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#23363 of 23393 Guess who's back? by tsjay

Apr 11, 2012 (7:27 am)

Hey, Jeep buds! The old Tomster is back (and with a NEW Jeep).
 
I'm looking forward to exchanging posts with my old friends here and making new friends. I see PaulE and Mac24 are still here and good old Steve is still hosting. Hi, you guys! I haven't had a chance to look at many posts yet to see if any others of my old friends are still here.
 
I had gotten to the point where I was only taking Thelma Jane (my 2001 Sport for those who have come along since I was active on this message board) down to Turkey Bay three or four times a year and she was sitting in the garage for weeks at a time. So, after ordering her from the factory and owning her for 11 years and 10 days, I sold her on 12/18/11. If any of my old friends are still around here, that must be a real shock to you. Everyone knows how I loved my Thelma Jane.
 
Anyway, I couldn't stand being Jeepless, so I bought a brand new 2012 JK Sport with the "S" order package, a soft top, and a six speed manual tranny.
 
Unlike Thelma Jane, this Jeep is going to do only very, very mild off roading. I will not allow her to get beat up like Thelma Jane was. This Jeep will be a "mall crawler." That's why I call her "Molly Jane."
 
God bless.
 
Tom
 
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
 
Meet Molly Jane...
 

#23364 of 23393 Re: Guess who's back? [tsjay] by steve_ HOST

Apr 11, 2012 (7:48 am)

Replying to: tsjay (Apr 11, 2012 7:27 am)
Sweet! Welcome home.

#23365 of 23393 Re: Guess who's back? [tsjay] by erickpl

Apr 11, 2012 (8:23 am)

Replying to: tsjay (Apr 11, 2012 7:27 am)
Welcome back, Tom.
 
I seem you recall you wiping bugs off Thelma Jane when you first got her and had no intentions of wheeling her.
 
Whether that changes for Molly Jane is irrelevant to me. Just happy to see you back in the Jeep fold. There are ALWAYS spare seats in the IAJ jeep seats if you want to ride along on the other obstacles.
 
-Paul

#23366 of 23393 Re: Guess who's back? [erickpl] by steve_ HOST

Apr 11, 2012 (8:36 am)

Replying to: erickpl (Apr 11, 2012 8:23 am)
But use microfiber cloth these days - paper towels are rough and will scratch the paint.

#23367 of 23393 Tidester by tsjay

Apr 11, 2012 (2:03 pm)

Steve gave me the terrible news about Tidester who once co-hosted this discussion. He passed away unexpectedly in December of 2010. He was a great guy and it really sucks that he is gone.
 
Tom

#23368 of 23393 Re: Blast from the Past [redrocker15] by tsjay

Apr 11, 2012 (2:07 pm)

Replying to: redrocker15 (Mar 04, 2011 8:17 pm)
Gary:
 
I'm trying to get caught up with the posting but I have been gone so long I doubt if I will read every post that has been made in my absence. I have just been skipping around and I found this post of yours.
 
So, have you re-Wranglered yet? I sold Thelma Jane, believe it or not, but I have just bought a new 2012 Wrangler Sport to replace her.
 
Tom
 
Have you hugged your Jeep today?

#23369 of 23393 Can we get it going again? by tsjay

Apr 11, 2012 (2:31 pm)

Mac, Paul, and anyone else still here from "the good old days:" do you think we can get this forum back to what it used to be? Wouldn't it be nice if we could have lots of posting again? Wouldn't it be good if it became a place where friends congregate and "talk Jeep" like we used to?
 
Tomster
 
Have you hugged your Jeep today?

#23370 of 23393 Re: Can we get it going again? [tsjay] by erickpl

Apr 16, 2012 (5:21 am)

Replying to: tsjay (Apr 11, 2012 2:31 pm)
I'm game!
 
I haven't done many mods to Kermit other than putting on a new hood and fender (flop and tree casualties!). But I have a friend who just bought a 2006 TJ Rubicon and wants ME to build it up. First order of business - Hard top off and in storage. It may get sold to fund an OME lift setup.
 
But we put on a Bestop TrektopNX - their new soft top with sunrider/sunroof feature that doesn't use any frame hardware. It was a pain to install the first time, but after a few days of sun and stretching, looks REALLY good. If they drive it to work today, I'll throw up a pic of it.
 
We now have about 8 Jeeps where I work ready for offroad, so we're heading to a local OHV on the 28th to try things out. They're working on getting CB's installed, so I suspect I'll be doing a bit of antenna tuning these next few weeks. LOL
 
-Paul

#23371 of 23393 Re: Guess who's back? [tsjay] by martyz

Apr 17, 2012 (10:59 pm)

Replying to: tsjay (Apr 11, 2012 7:27 am)
Good to hear from you, Tom. Welcome back!

#23372 of 23393 I hate you GM by tired_old_dave

Apr 18, 2012 (9:36 am)

Seriously considering letting the JK go like Hilldweller but unlike him, while the JK has after market support unlike the CRD, I am looking elsewhere. Looks the the ball joints are finally going just after buying a new tail light that wanted to be a swmming pool. But it was only one sheet metal screw and off came the light. If to really enjoy off roading it seems one rebuilds the vehicle. And yet just street use requires too much time and money. Thankfully Blue Rubi stickered at around 35k and from a fading memory paid around 28k and three years financing with no interest. Thank goodness it didn't sticker over 40K. Had sorrowful trips to Houston lately on always unfinished I-45 as opposed to the endless trips on always unfinished I35. Took Better_Half's H3.
 
I hate you GM.

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