The Tale Of My Very First Daily Driver: A Journey Worth Sharing!

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  • @PaulGibson-bx6sv
    @PaulGibson-bx6sv 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I like it. You do You. Keep having fun. I'll keep watching.

  • @T80Delta
    @T80Delta 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Sit on that bucket man! You're an inspiration to thousands of us and we love to hear your stories. Personally I wouldn't like your channel so much without the extra commentary about your history and WHY you know what you know - because you've seen a lot of ****!
    Final word of advice: try not to be so hard on yourself :)

  • @eagleone5456
    @eagleone5456 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    When Dex tells a story, he tells 10 more, but thats a story for another time! Just messin with ya, love the channel. Just bought my first XJ ($1550/210k miles/stock/elec problems) but ive had a couple zjs. Jeeps are a headache but i love them.

  • @justinchandler5436
    @justinchandler5436 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm pretty sure I can speak for all of us who watch your channel that we enjoy all of your content especially storie time with dex. Honestly one of my favorite TH-cam channels I have 3 XJ and 1 wj all are modified some way more then others. I look forward to any video you put out. Thank you again for starting a TH-cam channel and sharing all of your knowledge with us. I will continue to be a supporter of your channel and buying your merchandise so you can continue to make videos. Again thank you for signing the one of one hate I bought from you. God bless keep up the good work.

  • @CKILBY-zu7fq
    @CKILBY-zu7fq 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cool story Dex.

  • @sh-df1bb
    @sh-df1bb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Somehow missed this video til now! Just wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing such an awesome part of your history with us❤❤

    • @dexjs
      @dexjs  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @MarkoMygun
    @MarkoMygun 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When we were kids ,yuuup so many stories to tell lol. I like the stories Dex if you feel like telling them then go for it. It shows how you've built your character. Thanks for the video bro.

  • @jerrodrhoades404
    @jerrodrhoades404 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm the original owner of my '99 XJ.
    Still drive it daily. Still love it.
    Long live the Jeep 4.0!

  • @MrVincenzo777
    @MrVincenzo777 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You could do a podcast kinda thing if you wanted to do the sitting on a bucket and talking thing more, but either way we appreciate you sharing the knowledge you have man

  • @Dmowery5036
    @Dmowery5036 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Dex, you had an awesome childhood! Sweet!! My first (mine) ride was an 88 Toyota with a 4” lift. Really nice truck. Blew head gasket, fixed it, blew again, paid to get it fixed, threw a rod, sold it. Got a 95 yj in 2005 and still have it today. That’s my picture on here.

  • @LarryDavis-n9g
    @LarryDavis-n9g 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You talking is us listening with a smile on our faces and memories firing the whole time!

  • @NickCrocker-h2z
    @NickCrocker-h2z 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice to know there's other people out here who love these things as much as I do I've owned 13 of them poor man's rock crawler we ride the he'll out of them down here Alabama 💪

  • @James-yp5dn
    @James-yp5dn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Loved the story about your life with those jeeps 👍👍 Keep on doing what you're doing brother!!!

  • @eyesalooking
    @eyesalooking 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    2 XJs sitting in my back yard and a J10 pickup being restored. I really enjoyed your story telling. Purchased two XJs at a auction of a cold windy day with few bidders. 1 with the 4 cy sold to parents of a girl who loved Jeeps and the other one my son drove for a long time before he sold it. He now owns a WJ with the 4.0 L. My granddaughter has a Wrangler with a manual transmission that she daily drives.

  • @PrimitiveOverland
    @PrimitiveOverland 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Best video yet. Most of us are somewhere between you when you got your first one and your knowledge now. You forgot what you didn't know so don't forget we don't know shit.

  • @Brozumaki
    @Brozumaki หลายเดือนก่อน

    just got my first xj almost 2 years ago. 91 laredo, 4.0 4wd, colorado red as well. was owned by some old man who eventually passed away and it sat for years. i bought it for 1500 at 125k miles. love it and will drive it till the body just can't go anymore. i learn so much from you, thanks for everything you do

  • @boostedzjadventurevlogs4121
    @boostedzjadventurevlogs4121 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Mine was a zj. Im 34 now. Its in really bad shape now in my yard..

