainted or duct taped trim pieces on the rear hatch for this reason.
- The entire car squeaks and rattles, inside and out. Everything from the sway bar end link bushings creaking when entering driveways, to the clutch slave cylinder, to the air vents/head unit door, to the vinyl sunroof covers, all the way to the rear hatch glass.
- While the seats are durable, they're built for Hank Hill. For the bolsters to line up with your body properly, you need gigantic love handles and an ass the size of a grapefruit. Otherwise, your hip bones will be digging into the sides of the seat bottom the entire ride.
- The door cards, seats, and steering wheel are made out of some of the most wear resistant materials I've ever seen in a car. However, the rest of the interior is slowly falling apart. Both sun visors are shot and can't stay up anymore and the interior trim for the rear hatch has completely fallen apart. Pretty sure the headliner is made out of paperboard and is held on with velcro.
- The entire chassis is really flimsy. You can't really observe it directly, but I'm guessing the center HVAC vent shouldn't start creaking when going around a gentle corner at 40 MPH and the headliner shouldn't make popping noises when pulling into a driveway.
- The paint on plastic trim pieces (wing mirrors, door handles, spoiler) all craze and flake off. These parts of the car are too small to wax or otherwise protect properly so there is nothing you can really do to prevent it.
- The manual transmission is unpleasant to use and not even reliable. The throttle is laggy and unresponsive (heavy flywheel + emissions controls). The clutch is grabby and chattery when cold, all gear changes are jerky unless you get it _exactly_ right, the clutch is too heavy for a car this size, and the shifter sticks or becomes extra notchy at random for no apparent reason. My transmission also began producing a gritty noise when applying power in 4th and 5th gear after a cross-country move and I'm pretty sure the only solution is a full rebuild since it's probably a bad output bearing deep inside it. Screw that.
- This car absolutely chews up front tires. Rotate them religiously and maybe you'll only need a new set every 25,000 miles instead of 10-15,000. Also, all four of my previous set of tires developed slow leaks, but I don't know whether to blame the tire or the rims for that.
- The 2007 model year specifically had a common problem where the HVAC panel would no longer illuminate when you turned on the headlights. Thanks to a forum that was aware of this problem, I found out that this is caused by an SMD resistor where one side cracks off the board. A reflow fixed it and it's been going for 9+ years now.
THAT WALLET HOLDER IN THE ROOF KILLS MY SOUL JUST LOOKING AT IT .
This one just felt so classic rcr
I remember this Jeep, but couldn't remember the model name to save my life. My ex wife's coworker bought one back in the day, but I don't recall seeing one of these in 10 years. In his case, he needed 7 seats, and I guess he wanted 7 grille slots.
I probably would have said different in 2006 but I kind of like the upright boxy look now.
Last time I was this early, Jeep was owned by a different corporation.
I have the commander with the HEMI, Quadra drive 2 and all options that were available and I’m obsessed with it. Of course I’m 17 so It’s a starter car, but I love my commander
When an airsoft player thinks he is tactical, he gets a Jeep Commander.
I learned to drive and took my test in one of these!!
I was SO lucky my parents paid for gas with 8-11mpg.
Also saved me when I was T-boned and rolled
Riley I took my test in a borrowed 91 Ford Escort hatch that I didn’t fit in. And when I got my first vehicle (a 79 F150 4x4), my dad said you have a job, pay for your own gas and insurance. And I bought my F150 without any financial help from my dad. The only thing he was willing to do was to give me a ride to go look at it. Gas was $1 per gallon so that wasn’t an issue. And when I was 18, I bought him a car (a 79 Bronco as a weekend play toy) for his birthday.
Now all these years later, he asks me for advice on what vehicle to buy.
In juvie looking at the natgeo magazines seeing this made me want one till I started working on cars
so basically a honda pilot but worse?
Hank Schrader from breaking bad drives one in the show. That tells you pretty much all you need to know
The official car of Thin Blue Line stickers
Not just any TBL stickers, the ones with the Punisher skull.
"This is an adult power wheels truck."
-RCR
That's the H3.
"the jeep commander riker"
dont think I didnt hear you
Jeep Commander looks like the perfect vehicle that represents the KAREN
Nah! that would be the Cherokee
the Commander is a knockoff Tahoe, the Tahoe is the Karen-mobile.
No, the official cars of speaking to the manager are the Ford Flex, Chevy Suburban, and an honorable mention goes to the Nissan Rogue.
@@jackstacey7519 Pretty sure the Suburban IS the manager
Nah, that's the Tahoe (Including all subsequent variations from the other GM brands), 1st-gen Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Acadia, and the entire Lexus RX line.
