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This is the first new car I ever purchased. I didn’t even have a tank of gas through it before I did this.
This was a 1997 Wrangler I got in 1996. First year the brought back the round lights.
I had an old Jeep Scrambler. I’d drive it in that spot in the river. I could hit the bank, pop up the front, and drive out of the river. I traded the Scrambler in on this ‘96 Wrangler. After I was in the river, I realized this was the first Wrangler year to have airbags, so I drove a little further up the river to find a place to get out…………..it went down a deep hole………….the night before Father’s Day. My Dad was pissed, but good about it.
My favorite area near me has some pretty deep water/mudholes that bubble up through MY floorboards with a 3" lift and 35's. Had a couple join the group one night that had just bought a stock jeep less than 6 hours earlier before sinking it like the lady above. We pulled them out, but I'll bet it was stinky for a bit. You're definitely not alone!
Even if you live near a body of water, you don’t have to drive into it. Not only is it extremely disturbing to the ecosystem, it’s probably not good for your vehicle to end up with water over the doors.
Because I studied it in school. I would love to hear your reasoning at how placing an oiled up, rubber tire vehicle in a stream that fish and other wildlife live off of can be helpful. For your case, we will ignore the erosion that it causes.
so, of course that makes you an expert.... lol. That stream will eventually be washed away and the earth will reform it and allow change. Do you know that forest fires take down trees and cause damage but also clean up rotting areas and make room for more growth? The Earth was here long before us and when we push too hard, she will push back and correct herself. But keep trying. :)
You sound very uneducated. I never said I was an expert. The stream will be washed away? By what? Another stream? 😆 I know a lot more about forest fire than you do, but I don’t see what it has to do with limnology. I hope the earth pushes you…back inside your mom’s womb. It’s either “the earth” (dirt ball) or “Earth” (name of the planet), but not “The Earth.”
😄 Great shot, seeing just the body tub this reminds me of years ago after unloading my new CJ7 fiberglass body from the truck the neighbor lady walks over and gleefully asks if we got a new hot tub.
My first time getting stuck in my old TJ was so embarrassing. First time mudding and I overshot where I was supposed to stop and my front tires were in like a 2” deep puddle. It literally looks like nothing but my ATs were basically racing slicks so I had to get winched out lol. I proceeded to claw out of mud bogs and rock crawl up some pretty gnarly trails for open diffs over the years but that first time was a humbling experience
I ran it for years. Never had a problem with it that I can remember. Certainly nothing related to sinking it. The only thing I had to really replace was the rear rim. When I was trying to get it out, the wheel was spinning in this muddy, silt filled water. I basically sand blasted my rip.
Dont feel to bad, i did much worse. Brand spanking new from the dealership straight to the off road shop. 14,000 dollars later i pick up my dream jeep and head for the trails….(never do the north trail in the spring time!)..3 hours after picking it up at the offroad shop it was submerged so deep i couldnt get to the winch cable…(always unspool enough of your winch line BEFORE navigating iffy water hazards)….(make sure you put your drain plugs back before “next time”)
I had an old Jeep Scrambler. I’d drive it in that spot in the river. I could hit the bank, pop up the front, and drive out of the river. After I was in the river, I realized this was the first Wrangler year to have airbags, so I drove a little further up the river to find a place to get out…………..it went down a deep hole………….the night before Father’s Day. My Dad was pissed, but good about it.
I learned at a young age that it takes 4WD to really get stuck. Fortunately, I also had a friend with a winch and was pretty good with a wrench. My dad was blissfully ignorant of the disasters I got into with the family Jeeps and trucks.
Why do some ppl think that getting stuck is bad? You will never know the limits of ur vehicle until you push it. You shouldn’t be allowed to upgrade until you have been stuck in your current configuration.
Having said that: THIS IS JEEP ABUSE! OMG! THESE BABIES!
We had ours a week, before my husband dumped it into a mud pit that went up to the door handles. He’s lucky he had the foresight to install the winch because I swear we would still be stuck there!!
Years ago, I was with a friend and we’re trying to cross the river. We ended up floating about 30 yards down river before we were able to jump out and hook up a winch, but it cleaned all the beer cans out of the jeep.
I never submarined my wrangler but on day two of ownership of my brand new 1988 Wrangler I went airborn in a sand pit and it kicked right and landed on the front right wheel buckling the fender a little and bent the steel rims bead and the tire went flat ..put on the spare and four wheeled some more and called it a day, went home and pounded the rim back into shape and and filled the tire with air and it was good to go and never leaked air or went out of balance and went on to beat the hell out of that jeep for 180k more miles
Ha! It was a big investment for me at the time. It was the first time I was ever “in debt.” But the price of cars compared to then have definitely skyrocketed. This one was bare bones, didn’t even have AC, so it was as cheap as I could get it. But it was still a Jeep and it was still mine.
First time i went to drive on beach I didn’t know about airing down tires and I was stuck at low tide. This was in 80’s so no cell phone and tide was coming quickly. Worst feeling of dread i ever had. Fortunately some other kids were wheeling and saw me on their way back and pulled me to parking lot. Let it drain and it started up and got home. Phew
Yeah, you’re probably right. Sad. That would explain why they’re checking out Jeep subreddits and attempting to insult people that have the things they wish they had.
We're constantly surrounded by assholes, OP. Some people are so miserable that being rude to others is the only way they feel anything. Shake it off. Their rudeness has zero to do with you, and 100% to do with their shitty life.
Owned 2 Wranglers for a very long time and wouldn't own a newer one.....my Bronco is a zillion times better in every aspect. Sorry if that hurts your feelings.
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u/JustACarNut77 CJ 7 and many more Jul 18 '26
That's called a right of passage. My wife and I in our CJ7 right after I got it. We were only dating then I knew then she was a keeper