MeepMeepJeep
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- First Name
- Julia
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- Kingston, MA
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- 2018 JLU, 2015 Wrangler
I can think of one worse name......
Moist.
Moist.
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lol! I wouldn't go that far off.He is a Brummy, but he has more of a London (not Cockney) accent from living there. He hates the Birmingham accent. The majority of people who ask where he is from tend to think he is Australian though, so you are definitely unique
LOL! I am guessing you meant to post this in the Wrangler thread, but it flowed beautifully with the rest of the off topic happening here.I can think of one worse name......
Moist.
Heh, Narnia would be a nice place to be.LOL! I am guessing you meant to post this in the Wrangler thread, but it flowed beautifully with the rest of the off topic happening here.
Edit: disregard. I read this after the post about why the Jeep model is called the Wrangler. I totally forgot this was originally about the color name being bikini since I have gone so far off base that I am in Narnia now.
I think its been long enough now that the El Co might be cool again...This is after it was cut. It grew out oddly just before this, and it ended up all business in the front and party in the back--like the El Camino of haircuts. :D
Moist... yea, that one always gets mixed reactions. It is situationally good or bad lol!LOL! I am guessing you meant to post this in the Wrangler thread, but it flowed beautifully with the rest of the off topic happening here.
Edit: disregard. I read this after the post about why the Jeep model is called the Wrangler. I totally forgot this was originally about the color name being bikini since I have gone so far off base that I am in Narnia now.
Thinking it's more group think in that segment. The thought of anything being gender specific likely riles that group. Others arent likely that sensitive and as stated the name was probably market tested to insensitive females.I hardly think that women who might take the jeep offroad are going to want a jeep called bikini. Yes your 50 shades reading soccer moms wanting mall crawlers might but women who pride themselves in doing anything a male can do won't. I work with women's pro and collegiate athletes and most would be turned off by the thought of their jeeps color being called bikini.
They were NEVER cool. Chevelle, yes. El Camino...ewww.I think its been long enough now that the El Co might be cool again...
You would be *shocked* to know that I am so permanently off topic on everything ever that I was actually put in charge of the off topic section in the first car forum I belonged to.Moist... yea, that one always gets mixed reactions. It is situationally good or bad lol!
When did this turn into a Narnia thread!? The lion is pretty cool imo.
Bob: We can both agree that FCA remains true to the core purchaser of the rig and isn't likely to incorporate a "flower holder" (said void of editorial, I speak simply of what the market wants) into the JL as a standard feature, like what was seen in the VW Beetle. But that said, you can bet FCA did considerable market research about what features to offer both as standard and upgrade.This thing is so "chic'd" up it's unreal. Cute-c little jeep Easter eggs all over the place, separate climate control,in the back seats too, insulating properties, cute interiors, vanity mirrors for makeup, garage door openers, 4 doors and a hatch for grocery's, just on and on.
It's no longer the 4 wheel utilitarian rig that gave it much of its "charm". It was no frills, light weight, get the job done rig. It's also very heavy now compared to yesteryear's no frills machine. Now it's a foofy (fat) chic machine.
But I like it, and wouldnt go back, chic crap and all or maybe because of the chic crap. I'm old likely low T so there is that. lol The jeep no doubt lost some of it's "charm" with the cute-c stuff. My wife wouldnt own or want to drive my CJ or TJ but she thinks the JL is adorable and wants to borrow it to drive to work. This kind of sickens me a bit. lol
The genius of the new foofy JL is that while it's more a sit down to pee vehicle it also still gets the job done and without a doubt the most capable off road vehicle jeep has produce, or (unfortunately) any manufacturer has produced. They hit a sweet spot for both genders. Sales have gone up BIG, the jeep wave has long since been ridiculous, you used to be different and the wave was an acknowledgement of that. Now everyone has em.
Smart.
Bet I’m not shockedThey were NEVER cool. Chevelle, yes. El Camino...ewww.
You would be *shocked* to know that I am so permanently off topic on everything ever that I was actually put in charge of the off topic section in the first car forum I belonged to.
Preach. Fellow Mojito female here!I'd say that when I first saw the color "bikini" I immediately thought FCA was targeting the female audience. I mean, most men don't wear Bikini's although, many of them like to see females wear them. Either way, it seems to me that the term "bikini" is definitely targeting my gender. Totally agree with you on this.
I wouldn't buy a Teal-looking Jeep because I don't like Teal. I like green, and so that's why I got the Mojito. I also am a bit different from the stereotype of a female that wants a "mall-crawler". Before I bought my Jeep and joined this forum, I had never heard of that term before (I HATE the mall and I'm not a social media junkie that lives for the "what's in" internet lingo; I got better things to do).
I bought a Wrangler because:
#1 I love animals and nature so naturally, a Wrangler is all about that and is capable of being in the wilderness!
#2 I wanted a vehicle that can withstand flood waters in my city and off-road on property that my family owns.
#3 I wanted to own something different from the many clones being driven on the roads, as that's how I've always been...I love being odd, and am extremely comfortable being different.
So just to reply to some of the other comments I'm seeing around these forums about the "misconceptions" of why females are buying Jeep Wranglers, for me it could not be further from the truth...
Shari, your purple color kindred spirit here is @MALL R8D Michelle https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...ttest-car-is-the-jeep.4100/page-3#post-339633 …. if you change your mind to green, it's Tai @TaiMcI love purple and as a result most of what I own is purple. However, not my jeep. It's black. I did, however, have very subtle purple swirls hand-painted on it to discourage anyone thinking that it might be my husband's jeep (and to give me my purple fix). When I bought my new wheels (also black) and tires, I specifically told the salesman that I wanted it to look somewhere between Barbie (the purple swirls) and GI Joe (aggressive wheels). I'm not judging anyone who wants a Barbie jeep anymore than I'd judge a GI Joe jeep - it just wasn't what I wanted. I do think Bikini was totally marketed to the females. Why else would they name it that? I'm with TaiMc, the name makes me cringe.