When you have so many Xjs with the hoods open that the UPS man offers to sell you his broke down XJ while delivering you parts for yours and you buy it with out even seeing it! Guilty as charged. $100 for the Jeep $50 for the u-haul and everyone just wants to know what was I thinking?
When your broke and your xj is F'd and you have to drive your moms VW for 3 weeks and going... (TOMORROW WILL FEEL GOOD (except replacing the crank sensor / distributor wont feel good))
... when you have to remove the entire intake manifold to replace the exhaust manifold.
Who came up with this idea? Did they really think saving money by going with one gasket instead of two was worth the extra aggravation? Did they get Inspector Gadget to design the lower bolt locations? This has got to be the most irritating thing I've had to do to the Jeep yet.
Of course, driving home from my buddy's house was much quieter and now that cylinders are appropriately sealed and getting the correct air/fuel mixture (the gasket was hopelessly blown for several cylinders), it seemed like there was more power and much quicker throttle response.
But way too quiet, so now I'm looking at mufflers... Does it ever end?
When your high beams are no brighter than the DRL's on a Cavalier.
When "Limited" means you get nice things like paint, cloth, and windshield wipers.
Heated mirrors? YES ABS? NO
When no matter where your right foot position is in the travel of the gas pedal, you're gonna go the same speed.
When people tell you they could hear your radio when you turned the corner down the street, but you really didn't have it turned up very loud.
When you use touch up paint, clay bar, polish, wax, etc on all of your other vehicles but have no problem dragging an old rusty piece of metal across the hood of your Jeep. "It adds character... window dressing if you will."
When as long as the lubricants that are dripping over your exhaust pipe aren't actually on fire, all is well.
When you know exactly how much oil to add just by looking at the latest stains on your driveway.
When you park in your backyard just so you can have the satisfaction of driving over a few rocks & thru a ditch or two in the field behind your house.
When its the only vehicle you will park in a Wal-Mart parking lot, and your family parks their car at your house & takes your XJ to said store.
When you have a Corvette, Caddilac, and a Lincoln in your garage, but you take your XJ to pick up chicks.
When the Mustang convertible you're making payments on is sitting in your driveway, because you're out driving the XJ all weekend.
When you're wondering why you're making payments on the Mustang convertible when you're driving the XJ all the time.
When you've converted the payment on your Mustang convertible to gallons of gas for the XJ and kicked yourself in the a** for being upside down on the loan for the Mustang so you can't afford to sell it.
When your friends are convinced you're insane for driving the XJ you paid $500 for as a "winter beater" more than any of your other vehicles.
-when you park in the garage after a rainy day and the next day when you go off to work you lock up the tires at the 1st stop sign because the brakes are still damp.
when the screen saver on your cell phone is of your xj and not your wife and daughter or when you hear your six year old daughter explain to her friends that daddys jeep is better than her daddys hummer because the hummer is just an overpriced tahoethan will never go off road
When you have to hold a Jeep orientation for your new girlfriend or friend concerning all of its quirks and issues so they will not freak out when riding in it.
When your girlfriend knows the distinction between XJ, TJ, YJ, CJ, ZJ, and JK... because you require it.
When you can distinguish between a D34, D44, Ford 8.8, C8.25, or D60 from 100 feet away.
When you're well aware of both what and where your neutral safety switch is.
When you roll down your windows and your front speakers turn off.
When you're scared of removing your rear shocks from their top mounts in fear of the bolts snapping.
When you actually wear earpluggs while driving AND have sets for your passengers to wear also.
When you factor in your XJ into your monthly spending budget... before things like utilities or rent/mortgage.
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