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Age: 29
Occupation: Network Specialist
Location: Baltimore, MD
Happily married with 2 dogs (Boxers: Harley & Paxie)
E-mail: wdubs@hotmail.com
I just ordered a 2001 Wrangler Sport on Friday the 13th. I ended up paying $200 over invoice. After the $500 rebate, I'm paying $300 under invoice. I was told it was going to take about 4 weeks. I can't wait! Here is what I ordered:
Silverstone Metallic w/ black soft top & half doors.
D package
5-Speed manual transmission
30 inch Tire/Canyon Wheel Pkg w/ Dana 44 & 3.73 ratio
Trac-Lok Differential
Air conditiong
Floor Mats
Fog lamps and tow hooks
AM/FM w/ CD player and subwoofer
Sentry key
Bodyside steps
Metal Add-a-trunk (not the plastic one)
Tinted windows
I was undecided about getting the hardtop, but went ahead and got the dual top package. Really, I test drove both and the soft top made a little more noise at highway speed but not enough to justify the dual top price. I went ahead and ordered it anyway.
And, I hope I did the right thing by getting the 4-cylinder. I drove both and true, the 4 is a little sluggish, but I'm not Jeff Gordon anyway! Any comments on the above, please respond. Equipment is as follows:
Quick Order Pkg. N
Convenience Group
Full Steel Doors w/Roll Up Windows
AM/FM CD
Spare Tire Cover
Body Side Steps
AC
Spend Control
Front Carpeted Mats
Nomad Cloth Seat Trim
Dual Top
Hard Top
Auto Transmission
Full Size Spare
Deep Tint Glass
Anyway, I order my 2001 Sport and will take delivery in late July/early August. Here's the info on me and my jeep:
Name: Marcus
Age: 28
Occ: USAF
Location: Okinawa, Japan (soon to be Colorado Springs)
Happily Married, 2 kids, 2 dogs
2001 Steel Blue Sport, Soft Top
Quick Order Package D
A/C
Fog Lamps/Tow Hooks
Tint Windows
ABS
Trak-Loc
Full Metal Doors
Sentry Key
Add-a-Trunk
Bodyside Steps
Subwoofer (No CD)
Total Price: 20,686 + TTL
Can't wait to get it. Only about 100 days to go!
Madman
Thanks in advance?
Alan Hofer
Weslaco, Texas
And don't forget tonight's chat!
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
>2000 TJ Sport BLACK everything
>Auto, CD, A/C
>Dual tops, but my hard top has an added metal pad, foam and vinyl linning that I added.
>Kilby gas tank skid plate
>Smittybuilt Outland brushguard
>Garvin Industries roof rack
>Olympic Reverse-a-bar rock rails
>4 KC daylighters
>3" Teraflex system lift
>33x12.50 Goodyear M/T R's on AR 767 wheels.
Heck I'll just show ya a pic.
Home: Virginia Beach, VA
Occupation: Naval Aviator
Jeep
2001 Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5 speed
Stone White Tan dual tops
Grizzly tire group
CD
A/C
Cruise Control
Fog lamps/ tow hooks
Sentry Key theft deterrent
You can read all about me and see some pics at:
http://members.aol.com/tjoh298765/raj.html
Welcome to the club!
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
Occupation: Computer Technical Support
Age: 24
Jeep: (Purchased 4/28/2001)
Blue 2000 Sport
6cyl engine
5 speed manual
Air Conditioning
CD Player
Soft Top
No mods...yet
- I drive a hour each way to work - sucks down the gas, but it is worth it for a fun ride. I hope to move closer to work this fall. - I have driven a ton with the top off so far, and have done a little 4-wheelin' - just enough to prove to my brothers what she will do!
My vehicle is better than yours because....
Brag about your ride on Tuesday, May 8, 5-6pm PT/8-9pm ET in the new News & Views Weekly Chat
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
I just bought a 2001 4.0 Sport.
It's pretty basic except for:
Dana 44 rear end
Canyon wheel group
Dual top group
full metal doors w/roll up/down windows
all windows tinted (except soft ones)
even the rear view mirror is tinted.
rear defroster/wiper
5 spd trans
colour is .... sienna w/black top
I am in the process of breaking it in. The one thing I can think of that needs to go is that "shifting arrow", it is annoying.
The owners manual is a little short in break in info. other than "don't go over 50 for the first 100 miles and not over 55 for the first 500 miles"
It dosn't say much about RPM. The shifting guide goes by mph..... this seems to be lugging the engine down at their "recommended" speeds.
Are they going by speed to break in the running gear? I only have 200 miles on it.
you can call me tjray,because my jeep
just came in! It's a
2001 Wrangler Sport
4.0L 5spd
Flame Red,black soft top
full doors,cloth seats
tilt and A/C
What a Blast to drive! I think I could
sell tickets cause everyone wants a ride!
