It's been awhile since we've done something like this, and with all the new members on board, it might help people to know a bit about who they are talking/writing to.

Name: Greg
Age: 34
Location: Seattle
Family: Married, and have 2 daughters (5 & 3)
Occupation: Work at a small publishing company that my folks started nearly 40 years ago
Hobbies: College football, golf, guns, travel, soccer, family time, 80's and 90's comedy movies, boating, beaches, anything around the ocean, taekwondo

My SRT fact: I'm way more into appearance mods than performance stuff, and know VERY little about anything under the hood.


(go ahead and add whatever catagories you want, or eliminate if you want.)

Name: Matt
Age: 21
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation: Attend university and work in Family transportation and logistics business servicing all of canada and the US
Hobbies: travelling, golf, skeet shooting, boating, atv'ing, srt8'ing, beach

My SRT fact: I'm still pretty new to all the mechanics and just about everything to my srt, im eager to learn about whatever i can. Im into apperance mods, audio upgrades, and smaller performance upgrades.
Previous Jeeps: 04 Grand Cherokee Columbia Edition 4.7L, '99 Jeep TJ sport 4.0L..
Future Jeep Plans - I love offroading and will get a Rubicon when i start working full time. (Keeping the srt8 of corse, or mabey getting a new if gets upgraded to 6.4)

Name: Bryan
Age: 33
Location: Northern New Jersey
Family: Married, 2 daughters (2 & 4) and 1 on the way due in Sept.

George, 27, Brooklyn NYC.

I'm currently working in the technical field (Linux, networking, Java dev).

I'm single on paper, but committed, and will probably make the leap within a couple of years.

My truck is stock, except the rear fogs are wired as additional stop/turn lights.

I'm not a big fan of spending thousands of dollars on bolt-ons, but will consider a turbo setup (twin turbo anyone?) when a reliable one comes out.

I love the outdoors, biking, snow sports, and swimming. A good book.

Oh, and I like animals.. all kinds.

Name: Maxx
Age: 21
Location: Lawrence, Kansas (Rock Chalk)
Occupation: Student @ University of Kansas, Economics and Communications
Hobbies: cheerleading, soccer, bball, golf, web design, graphic design

My SRT fact: All stock (until this weekend i hope - THANKS GREG!), My dad and I both have this SRT8

Previous Jeeps: 03 Liberty

Future Jeep Plans - who knows, probably exhaust, wheels, some illogical stereo setup... that is of course when the skrilla starts flowin in :cool:

Name: Steve
Age: 30
Location: Katy, TX
Family: Married, and have 2 sons (5 & 3)
Occupation: Work purchasing at a swimming pool supply distribution company Hobbies: movies, cars, video games, taekwondo

My SRT fact: I had no plans whatsoever to purchase the GC when I took my wife to see it. She just wanted to know what it looked like.

My internet fact: I'm confrontational sometimes just for fun. Sarcasm is hard to convey across the internet. :(

Name: Nick
Age: 21
Location: Charleston/Florence, SC
Family: Serious girlfriend of 2 years
Occupation: Student Dispatcher/Sporting Goods salesman
Hobbies: Football, Movies, Car Stuff, Venus Pancake house.
Future: Scared, no idea what I am gonna do after I graduate this May lol.

My SRT fact: I don't own an SRT8... Laredo with SRT8 front end.

Name: Gabriel
Age: 34
Location: San Francisco
Family: Single, no kids, have a girlfriend.
Occupation: Game producer for Sega of America. I've been working in game production for a little over 13 1/2 years now (which technically makes me an old timer).

The job makes me move a lot. Originally from Boston, the job has taken me in and out of LA (4 times), to Vancouver (twice), Utah, Tokyo (temporary) and now San Francisco.

Hobbies: Cars, video games, audio. Mostly 2 channel home audio. I just installed an HD projector in my living room so movies may become an actual hobby too. I'm pretty into music (I've got something like 180 gigs of music on a hard drive and haven't even started to rip my cd collection yet).

My SRT fact: I love this thing! I'm probably going to stay on the warranty friendly side of performance mods and will use visual mods to accent an already beautiful truck and shy away from anything too "bling". Light weight audio system coming :cool:

Name: Casey
Age: 22
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Family: Girlfriend of almost 2 years
School: Student at Colorado State University
Occupation: Store Manager- Indirect Verizon Wireless
Hobbies: Cars, snow boarding, fishing, guns, electronics in general, golf, pretty girls...

My SRT fact: First one in Fort Collins!!! I love my Jeep and hate my dealership. My dad shares the love with his 300 SRT-8.... which I kinda wish I had sometimes.

Eric
19 from so cal.
College student trying to get to the big goal.
Have many nephews and nieces and am pretty close to my family.
My srt has minor mods just powder coated rims, gs intake, BB but soon to be Borla since they are working on my truck as we speak. Very into moding but very iffy about the stuff out.

keith, 30
tinton falls, nj
married 2 years no kids (not a fan of marriage) have a dog who i love more than most people
attorney in new york (poor though)
SRT8 is fairly stock...except mopar CAI, weather tech mats..billet knob and door pins.
hobbies are golf, golf and more golf.

Tony
Location: Queens, NY
All the love to Mom and Dad without them ide be in a gutter and never would have made it to 36

*Wink wink* :P M!

1 sister Irene, 1 nephew that I live for, Christoper ;) and my brother in law George your the man bro!


Hobbies: Working out, working on my SRT8, love traveling anywhere in a moments notice Jet Blue loves me! :D

I don't normally do these...but here goes!


Name: John (call me JT)
Age: 26
Location: South Joisey
Family: Single (well not married...yet)
Occupation: Health & Physical Education teacher
Hobbies: Weight training/fitness, Tournament Paintball!!!!(played professionally for 2 years, total time playing = 16 years), working on my SRT-8 & VW, computers, computer games (city of villains/heroes!!!), GeoCaching, running, shooting sports, learning, spending time with my students.....etc.