  • @ed0c
    @ed0c 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you do not need to script these things man! keep it real. we appreciate it.

  • @edwardjenner1381
    @edwardjenner1381 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watched this after your longer personal story. Only got into watching jeep stuff since my youngest got into jeeps. But I can honestly say, I think your parents knew what they were doing. We basically did something similar. Jeep keeps breaking or 'needing' mods, so it's keeping him busy - best investment ever.

  • @cocainium204
    @cocainium204 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Definitely a cool story, sounds like you had a lot of fun when you were younger if you wanted to do more story videos Im sure more people would like them as well but its your channel nd whatever you post Its gonna be worth watching

  • @gregmusick2268
    @gregmusick2268 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Keep up the great videos man. Enjoy watching and incorporating some things into my xj that you've done to yours.

  • @justingodfrey2789
    @justingodfrey2789 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Keep up the good work I like that style of video it lets us get to know you

  • @caseyb65
    @caseyb65 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I enjoyed listening to you talk, it’s essentially the same thing as a podcast. Hope to see you do more.

  • @thomasgray8589
    @thomasgray8589 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes .I'm next.lol..steerring column with key...thanks

  • @jerrywhalen2100
    @jerrywhalen2100 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😊 I did enjoy the story it was like sitting with an new old friend😊

  • @319_Performance
    @319_Performance 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Dude you oughta start a podcast of your and your buddies telling awesome stories like this one!

  • @JustinCurry-d4u
    @JustinCurry-d4u 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You keep doing what you do bud. Story time with Dex, how to videos, wheeling videos. I'll watch/listen to it all.

  • @hunterswiski8398
    @hunterswiski8398 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    that gave me throgh back wheeling with my my family we where a little crazy lol i had a 87 short bed 150 and my stsres had the last generation jeep wranglers with leaf springs it was a blast its awesome to here your stories dex keep em coming brotha man

  • @erichimes3062
    @erichimes3062 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Got my ex-fleet, 96XJ Stone white In may of ‘01 w/112K miles before taking it to Prudhoe Bay Alaska from Indiana, with lots of side trips in between that summer. It now has 320,000 miles with original engine & drivetrain. It’s a beast 🏆

  • @cletislebow1182
    @cletislebow1182 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hey Dex love your stuff man. keep tellin stories about your old jeeps. i still have my first cherokee and maybe you can answer a question for me. mine is a 4 door 94 sport 4.0 ho with 5 speed manual...I've been told that the 4 door with 5 speed is rare. Is that true? I'm still fixin her up, always a project in progress...just wonderin what i've got. if anything. also had this one for 20 years...thanx

  • @M4Madness
    @M4Madness 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought a gently used '96 XJ that was in the rare factory magenta color from its original owner in November 2003. I drove that thing daily, and as the years piled up, I vowed that I'd give it a decent retirement if I could get 20 years of use from it. November 2023 came very quickly, and I was reluctant to let it go, so I held on another two months until January 2024, when I sold it to a coworker. I missed the thing dearly (who wouldn't after 20 years of daily driving), so I've since purchased a nice 1997 XJ in white to replace it as my commuter.

  • @stevenblumke2693
    @stevenblumke2693 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite youtube channel right here! Keep up the good work hack job!

  • @stephenhajovsky3971
    @stephenhajovsky3971 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great stuff! Love the history behind that jeep! Thanks for sharing! Love those XJ’s. Looking for one for my 16 year old son, possibly a standard😊Love those!🤘

  • @BeaverCreekAuto
    @BeaverCreekAuto 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The part about the fish in your buddy’s lap made me laugh

  • @richwood8650
    @richwood8650 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice story Dex, I guess some of these mixed in with off-road or build how to's is about what we expect from you. Keep it up!

  • @nullproduct12
    @nullproduct12 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is call story dude. Reminds me of my younger years with my jeep and all the stupid crap I did. In fact it gives me inspiration to keep my old jeep since I've been on t eh fence about selling it for a few years now. I'm glad I kept it and I'm glad I saw this video

  • @williamperdue7431
    @williamperdue7431 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Video .... Appoved !
    All your videos are Good Stuff !

