In the '04/13 edition of Consumer Reports Magazine the 1984 XJ is pictured in a segment titled "Trend setting cars that got things rolling"......how 'bout that.

 

It's commonly said that the xj platform blazed the trail to the modern suv. Because remember... It was (and still is) a station wagon. Lol

Something to be proud of

 

it very much did spawn modern suv's
but as far as trend setting goes.... still nobody waves

 

Lmao true that.


And still ever time I buy a new xj everyone is always like... Why the hell did you buy that old mans jeep! And then they see what they turn into a couple months down the road and end up loving it.

 

I got a cherokee as my first vehicle. 3 years later 6 of my friends also have cherokees, 4/6 are lifted.

 

Know that feeling... When I bought my 95 none of my friends had jeeps. Almost instantly two friends bought a cherokee and one bought a wrangler. And then put my lift than what I had at the time. Lol had to one up me I guess.

 

It took me about six months to lift mine.

2 of my friends bought their jeeps and within 3 weeks they had lift and tires....

 

Well if it's the same scenario as me...
My friends had their parents to pay for everything along the way. I had to work for not only my jeep and parts.. But I've turned every nut and bolt myself. Never had any of them in the shop. And believe me.. When I got my first jeep I didn't even know how to put coolant in the thing. My friends picked out their jeeps/lifts and it was payed for and installed.

 

one friend got a yj after hearing how much fun i have in my xj... none of my friends have xjs but everyone who has spent eveny half a day in it with me has told me they want one after.... one buddy was living in and out of it with me for nearly 3 weeks last summer (i lived in it for 2 mounths) now whenever any one shoots me down cause i have a station wagon or for watever reason they dont think it can do what there full size can (im quite and dnt care when this happens) but he will vouch for it all the way and start spewing storys of what him and i have done with the jeep