Re: Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:55:41 GMT, Pink Freud
<psychokiller@terminal-analysis.org> wrote: >On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:21:47 -0700, Jamie Mello wrote: > >> I have a 99 wrangler I drive it ever day to work and back home almost >> every day. >> And I wanted to know how many of you Jeepers do the same with there >> wranglers and CJ? > >Not a jeeper at all (as the stunningly brilliant psycho------ will >attest), but...... > > >My primary Doctor bought one or the other of those models to replace his >very swift Z-28; he's also a professional bodybuilder, so felt a jeep >would be serviceable to get him to meets, etc., in our 'awkward' terrain >and always-questionable weather. > >He was purchasing it on a one-year contract. The day it was paid off it >went up for sale. When he told me the /entire/ story and some of his >experiences, I suggested he also try his hand at stand-up comedy. > >He was practically giving it away, but got very little response. > >Then he changed the photo in his advert, this time with his >decidedly un-ugly girlfriend standing next to it. It sold in about 10 days..... > >He's now driving a 300C HEMI and is as happy as that proverbial clam. > >And no, after that one 'absolutely horrendous' year he now has NO interest >whatsoever in anything jeepoid. > > >This is not dissing anything, just feedback as you requested...... > > > ;^) > > > I suspect he found out how "fun" they can be a slick roads with their short wheel base and high CG. One winter I watched two on them wreck on same icy overpass on highway less than 1 minute apart. First one spun out and went into median and second one spun out and hit first one. It was a mess. The both found out the hard way the Jeeps imply far more winter weather safety than they really have on slick roads. hundreds of other vehicles crossed the same bridge during the 10 minutes I was there with the beacons on my plow truck lite up to warn traffic of wreck until squads arrived and none of them spun out (and none of the other ones were wranglers either) ----------------- TheSnoMan.com |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
Well I live in sunny and worm cal. So that is not a problem for me but
thanks for the input. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
Well I live in sunny and worm cal. So that is not a problem for me but
thanks for the input. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
Well I live in sunny and worm cal. So that is not a problem for me but
thanks for the input. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
Well I live in sunny and worm cal. So that is not a problem for me but
thanks for the input. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
"Jamie Mello" <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1187468507.113080.65150@q3g2000prf.googlegrou ps.com... > I have a 99 wrangler I drive it ever day to work and back home almost > every day. > And I wanted to know how many of you Jeepers do the same with there > wranglers and CJ? > If you want you can tell us a little something about your Jeep you > drive. I drive my YJ everyday all year round. As was mentioned, not the best on slick roads, but it's fantastic in deeper snow. And living in small town Saskatchewan, I have plenty of snow to deal with for a good part of the year. I'll link a picture later, photobucket is down at the moment. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
"Jamie Mello" <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1187468507.113080.65150@q3g2000prf.googlegrou ps.com... > I have a 99 wrangler I drive it ever day to work and back home almost > every day. > And I wanted to know how many of you Jeepers do the same with there > wranglers and CJ? > If you want you can tell us a little something about your Jeep you > drive. I drive my YJ everyday all year round. As was mentioned, not the best on slick roads, but it's fantastic in deeper snow. And living in small town Saskatchewan, I have plenty of snow to deal with for a good part of the year. I'll link a picture later, photobucket is down at the moment. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
"Jamie Mello" <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1187468507.113080.65150@q3g2000prf.googlegrou ps.com... > I have a 99 wrangler I drive it ever day to work and back home almost > every day. > And I wanted to know how many of you Jeepers do the same with there > wranglers and CJ? > If you want you can tell us a little something about your Jeep you > drive. I drive my YJ everyday all year round. As was mentioned, not the best on slick roads, but it's fantastic in deeper snow. And living in small town Saskatchewan, I have plenty of snow to deal with for a good part of the year. I'll link a picture later, photobucket is down at the moment. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
"Jamie Mello" <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1187468507.113080.65150@q3g2000prf.googlegrou ps.com... > I have a 99 wrangler I drive it ever day to work and back home almost > every day. > And I wanted to know how many of you Jeepers do the same with there > wranglers and CJ? > If you want you can tell us a little something about your Jeep you > drive. I drive my YJ everyday all year round. As was mentioned, not the best on slick roads, but it's fantastic in deeper snow. And living in small town Saskatchewan, I have plenty of snow to deal with for a good part of the year. I'll link a picture later, photobucket is down at the moment. |
Re: Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
Jamie Mello wrote:
> I have a 99 wrangler I drive it ever day to work and back home almost > every day. > And I wanted to know how many of you Jeepers do the same with there > wranglers and CJ? > If you want you can tell us a little something about your Jeep you > drive. Feel more then welcome to post a few pictures of your Jeep if > you want. Here is a link to a web page to where my Jeep > can be found. But please note these are from when I got my Jeep I did > not do any upgrades > when I took theses. I will try to upload some new one some time today. > > http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/c...andingfish.jpg > > > like mine I got it in dec 2006 almost stock now. It has a 2.5 lift > (spacer lift) offroad lights light guards and a warn M8000 winch (I > got the winch used but works like new). Skyjacker shocks a CB a 1989 > trooper shift knob. Even more to come. > I have an 86 CJ7 I have been using as a daily driver since 1997. I also take it out to 'play' lots in the past and on deep Canadian Bush camping trips these days of which we have a ten day one coming up with other folks from this group in their Jeeps coming, even from other provinces and countries in the past. I had to rebuild it in 2000 which was expected and planned for when I bought it. I did a frame up restore using a fiberglass body and rust coated, then rubber coated all the frame parts as well as replacing all the plumbing and every seal I could get my mitts on. http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4292105877 This CJ7 has been from Ontario Canada to the East Coast Mainland and Newfoundland 3 times with 3000-4000 miles average round trip. I had to compromise for street manners and bush use so stayed with the 'mileage' 3.31 gears with my tall skinny 33x9.5 BFG Muds for the highway and use 4 low more often off road to get the power ratio back. I recently clocked 23 liters for 200 km fully loaded for camping. That is close to 23 mpg or 11.5 L /100 km, so no complaints from me. :-) We started organizing Bush Runs for folks from this and alt.jeep-l newsgroups in central Ontario Canada, going way back in there in 2001 with this first 'RAMJ+W' run: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4292076845 The runs caught on and went strong for a few years. I haven't been up to it for the last couple due to me getting damaged as a passenger in a car accident so things slowed down. Here are links to other runs with folks from rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys. Day Trip Misc. http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4291902217 Jan/02 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4292141347 Easter/02 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4291929351 June 16/02 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4291718705 Aug02 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4291402603 Jan03 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4290887779 Aug 03 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4289239511 Summer 04 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=3697290093 Jan05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2132336104 Aug/05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2120343242 Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
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