Calgary Jeep Association
General Forums => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Chupacabra on January 31, 2011, 12:42:42 AM
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Some of you may find this a bit well. Lame.
But, a Jeep is something I have always wanted since I was a little kid. However, last summer after spending some time in the Rockies with my dad partaking in our hobby, RC's, I snapped a few pictures that pushed me over the edge, and made me have to go and get myself my own Jeep. There were something about these pictures that made me want to experience them in real life.
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg210/Sanudo/IMG_0059-1.jpg)
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg210/Sanudo/IMG_0060-1.jpg)
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg210/Sanudo/IMG_0146-1.jpg)
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg210/Sanudo/IMG_0193-1.jpg)
What do you think? And what got you to purchase your first Jeep?
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First Jeep was bought due to the fact it was cheap, I needed wheels and I wanted an SUV. Found out that people built them up after I paid $250 to have a new battery put in and I wanted to learn to fix things myself. Love it now, can't really imagine owning anything else (for the time being).
PS: You need to send me the info on the RC JK, I can't find anything.
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The JK I was running on the last run was an Axial SCX-10 Honcho trail truck, can get kind of pricey but its the best truck out there with an unlimited amount of aftermarket support and parts,
Comes with some sort of toyota-hilux type body... Which didnt really fly in my book, so I went and bought first a Cherokee body, like in those pictures, and after I got the JK, ended up getting the scale JKU body, both made my proline.
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i think the RC pics are good especially the first one.
i got a jeep because it was the cheapest convertible at the time and the doors come off and windshield folds down, how cool is that? 8)
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I was getting too many speeding tickets, very close to losing my license. Needed something that wouldn't go over 110 so I bought a jeep. Then I drove over a curb and got 6 demerits for stunting, lost my lisence for 3 months.
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I was getting too many speeding tickets, very close to losing my license. Needed something that wouldn't go over 110 so I bought a jeep. Then I drove over a curb and got 6 demerits for stunting, lost my lisence for 3 months.
have I told you you're my hero lately Jamey???????
i bought a Wrangler because I kept getting my pretty body panels on the Zj dented and scratched; theres a lot less of those on a doorless/topless wrangler ;)
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I got a Jeep to get out and get to those obscure/isolated fishing holes, without packing in for 2 days. I decided on a Cherokee because everyone was running the Wranglers, and I didn't want to jump on the bandwagon. It wasn't because of the extra room, or anything like that.
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It wasn't because of the extra room, or anything like that.
Theres extra room in these things? Oh I guess there is, if i took out my 2 days worth of packing from the last hunting / fishing trip I was on :) I guess its time to clean her.... I happened to be in the market for a new to me vehicle and spotted a shiny XJ sitting on a lot. I pulled in and ended up reversing it up a very steep and icy hill at the dealership because the lot attendant was too scared to do so. It was at that point I was sold on the concept of buying into a vehicle that Id spend more money on in modification than it would ever be worth :)
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And what got you to purchase your first Jeep?
Just moved to Alberta and needed a cheap ride so I went to a sketchy used lot in Edmonton, found a crappy old XJ which was about the cheapest on the lot. Dealer wanted 700 bucks but I negotiated down to $580 and drove it away. It was my daily driver for over 2 years, including a trip to Whitehorse and finally died on the way to Bow Cycle one day. But I was so impressed that I've bought 3 more since ;D
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Because I saw this:
ftp://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twbr4J80fJ0]
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i was and always will be a dsmer (talon/eclispe/laser) anyway my friend worked in a bike shop and a kid came in looking for a quad,he didnt like he's jeep anymore and wanted something fast for the street so through the magic of a phone i was the proud new owner of my yj and it only cost me one of the ten cars i had so.. thats my story and i love my jeep top off doors off what could be better
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My cousin took me for a ride in his YJ when I was 12 or so, and I was sold.
The first time I looked into buying one I was still in University and it wasn't a feasible purchase, so I put it to the back of my mind....finally bought one last summer!
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Have a good buddy on this site that persuaded me to buy an XJ. Damn him! Now I'm hooked on the Jeep brand. I have since owned 3 xj's and on my second jk rubicon. Most ride like crap but I'm ok with that.
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I got hooked when I originally bought "Blasphemy" at the police Auction for $200.00 ,.. motor was about shot, tranny didn't shift properly and it was rusty,... I went out to a AURS Clean up and then a couple of people took me out for some wheeling,... 2 flats and one destroyed spare and I was hooked,... the rest is history. I have owned at least 5 XJ's, one ZJ, one TJ and one MJ. Currently I have 2 XJ's , the MJ and the Wifey is in the TJ.
I may have an issue,..........
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Wow, lots of good responses! Ya I had a old civic with an engine swap and turbo that got me into to many police incidents... Wheeling is a far better motoring pastime!
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Have a good buddy on this site that persuaded me to buy an XJ. Damn him! Now I'm hooked on the Jeep brand. I have since owned 3 xj's and on my second jk rubicon. Most ride like crap but I'm ok with that.
just saw this and sorry,... ::)
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First of all, those pics are awesome! You had me fooled, I thought they were real for a second.
