BlueRidgeMark

Hey, folks. Haven't been around for a while for a number of reasons, but I decided to check in and post a picture of why I won't be around for a while. Ah gots no Cherokee. I got a fractured knee-cap instead.




Yeah, I think that's a total.

Some idiot pulled out in front of me when I was cruising down the highway @ 55. No time to do anything but nail the brakes, but it wasn't enough. Cherokee vs. old Suburban? Yeah, he won.

In the last 6 months or so I had just done the head gasket, lifters, oil cover gasket (Felpro), oil filter adapter gasket, water pump, t-stat, hoses, radiator, belts, tie rod ends, ball joints, rotors, pads, calipers, drums, shoes, battery cables (upgraded) and a few other miscellaneous things. Engine was running 145-150 compression on all cylinders.

Trans was on its way out, and I was getting a howl from the rear end, but otherwise, it was in good shape. I was planning to swap in the trans and rear axle from my 94 that I have been slowly parting out, but I guess I'll just finish parting it out, now.

A moment of silence, please.

robertj

Man, that sucks. Hope you can find another that you like.

jordan96xj

Moment of silence. Sorry that happened. At least you made it out to talk about it.

BlueRidgeMark

Yeah, I love airbags!

First day of a week's vacation, too, with plans to get away with the wife. Now I'm not going anyplace for a while. Leg needs to be almost completely immobile for 10 days.

Morat

Damn, I bet that hurt. Good luck for a speedy recovery.
I'm impressed the airbag went off, assuming it was the original.

RIP one Cherokee, it gave its all!

Bugout4x4

Man... Good to see you are OK Sir! What a mess... Looks like you got back in the saddle and went right back to work on it!

Edit: My mistake... I didn't read that right and thought you had done all that work after the hit, not before. Sorry man... Hope you get better and back in the saddle soon Sir.

samiam

Well you know what they say...you’ve got to put your behind in the past....no it’s, put your past behind you! Speedy recovery. Guess you have to look at the bright side and say it could’ve been worse.

EZEARL

Whoa! GLAD your ok. Been wondering where you got to. Planning on getting another one soon?

StealthyMcStealth

That sucks, but glad you are mostly OK.

BlueRidgeMark

Original as far as I know. Both sides went off. Makes a mess of the dash, as you can see.






Soon.... probably not. A lot will depend on the insurance situation. Dunno about that yet. I didn't get his insurance info because I was in too much pain. Sheriff and ambulance were there very quickly, so I wasn't left hanging around long. So.... I have to wait for the police report to find out his insurance info, then give it to my insurance guy, then they have to argue......

But, I really need to get my pickup in reliable, DD condition, so I'm going to focus on that for now. Money is tight.

OF course, it will be 4-6 weeks before I can even drive, so.... no hurry.

The killer is, I just passed up a 99 in prime condition for a GRAND even (yeah, $1000), because the guy had personal problems and needed to get rid of it, quick.

Outlaw Star

Glad you're ok. You can always replace a vehicle but not good people.

Turbo X_J

Glad you made it, fractured knee cap sucks and I hope you make a complete recovery. Unfortunately rust & nincompoops are what kill Cherokees.

RegularGuy

I know what you mean when your DD eats it big. I had to bum rides and borrow my brother's Hilux for half a year.

I hope your knee gets on the mend soon, and your insurance gets it sorted out. nothing worse than them letting you down after you grease their palms for all those years.

EEVEE

Im glad you are ok! gnarly looking crash for a jeep. Thats why i want to keep my airbags in my vehicles it isnt cool to get rid of them for a fancy steering wheel imo.

MonacaYankee

Make a camper/trailer out of it?