A 1994 YJ to be exact, with just under 198,000 miles on it. Green exterior, sand interior. Totally stock (quite literally- the spark plugs have never been changed!), but with new tires, an "upgraded sound system" and a ridiculously, ass-backwards security system. It's beautiful!
Jr and I decided we wanted to start this blog to keep track of things in general, but specifically, upgrades on the truck. Neither of us are very vehicularly inclined, so to speak, and while the standard Jeep forums are great, it was taking us forever and a day to find YJ specific information on small fixes, such as our water pump issue, putting on the soft top, and what "that noise" is. We decided to chronicle our adventure with this truck as a way for others who might be coming from a non-mechanical background to find easy, quick answers and, most importantly, learn from our mistakes!
The thought of purchasing a Wrangler has been in our heads for a while. My first car, purchased at 19, was a 1994 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, same color green as our current! I bought it for $3200 in 2009 with only 54,000 miles on it, in mint condition. I ended up trading it in at 80,000 miles (still can't bring myself to terms with THAT decision!) for a new car, but always had the idea in the back of my head to get another. One rainy, rainy, RAINY night a few weeks ago, I came home from work to find the internet in the house was down (thanks, VZ). I had a paper I had to submit for an online summer course I am taking, so Jr and I packed up the laptops and headed to the mall to