  • @tylerbuhite5432
    @tylerbuhite5432 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dont let anyone tell different, Its good to be proud of yourself, you grew up just like i did! The right way lol im 34

  • @EmyBrowndogMom
    @EmyBrowndogMom 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dex DO NOT SCRIPT YOUR VIDEOS! At least not all of them. The unscripted video is part of your appeal brother. You're fun to watch!

  • @markarnold4868
    @markarnold4868 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dex, you and I have a lot in common when it comes to being poor and the way we were raised. I remember being 15 16 17 years old and all my friends would off-road. We too would do Creek crossings mud riding. And we would do hide and go seek with our four-wheel drives at night using CB radios. All of us have stories so keep telling them so that the younger generation can enjoy the simple things. Love what you do love what you build!

  • @cchevyboy
    @cchevyboy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im 32 now My forst car was a 93 4.0 5sp ZJ man i wish i kept it i had zero clue how rare they were and what i had. It ended up becoming a parts jeep for my other builds til it was a rotted shell laying in the yard

  • @4wdtennessee459
    @4wdtennessee459 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Back in the late 90s I had a system that I had $500 in with all brand new ample audio speakers and amp. 12’ svc x2 and a a226 520 watt amp with a blaupunkt CD player. All that was in a 92 g20 Chevy van. I also have all ample mid range stuff to but that was the cleanest and hardest hitting system. I won a trophy from it and also took it to a db contest and got 141 db reading off $500. The only people louder than mine were the people that had several k on theirs.

  • @haydonhoke7565
    @haydonhoke7565 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome channel with killer content. Keep it up!

  • @BeaverCreekAuto
    @BeaverCreekAuto 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m only 5 minutes in and I can tell this story is full of a lot of different story’s 😂

  • @simeonmendez5964
    @simeonmendez5964 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WE ALL HAVE GOOD STORIES ABOUT OUR GROWING UP.

  • @joshuazientara4452
    @joshuazientara4452 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like this, but I like everything you do. Keep it all up. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ingluv
    @ingluv 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your stories are fun because you show how you learned and the goofy mistakes you made learning.
    i'm 53 years old. I've had a few 4wd rigs, but I'm having the most fun building and learning to fabri-cobble my 97 XJ together. I've done most things about as "wrong as possible," because I'm pretty sure I can make it work. I end up changing things up and trying again. I'm sure i've wasted money over buying proven parts, but I'm having fun learning.

  • @loganliller758
    @loganliller758 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brother don't ever change the way you explain stuff or tell your experiences. I understand what ya say and how ya think and it's awesome. Keep being you man.

  • @ben67jeepster
    @ben67jeepster 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep it up! It's all good! Everyone starts somewhere, that's some good fab skills for a teenager!

  • @markallen1413
    @markallen1413 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dex just wanted to say i love this channel, very entertaining man....great job buddy 👍👍👍👍👍✅✅✅✅✅

  • @simeonmendez5964
    @simeonmendez5964 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HEY I LIKE STORIES LIKE THAT, TRUE AND GIVES US A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT YOU.

  • @swanson3k
    @swanson3k 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my fav jeep channel. Learned alot and want to buy merch 😂

  • @jhama78
    @jhama78 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE STORYTIME with Uncle Dex.... keep it up man... love hearing the old stories... we did a lot of dumb stuff like this when I was growing up.

  • @keatonrink8446
    @keatonrink8446 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey thanks for this man. Makes me think back to when i was 18 with my first vehicle that i still own and drive till this day! 93 jeep xj country, good ol green and tan with wood grain. my mom and dad bought it brand new in 92 and i ended up buying it at 18 when i need to be able to get to work! my older brother bought my moms previous 89 jeep xj laredo red and grey and we both modified them and are constantly changing them and now entering into our 30's we are sitting back wondering, what, huh, and why haha, my mom passed away a couple years ago and we decided we are never going to part ways with them! Anyways i appreciate this video it brought back alot of memories of my own! and i got a huge kick out of hearing yours!

  • @VanBeekumGarage
    @VanBeekumGarage 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m 14 and I bought my xj this year. I worked a few summers and got an iro 8 inch lift kit. Thanks dex!

  • @eliasderieux2180
    @eliasderieux2180 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video Dex. Well done.