My SRT fact: In October, my Mom passed away. I found her on the doorstep to my home, and attempted CPR. However, I knew she was gone. I say this because my Dad and I were never really close. Cars and shooting sports were our only commonality. However, when I purchased my SRT-8 after Mom died....it brought us closer than ever before. We finally had something that could take our mind off our loss, and it gave us something to share excitement over. A week after I bought mine, he bought his. These Jeep SRT-8's mean more to us than just something to drive.... These Jeeps brought a Father and Son together. They presented the prefect distraction we needed (and still need) to help us heal.

Busy aka Kenny forty something
married to a well-known attorney with kids and baby moms(kidding)
Musician-Professional Drummer
I taught martial arts/officer survival skills to law enforcement officers at state and federal levels for years and competed in national competition with some success.
I love AMERICAN MUSCLE Cars, of martial arts, music-all types, fitness, and most of all spending valuable time with my beautiful wife and kids. Oh I forgot, I enjoy talking car stuff with you guys-its even gotten me in trouble with the wife-she though it was pourn. I was insulted. Anyways, that's me.

Name: Jason
Age: 32 (33 on Tuesday :( )
Location: Just north of Philly
Family: Wife and 10 month old son (man is he a blast!)
Occupation: Project Manager/Environmental Scientist
Hobbies: Enjoying family and friends, Eagles season tickeholder, staying at the Jersey Shore every weekend during the summer months, relaxing, relaxing and relaxng some more.

My SRT Fact: This is the first high performance vehicle I've ever owned. In fact I always looked down on high performance car owners and wish I hadn't. Speed is just too much fun!!! If I only knew then what I know now. Please forgive me :)
Also must add, probably my favorite momment in my beast was with it in park. Shortly after I purchased it the power to our home went out for hours overnight in heat and humidity. The wife, our two month old at the time and I laid down in the back with the seats down and the AC pumping and watched "Walk the Line" on the DVD.

Name: Andrew
Age: 35
Location: 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles
Family: Celebrating my 2 year wedding anniversary this week. We decided our daughter that was born barely over a week ago was our present to each other.
Occupation: Managing director for Hair Club For Men in Glendale CA
Hobbies: My zoo, Bullshting with you fellas, Modding the rides, Music, and Video Games
My SRT Fact: Looks like my little girl is going to be more spoiled from now on than myself, but I'll get in a few goodies for the SRTs in the long run :)

Name: Adam
Age: 20
Location: Vacaville,CA
Family: Single
Occupation: Parts advisor at a DCX dealership
Hobbies: Fishing, Video Games and driving this JEEP
My SRT Fact: It is the first high performance vehicle I have owned, actually it is the first vehicle I have ever owned.

Name: Kevin
Age: 32
Location: Toronto, Canada
Family: Single, although since I am one of the few left without kids, its probably time - wife will have to be first
Occupation: Part own a company with a friend servicing the North American railways, which includes providing crew transportation using a vehicle fleet of mostly dodge/chrysler minivans
Hobbies: Love my cars, boating, snowmobiling and recently bought my first motorcycle (sport bike) although sold it for new one that I'm waiting delivery of, also love golf, and play ultimate frisbee in summer, curling in winter, and working out

My SRT fact: I needed something to replace my S4 and a buddy showed me the Jeep SRT8 online. That was it. I tend to buy what I like and deal with the idiosyncrasies later. So far loving the truck and will be soon posting pics of my much needed hitch to tow my toys with.

Other motoring fact: for anyone that hasn't tried karting, and I mean 125 shifter karts, try if you get a chance. I almost bought one a few months back. Well over 100 mph and ridculous acceleration and g's in the turns. Only thing that stopped me is I wouldn't have time to use one, although I will still likely buy. I tried it once and now am hooked on the power.

NAME: Steve
AGE: 43 ("It's not the age, its the mileage" --Indiana Jones)
LOCATION: Outside of Los Angeles
FAMILY: Married for 15 years
OCCUPATION: Television Writer

MY SRT FACT: Sometimes I rev the engine in underground parking garages just to set off car alarms.

OTHER FUN FACT: When I was younger, I dated quite a few actresses. They were not well-known at the time, but they are certainly well-known now. In 2000, there were 3 actresses on prime time TV shows that I had dated, and my wife would not watch these shows with me! Oddly, Ellen Degeneres was not one of them!

Jimmy
Age: 33
Central NJ
Married with two boys (2 & 4) Oh, and my 9 yr old Boxer Duke
Director of a large construction company in NY
Hobbies: My family, Car Shows with by buddies at Wheel Concepts in NY.
First Ride: 1967 Pontiac GTO

SRT Facts: Tinted Windows, Windshield & Tail Lights.

Still to come: Drop Kit, 22's, More Horsepower !!

OK I've been driving longer than some of you have lived :D

Phil - 52
Born Manchester, UK (Greatest soccer team in the world)
now living Erie PA. No soccer team but has a big lake

married : 28 years ( very patient woman)

One son Paul 25 - Musician in Manhattan http://www.thisispaulholmes.com/main/

Started driving at 15 because the UK allowed three wheeled vehicles. I purchased an Izetta. (Bubble Car)
Took police drivers course Manchester 1975.

Owned, Triumph Stag, Jag E Type, Aston Martin DB6 (Should have kept this one). Several more including 911 turbo. :cool:

Now own my own company - http://www.powerwise.com/index2.shtml

Still have a need for speed, hence the SRT8

Name: Chris - 32
Location: Mickey Mouse Land
Occupation: CLOWN (Combat Liberator of War-torn Nations) Home maybe 5 months of the year.
Family: Cindy and my twin girls Emily and Ashley
Hobbies: Anything outdoor with my family, going to he dragstrip, Hockey, Golf

My SRT: Well pretty much bought ever mod except the heavy stuff like heads and cam.....

Coming home to drive that bad boy early May.....

