You know you drive an xj when you to lazy to take the (long way) so you (make) a short cut

 

When your front bumper is so crappy that rear ending a pontiac grand am does nothing to the car but turns the front xj bumper into a steel pancake.

 

When u buy one that's more rough bc you wanna be the one who fixes it

 

i cant go wheelin and not try the retarded hard suff i know is gonna hurt my xj... its the challenge!!!!!

ive been pretty nice to her though. you cant tell shes been on her side once. and that was on a county road!!!! washed out so bad it was impossible to get through. i tipped her trying lol. just replaced the mirror!

 

YKYDAXJW...

...you're convinced that the barely functional seat belt button is his way of saying "Let's drive some more!"
...your last car always went to the shop and your wife generally hates cars, but now you want to do oil changes together, a 3" lift seems reasonable, and are excited to fix the squeaky *&^%#$^! belt
...you've already spent more on parts and tools then repaying the loan to buy it in the first place
...you feel conflicted about winter because A) SNOW!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and B) No garage, can't work on him
...you drive your family up to the big Christmas dinner, and just roll your eyes at the "so bouncy, must not have any shocks" and "no leg room" comments
...you feel that every spot of rust is a personal offense and you feel sorry for your XJ like you would a person with a bad rash
...you can actually imagine what it sounds like without the U-joint rattle... in fact you know exactly what else makes what noises at what speeds
...you read 230 pages of this ridiculous thread, and either you agree with the posts or you are seriously concerned about that happening
...you were going to get ready to go to bed, but the bathroom's occupied so you turn the computer back on and login to CF

 

YKYDAXJ when you go to pick n pull to get a new driver seat, see the wrecked XJ it came out of and feel bad for it because 1) it was wrecked 2) it was a 2wd and 3) the interior looked like it had never been cleaned.

 

You know exactly where to hit the dash to stop the rattle...

 

When your power steering pump makes more bad noises when its full than it does empty

 

Oh gosh yeah... and when u turn your wheel the squeeky column drowns out the steering pump noises

 

Heh i thought only mine did that. Also, on the subject of PS woes, you know you drive an XJ when all of your power steering fluid can leak out in 3 days, but up until a few weeks ago it never leaked a single drop in a year and a half.

 

Ykydaxjw you are worried you tranny coolant lines are leaking when they are covered in residue but you mechanic friends say they just "sweat" or "bleed"

 

YKYDAXJW you're bored at a red light so your play "what's that rattling" in your jeep.

 

When your front axle costs more than the entire jeep Dana 44 cryo treated 4.88s arb chromoly Yukon shafts crane knuckles and high steer arms truss and steering
5k in one axle

 

Jealous but for that much why not a king pin 60

 

yea that's a lot of money to spend on a 44....