That was taken Saturday after swapping the soft top out and putting the hard top on the Wrangler.

It's funny - we don't think of ourselves as a Chrysler "family" - the Wrangler was purchased first to replace - gasp - a Jaguar XJ-6.


I had a ****** back in the '70's and buying the Wrangler was a way to regain that experience.

It more than succeeded.

We had a Cherokee to act as a "winter car" for my wife whose Volvo V90 (RWD luxo-wagon) didn't work for her on the slippery hills.



This worked well but she wanted the Commander so after a year of saving we got it, and kept the Cherokee (it was a 1998 LTD). So for a while we were a three Jeep family.



The Crossfire had been sitting at the dealer for a LONG time and gradually was getting cheaper and cheaper. Finally I couldn't stand it anymore and traded the Cherokee in and purchased it.

To this day, although I love the Crossfire, I regret trading the Cherokee. That vehicle was awesome. I will probably end up getting another one - the last generation Classic. It's just right for local, foul-weather beating around.

So we just happened into this grouping of vehicles. I suppose the Lockheed Martin / Chrysler discount program (1% over invoice) didn't hurt when it came time to get the Commander. I had been waiting for the Jeep Rescue to come out but it reality that vehicle turned out to the be the next generation Wranglers with 4 doors. That may be next in lieu of the used Cherokee.

We'll see...