Name: Justin
Age: 21
Location: Minneapolis
Family: Serious girlfriend of 2 years.
Occupation: Student at two universities attaining two different degrees, and Entrepreneur; own and operate 2 full service businesses.
Hobbies: CARS! Golf, Basketball, Movies, Art & Design, Traveling, Family and Friends.

My SRT Fact: I am usually much more of an appearance modder, however, this vehicle has transformed me into learning about the engine and the components, and have decided to mod both the appearance and performance of my truck. I have learned so much on this forum its incredible! You guys helped expand my modding!

Brandon
Age: 22
From OC Cali
Cad designer(Electrical)
Hobbies: couch sitting, Getting new cars *Wink* dirt bike riding. Drinking.
SRT Fact: Well this being my first SRTas of this last Tue, I owned a 05 Magnum RT before this, and enjoyed a SVT 01 Lighting before that, thing had 600HP it was a beast but after 6 tickets you got to let it got.

Mods:
Present: Billet Shortyy Black Antenna
Future: Black out Lights,Rims,HID Lighting everywhere. audio not planned as of yet, And ill leave then engine alone.......for now *Evil Grin*

Age :28
Born in peoria IL. Raised and grew up in Boca Raton, FL x 27 years.
Occupation: physician,fisherman, gearhead
Family: Married almost two years
Vices: fishing, exercise, fitness, fast cars

Prior vehilces 1993 camry (still own), 1996 stroked GC with 408

SRT Nugget: had to sell the stroker Jeep because it was giving us too much grief. It was a part of the family and brought me and my brothers together. As soon as I heard word of the beast coming out I watched eBay everyday till they showed up. One day after pulling a 30 hour shift with no sleep I found myself at the dealer taking a test drive

"Go ahead, rip it," the saleslady said.

And I did. Three days later I picked up my beast.

The kicker. Now I was as fast as dad's c5. Now he's getting the new z06:eek:

Name: Jason
Age: 25
Location: San Diego (La Jolla), grew up in Tucson,AZ
Family: Royce - My Weimaraner, & a handful of lovely women, whom come & go. Settling is not for me ...
Occupation: Financial Planner. 9 yrs with Wells Fargo. Nov. 06' - current: Citigroup- Smith Barney. I have every license known to man, and they are all equally useless.
Hobbies: Women, Snowmobiling, Skydiving, College basketball (Go CATS!!), golf, guns, traveling (anywhere, anytime), the gym, Wong Wing Chun & Asthanga Yoga, My Jeep "The OCHO"

My SRT fact: I was dead set on the new Land Rover. A childhood friend worked for Jeep in Laguna Beach and MADE me come up for a test drive. I ordered mine that afternoon. Nicknamed the Jeep "The OCHO" (My lic plate) bc of the SRT"8" and references to "Dodgeball" the movie. Nuff said.

harvey
Born: Nottingham , UK (greatest soccer team in the world)

refrigerator inventory management. Make sure the inside is eaten in a timely manner.

Also work for several organizations for women rights

Also work for several organizations for women rights

That pic is F***** Hilarious!!!!!!!!

That pic is F***** Hilarious!!!!!!!!

+1 :D That is funny!

Name: Nate
Age: 30
Location: Minneapolis
Family: Single, no children
Occupation: Sr. Financial Analyst/IT Developer with large Accounting firm
Hobbies: Skiing, golf, Guinness, computers/programming. I volunteer @ MrExcel.com, a peer-to-peer site regarding Excel and participate in a few others as well.

Microsoft must be under the impression that I am pretty good, as yesterday they awarded me with the Microsoft Excel MVP designation for 2007:

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=BA372648-061B-4F39-847C-C3AD98E58A99

My SRT fact: First new vehicle I have ever purchased, and was it ever the right call! :D http://www.cherokeesrt8.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

Name: Guch
Age: 30
Family: Married with 3 kids.(6,4, almost 2)
Location: Chicago for now. Planning a move very soon.
Occupation: Clothing Business for 17 yrs, expanding into Hotel Ownership.

Hobbies: Gadgets, cars, poker, bball, darts.

SRT Fact: I was headed over to the Mercedes dealership to order the new S550 when I saw this sitting on the Jeep showroom floor. Drove it home an hour later.

Name: Scott
Age: 36
Family: Married, no kids...2 cats
Location: Currently San Antonio, TX, military, so all over the world...
Occupation: Defensor Fortis! Active Duty USAF Security Forces Officer (17 yrs)
Hobbies: SRT vehicles, photography, gym, etc...
www.photoshelter.com/user/SFPHOTO
SRT Fact: Love these cars so much convinced my wife she need one...she bought that, sold her Jeep Liberty and my old Miata for 07 GCSRT8...win win all around...although miss that convertible...looking forward to the Dodge Demon SRT...:D

Name: Scott
Age: 36
Family: Married, no kids...2 cats
Location: Currently San Antonio, TX, military, so all over the world...
Occupation: Defensor Fortis! Active Duty USAF Security Forces Officer (17 yrs)
Hobbies: SRT vehicles, photography, gym, etc...
www.photoshelter.com/user/SFPHOTO
SRT Fact: Love these cars so much convinced my wife she need one...she bought that, sold her Jeep Liberty and my old Miata for 07 GCSRT8...win win all around...although miss that convertible...looking forward to the Dodge Demon SRT...:D

Scott,

Your pictures are great. What kind of equipment are you shooting with?

Alex

Hey Alex,

Thanks for the feedback...using Canon Mark IIN, plus Canon prime lenses up to a 400F2.8...my goal, once retired from the USAF, would like to pursue fulltime...I have done a lot of freelance and maybe some day get with a wire service...I love photographing sports...

Hey Alex,

Thanks for the feedback...using Canon Mark IIN, plus Canon prime lenses up to a 400F2.8...my goal, once retired from the USAF, would like to pursue fulltime...I have done a lot of freelance and maybe some day get with a wire service...I love photographing sports...

