Before your KJ???

Moab · Jun 28, 2010

Probably been asked in a thread before but I missed it.
I come from a couple Jeeps already. Love to find an ol' Jeep Cherokee Chief to restore one day but for now the Lib will do just fine.
BUT before the Lib:

I had a 2003 Jeep Wrangler lifted with Jeep Canyons, Goodyear MTR's, a 4.0L in Gold Pearl and Black Top and interior, before that a 1999 Jeep Wrangler lifted with Jeep Grizzlys, Goodyear MTR's, a 2.4L in Chili Pepper Red and Spice top and interior.

Why did I get a Liberty...After I saw one lifted I was on the hunt, I saw a couple with Moabs and really liked the way it looked. Don't see any lifted around where I live - so I get a few head turns on the road

So what did you have before and why a Liberty?

HoosierJeeper · Jun 28, 2010

04 Nissan Maxima, company car.
Feb of 07- Only the sales reps got to keep company cars, so I had a month to find something. Wanted an SUV, 4x4, and had a 99 WJ, loved that so a Jeep it was. Wanted a WK Laredo, with leather, sunroof, 4wd. Found one like that, but 2wd. Went to Carmax, and looked at a WK Limited 4x4, was white. Hated the color, and didn't like the condition, behind it was the KJ. Took it for a ride, has the new car smell, drove great, and then went home to look for other KJ's for the heck of it. Didn't find any. So went back, and bought it.

Vtolds · Jun 28, 2010

2002 Chevy Impala LS. I regret it now because the Jeep is worth half what I owe for the Loan.

JeepINgeek · Jun 28, 2010

03 PT Cruiser, electric blue. loved that car.. shit for snow though

richar43 · Jun 28, 2010

I had a 89 wrangler, and it was getting tired, and I needed to upgrade a little, and the reason for the liberty was I still wanted a jeep, but the mrs, asked that I get something that could hold the whole family, her, & the 3 kids, and I like the liberty since they came out in 02, and now I'm the only one in my area to my knowledge that has a lifted liberty, I actually got alot of comments today at work about it as well.

Clyde Frog · Jun 28, 2010

1989 Plymouth Acclaim with no first gear. Why? Because that's what you drive when you're ballin'. I'm pretty sure I killed the turbo in it too with the wrong gas

subflea · Jun 28, 2010

GeekyJeep said:
03 PT Cruiser, electric blue. loved that car.. shit for snow though

Man, I hate those cars. Most uncomfortable vehicle I have ever driven.

jnaut · Jun 28, 2010

Two different 280zs. The cool ones before they went to the ZX models with tasteful blonde highlights.

Then an '88 Toyota Corolla-- the most abused and improperly cared for vehicle I ever owned, and the most reliable.

Then when married "we" owned a 99 Buick (Regal?) which was the newest and least reliable vehicle my keester ever had the displeasure of sitting in, and a Nissan Maxima which was a decent car and got to something like 140,000 miles and everything electrical started to fail on it. However, I suspect that the previous owner being the "I have to have the Viper Alarm on everything I own" kind of person effed up the electrical system so I'm not sure if I can blame Nissan.

Plus it suffered from some neglect issues which caused secondary problems.

Initially looked at the XTerra but found too many shortcomings in the then-model (2004) and thought the KJ was an all-around better offroader.

jimymc · Jun 28, 2010

I have always loved off-roaders and have had several as well as regular road cars. Years ago I had a '49 Plymouth straight 6 dune buggy. I removed the fenders and had the wheels split and a ring welded in to make fat tires for the sand. With only two wheel drive it worked quite well. Later had a Jeep Wagoneer straight 6 with overhead cam. It only had a two-wheel four-wheel drive transfer case, but man it could pull. Spent quite a while pulling stuck vehicles out of the sand on the beach with a two-inch nylon rope for a jerk strap. Next was an Isuzu Trooper with a V-6 and 4WD. The engine didn't have much power and to get over 45mph when towing my boat I had to slip stream semi's. Then I moved up to a '96 Chevy Tahoe with a 350 V8. I put oversize tires on it and the darn thing would pull a semi out of the ditch in low range. It would only go about 20mph in low range flat out. Tough old truck. I would still have it but it was a gas hog and too heavy to tow behind our motorhome. It weighed somewhere around 5,300 lbs. We saw the '03 Libby Renny in Waycross, Ga at a used dealership and fell in love. It was just what we were looking for. We love to go to the outback in our travels and the Renny was already lifted and had the tow bar for our motorhome.

We are in Montana now headed for Alaska. We have already stopped in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana and gone wheelin' in some of the National Parks, Forests and State Parks. Man do I love our Libby. Comfy ride and road manners on the road with the guts we need offroad. It's not a rock-crawlin' buggy or a swamp splashing machine, but it will do what we want of it and does it well with comfort for us older folks.

JeepINgeek · Jun 28, 2010

subflea said:
Man, I hate those cars. Most uncomfortable vehicle I have ever driven.

what year did you drive.. pre 05 were a much more comfortable vehicle than the newere ones with the "improved" suspension and newer firmer interior.

Moab · Jun 28, 2010

Thanks for the stories.
Keep 'em comin'

SurfGuitar141 · Jun 28, 2010

Before my '05 Liberty Renegade I drove a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4 X 4 with an 8' bed....
Before that was a '97 Ford F-150 4 X 4 extended cab with a 6.5' bed....
Before that was a 1985 Toyota 4 X 4...(22R engine, SFA with manual lockers, 4 speed manual ******)...(totaled in a rear end collision in 1997)
Before that a 1971 Chevy C-10 2 X 4, 250 cid inline 6, 3 speed ******, short stepside bed.

also rode a 1999 Harley 883 Sportster for a few years, and before that a 1971 Honda 650.....

HoosierJeeper · Jun 28, 2010

You had a 71 C 10? I had a 69, V8 though...

SurfGuitar141 · Jun 28, 2010

HoosierJeeper said:
You had a 71 C 10? I had a 69, V8 though...

I could of had a 1970 full size C-20 with a V-8, but it was rode hard and put away wet, the '71 was in real good condition with only 35,000 miles on it.
It had the 3 on the tree shifter that immediately went to the floor with a Hurst shifter kit, I also put Clifford Research inline 6 headers on it and ran them into chrome side pipes, replaced the Rochester single barrel with a Holley two barrel.....

It looked and sounded strong, but only my closest friends really knew what was under the hood......

HoosierJeeper · Jun 28, 2010

SurfGuitar141 said:
I could of had a 1970 full size C-20 with a V-8, but it was rode hard and put away wet, the '71 was in real good condition with only 35,000 miles on it.
It had the 3 on the tree shifter that immediately went to the floor with a Hurst shifter kit, I also put Clifford Research inline 6 headers on it and ran them into chrome side pipes, replaced the Rochester single barrel with a Holley two barrel.....

It looked and sounded strong, but only my closest friends really knew what was under the hood......

Mine was hammered, old construction truck. Gas pedal used to stick...

bmrrwolfe · Jun 28, 2010

SurfGuitar141 said:
I could of had a 1970 full size C-20 with a V-8, but it was rode hard and put away wet, the '71 was in real good condition with only 35,000 miles on it.
It had the 3 on the tree shifter that immediately went to the floor with a Hurst shifter kit, I also put Clifford Research inline 6 headers on it and ran them into chrome side pipes, replaced the Rochester single barrel with a Holley two barrel.....

It looked and sounded strong, but only my closest friends really knew what was under the hood......

Hey I'm building a 70 C10 shortbed right now!
Just took the 3 on the tree out for a 700R4
Best current pic: