I suppose I should make my introduction in this section of the forum...
Almost a month ago I sold my KJ. After some significant major system repairs, some existing (persistent) leaks, high miles, and intrusion of rust...and that I drive a LOT for work... I decided to put myself into something a little more road-friendly, but still off-road capable.
Enter my new 2016 Patriot Sport 4x4. It's certainly a much different animal than the KJ was, but I'm really happy with the mileage returns - so that's helping the transition. I've put over 2800 miles on it in the month that I've had it. Overall, I'm enjoying it. But it has some pretty big shoes to fill - I really loved my KJ and it was really difficult to send it on.
I do plan to lift and armor the MK... maybe even aftermarket bumpers at some point, but I'm not in a huge rush yet.
All that said, I ordered my first "mods" today - it's getting new (oversized) shoes and rims. I have a conference in Costa Mesa, CA in November... and I plan to make a significant road trip out of it. Find some trails and get a little lost. Given some of the places I'd like to go, the tires are necessary.
So that's it for now. I've come over to the 'dark side' to hang with you fine folks.

Looking forward to the interesting transition.
