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Hopefully, mom and baby will come home tomorrow. They are both doing fine.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
a grandfather! Congrats again!
Laura
Thanks for the congrats on the grand baby, both of you.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Tsjay, Tjray.... ok, where's my scorecard?
:-)
Steve, Host
But what I don't remember is where that came from. It was in a commercial, wasn't it?
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
er, we don't have any Jeepsters here with "Johnson" as their id do we?
And speaking of show biz, anyone going to see the new Wrangler movie, Cradle of Life? I guess there's a subplot featuring Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, but it sounds mostly like a nice marketing promotion for DaimlerChrysler and the Rubicon. Look for the Jeep in the theatre lobby.
Steve, Host
tidester, host
May God bless her in all things
Walt
Just wanted you to know that today is the big day! Found out just now that Payton is coming home today.
I told my daughter that I understood how she and my son in law might want some time alone with the baby once they got home from the hospital. I told her she could have five minutes.
Yeeeeeeeeeehawwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!
Tom
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My guess is that they don't do that sort of thing, but you might try to find out. I know dealers do "dealer trades," where they swap vehicles in inventory from one dealer to the other, but I've never heard of what I suggested actually being done.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
I love it! So, thanks to all who have posted up til now. It means a lot to me as a proud Grandpa to hear from my friends here in Jeep Wrangler.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
P.S.
I didn't even wait until the daughter and baby got home from the hospital. I went with my son in law to go get them!
Passed the 20,000 mile mark this week.
Still NO problems at all.
TO Peyton:
Welcome to our world
KEEP JEEPIN
BAMA
However, one thing did catch me off guard. NOBODY had warned me about the seat belt tan-line.
Next step: doors.
Ain't it wonderful? I take the top AND the doors off of Thelma Jane in the spring and they stay off until the weather gets too cold in the fall.
I have the hard top only, and it's a pretty good job to get the top off. Once it's off, I like to leave it off a LONG time.
Tom
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P.S.
For the doors, you'll need a 13 MM boxed end wrench to remove the nuts from the studs on the hinges. Be very careful as you come up with the doors: the full metal doors (if they are the ones you have) are VERY heavy. Those exposed threads on the studs are bad news for painted surfaces, so you don't want to let them come in contact with your Jeep!
To keep the interior light from staying on, pull the #4 fuse, which is the bottom fuse in the right hand column (unless they have changed things). The fuse box is right behind the glove compartment.
You can get some real nice padded canvas storage bags for those doors from Quadratec (or wherever). The ones I got are Bestop brand, and they are really nice.
Had the main rear seal fixed last week. They also adjusted the linkage on the 4 wheel drive as it was difficult to engage over the winter.
Another wrinkle has appeared however. The sensor attached to the clutch clicks when you depress the clutch. The dealership has never seen that one before. They were working on figuring out the part number for the sensor so they can order it and replace mine. It doesn't affect the running of the jeep, at least not yet, it's just a minor irritant.
INSURANCE: my Insurance is $73.00 per month which isnt too bad. It is easier for me to pay it monthly instead of coming up with $400 every 6 months.
KEEP JEEPIN
BAMA
Thank you!
As far as insurance goes, mine is much more than bamatazz, almost double, and I live in Southwestern CT. That also includes a safe driver discount, long term customer, multi car and several other things.
I would suggest that you either call, visit or check online with one or several insurance agents and ask them what the cost would be for you to insure a sample jeep with the type of coverage you want. That way you would get the most accurate idea.
Good luck with finding your Jeep.
Susan
I don't think the front seats are made to be easily removed. Someone else might be able to give a better answer on that.
I keep the back seat out of Thelma Jane all the time. I need the cargo area for my tools and winch accessory bag, and for Ross Allen, of course.
Tom
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-twylie
I had the hard top on until recently (I have the dual top option) and hadn't removed it because I don't have a place to put it. I still don't....the spare bedroom in my 2nd floor condo is now a very bizzare carpeted room that looks like a garage with the hard top, the rear seat, and other jeep stuff laying around. It was such a pain in the behind getting the hard top in there, I don't EVER want to have to move it until I am either selling it, or moving to a house with a garage.
With regards to the doors, I think in California, I'm supposed to have side mirrors, so I guess I need to think about relocator brackets.
Tom
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P.S.
Might not want to try that until AFTER the exhaust system has had time to cool off.