  • @MattJones-n5l
    @MattJones-n5l 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep doing what your doing man! Alot of cool little tricks of the trade you were showing. Keep it up, I enjoy all your videos

  • @TammyOne-rd9ng
    @TammyOne-rd9ng 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Definitely an inspiration!!! I’d love to follow you for a day

  • @chrismarsh9978
    @chrismarsh9978 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dex , Story's are Great and that's one I'll watch again just for the content !!! Those tractor links we used them in the same way when I was younger too !! I love the story tellin ,if yer good with it, Keep um comin I'm not goin anywhere !!!

  • @randomritchie
    @randomritchie 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your story man, I've only been in the xj life for two years but I've had a lot of fun so far.

  • @Shortfuse479Arkansas
    @Shortfuse479Arkansas 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good times good video great vibes. Keep beating them Jeeps love that s***!

  • @jamesmccreery158
    @jamesmccreery158 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well I've had my 64 Chevy suburban for 36 years need to finish it before I get to old to work on it

  • @stormyyoung6344
    @stormyyoung6344 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Story time always good it's like stopping by a friends house for a cold one.

  • @freedomisntfree5573
    @freedomisntfree5573 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome stories. I love hearing people talk about being a kid. At 57, god knows i have some😮

  • @Ihscout1069
    @Ihscout1069 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was an international scout fanatic ,bought a 65 and v8 swapped it. When I was 15 paid 400 for it now you can't touch a junk one for 5000, love your channel working on a free xj 99 today

  • @tomsmith2361
    @tomsmith2361 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “Mouses was living in the Jeep “😂🎉👍

  • @zjeepster9077
    @zjeepster9077 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    keep it on truckin! Lot of respect to you and your brother! Plus you guys are bad ass! Gives all of us viewers motivation these days! 💪🏻

  • @jeepguy04
    @jeepguy04 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was a great video I love the builds and stuff but this is Raw and unscripted love it more of this

  • @tristanmcleodXJ
    @tristanmcleodXJ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed every second of that. Makes me feel like I been there. I feel like we have so much in common. With the not having money but wanting to make it happen either way. So meany times I’ve had to make my own stuff and make stuff work that shouldn’t work for my Jeep just to get me by. Love the story and love hearing how it all started. You definitely Learned a lot w step of the way and that’s a fine example of not giving up on something you love. Keep it up Dex you’re doing a great job at everything. The videos are only getting better.
    PS: thank you for the quick shipping on the intake. Thing was in waaay better shape then expected and way cleaner then mine currently on the Jeep. Can’t wait to install it and the new TB and injectors.

  • @BeaverCreekAuto
    @BeaverCreekAuto 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want more vehicle life story’s this is good

  • @houston4380
    @houston4380 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you have a Comanche body I’m lookin😅 love your videos, you helped find gremlins in my 95, hope to get er finished soon.

  • @EmmGee-z2f
    @EmmGee-z2f 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also thank you for all of the videos.

  • @Fifthgeargarage
    @Fifthgeargarage 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Love watching your channel, always great content.

  • @paulwatts905
    @paulwatts905 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍👍 thanks for sharing.

  • @Skiridr22
    @Skiridr22 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My first was a 89 Laredo, got it with 50 miles it retired at 486,000+ the body rusted out

  • @bassinshankles
    @bassinshankles 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video you can tell a story a week sitting on a bucket if you do another hands on about Jeeps for 2 videos a week just don't stop showing and sharing your knowledge about Jeeps that got you the following you have

  • @chriskelley3702
    @chriskelley3702 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love a good story, keep em comin.

  • @forreststrong797
    @forreststrong797 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've got a couple xj dana 44s in my stash one open diff and one trac lock. I still have my first xj it's had a few different stages but this last refresh it's real nice. I've had a bunch of xj's definitely not as many as you im guessing around 20 or so but for whatever reason my favorite ones are 1992 or 91 and 92 So I've mostly stuck to the 91-95 and more specificly the 91-92 but there's stuff from other years I like more that I switch around. I'm really picky with little details. I've been going through xj's at my local wrecking yards for years but recently they've been having less xj's so I started buying some to keep as parts rigs and future projects. I really like making them have nice interiors so I always snag clean interior pieces that I like. One thing I've been looking for is a factory black early interior to snag the dash and center console and interior plastics from if nice but they are incredibly rare I've only seen one renix era Cherokee with factory black interior I've seen plenty of maroon and blue tan and of course gray but the black is super hard to find I really want the black dash and bottom dash trim and other black pieces I'm not into painting interior parts. It's gonna be super hard to find good not cracked or faded pieces though.

