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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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#327 ·
If u guys meet at 35th and halsted I'll come too. Nobody shows up for some reason. I have a DD though not sure if am welcomed lol


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#330 ·
Lol sweet, I've been following the thread since we were going to meet at Streets of woodfield. I went but no one showed so i stay at the mall with my wife n kids. I'll wait for the date and see you fellas soon!


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#339 ·
Sounds like we have a few people from the Bridgeport area! Im definitely planning on attending the meet this Sat 9/6 @ 11am but i do have a show friday night at Hartes Bar in Evergreen Park and Satuday night in Kalamazoo, MI. I probably wont set foot in my door until 4:30-5am on Friday night after our show....so if i dont make it to the meet hope u guys understand. And if anyone is interested in going to see live music this Friday at Hartes Bar, let me know :)
 
#343 ·
Ok. I have all weather mats, srt pedals, and tires left. If some one wants to bring 450 cash the tires and rims are yours. 18'' plasti-dipped OEM rims with sensors. I will let the srt pedals go for 30 cash and the all weather mats go for 40 cash. One of you guys has to need this stuff.
 
#350 ·
Hey I'm coming this Saturday those pedals look nice, I know they fit the Durango R/T I seen some guy have them in his D R/T... The mats also I would like to see them. Am certain the mats though maybe the pedals not sure since I have some already but not the SRT lol


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