mcp’s tojS

Here we welcome the newest member of our family, mcp. Given the opportunity to write this himself, he opted to have someone else write this for him, because he’s a man of few words, and I, cr1ck3e, am a man of many! And so we begin.

It started with a conversation where mcp told me that ever since he was a young boy, he wanted a jeep. Yet still he did not own one. Of course, being the peer pressuring bastard that I am, convinced him to take one for a spin. I explained to him that, though he may think he wants one; until he drives one he’ll never truly know. For as all jeep owners know, theres only one thing that drives like a jeep.. and that’s a jeep. It doesn’t drive like a car, or SUV, or truck. It is tall, light, top heavy, not particularly fast, and has a wicked crazy turning radius. That being said, we started out looking online.

We found a Jeep. It was beautiful, red, lifted, and just agonizingly perfect. MCP went to the dealership to see it. They sold it not 4 days prior. So he went on a hunt. He found little. So after speaking to him on the mobile telephone, I suggested another which I found online, and had him swing by and pick me up, and we went to look. They said they thought they might have it sold, but wanted us to take it for a spin anyways. And so we did, and the MCP had his first experience driving a Jeep. He loved it, he knew it. Though he went OooOoo on that first left turn.. and thought we were on ice even though it was 80 degrees.. he knew, I think, that he was in trouble. But they thought they had it sold, so there was uncertainty.. so we walked across the street and found her.  She’s a 1999 TJ, Sahara Edition. Green (MCP’s color) with a tan top. She already has aftermarket wheels and 32’s. She’s a standard, and so this gives us a significant advantage than to her toj comrades. She won’t spend time jacked into the sky to be modified by us. Not much, at least.

There was a problem though, she’s a stick and MCP has not driven a stick in years. So we took her to a parkinglot so his bearings could come back, and then we rolled her down the street. After the test drive ended, the raving began. He loved it. The color, the styling, the stereo, the interior. It was a done deal, he WANTED this Jeep. And he would have her!   

Now the gory details of purchasing are not only dull, but none of anyone’s damn business, Besides, I had him take me home on that. Suffice to say, he got a deal he liked, and traded in his gas guzzeling whore of a durango, and had himself a wonderful new jeep.

Shes got by my wager, at least 3, possibly 4 inches of suspension lift. She has the fog lights MCP loves. (big n round!!) She has no carpet, but spray in bedliner. She has a Kenwood CD player. She has a 4.0! So, once again, MCP finds himself driving the make of a vehicle with the biggest engine they’ve ever put in it, much like his 5.9 litre V8 Dodge Durango. But a 4.0 inline 6 is a far cry from that.

And so he had it. The next day we ripped those windows off and popped MCP’s trail cherry just right, see the post. It was a wonderful ride, and he and his brand new baby did wonderfully.

The sad thing is, there are few opportunities for massive customizing. But he’s only had this Jeep for 2 days. What will he do? Deck Cover? Bikini Top? Safari Top? NOTHING AT ALL?! We all must wait with baited breath to see what the f uture will hold. One thing has happened already though, and that is the edition to a new shifter knob, continuing in the tradition of the tOj Experience.. and thats with the edition of a skull. Kudos to MCP on a beautiful new ride, and welcome to the brotherhood!