Mk IIN here also. I lust after that 400 you have.

Alex

I was using a 300F2.8 for a long time and then came across a great deal on the 400F2.8...check out www.samys.com, sometimes they have used ones for sale...great prices

name(real name): Boomer
age:29
family: just got married 12/12/2006 (same day i picked up my 07 gcsrt8)
no kids yet but trying, 1 english bull dog
occupation: manager of electronic security department for a native american casino in Milwaukee WI
hobbies: cars, motorcycles, boats (don't have one...yet), mix martial arts

I don't normally do these...but here goes!


Name: John (call me JT)
Age: 26
Location: South Joisey
Family: Single (well not married...yet)
Occupation: Health & Physical Education teacher
Hobbies: Weight training/fitness, Tournament Paintball!!!!(played professionally for 2 years, total time playing = 16 years), working on my SRT-8 & VW, computers, computer games (city of villains/heroes!!!), GeoCaching, running, shooting sports, learning, spending time with my students.....etc.

My SRT fact: In October, my Mom passed away. I found her on the doorstep to my home, and attempted CPR. However, I knew she was gone. I say this because my Dad and I were never really close. Cars and shooting sports were our only commonality. However, when I purchased my SRT-8 after Mom died....it brought us closer than ever before. We finally had something that could take our mind off our loss, and it gave us something to share excitement over. A week after I bought mine, he bought his. These Jeep SRT-8's mean more to us than just something to drive.... These Jeeps brought a Father and Son together. They presented the prefect distraction we needed (and still need) to help us heal.
sorry for your loss, god bless.

Name: Steve (hence the board name :)
Age: 30
Location: Nashua, NH (Originally from Lowell, MA)
Family: Single, girlfriend for about 6 months
Occupation: IT / Group Director for a Health Care / IT company
Hobbies: Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Boxing (fought for 8 years 119lbs through 165lbs), MMA (UFC, Pride, etc. Worked in Corrections for @2 yrs, BJJ, JKD), Opie and Anthony, Movies, TV (24, The Shield, Prison Break, Lost, etc), My Truck!

My SRT fact: I think the power we get out of the box is more than enough, however I'll be adding the Mopar CAI / Exhaust setup hopefully sooner rather than later. Also on the list is a set of Black Davin SP1 rims, OR powdercoated stockers.

Name: Anthony Palella

Age: 25

Location: Palatine, Illinois

Family: Live with gf and 2 golden retrievers

Occupation: Own/operate a collision repair shop.

Hobbies: Modding my cars, modding my house, spending time with gf and pups.

My SRT fact: There is never enough power. Modding is a sckness and I'm infected.

name: Tom
Location: Wayzata, MN
age: 21
ocupation: Hedge fund
hobbies... anything with a motor, pumpin some iron, MONEY
Fact. I also had no plans of buy this jeep. I had just lifted the heads and blew the turbo on my old truck and it happen to be next door to jeep...

Real name: Ben Taylor (note TAYLORmade exhaust in the signature)
Age: 25
Occupation: Just got out of the Marine Corps, doing finished construction and finishing up undergrad getting ready for med school
Family: Just got out of my marriage too, came home from 6 months of some schiesty places and she told me she slept with like half the neighborhood. Was seperated for liek a frickin year before the divorce was finaly... final.. dating a pretty sweet girl right now though
oh and i moved back in with mom and dad haha you can joke but i got no mortgage or rent haha
Hobbies: soccer, workin on cars, i build custom poker tables too out of my garage if anyone is intersted, random carpentry, writing, sitting on here for hours on end talking with you lot

SRT fun fact: the day after i left my wife i went on leave and was driving back to my parents house in Louisville, KY from VA Beach where i lived. This trip was in my srt4 and goes across the appalachians.. nothing big.. well had a lot of power in her and solid motor mounts and she had a habit of.. well.. sheering them clean in two. SO i am on the interstate in lexington VA (also known as BFV) and here the ominous pop and take teh next exit. get twoed 30 miles down teh road to the nearest dodge dealer who tells me (this is on a thursday) they can get teh part in on monday. well my leave is up on tues, so then the i give the my keys to the dude at teh service dept and look him dead in teh eye and tell him NOT TO EVEN START THE MOTOR the motor mount i s busted. one of the sales dudes gives me a ride to get somthing to eat, we come back 30 minutes later and see a tow truck drive, a FLAT BED, wtih my car on. the freakin sales dude not only started it, but tried to drive it, and tried to get on it, he broke the other motor mount on teh passenger side and the transmission side mount, the intake manifold, teh radiator, the fans, the intercooler, the motor fell out of the bay and he drug the oil pan for about 50 yards..... i was pissed, BUT, i got that durango for PRETTY cheap and if that dude hadnt destroyed my srt4, i prolly wouldnt be hrere right now on this srt8 cherokeee site... *breath* sorry dudes, that one was long.

Name: Barron
Age: 33
Location: West Monroe, LA is home. I am currently working in Culpeper, VA
Family: Ex-wife and 2 stepchildren (one boy, one girl)
Occupation: Office Manager / Field Accountant for a pipeline construction company
Hobbies: Performance vehicles, women, music, movies, computers, gadgets
Future: I never know. But at the moment, I am going to keep doing what I'm doing & hope for the best.

My SRT fact: Although I have always loved MOPARs, this is my first one. The second I saw a GCSRT8, I knew I had to have one. Fast forward a couple of years or so, and here I am... Finally. And yes, it was all I thought it would be and then some. :D

First Vehicle: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am

Previous Vehicles: 1964.5 Ford Mustang, 1992 GMC Sonoma GT, 1993 GMC Typhoon, 1999 Pontiac Trans Am 30th Anniversary Edition, 2001 Chevy Camaro SS, 2002 Pontiac Trans Am Firehawk, 2004 Pontiac GTO, 2005 Pontiac GTO, 2006 Chevy TrailBlazer SS. 18 years and 10 rides later, I'm finally in a MOPAR! :cool: Better late than never I guess.

Name - Jake Arrieta
Age - 21
Family - G/f of over 4 years now..will be engaged soon
Occupation - Professional Baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles (pitcher)
Location - home for me is in Dallas, but make my way from East to West coasts during season
Hobbies - Golf, Traveling, Fishing, Music, Relaxing and watching movies, Working out/Staying in shape, Personal Training, Outdoors, Trying new things..
Fact - Bought the Srt8 because I wanted a high performance vehicle like a porche, vette, or mercedes but also wanted the space and comfort of an SUV..This is the perfect ride for me..

Name:Ace
Age:23
Occupation:service manager at Leith Chrysler,Dodge,Jeep in Wendell NC./ and part time at a local best buy as a mobile installation tech:)
Hobbies:Cars, mobile installation, basketball
Srt fact: Mopar intake, Zoomers Exhaust, HID's lows and fogs, Viper alarm and remote start.

I've had Jeeps in the past, Cherokee's, Wranglers, and this by far is the best jeep I've owned.

If you guys are ever in Raleigh NC BEER is on me!!!

i'm striving to be the one in the middle

Name: Joe
Age: 44
Location: Canton Georgia
Family: Married 19 years ,no kids, 1 dog a Maltese named Lester
Occupation: I own 2 quick oil change facilities, (been changing oil rapidly since 1986)
SRT Fact: The wife's daily driver. Everytime I do a mod I tell here its to help the gas mileage, boy she was pissed when it didn't improve after the magnaflow.:D
Hobbies: Golf, Iron pumping, and finding old mopars, sometimes restoring them. Here is my first attempt a before and after pic.

Name: Eddie
Age: 22
Location: Annapolis ,MD
Family: single
School: graduated
Occupation: restaurant owner
Hobbies: Cars,fishing, guns,pantball,girls,anything thats fun..

Name:Billy.......................... Age:36.......................... Location:Queens New York............................... Family:Wife (but not married)Chrissy for 15 years we have a 12 year old daughter who is Angel and yes she is daddy's little angel and my little guy(dog) Jake who is 4 year old C*cker Spaniel............................. Occupation:A/C mechanic for 10 years and before that i was a high end car detailer for body shops and car dealers in Long Island.............................. Hobbies:Automobiles are my life all ends from doing tv's to racing and all in between.I use to street drag race in Brooklyn and Queens and no just take it easy and show off the Jeep................................... Previous Ride:06 Dodge Charger Daytona (Go Man Go)............................ Sum It Up:I work, come home spend time with family go on computer hang with Cherokee SRT-8 family,and go out drinking with fellas on Friday nights and always cheering for the Yankees.............................. Mods:Moper cai,B&B exhaust which just arrived yesterday and being put on tomorrow,H.I.D.'s in low beams and fogs, tints all windows including windshield and sunroof (I lived in Las Vegas for a year)and Compu-star alarm for now.

Keoni
29
PA
Rest is offlimits:eek::eek::eek::cool::cool::cool:

Name: Nic - 26
Location: Houston , TX
Occupation: Airline Pilot
Family: Single
Hobbies: Shooting, collecting firearms, pets, sleeping and watching tv

My SRT: going for 12's all stock this winter

Name: Greg Brock
Age: 23
Location: Baltimore, MD
Family: Wife of 1 year and 3 months, our italian mastiff Rexy
Occupation: Customer Service Trainer at Reagan National Airport (3days a week)
2nd Occupation: Realtor, Licensed in May, affiliated w/ Coldwell Banker
Website: www.sellingallmdhomes.com
Hobbies: Motorsports, Skiing, Scuba, Video Games, Weightlifting, having a good time.

SRT Fact: Once I get through getting into my house, I will have a very fast jeep. Planning heads, cam, headers, catback, and a 125 shot. Have loved all types of cars and owned everything from a vw, subaru, jeep, chevy, and an old AMC.

Name: Adam
Age: 24
Location: Houston (West University Area)
Occupation: Professional Student and I work for my father's company as the quality control guy.

Hobbies: Flip, my pit bull; working out; reading; traveling; etc. Too many things

...Don't currently own an srt-8. I had a limited cherokee and a slate 5.9 limited my sop****re and junior year in highschool. I feel like the srt-8 was made for me and it is time I return to the family. It just pisses me off beyond belief that they didn't do the vents/louvers on the hood this time.

Scott/Lonebull

Boars Head Brand route owner for 20 yrs,& the shortest Bouncer at Club Exit in Brooklyn for 8 yrs

Ran around single and partying for 35 yrs,decided to be normal and get married to a nice girl from a good family,after a year she wanted to start going out to clubs...i told her buh bye....2 yrs in court,lost half my money,N.Y. state law...luckily my custom Harley 98 road king was "stolen" during the court proceeding's,and found last year coincidently on the same block as my friends body shop in queens. untouched...lol...i didnt collect any money through insurance,i didnt have it insured at the time,so there was no follow up from the police,just a happy ending...lol
so i bought a cool little house a block away from the beach & the bar, in Bayville on long island, saw the SRT8,had to have it. gas was $3.70 at the time,so i figured i would use that for the weekends and hanging out,and bought an 07 hemi limited for everyday commuting,and the girlfriend uses it alot.i'm keeping the SRT8 stock, but having alot of fun modding out the limited.
i am definitely broke now and will have to work until i die...(looks up to god)may she die in a fire...lol

Name:Jeff K
Age:46
Live:San Diego
Occ:Owner Restaurants/Meat Packing/
Married:21 years
Cars: 2008 f-250 diesel Crewcab,2007 Jeep Srt8,2007 Porsche 997TT,
2007 Mercedes Benz s550,
Next Car Ferrari F-430 on order
Never settle for nothing
Enjoy life,Have Fun,Don't Worry
Its never enough.

