Where's ORT Jeep?
On page 36 of the July '07 issue, there's an item on the ORT Wrangler Rubicon. I'm seriously considering the purchase of a four-door JK, and this item is of great interest. However, there is no mention of ORT on the Jeep Web site. I sent a message to Chrysler customer assistance and got the following reply:
"Dear Don,Thank you for your recent email regarding the Jeep vehicles. Off-Road Technology was a third-party company based out of Colorado Springs, Colorado, that manufactured a lineup of rugged Jeep accessories.
Upon further research, it looks that their product lineup has since been discontinued. As well, their Web site is no longer functional."
What's the story with ORT? Does it exist? By the way, I also checked www.mopar.com. No mention of ORT, plus their stuff is dated with '05 catalogs. What's up with that? DonVia jpmagazine.com
If it's something you are looking to buy right now, don't hold your breath for the Off-Road Technology (ORT) program. It is likely to be at least 6 months to a year, or maybe longer, before any of the vehicles actually come out.
More Jp
Hey, Jp staffers, how about putting out more magazines-like, say, one every week? I just received my latest edition, and within two days, I read it cover to cover, and even showed the wife certain things we just can't live without.
Anyway, I know putting out more magazines would cost you more money, time, and effort, but, hey I'm willing to sacrifice my time with the job, family, and other responsibilities just to read it. If you need someone to come out there and test some products, I'm willing to uproot the family and move out there. Winters in Michigan aren't that great, unless ya got a snowmobile . . . don't ask. Thanks for a great magazine and keep up the good work.95YJRookieVia jpmagazine.com
What!? Then we'll never have time to surf the Web at work and take naps under our desks! Forget it!
Where's Old School?
First off, I want to say that you guys put out one heck of a magazine. I've been a loyal reader for several years and a subscriber now for the last several months or so. That's why I am so unbelievably disappointed that you guys got rid of Old School and replaced it with some dimwit with a soldering iron and too much time on his hands. Please send Randy back into the wild and bring back the Old School stories-the articles were awesome and the technical tips were really valuable for those of us who wheel vintage iron. Jp just hasn't been the same without it.
Anyway, here's a pic of my flattie, complete with arctic top. Yeah, I know it's a driveway pic, but I don't take her out in the winter because there's too much road salt up here in the great white North.Brian ShaarMontreal, Canada
Well, we finished it up. We covered pretty much all the Old School topics. If you missed a few, ya might try looking into back issues or going to jpmagazine.com. Some of them should be online by now.
JK Irony
I have to say that I agree with you on the comments that Mr. No Name wrote in bashing the JK in the Mar. '07 Mailbag.
I don't think you can compare the Gladiator with a TJ or the JK. When someone buys a CJ, YJ, TJ, or JK, they are thinking of going trail riding in it. I liked the looks of the Gladiator, but I'd buy it for a truck so I can pull with it and fill the box with tools or gravel like I would a Ford F-150, not to go were I take my Rubicon Unlimited. Now don't get me wrong, I think the JK is as nice a Jeep as the CJ, YJ, or TJ. And I'm sure it is much more off-road ready than a stock TJ. I just don't like the curved windshield, the slanted grille, all the plastic, or how the back of the rollbars stop a foot from the back of the Jeep.Alan TherrienSt. Thomas, Canada
So you like the look of the Gladiator, which essentially has the same fenders, windshield, and grille as the JK. But you don't like the look of the JK?