its a jeep thing you wouldnt understand, what??

We just bought a used 95 Jeep Cherokee. I was against it. I wanted... *gulp* a minivan. (insert gasps of shock here)
Today I drove the Jeep, and although it isn't a muddy Wrangler... today the Jeep schooled me, and I UNDERSTAND!!










On Wednesday, June 28, 2000 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Stephen White wrote:
> hello,
>
> I hate to come in here and offer up "flamebait" but i just have to ask
> what the hell this sticker means... as i saw one on a brand spanking new
> wrangler. Hardtop luxo-pacage.
>
> I drive an aircooled volkswagen van daily, and have no heat, its drafty,
> rides rough, has a lot of ground clearance, and requires regular
> maintenance. I can go 80% of the places a jeep can go, and i have to be
> careful turning as my van is a bit top heavy.
>
> So what part of the "jeep thing" would i not understand..
>
> real heat?
> air conditioning?
> the ability to go faster than 65 MPH? (geared low)
> expensive repairs?
> frontal impact protection?
> a cushy coil-spring car-like ride?
> being unable to disassemble and repair my own car in the boonies with hand
> tools?
> no drafts (hardtop wrangler, remeber)
> taking my car to the dealer for warranty work?
> making payments?
> not having the wind blow me all over the highway?
>
> Now, i can understand that maybe some jeep owners are pretty hardcore, but
> i guess that sticker just gets my goat, Its like insinuating that this
> person with the new jeep is so hardcore and unusual that i wouldnt even be
> able to comprehend the hardships they have had to endure driving a fancy
> pants overpriced new 4wd with a boomin system.
>
> Please explain why the hell anyone would put this sticker on their car, it
> takes a bit of commitment to drive a vehicle like mine, or an older jeep,
> but you dont see me getting a sticker that puts down others...
>
> sorry to rant i just want to get it, and have been wanting to ask someone
> with that sticker for years what the attraction was. I haven ever run
> into anyone that had one so i thought i'd ask here.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve

Holy XJ, Batman! This is an o-o-o-o-old thread!!!

Ok, just in case Steve still hanging 'round ...

To me the sticker reminds me of a joke (or is it really fact???) about how a
Japanese manufacturer rode in a Wrangler in the Rockies till they found a
great spot to film a commercial for their 4X4.

When the Wrangler owner asked if they would be driving the new 4X4 up to the
spot, they replied, "No way, ours could never make it. We'll have to
helicopter it in."

A better sticker I saw on an XJ read, "H2 recovery vehicle"

That gives me an idea . . . .

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> wrote in message
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: We just bought a used 95 Jeep Cherokee. I was against it. I wanted...
*gulp* a minivan. (insert gasps of shock here)
: Today I drove the Jeep, and although it isn't a muddy Wrangler... today
the Jeep schooled me, and I UNDERSTAND!!
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
: On Wednesday, June 28, 2000 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Stephen White wrote:
: > hello,
: >
: > I hate to come in here and offer up "flamebait" but i just have to ask
: > what the hell this sticker means... as i saw one on a brand spanking new
: > wrangler. Hardtop luxo-pacage.
: >
: > I drive an aircooled volkswagen van daily, and have no heat, its drafty,
: > rides rough, has a lot of ground clearance, and requires regular
: > maintenance. I can go 80% of the places a jeep can go, and i have to be
: > careful turning as my van is a bit top heavy.
: >
: > So what part of the "jeep thing" would i not understand..
: >
: > real heat?
: > air conditioning?
: > the ability to go faster than 65 MPH? (geared low)
: > expensive repairs?
: > frontal impact protection?
: > a cushy coil-spring car-like ride?
: > being unable to disassemble and repair my own car in the boonies with
hand
: > tools?
: > no drafts (hardtop wrangler, remeber)
: > taking my car to the dealer for warranty work?
: > making payments?
: > not having the wind blow me all over the highway?
: >
: > Now, i can understand that maybe some jeep owners are pretty hardcore,
but
: > i guess that sticker just gets my goat, Its like insinuating that this
: > person with the new jeep is so hardcore and unusual that i wouldnt even
be
: > able to comprehend the hardships they have had to endure driving a fancy
: > pants overpriced new 4wd with a boomin system.
: >
: > Please explain why the hell anyone would put this sticker on their car,
it
: > takes a bit of commitment to drive a vehicle like mine, or an older
jeep,
: > but you dont see me getting a sticker that puts down others...
: >
: > sorry to rant i just want to get it, and have been wanting to ask
someone
: > with that sticker for years what the attraction was. I haven ever run
: > into anyone that had one so i thought i'd ask here.
: >
: > Thanks,
: >
: > Steve
: