It's a Jeep thing

A while back I did a post on "It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand." Today I found a couple of other bloggers who have posted on the same theme.

Max Hsu says his hairdryer is in the driveway, called a jeep. He has had the same feeling I have had. When he rides in his jeep, it feels like he was supposed to be there all along.

Scott points out the value of the "Jeep thing" for building community. He has decided he loves jeep owners.

Angelfire waves at you right on the site. You don't even have to go out on the road. That's community!

And Aaron did a great review on the new 2007 Wrangler. He says it drives like a tamed jeep.

There's room for lots of stuff!

Monday my wife and I went out to buy a bike for our 4-year old grandson. The tricycle we had here at our house was getting too small, and he has a younger brother who is indicating he wants to start riding the tricycle. So, it is time to get a bike.

The bike fit. When we got out to my Grand Cherokee, it was good to have enough room to put the bike in without any problems. It could stand up in the back, and with elastic ties, it was nice and secure.

One more stop. As we headed home, my wife said she wanted to make one more stop. She had seen a toy she would like to get that she thought the grandsons would like. However, we couldn't find the toy. Someone bought the only one they had. As we headed toward the door, we saw a great spring horse. It looked like it would be a lot of fun for them. My wife said she didn't think the horse would fit in the Jeep along with the bike. I assured her I could get it to fit. So we decided to buy it. Then we spotted a smaller riding toy that would be great for the 2-year old. That would even things out a little - both of them getting a new riding toy.

It all fit. Sure enough, I got it all to fit. I had to put the rear seats down, but that is a good feature for making more room. I could have even put more things in if needed. We would have had to borrow someone's vehicle to haul these toys if I still had my passenger car. The large cargo space is a great feature.

Some pictures: So, here's some pictures to show our shopping spree was well worth it.

March Recap

I covered the following Jeep topics during March:

1. After driving on snowy, icy roads, there is no way I would trade my Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4. No trade!

2. After Mother Nature dumped another 10 inches of snow on us along with strong winds, I'm thinking our motto should be "Drive a Jeep. Save the world."

3. Chow had a Wii contest. Did you enter?

4. Sometimes even Jeeps have mechanical failures. Mine was a heater problem.

5. The "Miles until empty" feature on the Information Center can be a real foot saver - you'll know when to fill up so you won't have to walk for gas. Third time - oops!