What did you do to your TJ today?

[hosejockey61]

Took the TJ for a 3 hour (round trip) drive to bring home it's overweight American cousin.
p.s. It's for my wife. I forgot how nice these things drive (04' with 101,000 miles). Lady's dad owned it and died 3 years ago. It was emotional for her to sell it.
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That's a good looking Jeep!

 

[TheBoogieman]

That's a good looking Jeep!

Thanks. My wife is already talking lifts and MT tires. She's the only woman I know that loves the roar of worn out MT tires going down the road.

 

[Woodrow]

I had an 02 WJ V8 for 10 yrs. I regret getting rid of it.

And I found a pic:

 

[TheBoogieman]

And I found a pic:
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My self-employed job requires I drive 365 "nights" a year. Not driving in snow could cause me to lose my job/contract. My WJ was a BEAST in deep snow, compared to my TJ and trying to drive, steer, shift and not hit the 30-40 deer I see every night.

 

[Apparition]

My self-employed job requires I drive 365 "nights" a year. Not driving in snow could cause me to lose my job. My WJ was a BEAST in deep snow, compared to my TJ and trying to drive, steer, shift and not hit the 30-40 deer I see every night.

 

[TheBoogieman]

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33 years on the same job if I live until 1/1/2023. They must be hard up for help.

 

[Woodrow]

My self-employed job requires I drive 365 "nights" a year. Not driving in snow could cause me to lose my job/contract. My WJ was a BEAST in deep snow, compared to my TJ and trying to drive, steer, shift and not hit the 30-40 deer I see every night.


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Mine was also outstanding in the snow. I remember one trip at night after work in a hard snow storm through the Cascades for a snowboarding trip. We saw no cars (or plows) for 75 miles on Oregon 138 (by Crater Lake) and were literally pushing snow with the bumper at the pass. We made it to Bend without issue and were rewarded with 24" of fresh powder on Mt. Bachelor the next morning.

 

[PRNDL]

My '04 "Special Edition" was pretty great. Most comfy ride I've had.

 

[TRE3TOP]

Mine was also outstanding in the snow. I remember one trip at night after work in a hard snow storm through the Cascades for a snowboarding trip. We saw no cars (or plows) for 75 miles on Oregon 138 (by Crater Lake) and were literally pushing snow with the bumper at the pass. We made it to Bend without issue and were rewarded with 24" of fresh powder on Mt. Bachelor the next morning.

I miss a good pow day at bachy. Is 138 the one that goes out towards umpqua hot springs and diamond lake?

 

[Hog]

I was tired of riding down the road and not able to hear the music… I don’t run any tops in the summer except bikini… so I finally did something about it

 

[Woodrow]

I miss a good pow day at bachy. Is 138 the one that goes out towards umpqua hot springs and diamond lake?

That's the one. It can be busy(ish) at times, but at night in the snow, its a fairly remote drive in the mountains.
Edit: Not quite as beautiful these days due to fires

 

[TRE3TOP]

That's the one. It can be busy(ish) at times, but at night in the snow, its a fairly remote drive in the mountains.
Edit: Not quite as beautiful these days due to fires

I lived in bend for about 4 years. I made it down that way a few times.
You’re definitely in the middle of nowhere with nothing close by. That and Santiam are two roads that definitely get dicey when the weather turns.

 

[Woodrow]

I lived in bend for about 4 years. I made it down that way a few times.
You’re definitely in the middle of nowhere with nothing close by. That and Santiam are two roads that definitely get dicey when the weather turns.

Yes. Even 58 (the one from Eugene to 97) gets bad sometimes. Mountain driving.

 

[InOmaha]

I had a 1998 ZJ that would plow through snow. We got dumped on when I was at work once, and by the time I left, I was driving around stuck cars and trucks.

At my off ramp there were three trucks blocking the street digging each other out. So I drove over the median to get around them.

I got stuck in my driveway, high centered in a drift 5 feet from the garage door.

 

[Sammie18]

Been kind of busy doing some maintenance things on the 98 TJ: new pinion seals and fresh differential fluid, rebuilt front and rear drive shafts, painted my new replacement exhaust manifold and moments ago I broke out the passenger side mirror to fix the loose ball joint only to break the replacement mirror that wasn't fitting properly. Just an old fart having fun in the shop !

 

[TRE3TOP]

Yes. Even 58 (the one from Eugene to 97) gets bad sometimes. Mountain driving.

58 is bad and the one to Corvallis might even be worse. That whole middle corridor from bend/sisters to Salem/Eugene was a beautiful drive in the summer but sketchy in the winter.

 

[AndyG]

That's more of a "I'm cool and know it" face.

It’s creepy is what it is. Sort of a “I saw my girlfriend then she saw me and closed the blinds and called the cops “ look.

 

[AndyG]

Replaced the climate control module- again. Lifetime warranty. Means it will fail so many times it kills you.

 

[Dunkut88TJ]

Got the Jeep back yesterday after a re-gear. The journey to 500 miles seems real slow, 66 miles down.

 

[AndyG]

Got the Jeep back yesterday after a re-gear. The journey to 500 miles seems real slow, 66 miles down.

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