  • @robertfitzkee3862
    @robertfitzkee3862 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice jeep. I love my jeep xj's I had a bunch of them already. I'm down to only 2 now. My 93 sport high output and my 91 sport high output police one. At least that's what stetler dodge told me when they did the Vin to make me a master key.the 93 is sky jacker 6 in. Lift 34 in super stampers. And 91 is 8.5 in sky jacker with 36 in stampers which the 91 I swapped out the Dana 35 to the Chrysler rear and I also swapped out the drum breaks in the rear for the disc breaks . I love building jeeps and my own bumpers fenders so fourth. I'm an auto mechanic myself certified welder and any chance I get to build something I go to it lol. Love your videos keep them coming.

  • @shozdott
    @shozdott 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i really really enjoyed this bigtime !, i have a 91 xj all stock

  • @chucklengyel6882
    @chucklengyel6882 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoyed the Dex Jeep adventures, reminds me of the Jeeps I built with my son, keep those stories coming. We'll keep watching!

  • @jeepsblackpowderandlights4305
    @jeepsblackpowderandlights4305 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My first car was my 98 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 limited. I bought during cash for clunkers. Had it for like 15 years now. I always wanted a Jeep i wanted the YJ macgyver Jeep but i found those things to be too tiny.. my mom had a 98 Grand cherokee and i grew up with it. So i got a 98.
    I got it because of its interior and silver paint and engine sound.
    Didnt know till a year later it was a 5.9 limited. 15 years later i have a 90 Grand Wagoneer and a 76 Jeep j10.
    3 Jeeps plus my moms is more than enough maintenance for me. But if i ever got another i woulf probably get hoopti that got good gas mileage lol. Have three 360 v8s sucks for gas

  • @TheTeeroy32
    @TheTeeroy32 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Happy birthday mate. Hope it was a good day.

  • @skeetermcswagger0U812
    @skeetermcswagger0U812 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well I thought this was a good idea I kind of wanted to know for a while where and how you started and I'm definitely gonna be waiting eagerly to see the electric to crank window conversion because I have a 1989 Tudor that's got power everything and I can never get the windows to wanna go very fast when it's cold out and the summer they work fine but that's when I'm using the air conditioning so i just leave them up(SO-CAL) but in the cooler months when wheelin they might go up and down 20 times a day.

  • @Tpbmods
    @Tpbmods 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved this story time

  • @tylerbraswell4476
    @tylerbraswell4476 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You keep doing you man. great video(s)!

  • @imchris5000
    @imchris5000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    whats crazy is for a long time those wj and zjs were going for around 1k while pretty mint

  • @chopp66
    @chopp66 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Vouch for how amazing it drives lol

  • @jonbain9216
    @jonbain9216 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the stories !
    I did the samething growing up
    Mine was dragracing and atv s
    But i made stuff bc i was broke asf lol
    It worked tho and it lead to my carrer

  • @williamsauer658
    @williamsauer658 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved it. ❤❤❤❤

  • @keepitorganic
    @keepitorganic 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice ride! I have a 1990 laredo love it!

  • @toxicflicks1928
    @toxicflicks1928 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    happy late birthday dex!

  • @J20J20
    @J20J20 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the security system hack dex

  • @scottrhoades7678
    @scottrhoades7678 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video 👍

  • @offroadman8387
    @offroadman8387 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have had three xjs with 44 rears....pretty crazy

  • @rustypotatos
    @rustypotatos 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro you could sit and talk for hours I bet you got loads of crazy awesome stories and tips

  • @HarrisA99
    @HarrisA99 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved it.

  • @imchris5000
    @imchris5000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    if you can find the floppydisc you can get a usb floppydrive for pretty cheap these days though most of my floppy collection got used as clay pidgins because they flew nice shot a lot of the aol cds too

  • @mudmaster99
    @mudmaster99 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep it up!

  • @EmmGee-z2f
    @EmmGee-z2f 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Happy birthday!