I'm in the market for a new JKU. Part of my research includes breeching the ever-recurring Rubicon vs Aftermarket subject.
I've driven a moderately built WJ for the last 11 years and drove a mildly built CJ5 for 4 years prior to that. My wife daily drives our Jeep, we do about 4 or 5 "overland" type trips throughout rural Utah each year and maybe 4 or 5 moderate "rock crawling" trips in Southern Utah (Moab, St George, etc) each year.
I feel pretty confident in how I need my vehicle to perform and what the end product needs to be like. At this point, I'm just considering the various methods of getting there.
Below is a screenshot of my spreadsheet called "Rubicon vs Aftermarket Analysis." Please give me your input...
-What have I neglected to consider?
-Do my prices seem reasonable? (note that I prefer to guess high on purchase price of parts and guess low on the sale price of takeoff parts)
Note also, that in order to compare apples to apples between a Rubicon and a built Sport (as much as is possible anyway), I have included the costs of things like LED headlights, power windows, power doors, alarm, and the factory Rubicon electronic swaybar disconnect system. However, it is entirely possible that I would end up foregoing some of those modifications in the end. But as a starting point, what do you think?
I've driven a moderately built WJ for the last 11 years and drove a mildly built CJ5 for 4 years prior to that. My wife daily drives our Jeep, we do about 4 or 5 "overland" type trips throughout rural Utah each year and maybe 4 or 5 moderate "rock crawling" trips in Southern Utah (Moab, St George, etc) each year.
I feel pretty confident in how I need my vehicle to perform and what the end product needs to be like. At this point, I'm just considering the various methods of getting there.
Below is a screenshot of my spreadsheet called "Rubicon vs Aftermarket Analysis." Please give me your input...
-What have I neglected to consider?
-Do my prices seem reasonable? (note that I prefer to guess high on purchase price of parts and guess low on the sale price of takeoff parts)
Note also, that in order to compare apples to apples between a Rubicon and a built Sport (as much as is possible anyway), I have included the costs of things like LED headlights, power windows, power doors, alarm, and the factory Rubicon electronic swaybar disconnect system. However, it is entirely possible that I would end up foregoing some of those modifications in the end. But as a starting point, what do you think?