I passed the time by reading essays by Emerson, poems by Byron, checking this forum & jeepgarage several times a day, the jeeprenegade subreddit, tracking various auto roro cargo ships, reading up on roro specifications, researching the history of auto shipping, reading press releases about deals between Fiat & their shippers, reading the history & current events related to various ports, drinking beer and staring at the sunset daydreaming about driving the Renegade over sand dunes, muddy trails, and climbing rocks the size of medium dogs.
Then reading on how the Tigershark engine was developed, ZF's transmission development history, specs on all of the vehicles they've made transmissions for, looking into the new Wrangler diesel engines, translating Italian news articles about the Melfi plant, reading various Wikipedia articles on the key executives at Fiat, and having a beer while staring at the sunset and daydreaming about taking the Renegade to the Sonora desert and Colorado rockies.
Then talking to my cats about how they shouldn't climb on new vehicles straight off, wait until they're broken in, reading everything I can about how to properly breakin a new engine, reading articles about how breaking in new motors isn't necessary, reading counter-counter arguments about how those articles are all wrong, reading about little problems related to whistling noises in doors and where wiring harnesses should and shouldn't be, how to properly apply sealant to a new car's paint, reading about the challenges of lifting a vehicle with independent suspension, researching problems people have had with warranties when they've over modified their vehicles, and having a beer while staring at the sunset and daydreaming about shipping the Renegade temporarily to Italy for a vacation someday so it can visit its birthhome.
