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There's a few of us here that peruse the forums daily. As I read this thread Midwest Members I realize that there are a lot of us in Chicagoland.

Let's meet ! The Subaru guys do it (and I know some of you)...every car club does it. I have already met fellow Grand Cherokee owners on the board. There seems to be a new Jeep club sprouting every few weeks, and even though I belong to one FOX RIVER JEEP CLUB , those folks run primarily Wranglers. They are GREAT guys.

Belonging to a Wrangler club is a major limiting factor as it restricts the amount of cautious, calculated fun that we could have with our vehicles. I've run with them at Badlands and I reassure you that the Grand Cherokee can hang out with the Wranglers on 95% of the terrain. Though 95% of us do not want the 95% of the scratches a car would incur driving through the trails there (thru the forest - sand dunes are OK).


Therefore, I propose to all of us, Chicagoland Jeep Grand Cherokee owners, that we hold that our own regular meets, discuss ideas, exchange car parts, educate each other on DIY projects, help each other and so on. I know that the vehicle platform (Grand Cherokee) does not lend itself to extensive mods (unlike a Wrangler or a Subaru) and the type of owner (likely middle aged professional) tends to be busy with family and work. But if you waste 2-3 hours a week on the forums, you surely can come to a 2-3 hour meet once every couple of weeks. And, as I found out over the years, car meets are just another venue for bringing like minded people together, for other hobbies and/or interest - even though you'll never wrench a single bolt on your car.

I would like to see what interest there is among the forum members for having such a meet. Most car clubs pick a weekday evening and meet for 2-3 hours at a restaurant/pub/bar of choice. I know Subaru NASIOC (Impreza) guys do it Thursdays in Schaumburg. When I ran the Subaru Legacy GT meetings, we would rotate locations between Downers Grove and Schaumburg in order to accommodate everyone.

So ...who's interested? My goal is to have a first such meet before the end of the year - 2 months away.
 
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#298 ·
Hey guys...I just joined recently and came across this thread. I'm picking up my '15 Limited on Tuesday night so I've been creeping around the forums. Love the camaraderie around here. Wanted to introduce myself...29, live in Bridgeport.
Welcome to the Forum, Hope to see there and maybe you could get a few ideas for future mods :thumbsup:
 
#304 ·
Looks good dude. I'm looking forward to picking up my '15 Limited on Tuesday. Only options I got on it were the 8.4 uconnect, and had the dealership install the tow package (just the tow hitch, not the full tow group) and had them throw in a Mopar cargo liner. Not thrilled about the lack of dual exhaust on the new Limiteds, but I got a better deal on the '15 than I could find on the remaining '14s
 
#308 ·
We haven't decided yet. Where the hell is Dan? DANNNNN!!!! LoL
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Dan is in Hawaii. Aloha mates. Dan is majestically returning in a few days. So he has not quite been able to keep up with the forum but I say...let's aim for the same 11 AM time and as far as location goes, let's do something closer to Downer's Grove ? A see a lot of South Siders? Unfortunately I do not know my way around DG so someone more local should recommend something.

Mahalo

Well looks like I will have my jeep for Atleast 1 more meet. Going to order a 2015 Tacoma Monday. September 6th is approaching rapidly.
Traitor ;-)
 
#309 ·
I am cool with whatever.. Not sure if anyone has Been to Strats on North Ave but it's in Lombard right off 355. Plenty of parking and a hot dog joint. Just a suggestion. So everyone please put in your suggestion and we can pick someplace in the middle for everyone.


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