This is my first Jeep purchase.
I set out to buy a Sport Unl but am now leaning towards a Rubicon. This will mostly be a daily drive but we might find our way to some more interesting terrain. Question- Is the additional stuff that comes with the Rubi worth the extra money?
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There is no doubt it does make a great daily driver. I would just think that the sport with lim slip and duratracs would be a much nicer DD than a Rubi.
I'm all for people buying Rubicons if they can afford them. I just don't see the point in buying one if it's NEVER going to be off-road, or on anything more than a fire road or dirt trail.
No doubt opinions for both are convincing, what it boils down to is what you want and what your going to be happy making payments on every month. Buy it built, or buy it and build it yourself. Back when I was wheeling hard, before the birth of the Rubicon we were upgrading our Jeeps with those options that now come on the Rubicon. I love turning wrenches on mine; building it and upgrading myself to me is fun. But that's my preference and how I'm wired. I looked hard at the Rubicon and really wanted one but it was a little more than what I was willing to pay for so I went with the Sport.
The real question comes down to this what is it your looking for? You want a Jeep with all the goodies already on it throw on a lift and tires and you have one tuff rig. Or, do you want to save a little up front and build it as you go. No one in this group can decide that for you, it's a decision you will need to make . Understand the capabilities of each and match it up to how you intend to use it. But be careful there is no end to the stuff you can get for one, I literally spent more money on my last Jeep than I did for it.
No doubt opinions for both are convincing, what it boils down to is what you want and what your going to be happy making payments on every month. Buy it built, or buy it and build it yourself. Back when I was wheeling hard, before the birth of the Rubicon we were upgrading our Jeeps with those options that now come on the Rubicon. I love turning wrenches on mine; building it and upgrading myself to me is fun. But that's my preference and how I'm wired. I looked hard at the Rubicon and really wanted one but it was a little more than what I was willing to pay for so I went with the Sport. The real question comes down to this what is it your looking for? You want a Jeep with all the goodies already on it throw on a lift and tires and you have one tuff rig. Or, do you want to save a little up front and build it as you go. No one in this group can decide that for you, it's a decision you will need to make . Understand the capabilities of each and match it up to how you intend to use it. But be careful there is no end to the stuff you can get for one, I literally spent more money on my last Jeep than I did for it.
I'm NOT mechanically inclined in any way shape or form, but I want to learn, and I have friends that are willing to teach me.
I could have bought the Rubicon, and for a while I was even looking at the X. Than I decided (and knew) I would want to do the upgrades myself and learn how to wrench. So I went with the Willys edition as it came with a few extras over the sport S and actually saved me a few bucks.
Whatever model you go with, you're not gonna make a wrong choice. But, I do agree with most Rubicon owners that few people buy a Rubicon and regret it, where tons of people buy Sports and the following year or two upgrade to a Rubicon.
Sports do pretty well in their own right, depending on what kind of terrain you are in. I have duratracs on my X...no, not a Rubi X, the original "X" lol. Anyway it depends a lot on what kind of terrain you are in. The factory BLD works very well, even without lockers. The other day I was on some trails and my passenger side was in deep mud and the driver side was on rocks. The rear passenger tire started spinning and I thought I was going to get stuck but then the BLD kicked in and my rear driver side started moving over the rocks and pulled me out. I was quite impressed with my base model Jeep after that. A TJ on 35's followed me through and had a real hard time with wheel spin and got stuck several times before finally being able to get out. BLD makes a huge difference. A Rubicon on 37s went next and of course drove right through it like he was on pavement. So where's the fun in that? Hahaha
I see the fun in that, if others a struggling and I can make it through like I'm driving on pavement then that just means my Jeep is quite capable of even more challenging tasks
I went with a Rubicon. My other 4x4 vehicle has center, front and rear lockers. Try to do some wheeling in the Canyonlands without lockers, it can be done but its a lot easier with lockers. In some situation you might need to use your winch if you don't have lockers.
Wheeling around Moab, I would definitely get a Rubicon.
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