Our beloved friend, Cruiser54, also known as Slow Creek, Pete, Renix God, among other names, passed away on May 16th 2024 at his home outside of Prescott Arizona.
While he will no longer be able to reply to your comments, this website will remain online indefinitely in the spirit of his eagerness to help others and to keep his memory alive.
We are eternally grateful for your tips and helpfulness. Your contributions to our community are immeasurable and will continue to help us keep our RENIX MJs/XJs running.
This is so sad. Pete was just starting to dive in and build a loyal following on Bring A Trailer. I was hoping to meet him one day and his XJ knowledge will be deeply missed. Thank you to his family for keeping his knowledge and passion alive for us younger guys to carry on the affection of Classic Jeeps. Rest In Peace Pete, wish we were able to get to know you better… you will be missed.
RIP Cruiser, I did not know you personally but your website and contributions have helped me and so many people around the world keep our Jeeps running. Thank you for everything you did and my deepest condolences to your family.
Just talked to Cruiser last month and pretty regularly since last year. What an awesome guy. I feel fortunate that we got to correspond while we did. He helped me so much! I hope his soul finds eternal peace and joy with the lord. Thank you and RIP Pete ❤️
Awesome guy…will be missed
Rest in peace Cruiser
Rest in peace, Cruiser
Sorry of the loss of such a knowledgeable person, who has helped many a person. Just started working on my old 87 Comanche again and saw this post. My condolences to the family.
Pete is proof God has a Renix Jeep….Repair in Peace….we have it from here down here…
Bless you and your family
I hadn’t talked with Pete for quite some time. Back when I was a moderator on the since long gone Jeeps Unlimited XJ Forum, we talked frequently. We would share forum posts that had each of us stumped, along with plenty of laughs about Jeeps in general and life. He was very knowledgeable in all things Jeep and donated so much time to answering forum questions. Gone but not forgotten….my sincere sympathy to Pete’s family.
Pete helped me several times as well as making me a great teal on hard to finds parts. He spent a lot of time helping others keep their Jeeps on the road. RIP Pete.
I discovered this site while replacing the head gasket on my 01 XJ. It was my first time doing it by myself, and the forums and Pete’s site were crucial to me. I am very grateful for the information your friend collected and shared with us all. Sorry to hear of his passing. This may seem odd, but if the future of this site is ever in jeopardy, please reach out to me. I would love to continue to honor your friend by keeping his information collection alive.
Cruiser’s tip’s absolutely helped me make my two Renix Jeeps run as good as they can and for that I am so grateful to him. He responded to a personal email that pin-pointed a unique issue that I was having. I wish that I could have met him in person. I like to think of how many frustrated Renix Jeep owners that he made happy! Probably in the millions! RIP knowing that your contribution and willingness to help us fellow enthusiasts will never be forgotten.
Pete, I owe a lot of my success to you. I learned so much from you that I went on to become a mechanic. Words can’t thank you enough for how much you’ve taught me, mentored me, and inspired me. You were a great friend, and you never hesitated to help when I asked. I miss your dad joke emails in my inbox, but I still read the ones you’ve sent every note and then.
We’ll see ya later, Pete.
I’ll pay it forward until I can pay ya back.
Justin, aka Basslicks
All I can say is thank you. Without knowing you you helped me a lot. Your knowledge and your contribution to this community will roll on in the jeeps we drive for countless years. Condolences to all your friends and family.
Pete was a super nice guy. Always took time to help others with his intelligence and knowledge. He will be missed.
Just found out about this, logged in a year-to-date from his passing, had no idea. Seems like a sincerely good guy, especially these days with the way the world is going. God Bless.
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I have read so many comments and so much info on the renux system. It was you who made me think, hey I can actually do this and follow, so we now have a 1988 2door XJ Limited 4×4 because of you 🙂 You are driving along with us for sure!
I have owned my Renix 1987 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 nearly my entire adult life, but at 36 years old I just recently discovered the wealth of knowledge that is Cruiser54. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and knowledge with the entire world. I just got through tips 1-5 and can’t wait to progress through the rest of them. I can’t thank you enough for the immense impact on the Cherokee XJ community. Your legacy truly lives on through your teachings!
Every time I have a renix problem, I always came back to the book or the forums and it was always Pete who had the answers I needed. I will forever be grateful for his teachings.
RIP you absolute legend, You will be missed by all.
I never met Pete but his tips and insight on this site along with the other online communities where I ran into him through old threads and posts have been a huge help to me over the past seven years of owning my old Jeep. Even though I never met him I’m hugely appreciative of how much his knowledge helped me.