"Tanked like the last Terminator movie"
That could refer to 4 of the last 6 Terminator movies lol
Doesn't matter for the joke. More often than not it'll be accurate into the foreseeable future.
FORGOT this existed?
I didn't even KNOW this existed.
I swear, I have NEVER seen a Jeep Commander.
You probably saw one from a distance and figured it was a Cherokee Classic. Pretty sure that was what they were going for, and sadly succeeded.
Cherokee Classic with a thyroid problem.
Cherokee Fat
"The Jeep Commander Riker." From now on these Jeeps are going to be called Rikers!
The official car of asking, “are these US military-grade jungle boots?” in a Big 5 Sports
underrated
The kid who gets a GP-5 gas mask at a surplus store and brags about how he'll outlive the zombies with his new asbestos-filled head condom
That introduction of this holy chariot through that Sephiroth chant was fantastic!
Well done sir!
Hank Schrader approved!
When I heard the closing music, I got flashbacks of that Futurama episode where Fry, Leela and Bender became superheroes. Thanks Regular! LOL
Mr. Regular, you never fail to make Monday a day to look forward to. Thank you
My mom’s had an 06 for the last 10 years. It fills with water when it rains, had the ignition recalled, fried the alternator, and some other things I was too young to remember, all with just 80k miles. It’s kind of a POS but we like it and she doesn’t want to replace it. My dad had an XJ and we don’t love it like we did that, but we’re still attached to the commander.Also the V6 gets the same mileage, and we’ve used the 3rd row 3 times tops lol (I’m their only kid)
Update: thanks for making this video wholesome enough for me to show my mom
The name for that guy is “Tacticool”.
The fact I'm 6'6' and 275lbs it's hard to find a vehicle that fits me...and the commander has lots of headroom and hip room. I bought my '07 commander with 15k miles in '09 and now in 2021 it has 90k miles on it has no oil leaks and everything mechanical and electrical all work perfectly. I've had no issues at all. If you do your scheduled services and don't beat the crap out of it it will be a good vehicle. This vehicle was never meant to go off road the 4 wheel drive is to help on snow covered roads.
I would say 16 city is generous, it’s more like 10
was my dream car in high school finally bought one right out of college. People love this car solely for its shape. I often called it a poor mans G wagon. great 4wd when in snow terrain but other than that terrible. Slow, bad gas milage, and cheaply made. the plastic pieces that hold this car together constantly break and chip of with regular use. There is absolutely now reason they should have put the 3rd row in there, would have been much more enjoyable if the 2 row seats were pushed back giving everyone else in the vehicle more room instead of breathing on the back of the front rows neck. awesome looking though can't ever deny that!
It's a Canyonerooo!
Smells like a steak and seats 35
no this is more the like the alabamo
I bought a 2016 Commander Sport "used" with 21 miles on it and ran that for over ten years, 220,000 miles with a couple of hiccups like a radiator replacement, shifter replacement and front end work. I sued it solely for business and in that ten years drove all over creation through everything soft and hard, and past anything but a gas station. It got a decent 17 miles to the gallon on average and the little V6 did adequate work so long as I used the TipTronic shifter correctly and find third gear and hold it there using what torque that 3.7 had at 1750 rpm to get me up hills. It was a smooth highway cruiser and hobby horsed terribly at driveway to road transitions. I liked the long and low windshield that kept he sun off my hands at the wheel and kept the Jeep cooler in the summer. It was a pain at stoplights as I had to lean way forward and look up to see the light when it changed to green. The rear visibility, even with the third row folded down (99.9% of the time) was poor and i used the bumper sensors and the nifty optical gauge in the rear roof to park that thing inches from walls. That Jeep always brought me home every night in all types of weather and got my mother in law to the doctor's office when it was snowing. I even plowed a little with it. It was a great ride and I still miss it.
"The Jeep Commander Ryker"
I own a 2006 jeep comander bought it new off the line with 3 miles on it. It now has 87700 miles on it. Only use it around town and in the snow. It has never been off road. Heater has gone out both the fan and the adjustable dial, two door handles and rubber door seals. Passenger window stops half way when going up and you have to continue to activate the window until it goes up.. probobly needs a new window motor. Other than that it appears to have good power. Its awesome in the snow.
I thought the f-150 was the official vehicle of "knife guy"
It is, but the Commander is Knifey-er
Though the F-150 was the baseball bat guy.
@@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon When I was younger I had a baseball bat in the gun rack of my '85/'87 F-150.
This is the car that Knife Guy gets when the transmission inevitably explodes on his F-150.
