Jeeponomics 101: Eternal tirekicking for the gutless Jeep

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My Jeep had zipper windows. Epic pain in the ass.

:manuel: roll-down windows would be fine, IMO. I never roll down my back windows anyway.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:18 am
SAWCE wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:15 am Two months in and I don't hate manually cranking the windows yet..
I wouldn't mind too much, but with the wife driving her ring would scratch the shit out of the door card. She already scratches it a bit already.
We were driving the other day and Michelle was pulling on the window crank almost bending it away from the door :rage: I get absentmindedly doing shit, but god damn have some respect for people's belongings. I definitely value "things" more than she does.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:25 am My Jeep had zipper windows. Epic pain in the ass.

:manuel: roll-down windows would be fine, IMO. I never roll down my back windows anyway.
:doge: demands the rear windows are down in the summer.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:25 am My Jeep had zipper windows. Epic pain in the ass.

:manuel: roll-down windows would be fine, IMO. I never roll down my back windows anyway.
I crack the back windows due to helicopter noises. Can't stand that.
I open the rear sliding window for that. Is epic.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:28 am
Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:25 am My Jeep had zipper windows. Epic pain in the ass.

:manuel: roll-down windows would be fine, IMO. I never roll down my back windows anyway.
:doge: demands the rear windows are down in the summer.
This is a good point, doe.
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SAWCE wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:27 am
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:18 am

I wouldn't mind too much, but with the wife driving her ring would scratch the shit out of the door card. She already scratches it a bit already.
We were driving the other day and Michelle was pulling on the window crank almost bending it away from the door :rage: I get absentmindedly doing shit, but god damn have some respect for people's belongings. I definitely value "things" more than she does.
95% of the population is just total :derp: when it comes to stuff like that :doe: .
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D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:33 am
SAWCE wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:27 am

We were driving the other day and Michelle was pulling on the window crank almost bending it away from the door :rage: I get absentmindedly doing shit, but god damn have some respect for people's belongings. I definitely value "things" more than she does.
95% of the population is just total :derp: when it comes to stuff like that :doe: .
:dat:
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:28 am
Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:25 am My Jeep had zipper windows. Epic pain in the ass.

:manuel: roll-down windows would be fine, IMO. I never roll down my back windows anyway.
:doge: demands the rear windows are down in the summer.
:doge: :rolleyes:
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D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:33 am
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:28 am

:doge: demands the rear windows are down in the summer.
:doge: :rolleyes:
Way better than spawn.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:34 am
Way better than spawn.
If one can acquire shedless :doge: :dat: is true.

The amount of hair that comes off my 50 lb :doge: is :disgust:
They exist...we had one growing up.

Our dog sheds twice a year, and that's it. Not horrible. We just brush her, and it's fine.
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Way better than rotten crotchfruit.
Also, fixed.
Also fixed.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:33 am
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95% of the population is just total :derp: when it comes to stuff like that :doe: .
:dat:
:word: I just have to accept that I'd deal with minor shit like that with most people and just try to catch and correct the behavior.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:36 am
Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:34 am
Way better than spawn.
If one can acquire shedless :doge: :dat: is true.

The amount of hair that comes off my 50 lb :doge: is :disgust:
The $490 :doge: in question today doesn't shed... Which is nice but means you have to shell out $50 for a haircut every few months. Probably worth while over having to vacuum daily.

I'm just not a pet person though, I'd rather have the crotchfruit, at least they can offer some type of worldly contribution at some point.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:32 am
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I crack the back windows due to helicopter noises. Can't stand that.
I open the rear sliding window for that. Is epic.
Dat Trump Card :lol:
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D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:23 am
SAWCE wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:15 am Two months in and I don't hate manually cranking the windows yet..
I did it for 6 years and it was fine, although the car was a two door... those back two would be a hassle... but I mean, given how difficult top removal is on any JKU, adding in 30 seconds to roll down the rear windows doesn't change much.
The freedom top took all of ... 30 seconds ? Which top like hard top? Or entire soft top? Can’t possibly take more than 4-5 min
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max225 wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:14 pm
D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:23 am

