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Why hate on the mall crawlers?

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#1 ·
I've got a question for ya. It seems there are two vastly types of jeep owners... those that stay off road and the ones that do not go off road (mall crawlers) Why does everyone hate on the mall crawlers. Hey, I like anyone that drives a jeep no matter what they do with it because if ya drive a jeep, you're alright in my book.
 
#2 ·
Haha..I love mall crawlers.to me that means when I'm looking for a new rig,I can pick up a modified pavement princess that hasn't been beat to shit off road.my rubicon was an older lady owned mall crawler.mint inside and out,never off road.perfect.
 
#3 ·
.........even "mall crawler" wranglers at some point have to get the owner's through some serious snow/ice (if you live in the cold belt) and all wrangler's offer the owner the best top-off driving there is. there's no hate, just different priorities.
 
#4 ·
A lot of owners don't have the locations to off road a lot so why wouldn't you drive a jeep if you can! I take mine to the fishin hole , camping , 6 months of snow , occasional gravel pit but all the hate starts when one has to buy a new shirt and can't help but get one tire up on the curb at the mall haha
I think it's great wherever you drive a wrangler
 
#5 ·
It is more of just busting balls some people I know never leave the road I ride them for that then they bust right back when I break something or working on it agin (mall crawlers seem to have fewer problems) . What I do know if your on the side of the road broke down (pavement princess) the most hard core jeep'r will still stop and try to help . For me it's all in fun .
 
#10 ·
Wait, the mall crawlers Jeep has less problems than us who go on easy-hard trails? Really? Huh, never knew lol.

To the OP: Sometimes they are the ones who know nothing about the history of the Jeep nor do they care. To them, it's a point A to point B and nothing more. Plus, they don't really want to start up a conversation. Though I must admit, they take very good care of their Jeeps for the most part than we do. They literally baby them, which can be good. Not saying us who wheel hard don't but it seems they take it a step further. In all, we are all the exact same in that we drive a Jeep and keep the legacy going.
 
#8 ·
You seriously become on of my favorite jeeps. God bless brother. This issue is literary EVERY where I turn! It's so annoying when people bash on other jeepers be vises of how they decide to use their jeep. I've had people bully other people just because of the kind of axle/tire/lift set up they had! I mean this is getting really stupid. We are all in the same community! I love jeep, and what people decide to do or not to do to THEIR jeeps is their choice. It's cool to suggest things such as off-roading, but never cool if you have someone judging because they don't. Just my opinion.
 
#11 ·
Every jeep is just like us we all were little then we grew up and chose a certain path in life. If we did not like it we changed the path too another direction. Every jeep has a direction it is supposed to go with each new owner.
 
#16 ·
Here's the deal. Leave the Mall Crawlers alone. At least they bought a Jeep !
This gives the brand life and keeps used Jeeps available in the future.
Do you really have a problem with picking up a used, stock Jeep when the toughest trail it's been on is the parking lot at Nordstrom or Bed Bath and Beyond ?
Love the Mall Crawler and take advantage !
And who knows, I've seen some HOT mall crawler owners ! Just sayin. Lol
 
#17 ·
I've had a TJ for just 2 years now and I'd say I'm in the mall crawler category currently. I've upgraded some things but they mostly are to make the jeep look better and not geared to better off road handling. The main reason I'll probably stay a mall crawler is that I couldn't bear the expense involved in upgrading and maintaining a true off road vehicle. Don't get me wrong, I will take it off road and subject it to some nasty forest service roads, but my goal is to keep it in one piece. My intention when I bought the jeep was for my wife and kids to have fun tooling around town in a convertible in the summer months. The 4wd and off-road capabilities are an added bonus.

(By the way, that dopey hood scoop on my avatar was removed a week after I bought the jeep and it has been painted)
 
#18 ·
My Jeep is my daily driver, so I as well cannot afford to break it. I wheel it maybe once a week during the summer months. Other than that it stays on the pavement, unless I find a nice big puddle or snowbank lol.
 
#19 ·
I think mall crawlers get a bad rap because they aren't using their jeep for what it was (originally, not so much now) built for. It was made to go through the torn up muddy fields in wars. If they got it only because of the 4WD, there are plenty more practical, spacious, more fuel efficient vehicles out there with AWD/4WD. People like SUVs for the driving position, and you get a bit of respect when you say "I drive a Wrangler"
It is NOT the only convertible SUV, however the Murano CrossCabriolet is ugly.
I know people that just do it for looks. You can't deny a Jeep (example) with black soft 8s on 33" Mickey Thompsons, tube bumpers and lighting looks better than a Sport.
 
