I have to say it was worth the wait.

trane fan

trane fan

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For 26 years (I'm 42) I have wanted a Jeep and when I say Jeep I mean a "JEEP". I bought a Cherokee in '95 and kept it for 5 years but it did nothing but act as a cruel reminder that although it said "Jeep" it was not a "JEEP". Well I recently took a position with our county school system which came with a fairly significant raise (Don't get excited it's still a human services gig so they never pay well but that's not why you do this kind of work any way) (sorry back to my point). My Wife and I were driving the other day and I passed a nice Wrangler (yes a JEEP) and said that I still wanted one. Her next words were "Then get it!". So this past Friday I traded in my Ford Ranger and got a 2005 Wrangler X/Rocky Mountain Edition. Along with the normal X level trim it also comes with:
* Color-keyed fender flares
* 15" Ravine aluminum wheels
* 30" x 9.5" Goodyear Wrangler OWL tires
* Dana 44 axle
* Fog lamps
* Unique center console accents
* Unique premium two-tone seat with embroidered Jeep logo
* AM/FM/CD with seven speakers
* Unique Rocky Mountain Edition decal

Here it is in my driveway (BTW, it's silver. I took the pic in a fairly bright afternoon light):
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I realize Wranglers are owned by many, many people but it's still special to me. A friend said that I had gotten my "mid-life crisis" vehicle. I told them that it's not so much a crisis as a realization that if you want something you need to either get it or shut up. Well I won't be shutting up any time soon. Anybody up for a trip to the mountains? :D ;)
 
Congratulations!

My daughter traded in what was left of her Mitsubishi Eclipse for a Wrangler in '98 and hasn't looked back. Nobody's been safe on the Jersey roads since! :D
 
Congratulation! I've had my '05 Rubi for a month now and absolutely love it. The only draw back is the amount of accessories available, way too many ways to
spend $$$.

Get that out in the dirt, you'll be amazed at its capabilities.

Win
 
Congradulations,
My wife made me sell mine when we had our last child, and I still miss it. Great cars.
Mike
 
I too have wanted a Jeep, but only for about 4 years (I'm 17) :D Thats a pretty sweet one!!
 
Really great. Now take it out to Imogene Pass, to see if it passes the "real Jeep" test.

(I'm jealous) :D
 
Man I've always lusted after those. The off road 'gurus' around here look down their noses at them however and I have been talked away from one by every person I've asked. Still like them though. Reckon a nice red one will be my next car....
 
Thats a sweet colour too!

All I ever see around here is green and blue Jeeps.
 
trane fan said:
Here it is in my driveway (BTW, it's silver. I took the pic in a fairly bright afternoon light)
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I do believe you are going to be needing a matching silver colored inlay Mnandi to complete the whole package.

Nice ride. I have lusted after one off and on for years myself.
 
Thomason said:
I do believe you are going to be needing a matching silver colored inlay Mnandi to complete the whole package.
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I now know what is going to be first on my Christmas wish list. :D ;)
 
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