Kids and XJs

[MuddyXJ]

Yesterday when I got home my little 19 month old was standing at the front door when I pulled in and as I got out of the XJ I could hear him yelling " Daddy car, Daddy car". His mom was telling me that he knows the difference from a regular car and an XJ. As they were driving somewhere she told me that they passed 4 XJs and each were a different color but he said "Daddy car" every time.
I guess getting him the Jeep stroller and rocker/bouncy seat was a good thing. I just can't let him play in the drivers side of my XJ anymore because he never want to get out. We are in big trouble in a few years.

 

[GSequoia]

Gonna have to start building him a training rig for when he gets older! (Do it now, that way you have a long time to, ahem, test it!

 

[MuddyXJ]

Funny you mention that. Last weekend I was digging through some old notebooks with ideas I had when I was in high school and came across a primitive plan for a four wheel drive go-cart that me and a friend came up with. Now that I am older and have the ability to built and find the parts for this, I am gathering the things needed to do this. Maybe by the time he is 3 he will have his own mini XJ.

 

[woody]

Our kid and our mommie's new XJ

We are now a 4 Jeep family Karen got herself a 88 XJ Limited yesterday...pretty clean jeep with few minor loose ends. It runs and drives really well & quiet (no air leaks). Everything works! LOL Mommie Likes It (amazing) and it is (another) Colorado Red Renix 4.0 so we have a minor bonanza of stuff to swap around when...

Well, everything worked until this afternoon... Seems the 15 yo gave it a bath (pretty stupid since it was calling for rain, but WTH don't stop a busily working teenager...) :dunno: I wasn't here to redirect her efforts in any case.

Anyway somehow the wash project required backing the Jeep up...with the door open, which of course spears into a 14" pine tree. That she could have seen in the mirror if she shut the door, and which she WAS MOVING THE JEEP AWAY FROM to wash the drivers side...Fawking Numbskull!!!! Sprung & ruined the door pretty well

Kids I wrecked my dad's S10 2 times badly and one time mediocrily. OTOH I had a job and could afford the deductible LOL.
So instead of feeding her into the woodchipper...I gave her the ole "You fawked up" Speech and she'll likely be getting a crash-course on XJ repair here most shortly.

Not 24 hours into the Woody Clan's possesion... we score the first major body damage. It may be the Curse Of The Colorado Red? LOL if the hinges & pillar aren't twizzled too bad, we'll have an almost matching door on there.

I tell you what though, I now have a better understanding of why some animals eat their offspring.

 

[KY Chris]

I wish there was a reality show called "Life with Woody". I don't think you could put it on regular tv, though. Maybe HBO or Showtime.

 

[woody]

LOL Chris

Be careful what you wish for...Louisville isn't that far away.

 

[Bent]

My 13 year old has been getting some wheel time in some of the hills a couple of miles from the house. Lot of variety to teach him on. He's been convinced that when he gets in high school that I'll be buying a new Jeep. Gee, what to do with your old XJ dad? "Oh I know...."
Well I've been having to crush his hopes on a weekly basis.
But along comes and he hasn't bugged me in nearly two months. Oh by the way, I'm sorry all you that bought XJ tickets. You see, according to someone I happen to know, someone has already decided that HE is going to win in October. No license? No problem. This is where it really gets good. "Mom can drive me up the mountain behind you, and then I can drive the trails you while she rides along."

 

[woody]

Well I swapped out the door yesterday...I didn't tackle swapping the window/motor or power lock stuff yet, but at least the power switches work for the other 3 locks & glass. Will have to enlarge the hole for the crank handle if I don't swap over... LOL oughtta clamp Vise Grips on there Momma will come unglued - again

I got the Pioneer stripes off w/o scratching the paint too bad, and the door lined up perfect...no wind/water leaks. The funny thing is the minor crawnch on it from Tellico XJ Fests 00 and 01! The stocker/unwheeled Limited has a part that has been proven where most folks would never dare drive their Jeep.

Just need 3 more...one for each Kid and one for the Grandbaby!