Lift with your legs! Not your back! LOL

 

Different choices different outcomes

 

 

Another nice day for a ride on "Animal". I wish the Crossfire and my back got along well as Animal and my back get along!

 

I guess I took a clue from Danimal. Dan was a great guy and I think he posts here from time to time, but he moved on to Jeeps from Crossfires. Due to my back issues, and the fact I will be moving to Michigan by 2030, I have also moved to Jeeps.

As some know, my back issues meant the car was not suited to me anymore. I can NOT drive for hours in a Crossfire any more. So I went with a Jeep. I wanted one like the one I had in 1980, but that's a tall order.

Today, I flew for the 3rd time to buy a vehicle, but for the first time, it was not a Crossfire. I called the last Crossfire, "Loralie", inspired by the "mom' on "The Gilmore Girls", I always thought was was a doll - so the car was Loralie.

Meet Loralee. A 2009 Jeep Wrangle built by Chrysler before the FIAT mess.

3.8L V6, six speed stick (of course) and hand cranked windows. I will test this tomorrow, but I think the key is just a key, no immobilizer and minimal electronics involved, so service and keeping it running for years should be not too hard. I wanted to go back to 1980 as much as I could, so I rejected the newer Jeeps. The 3.8L V6 is considered "underpowered" at around 202HP, but my Ranger has only 155HP so I'm not concerned. I flew to Houston, and drove this thing home 270 miles - it got 14.2mpg, real "4WD/Jeep mileage" but I don't care.

I sold the car Monday, so "Animal" (the bike, with a 2.05L V-twin) was lonely only a few days.

Again, I will remain here to do what tech advice I can. I also play to fly into the fall event to see everyone.

 

Congratulations and hope you will remain an active admin on this forum but if you feel it's time to step down let me know and give me some time to figure out how to replace you here

 

Oddly, it was a Crossfire person (Zach) who helped me find the right Jeep - this bunch is always going to be part of my life, Gary.

I only hope that, someday, I will understand the Jeep Wrangler (at least up to 2013) like I do the Crossfire.

 

Enjoy your Jeep and future ... hope you stay around here for a long time ... your knowledge of the Crossfire and willingness to share it with others has been lifesaving to many ... Thank you doesn't seem to be enough but ,THANK YOU

 

Thanks for your contributions throughout the years. Enjoy your beautiful Jeep. It should also be a lot easier to work on if needed.

 

Congratulations on the Jeep and best of luck to you!

 

I plan to be at the Eureka even this summer. It's only 5 hours from me and I would like to see everyone.
I am in Michigan with the kids in May - that comes first. But I hope to make ES this year - as I said, the people of the Crossfire are dear to me. It has been a wonderful 16 years - and this group have given me so many wonderful memories.

 

 

Filming for Jurassic Park The Dino Hunter has begun.

 

 

 

 

First came the look... then came the wooden spoon!