Jeep wrangler and CJ daily drivers?
08-19-2007, 09:20 AM
#41
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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)
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TheSnoMan.com
<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
08-20-2007, 10:55 AM
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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.
08-20-2007, 10:55 AM
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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.
08-20-2007, 10:55 AM
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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.
08-20-2007, 10:55 AM
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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.
08-26-2007, 04:27 PM
#50
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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 ****. 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+******.
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)
> 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 ****. 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+******.
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)