I genuinely love the commander. It's like a bigger zj and with the right 4x4 system and the 5.7 they can WHEEL.
I know that the grand cherokee and grand cherokee derived jeeps dont seem as "rugged" as the wranglers, but with a small lift and larger tires these jeeps are amazing on the trails.
My main takeaway is that mr regular and I have quite different opinions on most jeeps as seen from the zj review and this one haha. I'd imagine part of the reason rcr isn't a fan is because he wasnt able to off road it because they are much more competant than what they lead on upon your first drive
I used to play this in a video game called "Jeep Thrills" on my wii
Notable others include the the Patriot, Compass, and Liberty
I've had a stock 2006 commander since 2006. 270,000 miles and still going. Should be named the Hummer H4.
"Commander Riker" ha!
Also, remember when everyone tried to make the Suburban killer? Remember the Metro Bus sized Excursion?
Jeep was late to the party with the Commander & Conquer.
Oh yes, the Chrysler version of the Escalade. Take a boring SUV, slap some chrome, leather, and fake wood on it, give it a posh name, and sell it for more than the "commoner" version.
Had a friend who had one of these back in 08 with 5.7 HEMI in it, every time he floored it he'd yell out ITS A HEMI BROO!!
For as intellectual as you seem, you nailed the mall ninja range commando perfect haha
he definitely browses /k/ and has a couple milsurp buddies to brush up on his references
@@echodelta2172 It would make sense. He 100% browses /o/
“My Commander is square. WHICH IS ALSO MY PERSONALITY!” 🤣🤣🤣
Liked the one winged angel parody at the beginning 😊😊
20/20 Hindsight & All that: They should've made the Commander into either a Short Bed Pickup or an Avalanche-style "truck". You can see, in one of the last shots, it would've been perfect for it.
Me at 3:58 a.m:
Yes
Have an 07 with a 5.7 "hemi". 264k miles and counting. Sun roof leaks due to drain tubes being to small and constantly clogging from factory ✅ electrical issues from water leaking ✅ coolant leak✅ 10-15 mpg ✅ drives like a brick and has the giddy-up of a smoker with copd in his 60s trying to relive his glory days, also ✅
This is the type of suv your manager drives.
So I have one of these in Texas and it has an entirely different personality down here where trucks and off-road are a religion. The commander is a "family" car because it has seven seats, a compromise between the wife that *needs* four kids and the "The only way is the old way" husband. I see them all the time as grocery getters and kid haulers, or like me someone got it because thats all that was left. Its one of those "not really a jeep", jeeps that has 4 wheel and a square body but its too long too heavy to be used off road in any capacity while stock. Mine is a 06 with the 3.7 with an avg of 13mpg city and is on the eve of 130K, in the two years I've had it the engine has been rebuilt, the radiator replaced, cat burned out, and trans is in need of a rebuild/replace. It was a rental before mom got it on discount at the dealer and she drove the wheels off it before selling it to me
This is all well and good. But where's the tap and die set?
I used to work at a chrysler dealership and dealt with these all the time. Not much was bad about them, but every single one of them had the same foul smelling interior odor. Even the cleanest commanders smelled the same. Best way I can describe how they smell is, a mildewy, dried coke in the cup holder, unvaccumed carpet, with a hint of crayola crayon smell.
I feel like I've learned so much about my neighbor down the street whom I've never met but actually drives one of these.
That 70s show was flipping awesome IDC what you say
The “let’s rock” DVD was so incredibly fitting
It’s the newest Black Keys album.
Had my 07 3.0L diesel Commander since 2018 and I love it. Smooth, quiet, not amazingly economical but pulls away with such speed.
I think the ones built in Europe are of much better quality that the US ones... Mine was built in Austria and feels like a Mercedes not a Jeep tbh....
I remember when we got these Australia. I think all ours had chrome handles on the back, either side of the tailgate. Bit of a wtf car.
Adam N We did get these and IIRC they were almost as much as an LR Discovery 3 or Prado Kakadu. Like over $60k back then. Usually bought by social climbing cashed up bogan families who thought they were too good for a Pajero and thought Jeep was fancy, like an American Land Rover or LandCruiser. How wrong they were. Been years since I’ve seen one, I reckon they all led hard lives in the suburbs and got scrapped when they started breaking down and a lack of parts made them uneconomical to fix
in america we call that the "LIMITED" model even though i see them more often than the base models
@@onecracker6064 I always appreciated the fact that they even have badging to let you know and people bought them anyway.
So what's wrong with rear handles it's a flashback to the station wagon of the past Chrysler tradition
if i remember correctly- you still bought the back pack, AND FOR A DAMN GOOD DEAL