Any Jeep folks here?

[3sloppydogs]

Travis
I get it. A lot of people buy these because it's a fad or status symbol. Then they sink a ton of money in them never intending to use them for their purpose. They also pull that attitude on those that don't as if it's a contest.
My wife drives an 18 jl with a winch, small lift and on board air. She has done more off-roading then most of them and you can sense their attitude because she didn't do all the unnecessary spending.
Money always ruins everything. Ten years from now these people will be into the next big fad and I will still be driving my CJ-5
So if I'm ever in your area I will give you the wave and buy you a coffee , no hard feelings.

 

[mpgmike]

I use 4X4 only when road conditions demand -- period! I don't go off on trails, mud bogging, and I am building what I want for an ultimate street SUV. BTW, I have a '95 Jeep GC, high compression (10.2:1) 4.6 stroker, and am tuning a stand-alone ECU. Got it running awesome on 87 octane finally! I cringe when I see posts (on Jeep forums & FB) where guys chop up an otherwise pristine survivor.

 

[Phantomx]

Travis
I get it. A lot of people buy these because it's a fad or status symbol. Then they sink a ton of money in them never intending to use them for their purpose. They also pull that attitude on those that don't as if it's a contest.
My wife drives an 18 jl with a winch, small lift and on board air. She has done more off-roading then most of them and you can sense their attitude because she didn't do all the unnecessary spending.
Money always ruins everything. Ten years from now these people will be into the next big fad and I will still be driving my CJ-5
So if I'm ever in your area I will give you the wave and buy you a coffee , no hard feelings.

100% gotcha, we may not be on the same paragraph but we’re certainly on the same page. I used to live a couple hours from the rubicon trail and could see it all first hand.
Travis..

 

[Phantomx]

I use 4X4 only when road conditions demand -- period! I don't go off on trails, mud bogging, and I am building what I want for an ultimate street SUV. BTW, I have a '95 Jeep GC, high compression (10.2:1) 4.6 stroker, and am tuning a stand-alone ECU. Got it running awesome on 87 octane finally! I cringe when I see posts (on Jeep forums & FB) where guys chop up an otherwise pristine survivor.

I’ve always built toys from older beaters, but I’ve gotta say starting with a clean example is not a bad way to live.

I recall 20-ish years ago there was a guy running a 5.9 ZJ in CalRocks (early rock crawling series). The jeep was his mom’s dd until she got something new. That thing got pretty rough, but I know for a long while the heated leather seats and a/c remained fully functional. Wheelin in style I tell ya!

Travis..