You know you drive a TJ when...

[RangerTJ]

You know you're driving a TJ when you hop in your Wrangler and there is not a single duck on the dash.

 

[KennethS]

You know you're driving a TJ when you hop in your Wrangler and there is not a single duck on the dash.

 

[JMT]

You know you're driving a TJ when you hop in your Wrangler and there is not a single duck on the dash.

My new policy when I get ducked is to walk to another Jeep in the lot and duck them. Sometimes I wonder if I'm ducking the duck that ducked me.

 

[Willys LJ]

When I first got my TJ..I bought and had shipped across the country...so I mean...I was test driving it out to see if I had made a big mistake...The first time driving it...I kept seeing this check engine light or something going off and on intermittently...and I thought GDAM.IT,,,first day engine light...but it was a weird symbol...I got out the manual..put on my reading glasses...its the light that goes on to tell you when to SHIFT gears...I have a manual 5 speed! And I thought...wow...how modern!

I've got the 6spd and never had that light. Probably another defective warning. My 4WD light doesn't work either.

 

[Snukulu]

Let's here all the 'you know you drive a TJ when...' responses.

I'll start:

You know you drive a TJ when you take longer to get some place than you normally would.

...you get into a 20 minute Jeep conversation with a stranger every time you stop at 7-Eleven in it

Let's here all the 'you know you drive a TJ when...' responses.

I'll start:

You know you drive a TJ when you take longer to get some place than you normally would.

...

 

[KennethS]

...you get into a 20 minute Jeep conversation with a stranger every time you stop at 7-Eleven in it

Dang, that is so accurate. I’ve a lot about TJs in parking lot discussions with old guys / original owners.

 

[eaglerockdude]

I've got the 6spd and never had that light. Probably another defective warning. My 4WD light doesn't work either.

Good Grief. Actually chatgpt says some models do have it..it does seem to go on right when you should probably shift..I dunno..i usually just putt around in 2nd or 3rd.

 

[azrattler]

Let's here all the 'you know you drive a TJ when...' responses.

I'll start:

You know you drive a TJ when you take longer to get some place than you normally would.

You know you drive a tj when complete strangers
put ducks on your dash!

 

[macleanflood]

You use recovery gear to take the can out to the street.

-Mac

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Good Grief. Actually chatgpt says some models do have it..it does seem to go on right when you should probably shift..I dunno..i usually just putt around in 2nd or 3rd.

Well I can tell you that the 97 to 99 ‘export’ model TJ’s don’t have a shift light.
I can’t speak for the later models.

 

[Irun]

My new policy when I get ducked is to walk to another Jeep in the lot and duck them. Sometimes I wonder if I'm ducking the duck that ducked me.

Stop it. Just get the duck out of here!

 

[Irun]

When everyone walks over to a JL or JT with 2" of shock travel and says, "nice Jeep". Ignoring your functionally built TJ.

 

[Willys LJ]

You use recovery gear to take the can out to the street.

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-Mac

Guilty as charged!! But I just hook the handle on the trailer ball and go slow.

 

[Byhumba]

When it drives straight after an alignment and you go back to the shop to tell them they did it wrong.

 

[thedustyboot]

When I first got my TJ..I bought and had shipped across the country...so I mean...I was test driving it out to see if I had made a big mistake...The first time driving it...I kept seeing this check engine light or something going off and on intermittently...and I thought GDAM.IT,,,first day engine light...but it was a weird symbol...I got out the manual..put on my reading glasses...its the light that goes on to tell you when to SHIFT gears...I have a manual 5 speed! And I thought...wow...how modern!

I have the 2.5L, that light comes on at 2000rpm I cruise around at 2k rpm because 2.5L so that light just flashes on/off all the time

 

[TJ Jim]

Well I can tell you that the 97 to 99 ‘export’ model TJ’s don’t have a shift light.
I can’t speak for the later models.

That’s cause y’all know how the shift gears. We’re all idiots over here

 

[ColoJeep]

Well I can tell you that the 97 to 99 ‘export’ model TJ’s don’t have a shift light.
I can’t speak for the later models.

It was a useless feature built to enhance economical driving , basically it told you to short shift every shift unless the throttle is wide open .

 

[thedustyboot]

...When you smell a new scent in traffic and you're not sure if it's you or not.

...When your passenger asks what clunk is but you're totally unbothered by it.



And lastly (this happened a couple days ago...) started the jeep, idled funny, then died. It's only done it a handful of times in the nearly 5 years of ownership. Knocks the trust level down a few notches but i still love driving it

 

[Viking Jeeper]

...When your passenger asks what clunk is but you're totally unbothered by it.

Reminds me of my old girlfriend. She would ask "Is it supposed to creak like that?" I just said "yep".

Ive really got to service those control arm joints.

 

[Willys LJ]

Reminds me of my old girlfriend. She would ask "Is it supposed to creak like that?" I just said "yep".

Ive really got to service those control arm joints.

My late wife would ask the same about the popping my LJ's old rusted froze up control arms would make. I tell her no big deal, she'd ask "You sure?".