Charles M. (chasm)

Older than most here

Mechanical Engineer in Austin Texas (I'm a fifth generation Texan)
Married with two kids (out of the house now)
Wife is a breast surgeon who drives an M3 convertible
Owned a 1998 JGC 5.9 Limited for ten years prior to the SRT-8
Hobbies include Texas football (we live near the stadium and have season tickets), high quality air rifles, motorcycle touring. Used to fly a lot, but sold my last airplane a few years ago.

SRT experience: Have solved every problem by reading the manual except for the key remote that I went swimming with. Haven't changed a thing on the truck except for adding the license plate(s).

Enjoy following the adventures here.

Name: Dave (screen name is former pets name)
Age: 55
Location: 10 minutes from Gateway International Raceway (Illinois side of St. Louis)
Family: Married
Occupation: Retired LEO
SRT Fact: Bought the Charger SRT. Wife (driving a Liberty) says, "They make these in a JEEP?"
Hobbies: Fixing others computers.

Also work for several organizations for women rights

http://www.cherokeesrt8.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1163&d=1175368014




Ha ha... :D

Name: Shawn Pate
Age: 30ish
Location: Highlands Ranch, CO. via Missoula, MT.
Family: Married (5yrs in Dec), 2 daughters ages 5 and 9 months (Kaelin Taylor & Riley Ireland), no pets.
Occupation: District Manager (In-training) for Large "teen lifestyle" clothing company.
Hobbies: Anything with wheels and a motor, fishing, working on projects around the house, music, MMA & UFC, baseball (go Red Sox!), being Irish and drinking (duh, i'm Irish!) and hanging out with my family.

SRT Fact: Well the fact is...i don't have an SRT8 yet, i'm here to read and learn EVERYTHING i can about them. My current automobile is an 03 Evo 8. After watching Tommy Kendall drive the SRT8 JGC on Speed Tv "Test Drive" i was hooked. I love my Evo, its an amazing car and for the $$$ nothing car touch it but with the new baby and my new position in my job i need a more "grown up" car. I figured, why not haul the fam AND haul ass too. 8)

Name: Jason
Age: 37
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Family: Married, and have 1 boy living w/his mom in Washington State. 1 boy due Nov. with my wife. Will be born in Saudi.
Occupation: Work for a large oil company as a storage administrator.
Hobbies: Scuba diving (Master Scuba Trainer certified PADI), bicycling, traveling (wife drags me to the coolest places(Pic's (http://bukerworld.com/gallery2))), drag racing, autoX, computers, family time, boating, beaches, anything to do with the ocean.

My SRT fact: We bought the Jeep Overland edition. But my wife remembered me bugging the sales guy about whether they would ever get an SRT8 (I'd read an internet review on it). He in fact did happen to have a sold one in back that they let us see and drive in the parking lot. I was hooked... when we went to pick up the Overland.. she said if you really want the Jeep SRT8... go ahead. I didn't buy this thing to just look at. Gas here is cheap and I plan to abuse and enjoy the hell out of it. I've been through 3 full sets of tires and ended up ordering brakes and rotors because I destroyed them on the track and the dealer hadn't stocked any parts at the time. Only 15k (9,300 miles) on the OD. :D

name: Mahfood
location:sultant of oman/muscat
age:23
family:single :):)
last year in the university
hobbies: tunning the cars :0

Jerry
Tampa, FL
26 M

I am new to the board, I am doing research on the SRT8; I plan on buying one in Jan 08 for work. I feel guilty that I will be enjoying my work truck so much but it will have to be good for work and play.

I will have to travel a lot and gas will be a burden but what can you do.

Great to meet you all.

Dave
Calgary, Alberta
32 year old married male

I'm just here doing some research, trying to decide betwwen a Sti, 335i, and a Srt-8.

Seems like the Jeep has ALOT of quality issues, so I'm about 95% I'm going for the BMW. Great info here.

Name: Chris
Age: 27
Location: Big D
Family: newly married, no kids
Occupation: attorney
Previous car: 05 CTS-V

Name: Duane
Age: 35
Location: Orange County, CA
Occupation: Construction Project Manager for large general contractor
Family: Married for 10 years, one boy and a girl due in about a week!

First Car: 1967 Camaro (yes, I miss her dearly)

Dirty Secret: I swore I'd never own another Mopar after suing Chrysler in court over a recall they wouldn't reimburse me on. :mad::mad: I won, by the way....guess the SRT8 changes things, I love this car! :D:D

Name: Matt
Location: Tappan, NY (Lower Rockland County)
Age: 37
Married with two girls (ages 8 and 8 months)
Occupation: CPA, VP - Securities & Exchange Commission Reporting for Vornado Realty Trust
Hobbies: golf, motorcycles
SRT8 Fact: Saw one on the road, couldn't catch it with my modded Mini S. Went to dealership for a test drive, feel in love! drove it home two hours later.... The excitement is relentless!!!!

Name: Britt...and no, I'm not a girl.:mad::D
Location: Portland, Oregon
Age: 35
Family: Married with a 6 yr old daughter
Occupation: Yep..you guessed it..I'm a banker. I've been in the financial industry for 13 years doing everything from bank mgmt to private banking to my current role as a commercial banker.
Hobbies: When I'm not viewing these forums while "working"...I play some CoD2, poker, golf and lots of family functions with our best friends and their kids.
SRT8 Goals: I want it to be a sleeper. I like subtle mods that create a clean..almost stock look....but on the road..kicks some bootay!:cool:

Screen Name : Ernster
Name: Eric
Location : NYC (Queens)
Job : Consolidated Edison Senior Speacalist
Other Job : Professional Ice Hockey Offical -ECHL, IHL, and Div 1 ECAC
Status: Married, with child on way (BOY!!!! Ryan Andrew)
Previous Car : Mercedes Benz C320 Sport
Age : 30

Name: Trathferd (Most people call me Ty)
Location: Phoenix
Age: 32
Ocupation: Mechanical Engineer (currently work at an A/C company)
Fam: 28 year old wife, may be looking for a replacement soon.
Hobby: Riding quads. I pumped 15K into my quad before I got my SRT. Yes it is fast as f***.
SRT Fact: I actually wanted a Typhoon but my wife wanted me to get the SRT. First good decision she has ever made..

