Jeep Wrangler JL

Started by giant_mtb, December 06, 2017, 11:34:09 AM

giant_mtb

Yeah, I've never seen some jabroni in a Subaru tearing up dirt pretending to be a rally driver...

93JC

The guys who tear up dirt here are generally driving something much larger than a Jeep; Broncos, Blazers, etc. are still the rides of choice for "goin' muddin'"...

12,000 RPM

Quote from: shp4man on May 05, 2018, 09:00:29 PM
One of the reasons they sell is simply because they're kind of unique. Very utilitarian looking. Also a crapload of accessories both functional and styling related. They can be made even more unique.
Something that sells as much as a Camry cannot be unique IMO :lol:

I think a lot of people are flat out panicked about maintaining a certain image at all costs.
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shp4man

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on May 06, 2018, 08:08:35 PM
Something that sells as much as a Camry cannot be unique IMO :lol:

I think a lot of people are flat out panicked about maintaining a certain image at all costs.

Not maintaining and image so much as standing out from the crowd.

MX793

Quote from: ifcar on May 05, 2018, 08:23:41 PM
You can seat five adults in a Wrangler compared to about one and a half in an Elise.

In the more recent, LWB 4-models, sure.  But the Wrangler was hugely popular before that and older models (pre-2006) were a 2+2 with no luggage space if utilizing the rear seat for passengers.
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MX793

Quote from: shp4man on May 06, 2018, 11:32:12 PM
Not maintaining and image so much as standing out from the crowd.

Because driving the same thing as millions of other people stands out in the crowd.
Needs more Jiggawatts

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AutobahnSHO

Quote from: AutobahnSHO on May 04, 2018, 01:30:16 PM
the people I know that have 10yr old Jeeps have spent far more on regular maintenance than my 15yr old 200k+ miles minivan has undergone....

Quote from: Rockraven on May 04, 2018, 02:57:27 PM
Yes, because
a) pride of ownership,
b) easy to maintain,
c) many owners like to take them offroad.

and/or Jeeps aren't reliable vehicles.

JD Power is somewhat skewed because it's based on buyer perception https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkiley5/2016/02/25/jeep-much-maligned-much-loved-much-valued/#476e43189a44

But it rates pretty low on just reliability https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/jeep/wrangler/reliability
Will

AutobahnSHO

But for sure if I could get a cheap Jeep I would get one. Top-down summer fun, winter "screw you snow" capability, and go out into the woods with ease.
Will

CaminoRacer

Quote from: MX793 on May 07, 2018, 06:35:19 AM
Because driving the same thing as millions of other people stands out in the crowd.

LOL exactly. You can customize your Jeep as much as you want but it'll still look just the same as all the other customized Jerps.
2020 BMW 330i, 1969 El Camino, 2017 Bolt EV

Laconian

It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand. :rolleyes:
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 07, 2018, 09:38:54 AM
LOL exactly. You can customize your Jeep as much as you want but it'll still look just the same as all the other customized Jerps.

But they all wave to one another as they pass, so its a big club. Just like Harleys (Ok, yes, I have owned a Jeep or teo)
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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CaminoRacer

Quote from: Soup DeVille on May 07, 2018, 12:07:20 PM
But they all wave to one another as they pass, so its a big club. Just like Harleys (Ok, yes, I have owned a Jeep or teo)

I was cruising around in my El Camino yesterday and I saw multiple classic cars. Waved to a '56 Buick, they didn't pay attention. The other one was a C1 Vette that passed me on the highway and didn't even acknowledge my existence. Jerks.
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Laconian

NA Miata owners flip their headlights.
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Payman

Quote from: Laconian on May 07, 2018, 02:50:12 PM
NA Miata owners flip their headlights.

Haven't seen anyone do it here. They just wave.

CaminoRacer

2020 BMW 330i, 1969 El Camino, 2017 Bolt EV

Soup DeVille

The one time I passed another late model white woody Ford station wagon, both of us wave our whole arms like absolute twats.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Xer0

Civic Si owners will sometimes nod at each other.  This is only after we look at our choice of rims and approve of course.

Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: Rockraven on May 07, 2018, 02:59:19 PM
Haven't seen anyone do it here. They just wave.
Same for Vette owners........
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68_427

Us subaru guys blow vape smoke in each other's faces.  It's like a no homo way of making out and telling the other person cool subie bro
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i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


giant_mtb

Quote from: 68_427 on May 08, 2018, 05:19:39 AM
Us subaru guys blow vape smoke in each other's faces.  It's like a no homo way of making out and telling the other person cool subie bro

I've probably mentoned it before, but there's a Subaru 'round these parts with the vanity plate "vapebro"

Laconian

Quote from: 68_427 on May 08, 2018, 05:19:39 AM
Us subaru guys blow vape smoke in each other's faces.  It's like a no homo way of making out and telling the other person cool subie bro

LOLLLL

Here, for every punk in a WRX-wannabe 2.5RS, there are five active-lifestyle Lesbarus.
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AutobahnSHO

Quote from: Laconian on May 08, 2018, 11:19:13 AM
LOLLLL

Here, for every punk in a WRX-wannabe 2.5RS, there are five active-lifestyle Lesbarus.

I once saw an SVX at a rest stop in Idaho. Definitely Lesbaru. Way before that was mainstream, mid 90s?
Will

Laconian

My lesbian friend in college rocked a DL wagon with a broken turbo. A tooootal piece of shit, but it got us to the trailheads :rockon:
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68_427

Quote from: AutobahnSHO on May 08, 2018, 11:30:19 AM
I once saw an SVX at a rest stop in Idaho. Definitely Lesbaru. Way before that was mainstream, mid 90s?

SVX was a GREAT GT car.  The engine is butter smooth and it has really tall gearing.  The glass design made wind noise quiet down and you could have all four windows down @100mph and still talk to your passenger.
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


CALL_911

What happened to yours?


2004 S2000
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68_427

Quote from: CALL_911 on May 08, 2018, 06:30:14 PM
What happened to yours?

Putting the engine in my Outback
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


Laconian

Nice, but kind of a waste of a cool Japanese GT body
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68_427

Quote from: Laconian on May 08, 2018, 10:44:56 PM
Nice, but kind of a waste of a cool Japanese GT body

It was a salvage title and eBay half miler.  The shell is going to someone don't worry
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


veeman

I've got a colleague at work who is a 60 plus year old 5 ft tall 90 lb woman who drives an old school Jeep Wrangler to work.  People say, I haven't been to it, that she has a Trump style super luxury apartment in Manhattan.

I think one of the appealing things about Jeeps is that they are kind of a balancing force against modern foofoo.