oh well there are other forums with "adults" he can go to for advice

Yes its beast mode my nickle, striaght beast mode on a snow flake,
ok fine im done messing with you, honestly a xj is tough. it shouldn't let you down with out a warning. You got good tires and brakes for the snow, you'll be alright. My jeeps have broke down, but never left me stranded.

Lol, just messing with you. I've been on the internet since before it was the internet. It just seems to me that people get far more concerned about people wanting to post things slightly off topic than helping the OP out. For what it's worth, homeboy was giving an anecdote about his rear main seal story that would have done just as well in a PM. It may have been slightly off topic, but a far cry from, "and dude, this one time, I saw a ZJ totally blow up on the trail" kind of story that could legitimately be considered off topic. Also, LOL @ my nickle didn't get that until the second time I read it. :P +2 for spelling newb correctly. Now that sheesh is off topic!