Personal info: I'm 42,Happily married,
one daughter who thinks Jeeps are cool,
and a Black Lab that's dying for a jeep ride!
We live in Claremore,OK...Home of Will Rogers &
MeltonSales.com,our local DC & Jeep dealer.
I'm going to go hug my Jeep now.
Age: 42
Location: Long Island, New York
E-mail: greggvb350@hotmail.com
And my TJ:
2001 Sport
Patriot Blue
5 speed
Dual Tops
A/C
Tow Hooks, Fog lights
CD/Subwoofer
Tint
30" Canyons
Dana 44
Side Steps
Eventually: Roof rack, bumpers, skid plates, winch, lift, tires. A very optimistic wish-list, but it will take time.
and my tj has
the color is sienna
dual camel tops
auto trans
cd player with sub
I live in the state of michigan
Age: 49, and not holding
Home: Erie, PA area
Occupation: Cop
Hobbies: My Harley, shooting and golf
My Jeep: The steel to make it has not yet been mined. The other raw materials are not even in the process yet. For you see, I plan on waiting to order the first 2003 I can get my hands on. Yes it will be a long wait, but I am a patient person. I'll have plenty of time to decide color, options, accessories and extras. Please don't offer pity, I'll be OK. I still have my stack of brochures and reviews to study. One good thing about being almost 50 is that they always say as you get older time goes faster!
Let me know!
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
Age: 19
Location: South Jersey
Email: Wheelshighmopar@aol.com
My CJ:
79 CJ5
dark green
4.2 with a few mods
T150 trans and DANA 20 transfer
4 inch lift
35x12.5 BFG M/T
lots of other little mods
Mods for the future:
Reverse Rotation DANA 60s front and rear
T18a with DANA 300 and Teralow 4to1
39.5x18 SS Boggers
Keith Black 528ci Hemi with BDS blower
MAYBE I'LL JUST WAIT TILL I HIT THE LOTTERY!!!!
Email me if your anywhere near me and want to wheel!!
Hey KarenS why is this place called Wrangler owners club when they made the CJs for 40 years and the wranglers for only 15. Maybe you just don't want older Jeeps on your site, I see how it is then!!!!
Rockville Centre, NY
2000 SE
Flame Red
Front grille Guard
Fog Lights
Bug Deflector
Rear Guards
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
2001 60th anniversray Edition
Auto
Black with black dual tops
High Cloth Seats
30" Canyon Tire & wheel Group
Fog lamps/Tow hooks
Deep Tint Windows
AM/FM CD with Subwoofer
Check out my web site
http://www.terrysjeeppage.homestead.com/index
thanx!
In a few weeks I'll have a white Sahara with:
Tan Soft Top
Full metal doors
Auto transmisssion
30" Canyon wheels
Sentry Key
Add-a-trunk
I'll be sure to update when it arrives!
I am a prospective Jeep buyer and I am a bit lost in the process of decisions. C, Y, and J. I am a BIG guy and I know I can fit in the 94 variety (which I believe is a Y). I have been in a 97 (NJ?) and was a bit cramped- knees pressed hard into the dash. I am fairly sure I want the in-line 6 cylinder with a straight axle(?). I don't care about the ride quality. I am looking for a dependable transport and the ability to go just about anywhere. Hard top seems to be a must.
Care to share your opinions with me?
I would appreciate any guidance.
no_load
The TJs (97 to current) feel "bigger" to me than the previous YJs (square headlights), although I don't know specs off of the top of my head. Feel free to post over in the "Jeep Wrangler IV" board - that is where the majority of the people here post, and you can get answers to your questions much quicker.
Jeephead
For those that don't know me through the Wrangler chat, here's some personal info:
Debbie Gilmer (my friends call me Deb)
-I'm 38 (as of June 21st)
-Single
-Currently working in a print shop in Maryland Heights Missouri-hoping to either get certified to teach art and/or get my masters
-1 dog (Annie {miniature poodle}I know, I've heard all kinds of cracks about poodles, but I live with my parents who are both disabled and Mom laid down the law...NO BIG DAWGS, ESPECIALLY NONE THAT SHED! I still love her though. When I do(see I'm thinking positively)get my Jeep Wrangler, she may fight me for the first drive. I have to fight her to drive my 95 Firebird (I usually win).
-I want to get as close to a Sahara as I can without paying that much for one.
-I envy all of you that already have your Jeeps, so that's why I tell everyone to hug their Jeeps for me.
-I've driven Wranglers on several occasions and love the feeling of freedom they give. I can't wait to be a true fellow owner.
