Looking at the photos below you can probably guess how my Niner did at the car show today.
My tires looked really small next to these jeeps, they have bright colors, super high dollar axles and running gear, the average one probably has over $20,000 to $30,000 in upgrades added to them and have far fewer miles that my 170,000 mile Niner.
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Your niner is a Boss! Am I the only one that's shocked that you can buy a wrangler that's bigger than a Grand Cherokee? Aren't they supposed to be plucky little go anywhere vehicles?
On topic: My wife and kid are out of town so I've had a lot of time to work on the ZJ. After detailing the interior, I paused to take a look at all my hard work. I reflected on last winter...
My wife and I were driving down the interstate at 65 across snow and ice. The heater was blowing hot air on our face and feet while an MP3 player magically beamed music into the premium (aftermarket) stereo. The overhead console said the temperature outside was -17. A couple button presses later showed we were averaging better than 22mpg. We had been on the road for about half an hour and I poked at the switches for the 8 way power leather seats for maximum comfort. A little later, my bottom was getting a little too toasty so I turned my seat warmer down to low... ahhh...perfect!
Just as I was beginning to smile and congratulate myself on all the hard work I had put into my ZJ, we pass a series of nice trucks and SUVs; Navigators, Escalades, F-250's, Expeditions, all in a row. A car in front of us changes lanes to avoid a pothole, we drive through it with a barely audible thud. My wife turned to me and said, "I'd like to have a luxury SUV one day."
My heart broke...
I caught myself staring at my reflection through the three layers of wax on the hood which snapped me back into the present. "If she doesn't say something f*%&ing nice about the Jeep I'm trading her Mustang in for a Ranger!"