You know you own/drive a XJ when...

[Ba-Riedo]

You try to pay for everything with pizza and beer.

:cheers:

 

[Bent]

...dealing with high idle is a normal everyday thing

When you park in a public place you turn off the engine and then put the auto in park.

 

[.40CalPatriot]

When you park in a public place you turn off the engine and then put the auto in park.

Why didnt I ever think about doing that :doh:

 

[t_aldrich]

You know you own a XJ when...

The turd behind the parts counter asks, "Are you sure it's not a Grand Cherokee?"

Your rear window wiper is just for looks.

HEY! i am the turd behind the counter!

And my rear wiper works GREAT!

LOL

now for my contribution:

...when you look at your dents and scraps and smile, because they are your battle scars

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

you get 14mpg going to the trail...

but you idle all the way home while the xj infront of you gets 6mpg towing your ass home.

(rense&repeat)

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

When you park in a public place you turn off the engine and then put the auto in park.

I do that all the time in my girlfriend's car since I drive stick and forget I have to put the tranny in park.

 

[.40CalPatriot]

HEY! i am the turd behind the counter!

And my rear wiper works GREAT!

LOL

now for my contribution:

...when you look at your dents and scraps and smile, because they are your battle scars

Most of my dents are from me punching the damn thing when it isnt running right!

 

[RNMedic]

when the parts guys who have a combined experience of 80 years between the 4 of them ask which Jeep now, and call you on your cell when another customer needs a part they can't find, and know you probably have. ie 4.0 thermostat housing!!!

 

[t_aldrich]

they are still battle scars....just a different battle

 

[4LowandGo]

Lol when you wake up pour a coffee and get in the jeep without shoes and decide to go off road in the back woods.

Then get stuck and have to run home barefoot. :x

I did that when I exploded my Dana 30. It was a long barefoot run on hot pavement back to the house!

 

[rocknxj]

...when you spend more time on Craig's List looking for parts than your favorite girly site.

Oh snap.

 

[GSequoia]

Your passengers play a game called "whats that noise"

You get scared when you don't know the answer.

Also...

You drive your trail Jeep for the first time in three weeks and get all paranoid about the terrible sounds it's making. After ten minutes you realize they're just the normal sounds in a lifted XJ.

 

[4LowandGo]

...you can't ever remember a time when everything worked properly and there were no leaks at all.

or

...you had to write down all the things or parts that needed repair because the list was getting way to long to remember in your head

 

[kdailey4315]

When someone asks if they can borrow/drive your Jeep a 30 min conversation ensues about all the quirks and noises it makes.

No matter what happens you know you wouldn't want to be driving anything else.

 

[UNCC_99XJ]

...the check engine light comes on and you already know it's a random misfire on #4.

Or that damn rear o2 sensor that i'd love to do away with....

...dealing with high idle is a normal everyday thing

I'm starting to understand this more and more now...

 

[.40CalPatriot]

...you can't ever remember a time when everything worked properly and there were no leaks at all.

or

...you had to write down all the things or parts that needed repair because the list was getting way to long to remember in your head

haha the list on my fridge just keeps getting bigger and bigger

When someone asks if they can borrow/drive your Jeep a 30 min conversation ensues about all the quirks and noises it makes.

No matter what happens you know you wouldn't want to be driving anything else.

Everytime the girlfriend drives the heep I have to remind her of all of the fun stuff!

 

[JNickel101]

....com is your homepage in Firefox/Internet Exploder

You walk thru parking lots looking under other XJs to see if they have a D44...and if you find one, you wait til the owner comes out so you can ask if they want to trade axles....

Your co-worker comes in and says "the cute girl in the office next door can be in your 'jeep club' now" and you get excited b/c you think she got an XJ...then you go outside to the parking lot and see its a TJ...disappointment (yes, this just happened to me today)

...none of your co-workers park within 4 spots of you, because they're afraid whatever your jeep "has", their vehicle might catch it too...

...you have to give someone a ride, and you say "wait a minute, I have to move the spare parts/tools off of the passenger seat/floor first so you can get in..."

 

[.40CalPatriot]

....com is your homepage in Firefox/Internet Exploder

You walk thru parking lots looking under other XJs to see if they have a D44...and if you find one, you wait til the owner comes out so you can ask if they want to trade axles....

Your co-worker comes in and says "the cute girl in the office next door can be in your 'jeep club' now" and you get excited b/c you think she got an XJ...then you go outside to the parking lot and see its a TJ...disappointment

...none of your co-workers park within 4 spots of you, because they're afraid whatever your jeep "has", their vehicle might catch it too...

I constantly get in trouble for the first one at work.

 

[JNickel101]

...people ask you "whats wrong with your jeep", and you give them a puzzled look and say "nothing, why?"

 

[Ramsey]

...you've put more than 10k into your truck and all the neighbors still refer to it as "that piece of crap"

Winner.