"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
09/06/2020 at 13:41 • Filed to: oppo meet, Southern Indiana
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"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
09/06/2020 at 13:41 • Filed to: oppo meet, Southern Indiana | 6
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In two weeks, I’ll be hosting my inaugural “I’m going wandering and you’re welcome to join me” event.
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Yesterday would have been a good day, actually, but then I wouldn’t have felt free to stop and check out a Cherokee XJ that might just make the cut.
Based on roads I drove yesterday, and more that I glimpsed, I’ve changed my plans for this month’s drive; instead of Cataract Falls area, I’m going to explore south of Paoli . Let me know at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! if you’re seriously considering coming along.
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ICYMI Saturday night, the cleanest Tracker you’re ever going to see.
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I’ll start with the vehicles. There was a car show underway that I skipped, sadly, and the few cars I caught roaming as it was breaking up I also missed taking photos of. But, still, there was plenty to see.
This party was continuing on a boat somewhere on Lake Monroe. Sad I wasn’t out there with them.
I promised atfsgeoff I’d shoot more trucks
Ford: 29k. Toyota: 39k. https://www.morgansautoinc.com/
It’s an auto, but the price is right and there’s an off-road shop down the road from it that could turn it into the vehicle I want (probably minus a transmission conversion, but you never know...)
This wasn’t southern Indiana, but it was brown and boxy so forgive me. Also sounded terribly obnoxious.
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Paoli is a very photogenic town. A few years ago it lost its historic bridge to someone who couldn’t read and clearly shouldn’t have been driving a semi.
Oops!
Fortunately they’ve rebuilt and reopened.
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Paoli’s courthouse, which overlooks the stricken/restored bridge.
I’m not sure how many markers celebrate both George Washington and Tecumseh. I need to spend some more time digging into this one.
Paoli’s town square still feels very much like old-time Indiana
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Among my favorite t-shirts I don’t actually own is this one...
We need more good men.
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I stopped at a farmhouse to buy some sweet corn. Turned out to be an Amish family.
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And the rest.
It’s a shame that “motorcycle church” wasn’t on the Oppo scavenger hunt.
I couldn’t pass near a town named “Doolittle Mills” without visiting, could I? Oil Township has a population of 2500.
One corner of Doolittle Mills.
Trying to capture sunset here cost me a chance to capture it over Patoka Lake, but I’ll get it eventually.
Jb boin
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 13:51 |
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Just Jeepin'
> Jb boin
09/06/2020 at 13:52 |
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Where’s that?
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Jb boin
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:05 |
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It’s the city of Batman , in the province of Batman in southeast Turkey !
fintail
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:07 |
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W123 280E, the only gasser W123 sold on this side of the pond, MY 1977-81 only, I think.
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Just Jeepin'
> Jb boin
09/06/2020 at 14:08 |
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I am sorely disappointed there’s no Batman statue there.
boredalways
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:08 |
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Meh, Auto. No, this is clean Auto. No, Meh Auto. No , this is clean Auto. No, Meh Auto. No, this is clean Auto. No, Meh Auto. No, this is clean Auto. No, Meh Auto. No, this is clean Auto. No, Meh Auto. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Don’t worry, JJ. In my heart, I believe you will take the red pill and shock us all with a good buy before the end of the year
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Just Jeepin'
> fintail
09/06/2020 at 14:10 |
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The driver was old enough that it might be a one-owner car.
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Just Jeepin'
> boredalways
09/06/2020 at 14:13 |
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I frustrate myself with my indecision. I simply can’t decide whether it’s worth waiting for the perfect XJ when it seems unlikely that such a thing exists and would be affordable.
So, then, might as well get a convenient one that checks most of my boxes and get on with my life. It’d especially be nice to do so before winter gets here so I can give my LJ a rest during the months where I’m not going to be taking the top off anyway.
Bidding hasn’t changed on this one yet, though... oi.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:13 |
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That Ford convertible: do you get a discount because Dukes of Haz ard rims?
