Things not to say to an xj owner
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Year: 1990
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Engine: The venerable 4.0
Bet my Toyota can make it through that creek, try to follow me in that heep! Then I passed him on the left and debated for a long time whether or not I should help.(sorry double post.... phone was bein screwy)
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Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L High Output
I've found that a lot of people just think V6 is short for 6-cylinder. I cringe when I hear people use the term V4 lol.
here's another thing, similar to the auto parts clerks asking "cherokee or grand cherokee?". When I replaced my stereo, I needed a wiring harness. Best Buy had em for the same price as anywhere online, so I went there to get it. I brought it home, took my dash apart, went to start plugging it in and it wouldn't fit. I drove up to Best Buy and told the dude it was wrong, and he started arguing with me about it. He said "alright man, just pull your car around to the garage". When I did, he said "ohhhh you got a regular cherokee!"
No ****, that's why I didn't say grand cherokee -___-
here's another thing, similar to the auto parts clerks asking "cherokee or grand cherokee?". When I replaced my stereo, I needed a wiring harness. Best Buy had em for the same price as anywhere online, so I went there to get it. I brought it home, took my dash apart, went to start plugging it in and it wouldn't fit. I drove up to Best Buy and told the dude it was wrong, and he started arguing with me about it. He said "alright man, just pull your car around to the garage". When I did, he said "ohhhh you got a regular cherokee!"
No ****, that's why I didn't say grand cherokee -___-
What is with everyone thinking every engine is a V configuration??? LOL
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Engine: i6 4.0L High Output
that's the first thing everyone assumes is that its a grand cherokee.. Todays day and age people are looking for comfort in a vehicle whether it be a chevy or a jeep. or anything else for that matter. Grands came a little nicer and they are still making them. This is why even though it sucks to be asked if its a grand or not, atleast your asked and you get the right part from the beginning!
What is with everyone thinking every engine is a V configuration??? LOL
What is with everyone thinking every engine is a V configuration??? LOL
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All she proved is that her dumbass friend somehow bought insurance for a vehicle she doesn't own and still does not have insurance for her Toyo.
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Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
My roommate is CONVINCED that if you own one of the older Toyo landcruisers that look similar to wronglers it's called a jeep. We had a huge argument about it, she tried telling me that she knows for sure because her friend has one and when she got insurance her insurance card said "Jeep Wrangler".
All she proved is that her dumbass friend somehow bought insurance for a vehicle she doesn't own and still does not have insurance for her Toyo.
All she proved is that her dumbass friend somehow bought insurance for a vehicle she doesn't own and still does not have insurance for her Toyo.
Edit: I just heard this 5 minutes ago from my grandmother: She said because my Jeep is always needing to be fixed that I should trade it in and get a car instead. OK so a fuel pump (little bit weak, will be needing a replacement in the future), a spindle rethreading (that is going to be done for free by a family member) and idle issues that are probably just the result of a needed throttle body cleaning....I really HATE my family and have a few choice words for them......
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I just got my tires put on (3" lift and 31x10.50) and went down the road to a shop to get an alignment done. I walk in the door and the backwoods redneck "head mechanic" says "you look like you just took a time machine from the 70s. thats a beefed up station wagon"
I said "well, you just lost my business for good".
I said "well, you just lost my business for good".
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Called a parts store to inquire about some prices and I tell buddy it's for a 99 jeep Cherokee. He says "what kind" ... I say uh Cherokee , 4.0 . He says again "uh yeah, what kind??" I say well it's a limited. And he tells me "I don't mean what the badge says on it" and goes on to tell me that it's not a model. and I sigh and say ok well sport. And then he pauses and says "classic?" Which perplexes me as how he would consider neither a sport or limited a cherokee but classic was the right answer. I suppressed all urges to explain a few things to this "expert", got my quote, and obviously went to different store. The thing that upset me the most was that I called a place that specializes in mopar.
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That's the worst. Some places have it in their system as a Cherokee, some places have it as a Cherokee Sport, and some places have a Cherokee Classic.
Those are trims, not models! It's a Cherokee, and there is a grand Cherokee.
It's not like you call the movie The Matrix 1 just because The Matrix 2 and 3 came out
Those are trims, not models! It's a Cherokee, and there is a grand Cherokee.
It's not like you call the movie The Matrix 1 just because The Matrix 2 and 3 came out
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Year: 1993
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Worst is door questions..oh my god. I just had this conversation with some random dude in the parking lot:
"hey dude what happened to your doors?"
I took them off.
"so you broke it."
Yep thats exactly what I did. I broke my doors.
"well what are you going to do when it rains?"
Well I actually have this little thing that when it rains it drops down kinda like a garage door but plastic.
"thats sweet, where'd you get it?"
China.
I think his mom and dad are also his aunt and uncle..
"hey dude what happened to your doors?"
I took them off.
"so you broke it."
Yep thats exactly what I did. I broke my doors.
"well what are you going to do when it rains?"
Well I actually have this little thing that when it rains it drops down kinda like a garage door but plastic.
"thats sweet, where'd you get it?"
China.
I think his mom and dad are also his aunt and uncle..
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