Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
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Re: Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
Malapropisms.
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attnews wrote:
>
> i'm stunned that someone so easily stunned knows the word
> jugstuhposishun..or whatever.....
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attnews wrote:
>
> i'm stunned that someone so easily stunned knows the word
> jugstuhposishun..or whatever.....
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Re: Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
Is it missing right-hand drive?
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
Is it missing right-hand drive?
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
#64
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Re: Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
Is it missing right-hand drive?
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
#65
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Re: Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
Missing dents and mud?
Eric
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
Eric
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
#66
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Re: Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
Missing dents and mud?
Eric
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
Eric
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
#67
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wait for 05 TJ or get an 04? Any Advice?
Missing dents and mud?
Eric
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>
Eric
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:0UG1d.531$Nm4.6237417@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Mines in pretty good nick really (1992). No visible rust.
> http://milne.info/wagoneer/waggyathome.jpg
> Can you spot what's missing (and no it came from the factory like this !).
> In fact, I have to admit I am going to treat it nicely and never offroad
it.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:qSF1d.590289$Gx4.247753@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > the '89 grand wagoneer was the 1962 Kaiser design, and a good one it
was.
> I
> > always admired AMC for keeping the styling as it was, and not messing it
> up
> > with so-called updates and screwing around. I had a '78 cherokee chief
> > ;with amc's 401 4-bbl and when I sold it not so long ago, it had
> absolutely
> > no rust and was like new inside and out. (yes, it had been on many
offroad
> > adventures..) AMC galvanlized lower body panels, something krysler
quit,
> in
> > order to save a couple of bucks. I see many G.C.'s running around my
area
> > with the sills (rocker panels) rotted out. duh...
> > "Brad and Julie Vaughn" <jfalken@socket.net> wrote in message
> > news:f39e5035.0409131858.3545d7fb@posting.google.c om...
> > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:<39o1d.44$0J2.617593@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> > > > Really ? my wagoneer reminds me of a caddy - luxurious with vague
> > handling !
> > > >
> > > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > > >
> > > > "attnews" <john .n. allen@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:N2o1d.360392$OB3.117325@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > NOthing could be more insulting to a real jeep than to say it is
> like
> > a
> > > > caddy !!!!!!
> > >
> > > Actually, I have an 89 Grand Wagoneer. It is rusting out down near
> > > the tank, so it is giving it's life(well its front doors and interior
> > > pieces) for my J10. But that said, it has character - I'm one of the
> > > few that liked the wood paneling on the side - and is fairly rugged.
> > > The 04 Grand Cherokee feels a little too plastic for my taste. I
> > > loved my 02 Sport, but never having owned a CJ, my most rugged jeep
> > > has been that J10. It is rusty as hell, but it is built like a tank
> > > and the 360 in it kicks a$$. I have had to fix a seal in the
> > > quadratrac, but otherwise, it has performed really well. It just
> > > looks like the wrath of God hit it. I used to drive an M715(probably
> > > tougher than my J10, but almost undrivable because of the gears) for a
> > > termite company my dad ran, so my wife thinks I need to get a little
> > > Cherokee and a CJ so I can say I have had all the major jeep models!
> >
> >
>
>