My inspiration came from owning a 93' ZJ as my first vehicle. It got me everywhere and never failed me, till well it failed me, but that was my fault. I bought it from my dad for a $1 and after sitting for 3 months in the driveway over the summer all it needed was a new alternator. After that, all I replaced were the tires and it got me to practice every morning at 5am even in the coldest winter temperatures, fired up everytime! Of course it was with me through years of late teenage schinanagins, got shot up by a drive by bb-gun shot out, and even outran some crazy guy in a Tacoma! Not to mention countless camp trips and family drives out to Invermere. It was a very sad day when it bit the dust, and I still miss it very much! I wound up replacing it with a 2001 Mazda B4000, terrible idea! It rarely started on cold days, always had to be plugged in and always got stuck in the snow, that mixed with a multitude of other issues prompted me to sell it. I was looking around for a cheap fuel efficient vehicle has I had just graduate and a mountain of dept. One day I was on a Honda web site and found her, 2002 Jeep TJ Apex with 95,000Km on her, in amazing shape! Turned out that a good friend of mine worked for the dealership, swang me a deal on a trade in and the rest is history! Its like it was ment to be, and I will never buy another brand of vehicle again. Did I mention my dad has a 2009 ZJ and my bro has a 1999 XJ, so its a fiamly thing too!
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First of all, those pics are awesome! You had me fooled, I thought they were real for a second.
My inspiration came from owning a 93' ZJ as my first vehicle. It got me everywhere and never failed me, till well it failed me, but that was my fault. I bought it from my dad for a $1 and after sitting for 3 months in the driveway over the summer all it needed was a new alternator. After that, all I replaced were the tires and it got me to practice every morning at 5am even in the coldest winter temperatures, fired up everytime! Of course it was with me through years of late teenage schinanagins, got shot up by a drive by bb-gun shot out, and even outran some crazy guy in a Tacoma! Not to mention countless camp trips and family drives out to Invermere. It was a very sad day when it bit the dust, and I still miss it very much! I wound up replacing it with a 2001 Mazda B4000, terrible idea! It rarely started on cold days, always had to be plugged in and always got stuck in the snow, that mixed with a multitude of other issues prompted me to sell it. I was looking around for a cheap fuel efficient vehicle has I had just graduate and a mountain of dept. One day I was on a Honda web site and found her, 2002 Jeep TJ Apex with 95,000Km on her, in amazing shape! Turned out that a good friend of mine worked for the dealership, swang me a deal on a trade in and the rest is history! Its like it was ment to be, and I will never buy another brand of vehicle again. Did I mention my dad has a 2009 ZJ and my bro has a 1999 XJ, so its a fiamly thing too!
A 2009 zj? man your dad's lucky those things are getting to be pretty rare.
I bought it because I thought it was cheap and reliable boy was I wrong.
Dingman
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I bought it because I thought it was cheap and reliable boy was I wrong.
Dingman
quote of the day right there ;)
I've had an infatuation with Grand Cherokees for a long time. not sure why; just the way it is. originally i wanted one to be different; now lifed ZJs are quite common.
I think my next rig will be a WJ or a WK; and you can bet it won't stay stock for long......
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nor will you keep it long...
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nor will you keep it long...
goin on 5 months with the current one kev ;)
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This commercial totally grabbed my imagination as a kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Z9QIHODso
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goin on 5 months with the current one kev ;)
so what you're saying is its time for a change??? ???
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A 2009 zj? man your dad's lucky those things are getting to be pretty rare.
I bought it because I thought it was cheap and reliable boy was I wrong.
Dingman
My bad I ment W J, sorry to me they're all Grand Cherokees!
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My bad I ment W J, sorry to me they're all Grand Cherokees!
WK :P
;D
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goin on 5 months with the current one
That's because it isn't running well. It is your mission in life to fix up, then sell ZJs (taking a financial loss). It's okay buddy... hps will give you a hug.
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WK :P
;D
No no, WJ the round body ones... Isn't the WK the year they went back to the square body?
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93 - 98 ZJ
99 - 04 WJ
05 and up WK.
trev, this ones going good. got the doors and stuff hung on it. time to sell it and take a loss ;)
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zj, wj, wk. its all the same, its a grand. I like the newest style, i guess that would be the WK? the others are just ugly. XJ's are plain sexy.
When I was working at hyundai I was given keys to go and safety the next used vehicle, as i walked around the corner i seen a beautiful RED XJ. fell in love as soon as i got in and took it for a test drive. it had 175,000 km. everything was working great, but i called unit bearings, brakes, balljoints, all fluid changes and a few other maintenance things, knowing i was going to buy this thing. after work went and spoke with the used car manager and bough the xj for $8500. parts came in the next day, finished all the maintenance on it before I took delivery and had it out 2 weeks after at maclean. took it out to the falls. I wasn't planing on buying a jeep at all, but it happened and now i'm in trouble, the addiction is getting worse. i'm planing on getting a JK in the near future.
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Aren' t all XJ's red?
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Aren' t all XJ's red?
SNAP!!
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This commercial totally grabbed my imagination as a kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Z9QIHODso
great commercial. back when there were only 3 jeeps to choose from, and all 3 were cool and capable.