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Old 08-29-2016, 10:41 AM
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I miss the XJ :'(
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You and me both, but it was a full-time job always diagnosing and fixing a new problem with it every day, and it's been nice to just hop in and drive lately.
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You and me both, but it was a full-time job always diagnosing and fixing a new problem with it every day, and it's been nice to just hop in and drive lately.
I know that feel. Just got a Subaru forester for my DD and its been a breath of fresh air lmao
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Originally Posted by Joecam18
I know that feel. Just got a Subaru forester for my DD and its been a breath of fresh air lmao
trying to get a dd so I can do the same
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Queue the sequel music...

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Originally Posted by NewbJeep
Queue the sequel music...

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Old 09-25-2016, 11:07 PM
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Yay for new stuff!

Paint-matched fender flares from a Sahara:



And a red-colored rear tow hook to match the two front tow hooks:

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More updates on the old XJ. Here are some photos of what the shop has done with it:



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Nice work on the Rubicon!
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Originally Posted by Joecam18
I see what you fig there.
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Originally Posted by RangerWeaver
Nice work on the Rubicon!

Thanks!
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Here's another XJ pic:

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Here's a picture of the new 75th anniversary grille I scored.

The dealer wanted $1500 for it new, but I found it locally for $150.



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