Actually, the distance from the tailgate to the dash is approximately six feet, and about another two feet to the end of the footwell. The seat is held in by four bolts, three regular head and one Torx. Takes two or three minutes to remove.
So, although it would be crowded for two, unless you're over eight feet tall you should manage a good nights sleep.
I know that you're trying to find any fault you can because you can't afford one, but your attitude is less than helpful to anyone doing research here. Wranglers aren't perfect, but saying they suck because you think you can't sleep in it is facile. Plenty of real problems and solutions we can discuss.
To be practical, if you can't stretch out in eight feet of space, take a tent for when you go "far away from civilization". Better still, why not look for a vehicle that you can afford and that you can be positive and enthusiastic about?
There are rugged trailers made for 4x4s, some have pop up tent options, do a search. While you're there search for tear drop trailers too, great fun to look at these. I saw plans for a rugged home-made 4x4 tear drop somewhere that the guy pulled with his Jeep.
- camp hammock tied to the rollbar and a tree. Works when not buggy or rainy.
- slide out plywood floor for the rear. With some hinged legs that flip down, you can extend the rear "floor" 3 feet.
- fetal position inside the Jeep. Obviously not the most comfortable, but if it's raining, it can be done. I'm 6'1" and can get comfy enough for a few hours. Passenger seat tipped all the way forward and some bags/pillows to fill the well in the front.
Being a Jeeper often means being creative instead of critical :-)
-twylie
To me, the sacrifices one makes in choosing to have a Jeep are insignificant when compared to the PURE FUN that Jeeps provide.
If you have test driven a Jeep and were not impressed, then you should not be getting one. I don't see how anyone can drive down the road in a Jeep and not have a big smile on his face. But, maybe Jeeps just aren't for everyone.
It's up to you to decide if a Jeep is right for you or not. If you get one, go in with your eyes wide open, realizing that you are giving up some things.
Tom
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Fellas, I appreciate your advice, you've been most helpful! The thing is, I have a great job which allows me to have "long-long weekends" (3-4 days) about twice a month, and BC is full of excellent, spectacular, remote locations, so it would be just fantastic, if I could jump into the Jeep, wave Vancouver sayonara, and not see another human face for at least 60 hours.
The downside of BC wilderness is, well, BC wilderness. We have a ton of bears, and cougar attacks on humans are not unheard of. So, sleeping in a tent or with a piece of plywood sticking out of the tailgate is simply not an option, unless I want to wake up and find a grizzly getting ready to put me below him on the food chain.
I hope you can see now that I like Jeeps a lot, and want to see if my extra-long frame can co-exist with a somewhat short TJ. Peace be on all of you!
Anyway, haven't you seen pictures of what even the little black bears do to a car to get at an ice chest or a Snickers bar that's inside. They can peel a car open like a can of sardines. They learned to jump up and down on the top of cars to spring the doors.
Better to learn about keeping a camp that won't attract bears.
Bill
PS - $200 buys a ticked out Barbie power wheels wrangler! start saving.
Now, how bout a report on that black beauty Jeep of yours??? Are you having a good time with it? Spill yer guts! Tell us your impressions of the Jeep at this point.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
P.S.
Bill, or anyone, do you know if someone makes a "real-looking" battery-powered little Jeep for kids? Barbie?? Not for my little Jeep Chick! She is going to learn to appreciate REAL Jeeps. She ain't gonna be no sissy.
At lunch today, I went to a Walmart and found three different little Jeep models. One was the Barbie Jeep, but the other two were more like what I had in mind. Too bad none of them were in white... would love to fix that granddaughter up with a miniature Thelma Jane.
It would be silly to buy her one now, since it will be a couple years until she would be big enough to ride it. By then, the battery would have croaked, I guess.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Might get you a spot on Letterman too...
Steve, Host
Ike
Why would you even want to?? :-)
tidester, host
Walt
Congratulations on that new Sport! Ike, please be an ACTIVE member and post away. I love to read posts by new Jeep owners and hear how much fun they are having.
I have some bad news for you, though. I know dentists' services are expensive, and trips to the dentist are not exactly pleasant experiences, but you are going to need to keep your teeth looking real good. CAUSE THEY ARE GONNA BE SHOWING EVERY TIME YOU GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THAT JEEP.
That smile you mentioned is NOT a temporary condition. I am still thrilled every time I get into Thelma Jane to go somewhere, and I have had her for 2.5 years now.
Now, let's hear some details on that new Jeep. Color, tranny, wheels/tires, etc. Any plans to off road with it?
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?