Name: Ryan
Location: North Dallas
Age: 29
Family: Bachelor & lovin every minute!
Occupation: Sales
Hobbies: Poker, working out, drinking, baseball (college level, was looked at by Devil Rays organization but blew my elbow & had Tommy John surgery)..just work & amatuer ball now.
SRT8 Fact: Had a Yukon paid off and was planning on saving up for a Viper, once I saw the Jeep and took a test drive I was hooked!!

Name: Joe
Age: 26
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Family: Single
Occupation: Commercial Real Estate
Hobbies: Cycling, golf, racquetball, Basketball (go Warriors), friends/family, the usual. Dig bars with live music.

My SRT fact: This is my 3rd Grand Cherokee. I built a pretty mean WJ in College, found I had to grow up and bought an 05 WK limited, drove it for two years and found this '07 SRT on a Chevy lot w/ only 6,000 miles. Traded mine in on the spot (that was last week)! :D Hangs w/ Pop's '03 50th A/E Vette.

Name: Steve
Age: 37
Location: Columbus Ohio
Family: married with 4 kids (2 girls 4 and 5, 2 boys 9 and 10) and the wife still turns heads. Some guys just get lucky;)
Occupation: Director
Hobbies: Mainly the kids. Boating and sports take up the remaining time
Interesting Fact: 1st car was a 1981 Turbo Trans Am:cool:. I bought it in 1986. Wrecked it in 1988, got it back from the body shop and in less than 8 hrs wrecked it again:eek:. Mom made me sell it:mad:. Less than 6 months later I bought a 1983 Crossfire T/A and my buddy wrecked it within 3 days of owning. Since then my driving has improved immensely. Knock on wood:)
Best cars I've owned: 1981 Turbo T/A, 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 5 spd, 2000 Jeep GC Limited V8 and of course my all time favorite 2007 SRT-8

Name: Mark
Age: 40
Location: Philly suburb, PA
Family: Married with 3 kids
Occupation: Believe it or not, still working in the subprime mortgage business - LOL.

My SRT fact: I just traded my modified '06 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in for this '07 black JC SRT8. Having now had the new one for almost 500 miles, all I can say is WOW! Having big power without the turbo lag is a welcome change. Now if they (Jeep) could just put a better quality interior together.

Jason
NEPA
31 years and counting
Work in anesthesia and love it.
Myself, g-friend, and our pup 'Beau'

Name: Dan

Age: 34

Location: Orlando Florida

Family: Married going on our 14th year (yes I got married young) three children all girls. I have identical twin 9 year olds and a 12 year old.

Occupation: Real Estate

Hobbies: Tournament red fish fisherman, water skiing/boating, golfing, anything with my family and friends.

SRT Fact: Always thought the GCSRT8 looked bad azz. Test drove one on a whim just killing time and that was all she wrote. I dumped my one year old Mercedes E350 and bought it. Loving every single minute of it.

Name: John
Age: 25 in a few weeks
Location: Brookfield, WI
Family: Single, live at home with the 'rents, my 4 1/2 year old brother (yes, he is my full brother) and grandma

Occupation: Just graduated with Marketing/Advertising/Graphic Design and on the Job Hunt!!!

Hobbies: Cars, Girls, hanging out with friends and family, having fun

SRT Fact: I raced one in my TL and got raped, had to have one!!

Previous Rides in order of most recent to first:
2005 Acura TL 6MT/Nav (Traded for GC!!!)
2002 Honda S2000 (too many mods) (traded for 05 TL)
1989 Audi 200 Turbo (winter beater 1)
1996 Chevy Tahoe LT (winter beater 2)
2003 Acura TL (winter beater 3) (Traded for 05 TL)
1997 Benz C280 Sport (Traded for S2)
1994 Honda Accord LX 4-dr (first car!) (Traded for Benz)

Just found this thread - thought i'd add my .02.

Name: Stephen

Location: Los Angeles

Age: 43

Occupation: Semi-Retired from Manufacturing and International Marketing. But bored out of my mind so starting to look for something to do. No complaints tho.

Family: right now two dogs - 8.5 year Rhodesian Ridgeback Simon, and a 4 year old Blue Doberman, Blade.

Hobbies: Too many to list, but cars are up there. Was a motorcycle guy too - with a BMW R1150 Rockster in orange/black, a BMW R1200C in black satin, and a Ducati Monster. But last year after a little cancer, i decided I did not want to be a daily Los Angeles statistic. A motorcycle driver is killed almost everyday in the LA area. So I sold them.

Interesting fact: The SRT8 is my 41st car. I've had 8 in the last two years alone. Interestingly enough - the SRT8 will probably be the only one I'll keep for an extended period of time. Planning on a 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage for my 45th birthday. Then no more cars for some time. My first car was a 1977 Ford Thunderbird. Anybody remember the length of the hood on those cars???

SRT Fact - with all it's minor shortcomings by far the funnest, and baddest (well, for under 150k) car to date. My only real gripe is the plastic - but i'm working on that. And I've never gotten more looks than I do in this one. That says a lot right there. Now...if I can just keep 84 year old senile men in SLK's, and valets away from me...i'll be just fine.

Just found this thread - thought i'd add my .02.

Name: Stephen

Location: Los Angeles

Age: 43

Occupation: Semi-Retired from Manufacturing and International Marketing. But bored out of my mind so starting to look for something to do. No complaints tho.

Family: right now two dogs - 8.5 year Rhodesian Ridgeback Simon, and a 4 year old Blue Doberman, Blade.

