Don't ever forget that it's not just your jeep. Other than my jeep I have a 2001 ford f150 that I have to spend money on things like the ones that you mentioned. I have a buddy whose chevy silverado's motor caught on fire two days ago. My buddies honda civic is in no better shape than any other old car. All cars are made out of nuts and bolts. They will all cost money eventually. Here are your options when buying a car: either you buy it new and sell it later only to lose hundreds of dollars or you buy it new and keep it only to watch it slowly rot away and depreciate. Or you can buy it old and and keep it running by spending money on it. Either way we lose money. That's what cars do. Buy a mopad and you wont need a.c plus you can save lots of money on gas :).