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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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#60 ·
Ran across this thread and thought I would post to keep up with Possible meets in the future and I would like to see what others have done to the WK2s
 
#65 ·
Ive been to Illinois Bar and grill. Used to work near there. Im from Alsip and live now in Bridgeport near sox park. Im usually extremely busy as i play in a jamband here in Chicago and we practice 2x a week and travel playing shows on the weekend. So i guess if a meet gets organized let me know and ill see if i can make it.


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#69 ·
The Subaru thing, I don't think we would have Anything in common what about crashing another jeep meet and greet, at least they can look, point and laugh :lol::lol::lol:
 
#77 ·
Lol. It does take some getting used to.

I miss the big city though. Especially this time of the year with all the outdoor events, festivals and the Taste. Damn I need to come back for a bit.


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#82 ·
Just made that pic my wallpaper.

I've had a great time at Bourbon Street on the south side. At least from what I remember.

I've held meets at Hooters in Scumburg and Busse Woods Forest Preserve.

Joy Yee Noodles in Naperville/Aurora is a good spot too.

TCG throws a HUGE weekly meet at Luke's in Carpentersville that's not make/model specific. Could always create your own group and roll up to that.


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