A Day In the Life of a Modified XJ Driver

**RollerHman** · 01-23-2008, 10:55 PM

Today at work I had to take the daily delivery to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is in the same complex as the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

There is some measure of security there, being government property and all, and the usual driver had been there 30 times and had to be approved to visit more or something. Anyways, when I pulled up to the guard station the Police (I assume this was Federal Police) man had to look over my Jeep for inspection.

I go into the station and as I am waiting to get my badge there are two older officers standing near the doorway observing my vehicle. The dumb mud flap in the engine bay that was put on in the factory has mostly fallen apart and a large piece is hanging down in the middle near the axle and steering components. One of the officers asks me what was hanging down in my undercarriage, probably worried I am sneaking a bomb into the nations weather station, and I replied that it was a dumb mud flap that was put on in the factory and I hear officer 2 mutter to officer 1 that "There isn't much on that vehicle left from the factory..."

I smiled and went ahead with my business.

Later that day I was running some errands and decided to take a quick trip through a car wash and stop at Chik-fil-a to grab some dinner. At the drive-thru a lady takes my order but by the time I pulled around to the first window a younger kid appeared and it looked like he commandeered the drive-thru window from the lady standing behind him. The first words out of his mouth were "Are those TJ flares? I saw those on the monitor and had to check it out. I was thinking about putting some on my Jeep. Those look good." I told him thanks and he should use more caution than I did when I put mine on. As I pulled away I saw him practically leaning out the window to check out the rest of my sexy rig.

He might have owned the sweet looking XJ with 5-6 inches of lift and a stinger bumper I saw in the parking lot on the way out.

So now you know what it is like driving around town in a mad fly XJ.

**Dr. Marneaus** · 01-23-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RollerHman

Today at work I had to take the daily delivery to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is in the same complex as the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

There is some measure of security there, being government property and all, and the usual driver had been there 30 times and had to be approved to visit more or something. Anyways, when I pulled up to the guard station the Police (I assume this was Federal Police) man had to look over my Jeep for inspection.

I go into the station and as I am waiting to get my badge there are two older officers standing near the doorway observing my vehicle. The dumb mud flap in the engine bay that was put on in the factory has mostly fallen apart and a large piece is hanging down in the middle near the axle and steering components. One of the officers asks me what was hanging down in my undercarriage, probably worried I am sneaking a bomb into the nations weather station, and I replied that it was a dumb mud flap that was put on in the factory and I hear officer 2 mutter to officer 1 that "There isn't much on that vehicle left from the factory..."

I smiled and went ahead with my business.

Later that day I was running some errands and decided to take a quick trip through a car wash and stop at Chik-fil-a to grab some dinner. At the drive-thru a lady takes my order but by the time I pulled around to the first window a younger kid appeared and it looked like he commandeered the drive-thru window from the lady standing behind him. The first words out of his mouth were "Are those TJ flares? I saw those on the monitor and had to check it out. I was thinking about putting some on my Jeep. Those look good." I told him thanks and he should use more caution than I did when I put mine on. As I pulled away I saw him practically leaning out the window to check out the rest of my sexy rig.

He might have owned the sweet looking XJ with 5-6 inches of lift and a stinger bumper I saw in the parking lot on the way out.

So now you know what it is like driving around town in a mad fly XJ.

yeah, try driving a real jeep, but i dunno if you can handle it. You'd be overwhelmed by the fact that people would compliment you more than once every 6 months.

murrayII · 01-23-2008, 11:14 PM

^
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OUCH!

later

MurrayII

**RollerHman** · 01-23-2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Marneaus

yeah, try driving a real jeep, but i dunno if you can handle it. You'd be overwhelmed by the fact that people would compliment you more than once every 6 months.

right, a budget boost tj that doesnt even have meats, im sure. thats more common and lamer up here than hippies in subaru's....

Reswob · 01-23-2008, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Marneaus

yeah, try driving a real jeep, but i dunno if you can handle it. You'd be overwhelmed by the fact that people would compliment you more than once every 6 months.

That's uncalled for. I didn't know your so-called "real" Jeeps had 4-bangers

**Dr. Marneaus** · 01-23-2008, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RollerHman

right, a budget boost tj that doesnt even have meats, im sure. thats more common and lamer up here than hippies in subaru's....

Hippies in station wagons huh? pot calling the kettle black?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reswob

That's uncalled for. I didn't know your so-called "real" Jeeps had 4-bangers

Let's go crawlin, You'll eat your words about the capability of a 4cyl.

TJgreg · 01-23-2008, 11:27 PM

and after chik-fil-a you went and got 12 bags of groceries?

ImSuck · 01-23-2008, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RollerHman

Today at work I had to take the daily delivery to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is in the same complex as the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

There is some measure of security there, being government property and all, and the usual driver had been there 30 times and had to be approved to visit more or something. Anyways, when I pulled up to the guard station the Police (I assume this was Federal Police) man had to look over my Jeep for inspection.

I go into the station and as I am waiting to get my badge there are two older officers standing near the doorway observing my vehicle. The dumb mud flap in the engine bay that was put on in the factory has mostly fallen apart and a large piece is hanging down in the middle near the axle and steering components. One of the officers asks me what was hanging down in my undercarriage, probably worried I am sneaking a bomb into the nations weather station, and I replied that it was a dumb mud flap that was put on in the factory and I hear officer 2 mutter to officer 1 that "There isn't much on that vehicle left from the factory..."

I smiled and went ahead with my business.

Later that day I was running some errands and decided to take a quick trip through a car wash and stop at Chik-fil-a to grab some dinner. At the drive-thru a lady takes my order but by the time I pulled around to the first window a younger kid appeared and it looked like he commandeered the drive-thru window from the lady standing behind him. The first words out of his mouth were "Are those TJ flares? I saw those on the monitor and had to check it out. I was thinking about putting some on my Jeep. Those look good." I told him thanks and he should use more caution than I did when I put mine on. As I pulled away I saw him practically leaning out the window to check out the rest of my sexy rig.

He might have owned the sweet looking XJ with 5-6 inches of lift and a stinger bumper I saw in the parking lot on the way out.

So now you know what it is like driving around town in a mad fly XJ.

yeah..... i get that about 3 or 4 times a week with my TJ (cough* real jeep cough*)

. i guess you station wagon drivers dont get as much love

AlTheKillerr · 01-23-2008, 11:37 PM

SHUT UP!!! SHUT UP!!! ITS NOT FAIR!!!!

Reswob · 01-23-2008, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Marneaus

Let's go crawlin, You'll eat your words about the capability of a 4cyl.

ANY time. You'll eat your words about the incapability of XJs and ZJs.

**Dr. Marneaus** · 01-24-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Reswob

ANY time. You'll eat your words about the incapability of XJs and ZJs.

where did I say an XJ or ZJ wasnt capable? I said it wasn't a real jeep. Never said a single thing about capability.

gobble my dong.

**HeavyMetal** · 01-24-2008, 12:06 AM

lol @ BB'd TJs

ktmracer419 · 01-24-2008, 12:10 AM

tj's are for cheerleaders

you will get over it

**abnormal** · 01-24-2008, 12:22 AM

Cant we all just get along?!?

I get compliments all the time in my tj and I think I got 1 in the xj.

**MattTheMudder** · 01-24-2008, 12:39 AM

People always gotta put everything else down so they feel better about what they bought