As many of you know, Rock Grrrl and I did a house swap. For five weeks this summer, she's living in my house in Belgium while I'm staying in her condo in Virginia.

We opted to rent a van for a month but Rock Grrrl graciously told us we are welcome to use her Jeep as a second vehicle while we're at the condo. She left us instructions on how to drive the Jeep, which are SO blog worthy. Here are the notes Rock Grrrl left on her Jeep:

"The speedometer DOESN'T WORK! 2,000 rpms in fifth gear = 70 mph, 1,800 rpm is about 55 mph.

Since the speedometer doesn't work, neither does the odometer. Get a receipt if you have to get gas so I can plug it into my spreadsheet and estimate the mileage.  :)

Sometimes it tries to stall out when you come to your first stop. Won't do it again once you restart (usually just does this in the morning).

If it rains a lot, the brake lights might not work. It's a wiring thing--be aware.

Sometimes it revs really high when you first start it up. Slamming the gas pedal sometimes works, other times you have to lift the hood and manually rev the choke. 

The AC fan only works on high right now, but the AC DOES work!

The green box in the back has jumper cables, coolant, and other car things in it."

Says V-Grrrl, "Jumper cables? Coolant? Tools? What Rock Grrrl really needs is AAA membership AND a new car!" Send your check today to the Give a Rockin Grrrl a Jeep fund!"

P.S. I don't manually adjust chokes in parking lots anymore, no matter how much someone complains about their revving engine. I'm just too old for that, y'all.

July 18, 2007