Hobbies: Too many to list, but cars are up there. Was a motorcycle guy too - with a BMW R1150 Rockster in orange/black, a BMW R1200C in black satin, and a Ducati Monster. But last year after a little cancer, i decided I did not want to be a daily Los Angeles statistic. A motorcycle driver is killed almost everyday in the LA area. So I sold them.

Interesting fact: The SRT8 is my 41st car. I've had 8 in the last two years alone. Interestingly enough - the SRT8 will probably be the only one I'll keep for an extended period of time. Planning on a 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage for my 45th birthday. Then no more cars for some time. My first car was a 1977 Ford Thunderbird. Anybody remember the length of the hood on those cars???

SRT Fact - with all it's minor shortcomings by far the funnest, and baddest (well, for under 150k) car to date. My only real gripe is the plastic - but i'm working on that. And I've never gotten more looks than I do in this one. That says a lot right there. Now...if I can just keep 84 year old senile men in SLK's, and valets away from me...i'll be just fine.


Blue Dobermans are the SH*T. I used to have a Black one.

Kevin
Age: 22
Family: One brother and girlfriend
recent law school student
Occupation: Interning with a law firm
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
I have an 04 JGC with minor mods dont to it. I am just waiting for the financing in my life to pull through in order to purchase the real deal and get an 08 JGC SRT8

That would be me????

Name: Paul; aka Andy

Location: West Chester, PA

Age: 59

Occupation: Senior Business Analyst for a Banking Software Company

Family: Wife of 40 years, two children (39 / 35 years), 3 grandchildren (12 / 8 / 4 yeas); and 1 cat (not mine - my wife's).

Hobbies: Traveling, golf, boating, fishing, cooking - but not necessarily in that order! I will have to add "driving" to that list.

SRT Fact: Previous owner of 2000 & 2004 Grand Cherokee's - I have been looking at the SRT since it's introduction. Actually bought my 2008 on impulse and couldn't be happier. First "kill" on day 1 smoking an Audi 6 with great pleasure. Can't wait for more.

Which radar detector is the defacto standard for our SRT brothern?

Name: James
Age: 19
Location: From Wayzata, MN. In Oxford, Ohio right now at Miami University
Family: single, love it. Part of a big fam, my older brother Tom is on this board (Tommy25000)
Occupation: Student. Business Major
Hobbies: Lifting/working out, cars, vid games (Redman220 on xbox), football (gearing up to come out for ball this spring), pretty ladies, tearing up clubs with my boys.

My SRT fact: I was dead set on buying a new Tahoe and doing the whole 24" rims thing again. My brother (Tommy25000) showed up outta the blue with a GC SRT8, i came home one morning at 6 am and took it out for a joy ride. I though it was soooo F-ing cool but thought i was better off with a bigger truck. Thought on it for a few weeks and it grew on me. Ended up getting a great deal on a new 07 months later and that's that.

Name: Cody
Age: 23
Location : New Braunfels, TX
Occupation: Sales Consultant @ Bluebonnet Chrysler Dodge
Family: Currently enjoying the single life. Have two ferrets Chad and Lj.

SRT Fact: My Jeep was used at my dealership with only 4200 miles when the guy traded it in. It's an 07 that lists for like around $46k with every option except the engine block heater. I stole it for $36,622 + tt&l.

*07 GCSRT8 Black (stock) for now*

Name: Lee
Age: 25
Location: Austin, TX
Family: Girlfriend of 2.5 years. Two sisters. No pets.
Occupation: I work for a local telecommunications company (CLEC) mainly managing VOIP projects to extend our public phone switch to the IP network.
Hobbies: Computers, Networks, Connecting things.... Spinning vinyl.

SRT Fact: It was time to purchase my own car. I wanted an SUV, but not another GM. The GCSRT had just come out and was different. Exactly what I was looking for.

Cody, I actually got mine from BB back in '06.:D

Name: Steve

Age: 25

Location: New York, NY (Bellmore, Nassau, Long Island during the week & Staten Island on the weekends)

Occupation:
Hofstra Law School Student & Manager with E-Squared Productions, a full service entertainment and production company specializing in Sweet 16s, weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, etc. been in the DJ business as my side job for like 9 years now. www.e2dj.com

Hobbies:
modding my car (i try to do as much of it myself as i can (both for the $ savings and the satisfaction of doing it with my own hands), anything electronic, working for the DJ company, it's a blast, and napping (honestly, the best sleep i get is when i'm supposed to be doing something productive lol)

My SRT fact:
is that i don't have an SRT lol... had my heart set on one but in the end i wasn't willing to spend the serious dough they wanted. ended up with a LOADED 2008 Overland for $399/mo. financed.

Previous Rides:
1999 Volvo S70 - (lame, but it withstood a major accident like a champ),
2002 Volvo S60 T5 - (still lame, but 250hp turbo & wild FWD torque steer)
2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe (loved every second of the 40k miles i put on her, shed a tear when i left her at the Jeep dealer)
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland

FUN FACT - all 4 of those vehicles have worn the same license plates, i've been rocking the same ones since i started driving at 17 (

Future Jeep Plans:
i'm a mod-oholic. i've had the truck since saturday, and i've already begun planning out my mods... the short list includes:
BWoody Intake, Borla Cat Back, Kicker/Mopar Speaker Upgrade (all of 'em... BA are decent but i'm in the DJ business lol), SRT sport pedals, suspension upgrade (Eibach Pro Kit, SRT sways and struts), and i'm gonna finish it off with a set of 20" black wheels with chrome lip

Hoping that DiabloSport releases the Predator for the Jeep 5.7L in the near future

I am Bindu. I am married and i have only one daughter. My place is at Pallikkara in Kerala state of India country. Veega Land one of the world's famous amusement park is located in this place. This place is very beautiful.

I am Bindu. I am married and i have only one daughter. My place is at Pallikkara in Kerala state of India country. Veega Land one of the world's famous amusement park is located in this place. This place is very beautiful.