tjlboise
New member
Kind of a funny story...
I've only had my jeep for about a month or so, and besides a little bit of a susp. Boost and beefier axles driveline and u joints and a few other cosmetics, its basically stock. Its my first one and I have been waiting for one for a very long time, so needless to say I've really been itching to get out there and test her out. I have a major lack of people to go with so I figured hey, why not just go and do some stuff that's not too intense...just to get a feel. So after a little exploring I come across glory at its finest. Just off to the side of the road is a play ground. Mudpits, inclines, rocks, everything you could possibly want for a test run. It was meant to be. Soooo...being completely alone, im being cautious: testing the depths with stick's and whatnot but still having a good time because she is performing beautifully, when all of the sudden I see an old early 70s bronco entering the area. This thing is completely decked out. Super swamper's and all. Im at the top of mud mountain looking down and im not sure if he sees me yet or not, so I just back up a little bit and watch for a sec. I can tell this is a high school kid and his buddy and after watching for a bit, I can see that he has no remorse for his machine. Just going full boar through everything. Finally, he gets up to where I am and there is this moment where we lock eyes and we just know... we are gonna see who's is better. Now mind you,this is my first time out with my baby, and I've only been at it for maybe 30 minutes or so, but there's the male inside of me screaming to prove myself to this kid and the beauty that he most likely got for christmas or something. So I do it. I can't help it. No way am I backing down... I HAVE A JEEP!!! We go back and forth a bit keeping up with each other pretty well until it comes to the rocks and beyond. I let him go first and he gets about 15 feet into it and its over. He's going to fast and almost rolls the thing. He reverses somehow corrects it and makes it through. Scarily at best. Then it my turn. I just smile and go. She was a champ. She crawled over those rocks like she was made for it. Hungry for the challenge. When I get to the other side I can see the kid shaking his head and smiling. He knows. And he thinks he's got me at the next obstacle. Mud mountain. Pretty decent long incline with really thick and sticky mud. He smiles nods and points at it. He really thinks he's got me here with his big ol tires. So he rev's it up and goes. He gets about halfway up and starts to spin the tires and slides back to the bottom. Then he backs up a bit, and takes a running start. This time he made it. Still had a little trouble, but he made it. Now its my turn. Am I nervous? Nope. This was one of the things I had a whack at before he showed up. I already know I can do this without any problems. But that's not enough for me. I have to show this guy what jeeps are really made of. I have to beat him with no possibility of argument. So what do I do? I turn around. In my mirror I can see them both laughing. They think im chickening out and they showed me who's boss....WRONG! I put my baby in reverse and backed up that hill! No running start. No speed whatsoever. I crawled up mud mountain in reverse without sliding once!! Pure triumph. You should have seen those jaws drop. It was priceless. I back up all th way next to him unzip my window and the only words that were spoken between the two of us through the whole ordeal were from him: "wow man. Im getting a jeep." I just smiled at him and nodded. That was a great feeling. What a great maiden voyage. So good...that I felt like I needed to share it with my fellow jeepers. Be proud. You all have the best there is to offer. Even if its stock. 8)
I've only had my jeep for about a month or so, and besides a little bit of a susp. Boost and beefier axles driveline and u joints and a few other cosmetics, its basically stock. Its my first one and I have been waiting for one for a very long time, so needless to say I've really been itching to get out there and test her out. I have a major lack of people to go with so I figured hey, why not just go and do some stuff that's not too intense...just to get a feel. So after a little exploring I come across glory at its finest. Just off to the side of the road is a play ground. Mudpits, inclines, rocks, everything you could possibly want for a test run. It was meant to be. Soooo...being completely alone, im being cautious: testing the depths with stick's and whatnot but still having a good time because she is performing beautifully, when all of the sudden I see an old early 70s bronco entering the area. This thing is completely decked out. Super swamper's and all. Im at the top of mud mountain looking down and im not sure if he sees me yet or not, so I just back up a little bit and watch for a sec. I can tell this is a high school kid and his buddy and after watching for a bit, I can see that he has no remorse for his machine. Just going full boar through everything. Finally, he gets up to where I am and there is this moment where we lock eyes and we just know... we are gonna see who's is better. Now mind you,this is my first time out with my baby, and I've only been at it for maybe 30 minutes or so, but there's the male inside of me screaming to prove myself to this kid and the beauty that he most likely got for christmas or something. So I do it. I can't help it. No way am I backing down... I HAVE A JEEP!!! We go back and forth a bit keeping up with each other pretty well until it comes to the rocks and beyond. I let him go first and he gets about 15 feet into it and its over. He's going to fast and almost rolls the thing. He reverses somehow corrects it and makes it through. Scarily at best. Then it my turn. I just smile and go. She was a champ. She crawled over those rocks like she was made for it. Hungry for the challenge. When I get to the other side I can see the kid shaking his head and smiling. He knows. And he thinks he's got me at the next obstacle. Mud mountain. Pretty decent long incline with really thick and sticky mud. He smiles nods and points at it. He really thinks he's got me here with his big ol tires. So he rev's it up and goes. He gets about halfway up and starts to spin the tires and slides back to the bottom. Then he backs up a bit, and takes a running start. This time he made it. Still had a little trouble, but he made it. Now its my turn. Am I nervous? Nope. This was one of the things I had a whack at before he showed up. I already know I can do this without any problems. But that's not enough for me. I have to show this guy what jeeps are really made of. I have to beat him with no possibility of argument. So what do I do? I turn around. In my mirror I can see them both laughing. They think im chickening out and they showed me who's boss....WRONG! I put my baby in reverse and backed up that hill! No running start. No speed whatsoever. I crawled up mud mountain in reverse without sliding once!! Pure triumph. You should have seen those jaws drop. It was priceless. I back up all th way next to him unzip my window and the only words that were spoken between the two of us through the whole ordeal were from him: "wow man. Im getting a jeep." I just smiled at him and nodded. That was a great feeling. What a great maiden voyage. So good...that I felt like I needed to share it with my fellow jeepers. Be proud. You all have the best there is to offer. Even if its stock. 8)
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