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Old 07-20-2010, 08:46 AM
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Up-keep is a *****...Things seem to keep breaking on the jeep.

Can you guys remind me why I do this?
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Originally Posted by miglia-spyder
Can you guys remind me why I do this?
It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand.
Old 07-20-2010, 09:07 AM
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That phrase haunts me everyday. I think i get that comment at least 6 times a day. Super annoying.
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Originally Posted by miglia-spyder
That phrase haunts me everyday. I think i get that comment at least 6 times a day. Super annoying.
Yeah I know, very overplayed. Kinda why I did it.
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Look through your pictures of wheeling outings, that's what I use to keep the fires burning, so to speak!! Try to remember the joy you get from getting out in your rig, the pics should help with that!!
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Thats could work, Or pictures from other people wheeling.
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or look at those pics of all the awesome jeeps out there with heavily built up rigs with all the parts you wish you had, and everytime you break something thinkin im going to get that part hah
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its all about the girls SHE THINKS MY JEEP IS SEXY
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Well you could be putting time and money into another car and not getting anything like you get from your XJ out of it. I like the Picture idea.
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I'm with you Spider, I'm sick and tired of fixing things on this POS, and I've only got a 120,000 mi., I'm about ready to give on her, but for some reason I still love my Cherokee.

I'm just going to keep it for now and keep fixing stuff.
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Hey its better than a car payment. My XJ isnt close to what i want it to be but thats what keeps me going. I took pictures of it at the start and then every time some new is done. It nice to see a work in prgress. I want to be able to show up and out wheel the Wrongler owners. i set aside $200 or so a month just like i was making a payment on a car. i usually spend more than that but oh well. i love to work on my XJ. I have to find a friends to work on my jeep now that i live in a condo. I changed the battery out a few weeks ago and got a fine for working on it in the parking lot...LOL .... I can see alot of those coming my way... Dont throw in the towel yet. think about it and why you started it.
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Haha good advice fellas!

I drove it out for lunch and I caught myself running through all the noises my XJ makes and making a mental parts list of what i need.... Haha even when im sick of this thing i still care about it.

Stupid JEEP, i love you
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As big of a pain in the butt it can be it still keeps me going when I remember that I don't need a winter beater.
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my jeep seems to break everytime i take it out i have 0 luck even with all the beefed up parts , but nothing beats being out on the trails with good friends and turning your cell phone off with no computors for miles and finding that perfect spot that just takes you away from everyday stress , i would not trade that for world
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You make anough wrong decisions in your life and youll end up owning an XJ. But, you wont trade that POS for the world!!


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