Hello from Georgia.
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Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Woodstock, GA
Hello from Georgia.
New to the forum and new to Jeeps in general. Here's a summary of my Jeep experience:
January 29th 1981 - February 13th 2015: I think I rode in a jeep once.
February 14th 2015: Rented a 2015 Sport Unlimited, drove from Dallas TX to Waco TX and on the way back hit every dirt road and small country track I could find.
February 15th 2015: Did some city driving around Dallas in the rental.
February 16th 2015: Told my wife I needed a jeep.
February 17th 2015: Left Dallas at 1pm in rental jeep, arrived home in Georgia at 4am. 865 miles, 13 hours straight through in the rental jeep.
February 18th 2015: Drove to jeep dealership, purchased 2015 Sport Unlimited.
And now here we are. Some people call me compulsive.
I knew I wanted the Tank color, and I knew I wanted an Unlimited. Other than that I didn't care about any other options. I traded in a 2011 F150 FX4 that I had custom ordered that was loaded with every option available in 2011 except navigation and the step tailgate. I do most of my own maintenance so I was tired of the endless computers and electrical garbage, worrying about maintaining the leather and the fancy electronics. I wanted simple. What I found is definitely that, only options added are the automatic trans and the 3.73 gearing, that's it. Here she is in her stock beauty (ugliness):
So far the immediate plans are new rims and tires (17 inch stock unlimited rims and Nitto Terra Grappler G2's 265/70/17), a receiver for a hitch, keyless entry system (couldn't find a stripped down one with just this option) and a fuel door filler cover. After that we'll see what happens. Looking forward to doing some offroading / camping this spring and summer with the family. Can't wait for it to get warm!
January 29th 1981 - February 13th 2015: I think I rode in a jeep once.
February 14th 2015: Rented a 2015 Sport Unlimited, drove from Dallas TX to Waco TX and on the way back hit every dirt road and small country track I could find.
February 15th 2015: Did some city driving around Dallas in the rental.
February 16th 2015: Told my wife I needed a jeep.
February 17th 2015: Left Dallas at 1pm in rental jeep, arrived home in Georgia at 4am. 865 miles, 13 hours straight through in the rental jeep.
February 18th 2015: Drove to jeep dealership, purchased 2015 Sport Unlimited.
And now here we are. Some people call me compulsive.
I knew I wanted the Tank color, and I knew I wanted an Unlimited. Other than that I didn't care about any other options. I traded in a 2011 F150 FX4 that I had custom ordered that was loaded with every option available in 2011 except navigation and the step tailgate. I do most of my own maintenance so I was tired of the endless computers and electrical garbage, worrying about maintaining the leather and the fancy electronics. I wanted simple. What I found is definitely that, only options added are the automatic trans and the 3.73 gearing, that's it. Here she is in her stock beauty (ugliness):
So far the immediate plans are new rims and tires (17 inch stock unlimited rims and Nitto Terra Grappler G2's 265/70/17), a receiver for a hitch, keyless entry system (couldn't find a stripped down one with just this option) and a fuel door filler cover. After that we'll see what happens. Looking forward to doing some offroading / camping this spring and summer with the family. Can't wait for it to get warm!