Hug your Jeeps today for me! ;o)
dwrangler
p.s. "dwrangler" D stands for Debbie and dreamin of a wrangler
I'm 32 years old, an avowed non-mother, and am finally bowing to my instinct to ride with my head 'out the window', as it were. Our dogs are also eager for us to bring home a Wrangler, so we can give them the ultimate wind-in-their-faces ride. (If anyone's curious, my username is my favorite cartoon character, Buttercup from the PowerPuff Girls!)
My fiance's vehicle is the Sierra, and we're very pleased with it. It replaced my previous dream machine, a Ford Bronco that turned out to be such a bucket of sorrow that I was glad to be rid of it. I don't think he's as thrilled as I and my grrlz are to be looking at all these Wranglers because he's 6'4" tall, and his legs are just a bit too long to get comfortable with the clutch & accelerator.
I want a Wrangler more than I want to draw my next breath (so I can take the top and doors off from the beginning of April to the end of November!), but am undecided if it's a good idea to buy used. Does anyone have any suggestions on things to watch out for when purchasing a used, late-model Wrangler?
I figured that a group of dedicated Jeep fans would be the best people to get advice from...and I'm determined to get a Wrangler at one point or another. It's just that buying used would make it SO much easier to buy food and continue making the house payment!
Good to meet all of you, and I'm looking forward to the day when I can say I'm a LEGITIMATE member of this club!
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Jeep: 2000 Solar Yellow SE
Jeep's name: Sparx
webpage: http://sparx.muddyyellowjeep.com
tires: 33x12.50 Goodyear MT/Rs
wheels: AR 767's
lighting: 2 KCs on windshield mounts
discos: Teraflex
lift: Teraflex 3"
shocks: Doestch
other: steering stabilizer, all tow hooks, fog lights, Kilby gas tank skid, taillight guards
email: Simplyred03@aol.com
1994 Jeep Wrangler
Hard and soft tops
Cragar S/S wheels
full chrome EVERYTHING from Steel Horse
K&N Filter charger cold air intake
Modified throttle body
3" custom exhaust
B&M Z-Gate floor shifter (automatic)
Custom paint
Custom made center console (couldnt find one with
options I wanted....so I made one)
Replaced all the stereo with Pioneer
And yes....even tho it looks and runs great....I DO offroad it. Just have to clean it real good.
My name is Scott (nickname: pokey) I live in Appleton, Wisconsin. I am a manager of a CAM programming department for an electronics manufacturer, 29 and single.
My Jeep:
2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport
Solar Yellow
4.0 5 speed manual
soft top with tinted windows
full doors
30" Canyon tire and wheel group
tow hooks and fog lamps group
body steps
CD with sub
A/C
cruise
2001 Jeep Wrangler - Solar Yellow/Black Top and Interior
Dual Top Option
CD/5 Speaker
A/C
Dana44 with Trakloc differential
30" Wheel Group
Body Side Steps
I love it. I try to drive it with the top down at any opportunity. So if you're ever in MA and you see a guy riding a Yellow Jeep with the top down wearing a jacket and the heat on full because it's 40F out - that's me!
I've taken it off-road twice in 2 months - but not for long. I'm still tentative given that it's so new. I wash it every week.
My buddies at work love to volunteer me for a lunchtime ride once and a while when it's nice out.
My Name: Max, Age: 26, Occupation: Chemist
Home: Moreno Valley, CA (between Los Angeles and San Diego)
Her Name (my Jeep, that is): Bonita Applebum
1999 TJ (Sahara), 4.0L, V6, manual
black exterior with black hard top (tinted)
30" tires with Canyon wheels
camel/dark green interior
OE options include: fog lights, tow hooks, lockable trunk, sidesteps, center console, etc.
Minor modifications: 2" receiver by Hidden Hitch, bugflector, billet-style grille guards, Alpine CD player and 5-channel amp, 4 Polk Audio speakers, 1 250-watt 8-inch bandpass subwoofer in trunk
Future minor modifications: 31" BFG AT KOs, bikini top, duster cover
We are Mary Ann and Alex Pruitt from Atlanta, Georgia. We purchased our first Jeep in June 2001. We have named him "TJ".
We have added the Wilderness Rack from Garvin as you will see in the pictures.
I have pictures and other info at:
http://hometown.aol.com/maryapruitt/myhomepage/index.html
Here are the details:
Cameron is my name; born, raised and live in Raleigh, North Carolina.
I Jeep vicariously through my wife's '98 Sahara. She even lets me occasionally take it out and muddy it up. We bought it while we were in Chicago.
I feel pretty lucky. A Wrangler was her dream car. Could have been a Maserati or Range Rover. I ended up buying new because it looked to me like the Wrangler really held it's value.
Am enjoying reading everyone's posts in the Wrangler Section. I will try to keep up on Wrangler speak, because my car is sold and I'm heading overseas for a while.
Look forward to chatting with all of you!
