Noob-ish from Florida
07-26-2011, 09:01 PM
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Noob-ish from Florida
Hey everyone!
My name is Cory. I'm a GM Technician by day and a DSM/Mitsubishi guru that's always had a soft spot for XJ's by night. I moved from Rochester New York down to Bradenton Florida last year. Flat lands with no hills and straight roads are kinda boring.
Here is, Well what was my Galant VR4 that I sold a few weeks ago. It was a very needy vehicle and I don't have the space to work on it down here in the condo complex. It had a lot of bolt on's and moved out of its way.
My girl has always had a Red Cherokee and has always been one hell of a reliable vehicle. Being with her going on 4 years now they grew on me. This was her first Cherokee, A 1999 Cherokee Sport 4 Wheel Auto.
It made many trips up and down the east coast, It even rescued her brothers 1991 Eagle Talon Auto NT after the end clutches went out on a drive to Syracuse NY from Rochester NY. (yes the rear leafs were sagging due to the age)
Sadly, After being cut off in Florida traffic on her way home from class one night. She avoided hitting any other cars (6 lane highway) spun out and hit a fence pole. She was safe, But due to the rot and rust from salty New York the body shop at work wasn't able to repair it for less then what it was worth. I tried my best to have it not totaled out, Considering less then 4 months before this I had the dash out doing an evaporator core for the AC.
With the money from the 99 XJ, The search was on for its replacement. It HAD to bed a 4 door, Auto with 4WD. The search landed us in Orlando. (you would not believe how hard it is to find a 4WD XJ in FL) We picked up this 95 country with 85k on it. It was funny, It was a New York titled vehicle but it wasn't rotted or rusted. Has its flaws but the price was right
This is the only pictures I have of it for some reason.
This brings me up to the present day. After I sold the Galant, I told myself I was taking a break from the DSM/4G63T platform for a few months. Looking for a reliable tow vehicle was in order. Ive always wanted to find a project car, So a DD/Tow vehicle was in order. After searching weeks on end, I found this 97 XJ Sport 4WD 5 speed with a lift on it.
After a few phone calls, I was able to meet up with the seller. Was her sons car, He owed her money and she wanted it gone. Having cash in hand I knew I was driving it home for a deal. It has 161k on the clock, But these are like Honda's. Keep them maintained and they keep on going.
Here are the only pictures I have currently.
Twins?!
So that's a little bit about myself, I hope to learn a bit from some of you and in return help out where I can. I'm a pretty big forum person so I'm always in and out.
Thanks for reading
Cory
My name is Cory. I'm a GM Technician by day and a DSM/Mitsubishi guru that's always had a soft spot for XJ's by night. I moved from Rochester New York down to Bradenton Florida last year. Flat lands with no hills and straight roads are kinda boring.
Here is, Well what was my Galant VR4 that I sold a few weeks ago. It was a very needy vehicle and I don't have the space to work on it down here in the condo complex. It had a lot of bolt on's and moved out of its way.
My girl has always had a Red Cherokee and has always been one hell of a reliable vehicle. Being with her going on 4 years now they grew on me. This was her first Cherokee, A 1999 Cherokee Sport 4 Wheel Auto.
It made many trips up and down the east coast, It even rescued her brothers 1991 Eagle Talon Auto NT after the end clutches went out on a drive to Syracuse NY from Rochester NY. (yes the rear leafs were sagging due to the age)
Sadly, After being cut off in Florida traffic on her way home from class one night. She avoided hitting any other cars (6 lane highway) spun out and hit a fence pole. She was safe, But due to the rot and rust from salty New York the body shop at work wasn't able to repair it for less then what it was worth. I tried my best to have it not totaled out, Considering less then 4 months before this I had the dash out doing an evaporator core for the AC.
With the money from the 99 XJ, The search was on for its replacement. It HAD to bed a 4 door, Auto with 4WD. The search landed us in Orlando. (you would not believe how hard it is to find a 4WD XJ in FL) We picked up this 95 country with 85k on it. It was funny, It was a New York titled vehicle but it wasn't rotted or rusted. Has its flaws but the price was right
This is the only pictures I have of it for some reason.
This brings me up to the present day. After I sold the Galant, I told myself I was taking a break from the DSM/4G63T platform for a few months. Looking for a reliable tow vehicle was in order. Ive always wanted to find a project car, So a DD/Tow vehicle was in order. After searching weeks on end, I found this 97 XJ Sport 4WD 5 speed with a lift on it.
After a few phone calls, I was able to meet up with the seller. Was her sons car, He owed her money and she wanted it gone. Having cash in hand I knew I was driving it home for a deal. It has 161k on the clock, But these are like Honda's. Keep them maintained and they keep on going.
Here are the only pictures I have currently.
Twins?!
So that's a little bit about myself, I hope to learn a bit from some of you and in return help out where I can. I'm a pretty big forum person so I'm always in and out.
Thanks for reading
Cory
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