Thngs you'll never do to your Jeep. The critic's thread.
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OK, I'll bite.
Chrome. Any chrome. Or shiny aluminum. It just ain't right.
I can tolerate the tires, the jacked up AEV loaded Jeep that will never see a dirt road, the Rubicons with hard tops and soccer mom's driving them that have no clue what a locker is, etc. Adding chrome is just wrong.
Chrome. Any chrome. Or shiny aluminum. It just ain't right.
I can tolerate the tires, the jacked up AEV loaded Jeep that will never see a dirt road, the Rubicons with hard tops and soccer mom's driving them that have no clue what a locker is, etc. Adding chrome is just wrong.
So someone showed her the buttons and it turned out that she said she had always used that when parking to turn on the security system!
Matthew
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You really saw white PVC for a snorkel?
That's dumb, everyone knows it's supposed to be black PVC for a snorkel...
Matthew
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I usually don't like it when poeple criticize someone else's ride but to some extent I agree with hating certain things.
Here's my take. There are several broad categories of Jeepers. These are generalizations. Each of these categories hates the other categories listed because of how differently everyone uses their Jeeps.
The Non-Wheeling Stocker: The Jeep is a vehicle. Just like a Toyota, Ford or Hyundai. Point A to Point B. Nothing extra.
The Stock Wheeler: People who buy and wheel their Jeeps and prefer them to be as close to factory as possible. I'd argue that these are among the best Jeepers because when they wheel they make the rest of us look bad. I know several guys who wheel their bone stock Jeeps and they do everything built rigs do, sometimes better.
The Playa: Big rimz, lowering kits, tinted to the T, bumping bass, chrome.... someone kill me now
The Poser: Throws all sorts of money at their Jeeps but it never sees dirt, never climbs anything. Basically all show no go. Could also be a guy who wheels only once in awhile just to have a little cred to justify the mods. But nothing serious. And frequently doesn't know what the heck he's doing offroad.
The Weekend Warrior: What most people end up being. Moderately built rigs for weekend fun at the ORV park or logging trails. Frequently looks dirty and scratched up because they are used. But still drivable daily and doesn't look like junkyard eyesores. Not the best wheelers around because they are trapped between their mods helping them out than just relying on pure driving skill, and they don't have enough money to move to the next category which is...
The Showoff: If you ain't breaking it, you ain't wheeling it. It's all about how soon after they get their atlas trannys can they blow every single gear in it. Or how soon those beadlocks will be bent beyond repair. Or when the front axle will fly off. If they aren't climbing the biggest baddest thing, it's below them. And they all trailer. Because at the end of the run, "Something is breaking or we ain't goin home!" Often the guys who push the sport to the cutting edge but they have a ton of disposable income to just throw away on fixing broken stuff. A buggy is more in line with that crowd.
The Hardened Wheeler: Somewhere between the Weekend Warrior and the Showoff. Fairly well built rigs. Good drivers, lots more disposable income than most of us, wheels more often, dedicated to the sport. Often trailers, but can drive their rigs around too. Wheels hard enough to break stuff but consiencious enough not to.
Depending on where you belong in these cateogries, you'll hate what everyone else is doing. It's that simple.
Here's my take. There are several broad categories of Jeepers. These are generalizations. Each of these categories hates the other categories listed because of how differently everyone uses their Jeeps.
The Non-Wheeling Stocker: The Jeep is a vehicle. Just like a Toyota, Ford or Hyundai. Point A to Point B. Nothing extra.
The Stock Wheeler: People who buy and wheel their Jeeps and prefer them to be as close to factory as possible. I'd argue that these are among the best Jeepers because when they wheel they make the rest of us look bad. I know several guys who wheel their bone stock Jeeps and they do everything built rigs do, sometimes better.
The Playa: Big rimz, lowering kits, tinted to the T, bumping bass, chrome.... someone kill me now
The Poser: Throws all sorts of money at their Jeeps but it never sees dirt, never climbs anything. Basically all show no go. Could also be a guy who wheels only once in awhile just to have a little cred to justify the mods. But nothing serious. And frequently doesn't know what the heck he's doing offroad.
The Weekend Warrior: What most people end up being. Moderately built rigs for weekend fun at the ORV park or logging trails. Frequently looks dirty and scratched up because they are used. But still drivable daily and doesn't look like junkyard eyesores. Not the best wheelers around because they are trapped between their mods helping them out than just relying on pure driving skill, and they don't have enough money to move to the next category which is...
The Showoff: If you ain't breaking it, you ain't wheeling it. It's all about how soon after they get their atlas trannys can they blow every single gear in it. Or how soon those beadlocks will be bent beyond repair. Or when the front axle will fly off. If they aren't climbing the biggest baddest thing, it's below them. And they all trailer. Because at the end of the run, "Something is breaking or we ain't goin home!" Often the guys who push the sport to the cutting edge but they have a ton of disposable income to just throw away on fixing broken stuff. A buggy is more in line with that crowd.
The Hardened Wheeler: Somewhere between the Weekend Warrior and the Showoff. Fairly well built rigs. Good drivers, lots more disposable income than most of us, wheels more often, dedicated to the sport. Often trailers, but can drive their rigs around too. Wheels hard enough to break stuff but consiencious enough not to.
Depending on where you belong in these cateogries, you'll hate what everyone else is doing. It's that simple.
Sorry, couldn't resist, would NEVER trailer it
Matthew
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I'm tired of the blacked out look, over done.....
Chrome is the new black. I hate people who take the doors and top off. You're going to catch a cold or worse. Or here in AZ you'll get sun burnt.
This is what a real Jeep does, if you don't like it, you're not very good at Jeeping.
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Chrome is the new black. I hate people who take the doors and top off. You're going to catch a cold or worse. Or here in AZ you'll get sun burnt.
This is what a real Jeep does, if you don't like it, you're not very good at Jeeping.
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Colds are caused by viruses, not exposure to a non-climate controlled environment. Not everybody lives in a desert, but I do use sun block and wear hats. I bought a vehicle with a removable roof and doors, so excuse me if I use the features I purchased.
What I would never do is purposely take a picture at a 30 degree angle to make it look like I know "what a Jeep does"
Here, I fixed it for you. Now the man and the trees are perpendicular to the horizon.
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The blacked out look may be overdone now, but chrome was over done in the 80's.
Colds are caused by viruses, not exposure to a non-climate controlled environment. Not everybody lives in a desert, but I do use sun block and wear hats. I bought a vehicle with a removable roof and doors, so excuse me if I use the features I purchased.
What I would never do is purposely take a picture at a 30 degree angle to make it look like I know "what a Jeep does"
Here, I fixed it for you. Now the man and the trees are perpendicular to the horizon.