That Jeep: provenance is suspect because wheels don’t match. What other neglectful horrors has this vehicle been subjected to?
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:13 |
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No, but there was a statue of General Lee, which has been toppled.
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Just Jeepin'
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
09/06/2020 at 14:16 |
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...really?
Found this interesting: https://legalette.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/batman-lawsuit/
Residents of Batman can’t open a business with Batman in the name, thanks to DC.
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Just Jeepin'
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
09/06/2020 at 14:17 |
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It’s funny: I never, ever see wheels. Complete blind spot to me.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:24 |
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Jk. But I thought it might start a nice argument.
DC is a four-letter word.
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boredalways
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:37 |
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Well, I know what you’ll being doing from 9:30 to 11 tonight!!!
If you don’t get it, accept that “ as long as it ticks off most boxes” is the correct way to go, especially when you’re not rich. That’s how I ended up with my ‘14 Jetta TDI.
I wanted a wagon, but the ‘15's Golf Sportwagens were too expensive and the ‘14 and older Jetta Sportwagens didn’t have the features I was looking for. I wanted a manual, but my big feet in work boots made it a no go. Got lucky on the Brown that I ended up with and in doing so, ticked off 2 of 4 qualifiers for the ultimate Oppo vehicle!
And keep this in mind: if you buy the one close enough to your liking now, come next spring you may be able to flip it/trade it for the one that ticks all your boxes!!!
Because regardless of the economy, certain Keeps maintain their value.
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> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 14:51 |
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I really hope you get that one as it looks perfect for what you want. It really looks great in the photos but then again no PPI makes it harder.
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Just Jeepin'
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/06/2020 at 15:30 |
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Honestly haven’t decided whether I’m going to bid. It’ll be at least twice the cost, including shipping, of what something local would be.
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> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 15:34 |
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Yeah but it is in so much better condition than the local ones you’ve shown us. You could probably still flip it for profit if it was too much because none of the ones you’ve shown us are even close.
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Just Jeepin'
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/06/2020 at 15:39 |
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Well, the poorly-replaced floors and remaining rust have me worried. The local one I found yesterday has one small spot on the driver’s side rocker panels, or at least that’s all I spotted.
One problem is that I don’t flip cars. I drive them until they die, mostly; only once in my life have I sold a car, and that was the Civic I traded in for my Jeep. Dealing with Craigslist buyers is very, very low on my life goals list.
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> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 16:00 |
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Fair, but harsh. I know less than you about the process of selling a car as I have never done so and only bought a car once so IDK.
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Just Jeepin'
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/06/2020 at 16:08 |
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Besides, boredalways discovered this one that’s currently rocking my world.
https://bozeman.craigslist.org/cto/d/belgrade-1996-jeep-cherokee-xj-5-speed/7190426705.html
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> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 16:14 |
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Too bad it is on the other side of the country from you. Could be a fly-in though.
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Just Jeepin'
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/06/2020 at 16:16 |
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Almost certainly just ship it back. Given how much I like to explore, it’d take me 2 weeks to drive back if I flew out there.
hillrat
> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 18:33 |
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I was texting with my Brother-in-law that lives in Bozeman today. . .
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Just Jeepin'
> hillrat
09/06/2020 at 18:47 |
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Huh, small world.
Apparently someone is looking at it right now, so there’s a good chance it’ll be sold soon. Disappointing, it’s effectively exactly how I’d want to build one of my own, except dramatically cheaper since I wouldn’t have to pay someone else to do it.
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Just Jeepin'
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/06/2020 at 22:41 |
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5 minutes to go and I have the winning bid. Not going to up it so probably won’t win.
The one from Montana is spoken for, barring something odd happening.
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> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 23:11 |
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Still no luck, huh? You'll get one eventually. What was the final price on that ebay find?
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Just Jeepin'
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/06/2020 at 23:18 |
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3500. If it weren’t for the need to redo the floor panels e ntirely I’d have thought about going that high.
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> Just Jeepin'
09/06/2020 at 23:50 |
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I didn't see that in the photos there. Maybe makes it a little less appealing.