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. Feel free to stop reading, I'm mainly killing a few spare minutes as there is nothing new to read on the forums.
Perhaps you are familiar with the term body Dysmorphic Disorder? Well, I am wondering if anyone else suffers from jeep dysmorphic disorder like I'm afraid I do. Unless I am parked next to a stock jeep I feel that mine is just another run of the mill wrangler. I see jeeps driving and I think "Wow! That is a nice jeep. Wish mine was that nice." Don't even get me started on what happens when I see Moby, Rubicat, EVO 1 or GCM 2's ride.
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."
But it's not just limited to the physical appearance. Today on my flight home from Vegas I literally stared out the window looking at dirt roads, mentally took notes so I could hopefully map them and eventually drive on them. I have a checklist of runs/events I'd like to do/attend (thanks no doubt to wayoflife's videos) that is a mile long and growing.
So let's hear it? Normal, normal for a jeeper (assuming I can call myself one) or just stone cold crazy? Should we try to get an entry in the APA DSM-V (or whatever volume they are on)?
