You Are a Real Jeeper if... .
| 1. | A new dent in the sheet metal actually fixed another dent, or it just added some character. |
| 2. | You know at least 3 800 numbers to aftermarket off-road business by heart. |
| 3. | You are on a first name basis with the guys at every local auto parts store in town. |
| 4. | You want to take things apart and rebuild them, even if they are not broken. |
| 5. | You have a monetary equivalent of a Mercedes Sedan invested into your jeep, but it still looks like crap. |
| 6. | You consider starting a vehicle five times in any given minute routine. |
| 7. | You own a vehicle, which now weighs 1000 pounds more than when it came off the showroom floor. |
| 8. | You look for jeeps in everything, and try to figure out the year and model. |
| 9. | You are the type of person who immediately goes postal if you sit in a highway traffic jam more than 5 minutes, yet you can spend six hours driving one and half miles and consider it to be a form of relaxation. |
| 10. | You'll stop and look at any old rust heap thinking parts vehicle. |
| 11. | Your Jeep has more (farm/boat/military/other) equipment on it than OEM parts. |
| 12. | The weatherman says "Stay in, it's dangerous" and you think "Time to go wheeling". |
| 13. | You are happy that you can't use 1st gear on the street. |
| 14. | A military convoy passes by and you only look at the axles, tires, and antennas. |
| 15. | You have enough straps, chains, rope, etc. in your Jeep to keep the Queen Mary docked during a hurricane. |
| 16. | You understand that JEEP is a way of life, not just for transportation. |
| 17. | You use a hose to clean the inside and the outside. |
| 18. | A low-rider Jeep pulls up next to you, and you get out and Bitch slap the driver. |
| 19. | You have a high-water mark on the Inside of the Jeep. |
| 20. | You use a ice scraper on the Inside of the windshield. |
| 21. | The AAA guy breaks down, you stop and fix his problem and get back on the road. |
| 22. | You'll drive 2 days at 600 miles a day so you can spend 2 more days driving 3 miles per day. |
| 23. | You have more pictures of your Jeep than of your kids. |
| 24. | You spend more time deciding which $3.00 bushing to use than you do on personal hygiene. |
| 25. | You take your date home early on a Saturday night so you can work on your Jeep. |
| 26. | You call a scratch or dent, a beauty mark. |
| 27. | You roll it over and don't get upset. |
| 28. | You puke when you see a RAV-4. |
| 29. | You pull into the Unplowed parking spots on snowy days. |
| 30. | You take your friends wheeling and they say, "Trail?; I don't see any trail!" |
| 31. | You've been forced to add CJ, YJ, and TJ to your spell checker. |
| 32. | It rains and you don't care if your top and doors are on or off. |
| 33. | You change your plugs in the parking lot at work while on break. |
| 34. | You get more heat through the holes in the floor than you do through the heat vent. |
| 35. | Every page of your repair manual has greasy finger prints on it. |
| 36. | Every car wash in town has banned you for life. |
| 37. | You feel sorry for someone in a $60,000 Toyota Land Cruiser. |
| 38. | You are the only one on the street that doesn't plow their driveway. |
| 39. | You carry along enough tools to supply a small garage. |
| 40. | You nickname your Jeep after i.e.. the noise it makes, the last screw up on the trail, etc. |
| 41. | You can air up your tires without stopping at a gas station. |
| 42. | You carry more extra fuel than what most of today's cars hold in their gas tanks. |
| 43. | You're constantly getting passed on the highway. |
| 44. | When rendezvousing with a lady for the first time, you tell her that you're the one that smells like a Jeep. |
| 45. | Winter comes and you can't remember where you put the top. |
| 46. | Your wallet is always empty. |
| 47. | You know how to reinforce the windshield frame near the wiper arm. |
| 48. | You carry along a replacement part for every driveline component on the Jeep. |
| 49. | You slam your door and pieces of mud or rust fall from your Jeep. |
| 50. | You have to let the air out of your tires to get the Jeep into a garage. |
| 51. | Your parts department is on blocks behind your house. |
| 52. | Passengers scream "Don't Roll It!" when you take them wheeling. |
| 53. | Your wife/girlfriend refuses to get in it. |
| 54. | You think any tire that isn't waist high looks like a bagel. |
| 55. | You can't take a girl in a dress on a date without carrying along some steps. |
| 56. | You can't sneak into church late because the engine is too loud. |
| 57. | You get custom pin striping from trail brush. |
| 58. | You are outlawed at every car wash in town. |
| 59. | You can see OVER a Suburban |
| 60. | You're sitting here reading this while your wife/husband is waiting for you in bed. |