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Registered User | Why did you originally buy your XJ?
__________________ My other car is a mountain bike | ||
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Point it and go. | Because believe it or not THIS ![]() whole thing fits in the back. I've done many gigs with the xj. I was looking at wranglers, but drum capacity was the top of the list, and the people who price wranglers are high. Im not a cheerleader anyway. ![]() Glad I went this way. __________________ 2001 Patriot Blue xj- It has an aussie. So when I make turns, every new passenger goes "WTF is that?" http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f22/my-2001-jeep-xj-build-rattletrap-668339/ |
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Registered User | Always been into Jeeps. Family friend of ours has been restoring and rebuilding CJs for years. Had about $1000 to spend on a vehicle last October and it was between my XJ and a 79' Power Wagon and the Power Wagon sold out from under me and I wound up getting the XJ for $400. __________________ Ice Fan Club™ #4 | SOUTHSIDE JEEPERS | Nightcrew |
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Registered User | the reason I got my first XJ was it was $300. It went through stuff I still dont understand how. Soo.... I got me a daly driver. |
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Twin 242's | i got mine because my parents had a '92 laredo when i was a kid that they bought brand new. had it for almost ten years. so when the time came for me to get a car, i settled on my '90 laredo. its almost exactly the same as our old '92 except minor things. |
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Registered User | Got my first XJ (1984 Pioneer) for free from a friend about 3 years ago. He inherited a new car from a family member and had no use for the XJ any more as it was old and ugly and needed a new home. Having never owned a Jeep before, I took it for free. I had the head and valves redone as it smoked at idle badly (valve guides/seals). But was overall a great little runner. Went through some SERIOUS snow storms the first winter I had it and never got stuck. Over the next year or so I repaired the rust and repainted it. I then picked up a '92 XJ off Craigslist this past fall and sold my beloved '84 after putting many hours into it and upgrading it. Now I work on my 92. My '84 actually gave me the XJ "Fever" and I have since owned an '84 (sold), '86 (sold), '87 (sold), '99 (still have), and my '92 (winter driver). |
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Registered User | I started out with a 97 Grand that I picked up for 2000. It was only 2wd, but I had grand ideas of converting it to 4wd. Just the couple of times I had it off road was enough to hook me. I sold it with 199500 miles on it, and was impressed still for its reliability. I started deciding between an XJ or TJ/YJ, but since I have a family, the XJ was a more practical choice. I started looking for them about 8 months before I acutally bought one, because I was very particular about what I wanted: white, 4.0, 5sp, AC, and power windows and locks. I finally found it a year ago, and it has exceeded my expectations. Even stock, I can go all of the places a Wrangler can go with room for 4 and the AC going on those 110 degree days. I absolutely love it, and am looking forward to lifting it in the next month or so. Plus, my kids love it, so that is reason enough to keep it around. __________________ 99 XJ 4.0 5M |
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Registered User | My first car was a 86 Laredo, a year later i sold that and got a 91 4 runner got sick of it braking all the time and bought a brand new 05 VW GTI I got into the euro scene for a while lowered it and modified the engine and it drove like a dream. I changed jobs two years after getting the GTI and could no longer afford the payments / insurance for it so i had to sell it. I wanted to get back into a Jeep so i got my 88, and since then i have put about 35,000 miles on her relatively trouble free, (never been stranded). And i picked up my 90 Laredo last month as a project jeep but it is so much nicer then the 88 that i have been thinking about making it my DD and my 88 a project jeep. __________________ - 1990 Yellow AMC XJ RE 3.5" SR, 31" BFG AT, Auto/242, D30/D35, Custom HD SYE, HD CV Shaft, Open Radiator CSF 3 Row, Triple Electric Fan, Home Depot Hood Vents, Custom Front/Rear Bumpers, Semi Custom Roof Rack, Roof Rack Ladder, Slide out storage drawers, Window Rope Rack, Volvo Seats, CB / 4' FireStick. A Jeep's Second Life - Full Build Article - 2000 VW Golf TDI |
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Point it and go. | Quote:
Cv shafts... ewwww. __________________ 2001 Patriot Blue xj- It has an aussie. So when I make turns, every new passenger goes "WTF is that?" http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f22/my-2001-jeep-xj-build-rattletrap-668339/ | |
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Registered User | I got tired of public transportation and decided to go car hunting last spring. After a few weeks, I found this jeep for $800. It was in pretty good shape for what it was worth. It's my daily driver. First to go was the starter and then a few more things followed the next couple of months. It's a work in progress. Still have lots of things to fix. But I gotta say, I've been converted to jeeps now. |
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Registered User | I got mine because i was tired of driving my company car everywhere and needed a personal car. Plus, there isnt to much you can fit into a Corolla. And i just love my XJ. __________________ When in doubt, Empty the Magazine. SEMPER FI! YAT-YAS |
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Registered User | gonna buy one this week, why? cause where i live is in the country side now, and my civic wont get out of the driveway even with snow tires. plus wifes civic hit 200k last friday and the tranny quit at like 200,007 i told the wife, u have 3 choices, find a honda crv for $3k, a jeep cherokee under $3k, or any toyota suv for under $3k, so we decided on a 90 cherokee. it town if they get 1 inch of snow we get like 6 inches. |
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Registered User | Had my first XJ when I was 23 I loved it but really didnt understand why, then had my first kid, by the time she was 1 and a half she was kicking the back of our seats all the time (what a stupid reason to sell a jeep) we traveled ALOT for fun and she drove us nutz always kicking the seats. So i sold it and got another car... but after that I felt like something was missing in my life (like a hobby), we moved to AL about 3 months later I got a YJ while I was there to drive to the beach in and loved it too alot...Kept it for about 2 years had another kid got a passport. Something went wrong with it wasnt worth fixing got another Xj and it was like i found myself again. No real use or reason for the jeep other than I love it! I like to drive when I'm driving a jeep. __________________ It is what it is! And if its good its a JEEP http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq187/wessker96/ |
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Registered User | Price. It's a lot of value for the money, and the size isn't bad either. I even had a 2wd XJ for a while. |
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Registered User | i bought mine cause i was looking for a cheap car and had never owned a 4x4 (insurance at 18) but i found one near me for 700 its a 92 laredo... loved it since i first drove it |
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