1) annoy the neighbors
2) science project (rates of oxidation on different types of metals.
3) tax deduction (second car)
4) annoy the neighbors
5) pull stumps/keep tree from hitting house
6) portable stereo for beach/volleyball parties
7) boat transportation
8) emergency lighting for accident scene
9) snow plow
10) great place to dispose of extra cash
11) personally keep at least one auto repair/parts house in business.
12) annoy the neighbors
13) pull stuck teenagers trucks from construction areas before the po-lice show up
14) battery jumper vehicle
15) park next to house to clean gutters
16) many many more.. keep the list growing.
17) Aluminum can crusher
18) Wrist exercise (from waving, you sicko)
19) Getting complete strangers interested in buying Jeeps by showing off it's turning radius and agility
20) Making my hairline receed faster by driving 70+ mph with the windshield down
21) Using it as a 4-wheeled motorcycle (with said windshield down) because my wife won't let me get one until I'm 65 and even then won't
22) Something to do instead of cutting the grass
23) Watch flying wildlife overhead while driving to and from work -- I saw a flock of 8 swans two weeks ago that I would have missed if I had the top up at the time
24) Crush the snow on my driveway flat, thereby saving me the hassle of shoveling it just so the sedan can access the garage
25) making the neighbors jealous when Jeep comes home muddy
26) useful topic of conversation at parties
27) magnet holder
28) way to identify me in all social circles " you know the girl that owns that red Jeep"
29) Haul trailer of camping gear for Boy Scout troop without leaving ruts in camp sites (Camp Rangers hate ruts)
30) Haul log chains, straps, Hi-Lift, chain saws for removing safety hazards from Boy Scout camp (can't cut trees, but can remove safety hazards)
31) With top down, observe Air National Guard F-15 aircraft leaving Lambert airport (whuzzat noise? Is the axle falling out? oh, it's just a wing of F-15s)
32) Make use of parking spaces that other vehicles can't.
33) Tent
34) Trash Hauler
35) Lawn Airator
36) Wild Adventure Facilitator
37) Opposite Sex Attractor
38) Rock Scraper
39) Mud Plow
40) Boat
41) UltraSonic treatment for kidney stones.
42) Keep Chiropractors(sp?) in business.
42) To have a friend that won't leave when you tell it about your shitty day.
43) to live!
44) To encourage friends and nieghbors to live the Jeep life.
45) to meet and make new friends.
46) Means of getting family away from refrigerator and television in order to allow meaningful interaction and exercise.
47) Get teen-age son and his 4wd vehicle off-road (and unstuck), and provide a topic of conversation with teen-age son other than "What the h*** did you do to your hair?"
48) Gives me a reason to have a much-needed laugh at the Others (you know who I'm talking about... the jealous non-Jeepers!) when they point at the dirt and ask, "When you going to wash it?" or "Look at all those scratches."
49)push dead cars out of the way of traffic
50)impress Dad with your flexing, off road skills.
51)Join a real cool Jeep club!
53)exercising those butt muscles because of the pucker factors going up hills
54) Jungle gym for the neighborhood kids... you should see my kid do a knee-hang from the roll bar!
55) Move rocks and mud from the Potosi area to Illinois
56) Provide the basis for Bill & Deb's Excellent Adventures!
57) when the top is off - hairdyer
*57a) when the top is off - hair remover (in my case)
**57 b)Traveling shower (when top's off)
***57 c) Tanning booth when top is down and sun is out. Of course, my doctor tells me to avoid the sun.
58) Provides a comfortable place to sit while watching Trackers, Suzukis and all other non-Jeeps roll over
59) Insect splatterer (especially late at night at high speeds on a Wisconsin back road)
60) My Jeep is the medium by which I pray to the off-road gods up in the heavens above. I ritualistically make sacrifices of paint scratches, bent tie-rods, chunked tires, and dented skidplates in order to appease the gods such that they smile on me and keep my Jeep upright.
61) To catch a tan while driving to and from work. You just can't tan in any convertible like you can in a Jeep. You should see my legs since I took the doors off!
62) (My brother gave me this one) Pull a hang glider with its tow rope attached to the top of the roll bar... no extra expensive hardware required!
63) way to earn a really cool nickname! (for those of us that can't ever remember our buddies given names)
64) Way to get away from the wife on the weekends.
65) In my case 64 don't always work.
66) In some cases 64 leaves you with "half" and some lawyer fees.
67) Other cases 64 forces you to buy 2 Jeeps
67a) two lift kits
67b) two winches
67c) 2 sets of kickin tires
68) 67 is fun to do, but downright expensive
69) allows you to take long wheelin trips without the wife...see number 66
70) Stress relief (so I don't need a shrink)
71) umm...yes officer we were just...uhh..testing the shocks tonight. What? ... why yes the test does require us to be naked...
72) what better place to bend your girlfriend over a rollbar!!!
73) Speaking of clothes and bending things over a roll bar, I used mine as a laundry line last night... just threw a couple of wet towels over it.
*73A) For fast-acting clothes drying, hang 'em up and drive like a maniac.