Newbie from Rhode Island

[azwethinkweiz29]

Hello Jeepers!

I am Jon and I currently reside in Rhode Island but was born and raised in Maryland. I have been an admirer of Wranglers for a long time due to my involvement in the automotive industry. I was drawn to the limitless ability to customize them to meet each individual's needs but also their uncanny ability to not depreciate in value. It took very little convincing to get my wife to buy her JK (2011 Sahara 2 door) back in 2012 and ever since then I have been looking for the perfect jeep for me. I knew that I wanted a TJ and I stumbled on my '05 Rocky Mountain Edition in September. I fell in love with it and promptly traded in my '06 4runner (which I do miss on occasion). I am looking forward to mods including lift, wheels/tires, bumpers, etc. I would love suggestions from members of this forum on what route to take. I would like to start with no more than a 3 inch lift.

That's enough about me, I am gonna start scouring the forum for ways to max out my credit card!

 

[Ron505]

Very clean looking rig! Congrats man! First decide what you want your TJ to do (trail time vs road time), then just keep reading, and reading, and reading. I'm sure you'll have your credit card maxed in no time

 

[Chris]

Beautiful TJ and welcome to the forum Jon!

You're credit card will be maxed out in no time. I've spent more money on my Jeep in a matter of months than my entire time owning BMWs, haha. It's well worth it though!

 

[Bermudacat]

Big Money Waste........ BMW's are really nice cars.

Congrats on the TJ. Pretty cool having two generations in the family.

 

[azwethinkweiz29]

Thanks everyone! I guess I do need to figure out what I will be using the Jeep for most. It will first and foremost be my winter daily, so it will need to be able to get through the snow and ice of New England winters. I doubt I will be doing any hardcore rock crawling or muddin' but I would definitely like to be able to take it on the beach and light trails.

 

[Chris]

Sounds like a light build is in order. I don't use mine for anything hardcore either, so I'm in the same boat.