jeep owner?

[dreammermaid]

checklist...............(are you driving a 'real' landrover - jeep?)

If you use a hose to clean the inside and the outside
You can air up your tires without stopping at a gas station
When the best route from point A to point B is through the rockpile or over the mountain
When a scratch or a dent is a beauty mark
You roll it over and don't get upset
Your mom and sister can't get in without help
You judge every hill you see by how much fun it would be to climb
You get custom pin-striping from trail brush
If it takes more than 6 hours to get donuts
When you pull into the unplowed parking spots on snowy days
When you take your friends wheeling and they say "What trail? I don't see a trail!"
When you've been forced to add TJ, CJ, YJ, and XJ to your spell-checker
When you can see OVER a Suburban
You carry emergency supplies and clothing because you never know where you will end up
When your Nerf bars battle rocks and win
When it rains and you don't care that your tops and doors are off
When you drive around to look at Christmas lights topless
When you change your plugs in the parking lot at work on a break
If your Parts Dept. is on blocks behind your house
When you take your Mom wheeling and she has to help you flip the Jeep back onto its wheels again
You use an ice-scraper on the INSIDE of the windshield
You get more heat from holes in the floorboards than through the heater vents
Every page of your repair manual has greasy fingerprints
Passengers scream "DON'T ROLL IT!" when you take them wheeling
You spend more time under your Jeep than under your significant other
Winter comes and your can't remember where you left the roof
You spend more on car washes than on insurance
Even worse the car wash won't let you in
You fix almost everything yourself
When you feel sorry for someone in a $60,000 Toyota Land Cruiser
When you have all your credit card numbers memorized
When you slam the door and chunks of dried mud crumble to the ground
If you get asked to pick up your co-workers in a snow storm and get paid for it
Your "Significant Other" refuses to get in it
You are the only one on the street who doesn't plow their driveway
You are dating your mechanic to get a discount
You try to run the plow trucks off the road when it snows heavily
You can't hear your $200 stereo over the noise of your tires on the highway
You have a high-water mark INSIDE the Jeep
Any tire that isn't waist high looks like a bagel
You carry a set of steps with you at all times
You can't sneak into church late because the engine is too loud
You carry along enough tools to supply a small garage
You nickname your Jeep after the noises it makes or it's most damaging trail accident
You carry along a replacement part for every drive component on the Jeep
You know how to reinforce the windshield frame near the wiper arm
You're constantly getting passed on the highway
Your wallet is always empty
When you finally wash the mud off, everyone thinks you bought a new Jeep

[Lou]

Originally Posted by dreammermaid

checklist...............(are you driving a 'real' 4x4?)

If you use a hose to clean the inside and the outside
You can fillyour tyres without stopping at a petrol station
When the best route from point A to point B is through the rockpile or over the mountain
When a scratch or a dent is a beauty mark
You roll it over and don't get upset
Your mum and sister can't get in without help
You judge every hill you see by how much fun it would be to climb
You get custom pin-striping from trail brush
If it takes more than 6 hours to get dougnuts
When you pull into the unploughed parking spots on snowy days
When you take your friends laning? and they say "What trail? I don't see a trail!"
When you've been forced to add TJ, CJ, YJ, and XJ to your spell-checker ?????
When you can see OVER a Grand Vitara
You carry emergency supplies and clothing because you never know where you will end up
When your side bars battle rocks and win
When it rains and you don't care that your tops and doors are off
When you drive around to look at Christmas lights with the roof down
When you change your plugs in the parking lot at work on a break
If your Parts Dept. is on bricks behind your house
When you take your mum wheeling and she has to help you roll the landie back onto its wheels again
You use an ice-scraper on the INSIDE of the windshield
You get more heat from holes in the floorboards than through the heater vents
Every page of your repair manual has greasy fingerprints
Passengers scream "DON'T ROLL IT!" when you take them wheeling
You spend more time under your landie than under your significant other
Winter comes and your can't remember where you left the roof
You spend more on car washes than on insurance
Even worse the car wash won't let you in
You fix almost everything yourself
When you feel sorry for someone in a $60,000 Toyota Land Cruiser
When you have all your credit card numbers memorised
When you slam the door and chunks of dried mud crumble to the ground
If you get asked to pick up your co-workers in a snow storm and get paid for it
Your "Significant Other" refuses to get in it
You are the only one on the street who doesn't clear their driveway
You are dating your mechanic to get a discount
You try to run the snowploughs off the road when it snows heavily
You can't hear your £100 stereo over the noise of your tyres on the motorway
You have a high-water mark INSIDE the landie
Any tyre that isn't waist high looks like a bagel
You carry a set of steps with you at all times
You can't sneak into church late because the engine is too loud
You carry along enough tools to supply a small garage
You nickname your Landie after the noises it makes or it's most damaging trail accident
You carry along a replacement part for every drive component on the landie
You know how to reinforce the windshield frame near the wiper arm
You're constantly getting passed on the motorway
Your wallet is always empty
When you finally wash the mud off, everyone thinks you bought a new Landrover

Sorry - just having fun playing around "Britishising" it

[dreammermaid]

Thanks for brittishizing ' it. (Is that a word????)

[Lou]

Originally Posted by dreammermaid

Thanks for brittishizing ' it. (Is that a word????)

Not with a "z" in it!

[dreammermaid]

oh well, must be the american version...just kidding. ( I think it was a typo!)

[Noel Johnson]

Yes I am and mostly its true... However I tend to try and leave it dirty as on a landie crud is cool

apparently

[NeilB]

The story goes that to prove how air-tight and quiet their new Landcrusier was Toyota put a cat in it and locked the doors. The next day the poor cat was dead - suffocated.
Land Rover thought this was a good gimick and did the same with the new Range Rover. The next they came back with expectant thoughts to find.......the cat had escaped!

ps. I drive a Durango....not a real 4x4 but it does.....

[Owenter]

Originally Posted by dreammermaid

checklist...............(are you driving a 'real' landrover - jeep?)

You need to be a bit careful mentioning Landrover and the 'J' word in the same sentence. We of the Landrover appreciation society, consider this blasphemous.

J**** are for those people who cannot afford a Land Rover/ Range Rover, or who are showing early signs of mental illness.

Same can be applied to all other makes and marques that claim to be offroaders. The only two exceptions to this rule are Suzuki SJ's and Lada Niva.

The rest, come the revolution will be on the same large bonfire as scooters and the corpses of politicians.

[louigi]

There's Only one Land Rover Tere's Only one Land Rrover problem is it aint only the Land Rover that roves. Ask me ex. There's Only one Land Rover Ther's only one Land Rover. me I got A Defender and a brand new VW thank god I only have to use the VW for work.
I only washed it once and all noel.

[wrecksmasher]

Originally Posted by Owenter

You need to be a bit careful mentioning Landrover and the 'J' word in the same sentence. We of the Landrover appreciation society, consider this blasphemous.
J**** are for those people who cannot afford a Land Rover/ Range Rover, or who are showing early signs of mental illness.

Having owned both and currrently using a old Cherokee I reckon the jury is still out on this. Landrovers are good vehicles but are notoriously unreliable, on the upside parts are plentiful and cheap. Jeeps are just as capable and very reliable but the parts are hard to get and expensive.
Given the choice I would probably say the Jeep edges ahead but there isn't much in it. This is for older ones though, I wouldn't touch either of the current versions with a barge pole.