I did it for 6 years and it was fine, although the car was a two door... those back two would be a hassle... but I mean, given how difficult top removal is on any JKU, adding in 30 seconds to roll down the rear windows doesn't change much.
The freedom top took all of ... 30 seconds ? Which top like hard top? Or entire soft top? Can’t possibly take more than 4-5 min
Well, I was thinking entire top, the whole soft top takes "an hour" according to The Fast Lane car guy... I watched my old neighbor do it a few times, it certainly took at least 10 minutes. The entire hard top, I've never seen, but you have to lift a huge thing off the car and transport it into your garage and stuff. I love the simplicity of the new JL soft tops.
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D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:18 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:14 pm
The freedom top took all of ... 30 seconds ? Which top like hard top? Or entire soft top? Can’t possibly take more than 4-5 min
Well, I was thinking entire top, the whole soft top takes "an hour" according to The Fast Lane car guy... I watched my old neighbor do it a few times, it certainly took at least 10 minutes. The entire hard top, I've never seen, but you have to lift a huge thing off the car and transport it into your garage and stuff. I love the simplicity of the new JL soft tops.
Dropping the entire soft top can be done in under 5 mins. I did it all the time on mine.

I don't know why you'd remove it entirely. There's no point.
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max225 wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:11 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:32 am
I open the rear sliding window for that. Is epic.
Dat Trump Card :lol:
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D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:53 am
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If one can acquire shedless :doge: :dat: is true.

The amount of hair that comes off my 50 lb :doge: is :disgust:
The $490 :doge: in question today doesn't shed... Which is nice but means you have to shell out $50 for a haircut every few months. Probably worth while over having to vacuum daily.

I'm just not a pet person though, I'd rather have the crotchfruit, at least they can offer some type of worldly contribution at some point.
You're bitching about $490. Crotchfruit drain you for life, bruh.
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D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:33 am
SAWCE wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:27 am

We were driving the other day and Michelle was pulling on the window crank almost bending it away from the door :rage: I get absentmindedly doing shit, but god damn have some respect for people's belongings. I definitely value "things" more than she does.
95% of the population is just total :derp: when it comes to stuff like that :doe: .
That doesn't make it ok doe. After my "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" comments regarding the necessity of seat heaters I am going to up armor for return fire, but
I would never buy a new fking car without power windows. That''s just full poverty for one. For two, you got bishes cutting up your doors with dimonz and pulling cranks off the doors, for three, you live in the pay area which means your windows would actually go up and down because nice weather.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Also, Z Man, we need to rename baby "crotchfruit"
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:46 pm
D Griff wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:53 am

The $490 :doge: in question today doesn't shed... Which is nice but means you have to shell out $50 for a haircut every few months. Probably worth while over having to vacuum daily.

I'm just not a pet person though, I'd rather have the crotchfruit, at least they can offer some type of worldly contribution at some point.
You're bitching about $490. Crotchfruit drain you for life, bruh.
True, but I'm certain the crotchfruit also offer more in return as far as overall life satisfaction and things.
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I'm not at all excited about :baby: but if I have kids ever, it would be pretty cool once they're older and you can do stuff together, whether it's sportsball, mountain biking, working on cars, playing music, anything really. It's cool to see humans enjoy things and pursue talents. Then with adult crotchfruit you can :drunk: .
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No power windows. Also 16” Steelies. But you can get 5 rubicunt wheels and tires and just bolt em on for around $800. $400 new lights and $600 for a new stereo. 31-32k all in
:notbad: I'd be debating long and hard about :manuel: windows on a JKU, less so on a JK.
I like driving with 4 windows fully rolled down. So I'd go power windows every day. In the 2 door manual ones might be fine for me. Our work trucks are mostly crank windows and I don't find it to be that bad as long as the truck has AC. I do have to badge in/out of work every day so I'd use the crank twice a day at minimum. That may be annoying, may not, who knows.
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SAWCE wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:27 am
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I wouldn't mind too much, but with the wife driving her ring would scratch the shit out of the door card. She already scratches it a bit already.
We were driving the other day and Michelle was pulling on the window crank almost bending it away from the door :rage: I get absentmindedly doing shit, but god damn have some respect for people's belongings. I definitely value "things" more than she does.
Lisa got upset at me when I told her not to sit on the GTI's hood. True story. I put it into perspective though saying I don't personally care if my shoes are on the old beat ass chest we have as a coffee table but she does, so I don't put my shoes on it, and am just asking for the same level of consideration.
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