Kyle7R
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Didn't really consider my JK to be worthy of a build thread, but I do need a place to gather all my pictures 
This is my first Jeep, though I always had wanted one it never really seemed practical to me. I was always a full size pickup type of person my most recent being a 2010 Crew Cab z71 Silverado that I absolutely loved.
I had this truck for a couple of years, but being lucky enough to have a take home company vehicle it just sat in the garage (which turned out to be a blessing later on) I was getting tired of paying a $500 note plus full coverage insurance for a vehicle that never moved.
Shopped it around and ended up selling the truck for quite a bit more than I owed on it, pocked the extra money and put it towards our wedding!
In the middle of all that, I needed to have a vehicle available (for when I wasn't working, and to help keep some miles off the wife's car) so I picked up a super clean z71 Tahoe. I had always kinda liked them, and thought "why not?" though I wasn't particularly in love with the truck, it did serve its purpose and let me help a friend in need.
He bought this truck and had no way of getting it home, so we used the Tahoe to bring her back to H-Town.
After a while of not being happy with my vehicle, I started to get the itch again. So I sold the Tahoe, deciding I wanted a Jeep. Though I didn't know much about them, I started looking around for a pre-owned (we are on a budget man!) and test driving a few.
When we first started out, I was convinced we needed/wanted a 4 door, and if I had come across one that I just couldn't live without I would have bought it. But after some time searching and inspecting/driving, I found that our budget was fit for either a higher mileage/rougher life 4 door, or a very low mileage and very clean 2door.
So I expanded my search, and had my sights set on a 2 door sport with a 3.6, 6 speed manual, soft top in Gecko Green. Problem was, it was about 2.5 hours away.
I call the dealer, ask if it was still there and they say yes. Great! I'm on my way, will be there in a few hours.
Flash forward, pull into the lot, drive around and do not see any Jeeps....anywhere. Finally find the salesman I spoke to over the phone, who immediately begins to apologize profusely, he says soon as we got off the phone he saw the Jeep get loaded up and shipped off as it had been bought via online sale and shipped to the person who purchased.
At this point, I'm wondering if it's even meant to be. But while eating lunch my wife takes my phone and starts thumbing through the saved searches on my auto apps, and comes across a 2009 Rubicon, 2 door with less than 22k miles in Sugarland.
She insists that we go down there and take a look, so we do. It was an interesting journey, but after all of that we are finally part of the Jeep family!
This is my first Jeep, though I always had wanted one it never really seemed practical to me. I was always a full size pickup type of person my most recent being a 2010 Crew Cab z71 Silverado that I absolutely loved.
I had this truck for a couple of years, but being lucky enough to have a take home company vehicle it just sat in the garage (which turned out to be a blessing later on) I was getting tired of paying a $500 note plus full coverage insurance for a vehicle that never moved.
Shopped it around and ended up selling the truck for quite a bit more than I owed on it, pocked the extra money and put it towards our wedding!
In the middle of all that, I needed to have a vehicle available (for when I wasn't working, and to help keep some miles off the wife's car) so I picked up a super clean z71 Tahoe. I had always kinda liked them, and thought "why not?" though I wasn't particularly in love with the truck, it did serve its purpose and let me help a friend in need.
He bought this truck and had no way of getting it home, so we used the Tahoe to bring her back to H-Town.
After a while of not being happy with my vehicle, I started to get the itch again. So I sold the Tahoe, deciding I wanted a Jeep. Though I didn't know much about them, I started looking around for a pre-owned (we are on a budget man!) and test driving a few.
When we first started out, I was convinced we needed/wanted a 4 door, and if I had come across one that I just couldn't live without I would have bought it. But after some time searching and inspecting/driving, I found that our budget was fit for either a higher mileage/rougher life 4 door, or a very low mileage and very clean 2door.
So I expanded my search, and had my sights set on a 2 door sport with a 3.6, 6 speed manual, soft top in Gecko Green. Problem was, it was about 2.5 hours away.
I call the dealer, ask if it was still there and they say yes. Great! I'm on my way, will be there in a few hours.
Flash forward, pull into the lot, drive around and do not see any Jeeps....anywhere. Finally find the salesman I spoke to over the phone, who immediately begins to apologize profusely, he says soon as we got off the phone he saw the Jeep get loaded up and shipped off as it had been bought via online sale and shipped to the person who purchased.
At this point, I'm wondering if it's even meant to be. But while eating lunch my wife takes my phone and starts thumbing through the saved searches on my auto apps, and comes across a 2009 Rubicon, 2 door with less than 22k miles in Sugarland.
She insists that we go down there and take a look, so we do. It was an interesting journey, but after all of that we are finally part of the Jeep family!
