Tuesday, April 29, 2014

It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand

For those of you who have not owned a Jeep or have never experienced the fun you an have with a Jeep, could never understand what it is Jeep owners feel and the joy they get out of their vehicles.  Being an enthusiast, owner, and Jeeper as we're often called I do understand this feeling and so often I have talked to people who, once they bought a Jeep, never bought another type of car again, or if they did, they quickly went back to a Jeep after.  It is hard to explain what is that make people so Jeep crazy.  I believe it is the freedom that much of Jeep's off road vehicles offer to a world so often restricted to rules, roads, and regulations.  The Wrangler, specifically, gives many people a huge freedom of expression from special paint jobs to crazy lift kits and off-road transformations.  Yes, such customization can be found with almost any car but cars like the Wrangler are unique to the brand.  Other auto companies have tried to make cars like the Wrangler over the years and none have done so with even half the success of the Wrangler.  It can not be defined what a Jeep is but it is clear, as the expression goes, "It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand," and how could you if you do not own one.  Jeepers are unique, non-definable, but you know one when you see one.  A strange bond is formed between a Jeeper and his or her car, a bond that seems to last a lifetime.

This is just one example of the uniqueness often associated with owning a Jeep.  here someone has converted a Wrangle into a camper by cutting off the front end, turning the Jeep into a trailer, and converting the inside to sleep people.  The Jeep camper even features a shower.  Photo taken by me a few years ago a Jeep show in New Castle, PA.

1 comment:

  1. A friend of mine had a 2010 Wrangler with massive tires and we drove from Pittsburgh to Chicago and then back to Pittsburgh all in the same day. The trip was about 200 dollars in gas, maybe more. It was also an extremely exhausting ride because that thing bounced up and down and was actually pretty slow. But I loved riding in and driving that thing. It could go anywhere and we beat the hell out of it. Someday I'd like to own one, because you're right in saying that it's just hard to understand what it's like.

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