Ever wondered just how mesmerizing to the world the word "Jeep" really is? Of course we owners know all about it because we live it every day, but I am amazed at how the rest of the world is subconsciously affected as well. Whenever I read a newspaper accident report, most cars, trucks and SUVs are simply listed as such. But, if there's a Jeep involved in the accident, the brand name "Jeep" is nearly always mentioned. Even the model type often is listed as well. Brands other than Jeep are seldom to never mentioned by name. Of all the terrorist car bombings world-wide I never saw a brand name of any vehicle mentioned until last year with a bombing in England. In this bombing a Jeep Grand Cherokee was used and the brand and model was listed in the media reports around the world! The Jeep mystique even applies to bombed vehicles! Reach beack into your brain cells and let me know if you agree with this Jeep mystique. It's a Jeep thing; you wouldn't understand. How appropriate!

I noticed it


I also notice there are a lot of wranglers on tv and movies and most people don't even notice them.

~Lev

yep

yeah i notice
some people say
"yeah thats my car"
"yeah I drive a truck"
me: "yeah theres my Jeep"

right on, just like we all ask for a kleenex, buy a coke, and a copy machine is a xerox machine.

Brand Managment is a huge deal. In other countries, the term SUV doesnt exist. All SUV's are called Jeeps. This is common throughout Africa, and i had some Indian Students who did the same thing.

ya, i know a guy from italy, they have a thing dalled a diatsu rocky. he thinks its made by mitsubishi or something under the name diatsu, they just call it a jeep. i got all confused cuz he would talk about that, and then call it a jeep, i thought we were talking about two different things

The Chinese refer to SUV's as "Jeeps". I hosted a few people from China last year when I had a Honda Element (nice but not a Jeep). When they saw the E, they were all excited that they were going to get to ride in a "jeep".

i must say im not a huge fan of the new 4dr JK's but putting it in the movie twilight and making it look as sexy as it did made me like that one... still not a big fan of others... idk why im not a huge fan of them...

^I'm starting to think that your not a huge fan of 4dr JK's

lol what gave that away

My wife is just getting over calling all other two-door SUVs Jeeps. We laugh about it all the time because I always felt obligated to immediately correct her. She used to be so bad that even a four-door Range Rover was called a Jeep.

All through the islands anything Suzuki, Honda, Range Rover, etc. that's boxy and tall-ish is a Jeep. Not easy to actually Jeep shop when you ask if anyone is selling one and get pitched on a Sidekick.

me: No, I mean an actual Jeep.

them: <cocks head>

Rachel

edit to add: I also have a hard time with Grand Cherokees being Jeeps, that's not at all what I mean when I say it.

Twilight? You saw Twilight? Ok, you're banned. Go now.

what? the jeep "mistake" ya, i know all about it. we've all made it, poor unsuspecting suckers by a vehicle that seems kinda cool. then its all over, i now have 4 "mistakes"

. how freakin true. but i wouldn't trade my "mistakes" for anything.