#20 ·
I think mall crawlers get a bad rap because they aren't using their jeep for what it was (originally, not so much now) built for. It was made to go through the torn up muddy fields in wars. If they got it only because of the 4WD, there are plenty more practical, spacious, more fuel efficient vehicles out there with AWD/4WD. People like SUVs for the driving position, and you get a bit of respect when you say "I drive a Wrangler"
It is NOT the only convertible SUV, however the Murano CrossCabriolet is ugly.
I know people that just do it for looks. You can't deny a Jeep (example) with black soft 8s on 33" Mickey Thompsons, tube bumpers and lighting looks better than a Sport.
I'm a mall crawler simply because I refuse to mud and would rather take trails. I have a winch with absolutely no use except for looks and 33"x12.5" tires that I would like to thin a little.
Also, this is my daily drive and would like to keep it that way, at least with only minor battle scars in its future.
 
#23 ·
I don't hate on them so people just want the most versatile convertible on the planet.
 
#26 ·
I hate to be nasty but here is the truth as I see it.
On another thread people asked about HD or Jeep which came first (for you)? I see a lot of similarities between the 2 fan bases. Some buy what they want because they like; others buy what they want because of the lifestyle that goes with it and call those that don't act out the lifestyle posers.

For HD, it means you are a professional 90% of the time, but for the other 10% you put on leather and act lie an ass because that's what "bikers" do. If you don't then you are not a real "biker". Sorry but I don't need a HD to get drunk or hang out with half dressed skanky ho's :)

For Jeeps, its the people who buy a Jeep then talk about how great their vehicle is for 10% of their driving. For a large portion of the US, off roading means driving to an offroad park a few hours away, with it being maybe 2xs the size of a mall parking lot then driving over the same rocks over and over. Then talk about how bad ass your rig is.

When I had a HD I got it because I liked metal and chrome and loved the sound of American muscle (V-8 or V-twin). I went to Bike week to look at the bikes because I love the way they look. Not to party, be a deviant or project a tough guy image - I have that on my own already. :)

When I got my Jeep, I bought it because I wanted a 4x4 for when I need it, and a convertible for when I want it. Far enough off the ground to comfortably get into. Small enough to turn on a dime. I also think they all look bad ass. I don't need to project some kind of backwoods image - I have that on my own already :)
 
#27 ·
I hate to be nasty but here is the truth as I see it.
On another thread people asked about HD or Jeep which came first (for you)? I see a lot of similarities between the 2 fan bases. Some buy what they want because they like; others buy what they want because of the lifestyle that goes with it and call those that don't act out the lifestyle posers.

For HD, it means you are a professional 90% of the time, but for the other 10% you put on leather and act lie an ass because that's what "bikers" do. If you don't then you are not a real "biker". Sorry but I don't need a HD to get drunk or hang out with half dressed skanky ho's :)

For Jeeps, its the people who buy a Jeep then talk about how great their vehicle is for 10% of their driving. For a large portion of the US, off roading means driving to an offroad park a few hours away, with it being maybe 2xs the size of a mall parking lot then driving over the same rocks over and over. Then talk about how bad ass your rig is.

When I had a HD I got it because I liked metal and chrome and loved the sound of American muscle (V-8 or V-twin). I went to Bike week to look at the bikes because I love the way they look. Not to party, be a deviant or project a tough guy image - I have that on my own already. :)

When I got my Jeep, I bought it because I wanted a 4x4 for when I need it, and a convertible for when I want it. Far enough off the ground to comfortably get into. Small enough to turn on a dime. I also think they all look bad ass. I don't need to project some kind of backwoods image - I have that on my own already :)
I'm with him. I feel like the jeeps can represent their owners, whatever type of person that is, and do it successfully. I've always told people new to jeeps to do with it what they want, to hell with anyone else, just have fun. To me, that's what a jeep is, the freedom to do what you want. And come on guys, I haven't used the word "poser" since high school.
 
#29 ·
I don't hate on mall crawlers, mainly because I am one, I do plan on going off road, but currently she's a pavement princess. I haven't had the chance to take it off road, mainly because I'm in college and it's my DD, plus being a broke college student I can't afford to break anything right now. I took my previous 2004 grand Cherokee on the beach, but besides that I haven't done anything yet. The difference is that I always wave at other jeeps, even head nodded a lifted XJ. We're all one family here, the guys that are douches to other jeep owners for using them how they please shouldn't own a jeep in my opinion.
 
#31 ·
I don't hate mall crawlers. But, there are different types. I don't care for the ones who spend stupid amount of money on their Jeeps just to make people think they are hard core wheelers.A lot of the times these Jeeps are tall, big tires, plastic chrome overlays on every thing. That bothers me. I just don't like any one who pretends to be some thing they are not. When I was a kid, I used to surf ( I lived by the Ocean).Some people would cruise around with surf boards all day long, up and down the strand just to pretend they were surfers, but they never did. They were called ho dads !Yes, I am that old.
 
