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...Jeep Wrangler...
Come again? World War II Army generals would flip in their graves if they could see what has become of the trusty little truck commissioned for $740 apiece in 1941. Who could have foreseen that the military's drab workhorse, the general purpose vehicle -- jeep, for short -- would be reborn 40 years later in electric colors as Cherokees, Broncos, Renegades, Blazers and Samurais and used to cart fashion victims and C.P.A.s up the ramps of suburban parking structures...
...past three years alone, the profile of the average jeep owner has undergone a substantial overhaul. According to Chrysler, the premier producer of American jeeps and owner of the Jeep trademark since it bought American Motors Corp. last August, 52% of Jeep purchasers today live in urban or suburban areas, as opposed to 39% in 1984; 60% hold managerial or professional jobs, against 49% three years ago; 60% are college graduates, up from 45%; and they have a median income of $57,000, up from $42,000. "It's a very upscale, young buyer, basically within that spectrum called baby...
...romantic to the practical. "It probably serves as a psychological boost for me to not feel as citified as I am," explains Nora Kelly, 29, an attorney in a conservative Albuquerque law firm and owner of a lipstick-red Wrangler. "Even $ if you're wearing a suit, the jeep is ready to take you somewhere exciting." Jennifer Griffith, 24, of Springfield, N.J., bought her Ford Bronco two years ago in order to cart materials while working as a construction engineer, but she has found that it is equally well suited to her current position as a paralegal and part-time...
...case of University of Maryland Basketball Star Len Bias, who died in similar circumstances last year, no one suspected that Jackson had been using drugs. "Jeep had this responsibility and maturity that was just too strong to be overcome by the temptation to use drugs," said a friend. However, police called cocaine a "contributing factor" in Jackson's death. Jackson was well aware of cocaine's dangers: an FBI agent had lectured his team, and El Paso Coach Don Haskins had ordered three surprise drug tests, including one less than two months before Jackson's death. Jeep had passed...