Home: San Francisco
Occupation: Mechanic/Jeep shop owner
Jeep: '98 TJ Sahara
Mods: (starting front the front to rear)
ARB bull bar, Warn winch, 3 core HD radiator, electric 16" fan, Ignition Solutions igniton system, K&N air filter with snorkel set up, bored out throttle body, Borla headers and cat back, heavy duty power cable set, Optima battery, bolt in full roll cage, Conn Ferr roof rack, Tomken 2x4 rocker skids, PowerTank, High lift jack, 5" TeraFlex long arm lift, TK disconnects for the rear, Tomken engine skid plate, FXD gas tank skid, Conn Ferr rear bumper, AA HD SYE kit with a Six States CV drive shaft, MT 33" tires on 15x8 rims, Detroit locker in the rear with 4.10 gears and a partridge in a pear tree. I have more info on my website at http://home.pacbell.net/jay_w007/index.html
2002 X, Silverstone, black soft top.
Wheel plus group (Ecco wheels, full size spare, 7 speaker/subwoofer/soundbar package) & Light group.
That's it. Cost $19980 + tax/fees.
Future mods: sliding window door uppers, light bar & lights (windsheild mount), tubular or racing bumpers with lights, light guards all around, winch, hitch, safari doors, bikini top, neoprene seat covers or heated seats, cargo baskets. And of course skid plates.
N.
Once again, welcome!
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
I live in Winnipeg, MB, Canada and I drive a 2001 Cherokee Sport. It's pretty much loaded for a Sport and I've been slowly armoring it up with skids and hooks. I have a 2" lift coming soon and can't wait to replace the stock tires with something larger. Most the 4x4s around here are all fullsize Fords and Chevys with a handfull of lifted TJs and YJs.
I've never had more fun in a vehicle before and can't wait to get back out onto the trails once the temperature rises a little.
I live in New Jersey (USA) and this is my first Jeep. I have come over from a fairly long line of Cadillac Fleetwoods & Lincoln Marks. Reason for the Jeep was I was tired of getting stuck in snow and slipping on ice in my rear drivers with too much torque for RWD. My Jeep will never see "off road" duty. If it does go off road, it will be a mall parking lot where it will be pressed into action climbing Speed Bumps! The only "trail" it will be on is my residential street, named Cleveland Trail, a paved 2-lane! I don't pull a trailer, a boat or a camper.
The purpose of it is to be able to get out when necessary in snowstorms and blizzards to get to work, shopping, Dr appointment and the usual stuff we all have to do.
So that I'd not notice I was in a JEEP (wife said "heavens") I ordered it from the factory with everything they could throw onto it. My dealer (who is just great) was petrified over the $30,215.00 window sticker for a XJ Cherokee!! He had Grand Cherokee Laredos in stock for cheaper! So among much more, it's a LIMITED with dual power, heated, leather seating, Cassette & CD & Graphic Eq. & Infinity Premium Audio & 16" wheel & tire Pkg & and sunscreen glass and cruise & tilt & a 25-piece black~burlwood interior trim kit & a tranny fluid oil cooler (dealer installed) and everything else that could be added except the Up Country & Heavy Duty packages.
It's Silver with dark grey interior. I like it very, very much. I realize that I am not using it to it's fullest potential, but it's delivering what I bought it for! Nice compliment to the Sixty-Special & the Mark VIII. It was built on April 26th, just 55 days prior to the final unit. 1984-2001 = 17 continuous years.
Info on a gently off-road experience in the Pine Barrens of Central/Southern NJ. Come on out for a day of adventure, fun, and comradre with fellow SUV/Off-road/Rally/Car Nuts! Info at http://isuzu-suvs.com/events
-mike
My name is Jason
I am happily married to my wife, Michelle
We have two dogs, Gretchen and Katie
We live in Columbus, Ohio
2001 XJ Cherokee 60th Anniversary
Black
K&N Airfilter
stover_jason@hotmail.com
We are a two jeep family, starting with a gunmetal blue Wrangler Sport in 1999. We get a fair amount of snow and ice in the winter and I have never had a problem in the Wrangler. We don't even use studded tires because they just are not necessary!
Our Wrangler came with the dual tops, full carpet, a/c, cruise, 5 speed manual. We added a cd/cassette player and a speaker bar, passenger assist straps and running board/tubes.
I just got my Grand Cherokee two weeks ago, trading in my husband's 1997 GMC Sierra truck. I love it. It has every option available except the moveable pedals. My favorite is the heated power seats. It rides very smoothly, even over some of Anchorage's roughest roads! It is graphite metallic with a dark gray interior.
I could not pick a favorite between the two, it depends on my mood. I am very thankful to have one of each. Now when my daughter turns 16, maybe we should get her a Liberty... to complete the family! :-)