Almost one year owning a Jeep/Jeep Dysmorphic Disorder?

OMG! I am soo glad to see this. I am constantly getting reminded of why we got a jeep in the first place! It was so we could drive in the desert to explore with the metal detectors and blah blah blah......:yawn37: Now she says every time we go out you have to crawl (or try to) over everything you see!:D it is truly an obsession that doesn't go away. I am on my third build on my same jeep that I've had for 4 years, it just can't get big enough or bad enough, until this time I think it will finally be there:clap2: So to everyone who replied to this thread, welcome to the club!:thankyou: and yes, I too am just a regular dude with a jeep problem. One day we will all have to meet up on the trail for a therapy session!:cheesy:
 
I'm so glad the forums were dead and you got board! Ditto, Ditto, Ditto!

My wife thinks I'm crazy when we drive around town and I spot all the stuff I would like to drive up on! Counting Jeep waves etc. Yup in 12 months I went from no Jeep to Jeep nut.

Glad to see it's not just me :rock:

I honestly don't think I will ever own another type of vehicle!

I said in another post somewhere how weird and almost claustrophobic I feel when I have to drive a regular 2 wheel drive or when I'm away from the Jeep too long. Weird..
 
Getting comfort from ready about others with the same issue. There are moments I disconnect from the Jeeping community and find myself surrounded with others that don't understand. I start to feeling Shame for my condition. Not understanding I have drifted too far from the trail. I most accept the fact that the trail is where I feel at home. It's always a new adventure. No matter how many times I have been on it. It bring me close to my creator, it reenergizes me. Allowing me to give back.

This is just about the trail. At the moment I don't have enough time to talk about THE JEEP.
 
So nice to read all these posts! Sad part is I am most likely going to sell my jeep due to the fact it was stolen a while back and had tons taken off and out of it. Since then I bought a 97 to swap what was left into it and haven't had time due to working in the east coast while jeep is on west coast. Now I am moving to Utah from Oregon so won't have time to finish it myself and it will cost about $3000 to pay someone.... Therefore my only option is to sell it if I can even find a buyer so that way I have money to try and get by in Utah
 
MTG said:
So after almost one year of owning a jeep I'd thought I'd share a few thoughts of my evolution of never owning a 4wd, to thinking about a BB puck system, to where I am now.

I have become a different person in the almost 12 months I've owned a jeep. I am on the forums (yes, plural) any chance I get. Literally the first and last thing I do each day. I've done most of my mods myself (or with Sharkey) whereas I might have changed some windshield wipers before that. I never even owned a set of after market wheels and now chuckle when mine get rock rash on them. I have absolutely no problem taking a sawzall to my $36k+ jeep, let alone a drill or dremel. My friends and coworkers think I'm nuts every Monday when I come in and tell them what I did "this time."

So let's hear it? Normal, normal for a jeeper (assuming I can call myself one) or just stone cold crazy?
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Condition? Disorder? Obsession? Illness? All of the above? My name is Jason (J in JAGS) and I too suffer this incurable phenomenon. :) The weird thing is that it started before I even own my jeep. 3 years ago I rented a slightly modified Rubicon in Sedona. I'm pretty sure that's when I contracted it via simple contact. I knew then I would own one.

Fast forward to June 2012, and the dream was realized. A nicely equipped brand new Rubicon Unlimited. I actually browsed this and the other forum for tips on which model, etc. Been 6 months and I am so happy with the stocker, but "Envy" is nowhere near where she wants to be. I've never done any mods and am barely understanding a lot of the parts and tech jargon spoken here. But I am trying to learn and hopefully a "big brother" (even though I'm 38) will adopt me and take me under his wing at some point so I learn more and do more first hand.

Till then, I'm saving up my pennies for my ever growing mod list. Making a list of trails and running some that push the limits of existing configuration. Hoping some day to be able to grow up and play with the big rigs. For now Envy is happy being envious of Moby, Rubicat, MTG, EVO 1, GCM 2 and so many others. At some point others will see Envy and be envious of her, thus the name....actually the wife named her because she sees the drool I often have. :cheesy:

So what we all experience with our jeep "disorder" is normal. :thumb: There are simply two types of jeep people. Those that have one and those that want one.
 
Helipilot2 said:
So nice to read all these posts! Sad part is I am most likely going to sell my jeep due to the fact it was stolen a while back and had tons taken off and out of it. Since then I bought a 97 to swap what was left into it and haven't had time due to working in the east coast while jeep is on west coast. Now I am moving to Utah from Oregon so won't have time to finish it myself and it will cost about $3000 to pay someone.... Therefore my only option is to sell it if I can even find a buyer so that way I have money to try and get by in Utah
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This thread is so right on the money and so hard for me. Nothing with wheels stays stock for any length of time. Not the Harleys, 4x4 trucks and especially not the Jeeps. We're retiring and moving to Colorado in the summer. Until the dust settles (read $$$) just can't throw big bucks at the Rubi. Whenever I read "What was done to your Jeep this week" I make sounds like Charlie Brown... AARRGGHHH!!! Did a couple of moderate trails in Sedona a few weeks ago and banged the skid plates hard a couple of times... AARRGGHHH!!! I've developed a slight "tic" recently. Jeep Dysmorphic Disorder for sure.:yup:
 
Yes, I too have JDD and a somewhat unhealthy and growing addiction to Jeep Porn, but one good thing about it, my wife seems to understand this better than the Harley Porn addiction!!
 