#84 ·
"Hard core wheelers"... lol, ok hardcore... You, sir, need to find a better waste of your time if you're getting bent out of shape about what someone else spends his money on. Why anyone would care what someone else does with his Jeep and his money is baffeling to me...

:mooning:
 
#32 · (Edited)
Nothing wrong with so called "Mall Crawler". Vast majority of Wranglers are DDs that spent more than 90% on pavement. Built my 2013 Sport 2-dr, manual, soft-top to do dirt back roads in NC mountains and (Moab 3-4 level trails....at least once).
Wrangler = Toy.....Enjoy the Ride
At 68+ the Wrangler replaces my soon to be sold widely traveled 12-yr Motorcycle. :happyyes:
Wave on folks.
 
#34 ·
Although I avoid the mall as much as possible, I have driven it there. I guess that makes me a Mall Crawler.

My Jeep spends a good amount of time off road, but I like to drive it to the store and around town also. If I cared, I would be willing to guess people have made comments about my lifted Jeep parked at the store.

Aftermarket parts are readily available in all kinds of styles and manufacturers.
I don't think the variety and availability would be as great if only people who off-road their Jeeps were buying them.

I have to go to Lowes today for lawn fertilizer. I think I'll drive my Jeep.:)
 
#36 ·
People ask me, other Jeep people mostly, if I "wheel" my Jeep? No, I do not wheel. I bought my TJ Rubicon to DD, explore and go wherever I want to go. The places I go, I am going there to explore or camp or possibly hunt or fish or rock hound (I am a geologist) or to just get into the wilderness. I do not go of off road as a sport in and of itself.

I do not understand taking what was a $27,000 dollars vehicle now with close to $15,000 dollars in mods and then bashing it against rocks and stumps and burying it up to it's axles in mud. I realize that some do this as a sport, I would just buy me an ATV.

I do not wheel, I explore and it is possible I might explore a mall parking lot from time to time. That said, if one puts a 4 inch poseur RC lift and 22 inch rubber band gang banger wheels and tires on their Jeep and wears their pants down around their knees, it is all for looks, and the wrong look, they is just a wee bit dumb. My opinion.

J
 
#37 ·
People ask me, other Jeep people mostly, if I "wheel" my Jeep? No, I do not wheel. I bought my TJ Rubicon to DD, explore and go wherever I want to go. The places I go, I am going there to explore or camp or possibly hunt or fish or rock hound (I am a geologist) or to just get into the wilderness. I do not go of off road as a sport in and of itself.

I do not understand taking what was a $27,000 dollars vehicle now with close to $15,000 dollars in mods and then bashing it against rocks and stumps and burying it up to it's axles in mud. I realize that some do this as a sport, I would just buy me an ATV.

I do not wheel, I explore and it is possible I might explore a mall parking lot from time to time. That said, if one puts a 4 inch poseur RC lift and 22 inch rubber band gang banger wheels and tires on their Jeep and wears their pants down around their knees, it is all for looks, and the wrong look, they is just a wee bit dumb. My opinion.

J
Agree w above. Like your view. I'm the same as of now.
 
#38 ·
Well, I have owned 4 jeeps now over my 42 years living.:beerdrinking: And when I was younger I rode my old YJ and XJ pretty hard,Which cost a lot of money in the long run, did I have fun? yeah, was it worth it...no, looking back at endless seal changes and fluid changes and just the amount of time spent worrying when a T/case is going to fail or drop a gear. No, it wasn't to me any way but it is to some people. I sold my old Jeeps in 05' and moved to Maryland and missed my Jeeps every day after, I just traded my new extremely clean 2010 car in for a older 2002 TJ that had great bones and 100K on the clock. For two months I have been cleaning and bed lining and changing fluids and doing what we all do, Will this old boy ever see a mud puddle...probably not, Its my new daily driver, But its me and at the end of the day I wave to fellow Jeep owners and I shake my head at others who sink em intake deep. Its all about what you get out of your Jeep. I'm done cleaning differentias and spending countless hours running down electrical gremlins. But I'm not done with the feeling of just having a Jeep the strange noises and odd ball sounds that each one has. As Jeep owners no matter what you get out of it, its just a feeling about having a vehicle that makes a guy a guy and (unfortunately) makes women look hotter than they are...sorry ladies. But we all know that feeling cause once you go topless on a warm summer day and get pissed at full parking lots and make your own its a feeling you never get past no matter what you use your Jeep for.
 
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