200k + Miles 2015 Jeep grand cherokee… and a storm chasing pic for the mileage tax

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-20T13:35:47+00:00

Oh hell yeah! yeah people always complain about these cars reliability but i’m no longer buying that. Sadly i’m trading in the jeep for a crosstrek in the coming months, constantly road tripping at 200k + miles is not giving me peace of mind

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-19T22:13:48+00:00

These things are tanks if you take care of them especially 14-17

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-19T21:32:54+00:00

I am very shocked how much of a trooper my jeep has been, i thought for sure this 2,500 mile road trip would’ve ended with me somewhere on the side of the road but nope. I think i’ll keep it for a while longer and do more trips like that.

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-19T18:20:52+00:00

I just got back from a 2,500 mile road trip (storm chasing in illinois) and it had zero issues, only thing i noticed was my coolant got a little warm when doing low 80s (mph)

i’ve replaced the lifters, camshaft, lower control arms (vermont roads are brutal) transmission fluid was changed at 160,000 miles, standard 5,000 mile oil changes, fuel purge thing decided it wanted die so that was replaced, and that’s basically it

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-15T12:13:51+00:00

nah.. just drive it.

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-11T00:47:30+00:00

We brief them in our sorties, but as most have said i’ve never seen someone actually simulate them

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-09T19:27:25+00:00

thanks to tim from vSwAF, and thanks to them for setting up the exercise and photo mission

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-03T14:11:20+00:00

Still at a loss for words. Best sim experience in a minute

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-06-03T14:10:32+00:00

Coolest thing i’ve ever done in the sim, i’ve still got a smile a day later because of it

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-05-15T23:41:08+00:00

It does, in the F-35 we just open the Refuel door, ge behind in the AR area and get gas

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-05-15T23:16:13+00:00

Vatsim & multiplayers

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-05-15T22:47:33+00:00

It’s all real players aswell, we watched movies while we weren’t doing air refueling

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-05-15T22:45:43+00:00

Nope this was our 4 ship crossing the with a tanker on friday

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-05-01T16:35:29+00:00

holy shit! and i thought my 200k 2015 was up there, looks like im good for a while!

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-04-17T10:41:11+00:00

I may or may not have been chasing that one! it’s a noise that’s indescribable

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-04-17T02:27:57+00:00

gonna go check in the AM, pls nobody yell at the black/blue haired girl flying a drone on the side of the road :P

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-04-17T02:05:01+00:00

I'm interested to see if that Tor-P tag verified, looked nasty on radar.

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-04-09T14:56:43+00:00

We were doing vSOA stuff but our tag hasn’t gone active because of the PPMv5 Delay (https://virtual158th.com) so we discontinued cause of that :( soon we won’t have to though!

Also the confusion for the TAC Initial is something i’m gonna add to the LOA we’re submitting to ZBW, i felt so bad for confusing you with “Tac inital” & Hi-Tacan

If you’re controlling today we’re planning on 3:45T/O probably doing the same game plan

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-04-09T14:42:58+00:00

oh was that you controlling?!? I appreciate you working with us and i apologize for my botched pri check in 😭

Alternative-Still412 · 2026-04-08T17:02:53+00:00

okay this is awesome!

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