Haha! Im in the same boat for some reason my Jeep seems to lose an inch in height every time I see it. Constantly getting yelled at for saying I think my Jeep is getting smaller :cheesy:
 
My wife read this thread and laughed out loud....:thumb: Thats a good thing:yup: She now knows it is a good illness since I'd rather pour money into "Dozilla" than "EZY" my Harley:rock:



Donny
 
I read and breath Jeep.

My fiance thinks i'm insane. We both have Newish cars GTI and the JK. I drilled my stock bumper for PIAA Fogs I took of my WJ an hour after signing papers for it, her eyes popped out of her head, 20k financed, and holes being drilled. Next was new rims, 33's and a budget boost in the mail. she almost had our child prematurely, brand new stock rims and tires, off and new rims and toyo's 24 hours later, unbelievable. and don't even get me started on all the project JK swag. stickers on a new car:eek: now I have the Hellfire JK hid kit on the way, new besttop tinted side and rear windows, and an appointment to tint the doors. Im not disclosing this so our baby isn't born ahead of time. :cheesy:
 
13JKUR said:
I too suffer from this disorder and there are no meds to cure except to purchase more mods!...
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I suffer from JDD, but I have been deployed to Afghanistan for almost nine months now, the only thing I have found to cure me of my urges, is to read the forums, add things to my various shopping carts on various websites, and ofcourse talk to all the other Soldiers around me about everything I plan to do to my Jeep and how much I plan on paying to do such mods.

I've also found myself looking at google earth and google maps at logging trails through-out the Pacific NorthWest that I plan on running after I complete my mods.

So, I say the worst part about having JDD, is having JDD and not being able to even see your Jeep. Few more weeks and I'll have my Meds :rock: I think I'll probably just sit in my jeep just to remember how good if feels. :clap2:
 
TwtPunk08JK said:
I suffer from JDD, but I have been deployed to Afghanistan for almost nine months now, the only thing I have found to cure me of my urges, is to read the forums, add things to my various shopping carts on various websites, and ofcourse talk to all the other Soldiers around me about everything I plan to do to my Jeep and how much I plan on paying to do such mods.

I've also found myself looking at google earth and google maps at logging trails through-out the Pacific NorthWest that I plan on running after I complete my mods.

So, I say the worst part about having JDD, is having JDD and not being able to even see your Jeep. Few more weeks and I'll have my Meds :rock: I think I'll probably just sit in my jeep just to remember how good if feels. :clap2:
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Are you with 4-2? Geez- just a short drive north of ya and you.ll be in the holy grail candyland called Northridge 4x4!
 
I would say we are all in the same boat and rowing in the same direction (adventure)

2011 JKU 3.5 R.E. Longarm lift.
 
Since having owned to Jeep jk wranglers in the last 4 years. I know people tend to think I am crazy. Close friends and family understand, knowing that it is not just a vehicle to get from point A to B for me, its also my hobby, my passion, my way of life. I've always been the adventurous one out of my family and friends growing up as a kid. The mountains were always what I considered fun. Not just playing sports and what not.

I didn't purchase my first jeep with the intent to climb boulders and get stuck in the mud. But to just go where I love being(the mountains) finding a back road and exploring. Then I caught the mod bug. Constantly preparing my rig to be capable enough for my next trip, knowing I've already found myself attempting trails that my jeep just wasn't ready for. My gf says lets go on a vacation. I say where we going, moab, the rubicon? She says. no mexico. I said ok, were driving. Haha

Im not your normal 24 year old.

I am on the forums, youtube, and craigslist looking at jeep stuff constantly throughout the day.
If I had the option to get 5k for the jeep or bang jessica alba and jenifer lopez at the same time. I would pick the 5k for the jeep.
My gf of 6 years says my jeep is all I care about. We fight all the time about mods for the jeep.
My friends at work call me crazy because I took my 2012 jk off road 1 day after purchase and got some pin striping.
If I call into work on a nice day, im sure my boss knows im wheeling.
everyone at work knows me as Mr. Jeep.
Everyone the just meets me, thinks im obsessed. I have a co worker who used to say im crazy with my jeep and a man should never be into his car this much. She left for vacation back home for a month. Came back with a brand new jk. She said " Im sorry, I totally understand your obsession now. Can you help me pick out a lift and tires?"

Its seriously on my mind 247. No joke.

My answer is. WE ARE ALL CRAZY!!!
 
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The name's Pete...Uncle Pete. I too suffer. My wife thinks I'm crazy when I park next to other Jeeps to compare "size" even though I'm not as big as GCM2's, EVO 1, Moby, etc. I still call mine little Evo Jeep. I have taken over my wife's computer after we bought a tablet. I have multiple windows open for different forums constantly going back and forth reading. Forever searching Ebay and Craigslist. Oh, tip for you guys that don't know Search Tempest for Craigslist...Awesome! I meet someone that has a Jeep they have a friend for life. My wife say's only I can work something about a Jeep into a conversation that had a totally different non-related subject. I get caught looking at pics of my Jeep on my phone. It's my screen saver. Where I work you have a possibility to win a new Camaro...I would sell it in a "heartbeat" and put the money into my Jeep. If I won the lottery I would have a buffet of Jeeps at my disposal. I'm planning a leveling kit on my day off and am going to try to hide it from my wife. My brother just bought a new 4 DR and he use to trip on me because I always talked about Jeeps. I would send him vids of "Summertime Snow Wheelin", the teasers of JKX vids, "The Florence Run". He called me the other day and said he gets it now and is starting to mod his. I can keep going, but I got to get back to my Jeep porn. Talk to ya later my fellow Jeep brothers!:beer:
 
Lmaorog, this is great. I thought I was just a little to into it. As someone mentioned I have to get my wife to read this. Thanks for the thread.

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