like the title says..what was the vehicle you had before your xj?
vehicle - 1996 Chrysler Sebring JX convertible
mods - nothing really. infinity stereo system with 6 disc changer, cobra 5 stage alarm system, thats about it
background - my parents got it from some guy and they paid off his lease. it had 10,000 miles on it at the time. they had it as a weekend cruiser but after they sold the durango, it became a daily driver. ever since it had become a daily driver, i started taking care of it because at the time, i was like 10 and back then, it was like a camaro to me (had no real idea what power was all about). i washed it every week and waxed it once a month and when i was 12, started doing oil changes on it every 3k. a week before i got my license, my parents offered it to me for $2,000.
i took them up on it and payed $1,000 and said id pay the other $1,000 off in a month when i made the money (had just gotten my new job). i did and a month later, i found my jeep at the local jeep dealership and put the car on craigslist the same night i saw the jeep. sold the sebring a week after i bought the jeep. and i have no regrets.
pictures
to keep it xj related, im gonna work on mine tomorrow.
I dunno....It sure doesn't get much worse than an 86 Dodge Colt E two toned with red painted hubcaps and a factory am/fm radio....LOL I photochopped this one to show what mine looked like "back in the day"....
Sure wish I had it for the MPG now though....LOL WTF was I thinkin.....LOL
umm yeah
1985 buick century wagon
1984,85,86,82 monte carlo ss's
1985 camaro
1986 rx-7
1988 Full size blazer w/6" lift and 35's
1993 full size blazer
1996 Lincoln MKVIII with nitrous lol
1985 monte carlo LS
2006 Chevy Cobalt SS turbo conversion
mine in order are
87 honda civic. (slowest car ever.(ok maybe not slowest but slower than a metro))
81 Datsun 810 maxima by nissan
92 Dodge daytona
87 Jeep Cherokee
99 Mazda B3000
1. 1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertable
2. 1983 GMC Sierra 1/2 Ton (I miss this one)
3. 1998 Plymouth Breeze (t-boned and totaled)
That last one getting totaled is what put me behind the wheel of my jeep. So, I guess in retrospect it was a good thing.
I got a 1994 Ford Thunderbird for my first car two weeks after my 16th birthday, no mods just a bumpin system...T-boned an F150...RIP
I then inherited my mom's 1996 Chrysler LHS, limo tinted and a bumpin system, I was mistaken for a drug dealer multiple times...Rear ended a Ranger at 65mph...RIP
I then inherited my dad's 1999 F150, no mods...spun out on a bridge and ended up halfway over the wall...RIP
I then found my XJ. When looking for my first car when I was 16, all I wanted was an XJ, but the deal on the Thunderbird was too good to pass up. My XJ is still looking and driving pretty (after 2 accidents) thanks to my upgraded front and rear bumpers...Should have got an XJ from the start...
1983 Mercedex Benz 500SEL
1987 Dodge Caravan....this this was stick shift
2002 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 6spd
1995 BMW M3 5spd
1994 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 2dr, auto
1983 Porsche 944...slow as a dog
1991 Jeep Cherokee Briarwood
1997 Nissan Maxima SE, 5 spd
2001 Chevy Silverado 1500
2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V, 6 spd
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Diesel
2002 Nissan Maxima SE, Auto
2002 Nissan Maxima SE, Auto, for parts
2002 Nissan Maxima SE, 6 spd... boy that was a fun car, sold it 2 weeks ago.
and currently in the stable
2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport soon to be either sold or built into a rock crawler
2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Diesel daily driver and tow beast.
2001 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Diesel probably going to give it to my mom so she has one as a daily driver
However, before it was bought, I drove my mom's 99 4.7 WJ and the first vehicle I ever drove was my dad's f150 king ranch. When the XJ has down time I drive my bro's 94 ranger . And of course, my heep is my favorite out of all of em.
in the beginning....
81 Chevy Citation.....so cool with a sun roof
86 Cutlas Ciera Brogham...go granny go
93 Eagle Talon....arrest me red
95ish eagle Summit....couldn't fit the baby seat in the Talon
to today...
92 XJ Laredo
I know, I know...the sad part it the M3 is sold, but not gone yet, and I'm already feeling it towards the Jeep. :laugh: I'm sure by fall I'll be ripping it apart! :thumbsup:
I have a strong feeling that I will always have a JEEP in my collection from now on.
My first car, since I'm only 16, is my Jeep. But I've basically inherited the Ram listed in my sig. Since gas is so crazy, my mom started driving my Jeep around since it gets 20mpg and I started driving the Ram (13mpg). It's a good deal but payin' for gas sucks especially since it needs mid-grade (damn Hemi)!
My first motorized vechile was a 1970 model yamaha 125 endoure man that was a while back used to follow lead my dad in his 1948 willys cj2a through the hills and hollows of Wv man those were the days.
the most POS '85 ford ranger you can imagine. it had a carb'd 2.8l V6, 5spd, 192k+ miles, twin 17 gal tanks, long bed, tons of rust and dents, white top, hood and tailgate, brown body. but it could haul three dirtbikes and gear with the tailgate closed so i was happy. i think everyone should have a beater as a first car.
I suppose I might as well share all the rigs I have had:
01 Dodge 2500 Diesel--Work truck
95 XJ (currently have)-DD
78 GMC Jimmy (project/wheeler, D60 front and rear, 44 swampers, camo paint, sale in progress)
88 Nissan Pathfinder (project, soon to be sold)
91 YJ (traded for XJ)
95 Toyota SR5 Pickup (caught on Fire)
88 Bronco (sold)
88 Bronco 2 (sold)
91 Comanche (project)
69 F-100 2x4 (bought when I was 15,sold for same as paid for, had 390 V-8, no mufflers, and a loud beast)
Unfortunately, I do not have pics for half of those rigs. currently working on getting a 97 VW Jetta GLX VR6, to save some gas. Trying to keep the XJ for a weekend wheeler, or road-tripper, and also keeping the work truck
1989 Firebird
1993 Z28
1996 Z28 convertible
1996 Camaro SS
2000 Camaro SS
Sold my last SS and picked up my XJ to save some $$$ for a new 5th gen Camaro. Already have a deposit down.
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