Day 41 – He/she/it never looked so good

Oct. 17
Grand Teton National Park / Utah
Total driving so far 3,578 miles / 5,725 km

http://Teton-lookout-on-google.maps

Our Jeep has now about 158,888 km on the odometer and a quite mixed history. When we bought it new in 2015, the bluetooth / radio unit had to be replaced three consecutive times. For the first replacement unit the wait lasted for over three weeks. Add an axle problem, hatch door lock issue, cylinder head oil leak issue, sunroof closing mechanism issue and more, sometimes it felt like a ‘lemon’.

But it has been holding up very well so far on our trip, fingers crossed, as we drive sometimes into remote areas on dirt roads.

Hence I decided to shoot some good looking photographs of our “Jazzy” car (that is a word play related to the license plate on our family cars for the last 22 years). And it never looked so good before.

Is the Jeep an ‘it‘?

I think so, but its funny with gender and cars. In German language it is ‘Das’ auto, with ‘Das’ being the gender neutral article. But the Porsche is ‘Der’ Porsche, the male article; maybe just male chauvinism for a sports car. The service rep at my Mountain Lakes car dealership consistency refers to the Porsche as a ‘she’. Maybe she (she, the service rep) is just fitting against the male bias. Go figure…

Here are some of the photographs, taken in the Grand Teton National Park.

When is Fiat / Chrysler calling me to contract me for a car shoot (in Italy, please) and advertising campaign ??