Man I am trying to get my jeep set up for a Moab trip next summer hoping to get some lockers installed by then if not I will go without them so far I have a lot of sand dune trips under my belt but thats it......
We bought ours and 1 week later top & doors were off. A few weeks after that it was the Manistee National Forest. Best vehicle ever made. It is 1) my wife's daily driver 2) our weekend convertible 3) our boat or SUP hauler 4) our sand rail.
Mine had 300 miles on it and was bone stock when we got it really muddy and surprised ourselves doing it. Truthfully I would always rather be off road but there just aren't enough places where I live. It looks and performs great on or off road to tell you the truth.
Difficult to say cause "Off Road" means different things to different people. I've been Hunting with it on long gravel roads, been through some muddy ruts & dips that cars can't get through, but My old F150 would have been OK also. I don't really call that Off Road but some would. I have however had the Tops off, and doors off on several occasions and I could not do that with my F150. I've been through so much snow with it that I had to take pictures it was so surprising, but that is still not "Off Road", that was just my driveway. I bought mine for the following reasons:
1 - I just love the looks of a Jeep. Always did, even as a kid watching Macgyver.
2 - Versatility: Fully Dressed - Good on worst days of Winter, Naked - Great on best days of summer.
3 - Jeep Community
4 - Parts availability and easy/fun to self maintain.
Many other little reasons
dp
EDIT: Oh... and here is the snow in my driveway I went through
I guess off-road means the gravel on the side of the highway. LOL. On a serious note, to me off-road means that you've had to use at least 4H to get through.
I took Rubi on some nasty trails two weeks after she was adopted. Couldn't believe how easy it was getting through some areas with both lockers on and sway bar disco. I would have had a real hard time with one of my old CJs. She got a couple of battle scars on her hips. Gave her a good massage and facial and she's looking good again.
I guess off-road means the gravel on the side of the highway. LOL. On a serious note, to me off-road means that you've had to use at least 4H to get through.
I had to engage 4H the first day I got it... I was showboating telling my 19 y/o sister how awesome it was that I could slide around in the mud when two wheels wouldn't cut it anymore. I let her think we were stuck for a minute then put it in 4H and zoomed off.:dance: She asks me to let her drive it every time I come home now...:nonono:
Mine is 2.5 months old and has already winched herself out of the mud four times and off of a high-centered rock once. Definitely a slut who's only getting skankier.
Still pure. There really isn't anywhere nearby for a day trip, and getting a full weekend free during the summer is damn near impossible (another wedding?!).
It's kind of like a grandpa getting a Corvette that never goes over 55 MPH - He looks cool though. If you got the Rubicon to get all of the features you were looking for then it's not a cool factor. If you were looking for those features, then you had a need for them.
Met a guy at the parking lot the other day with a 2010 Rubicon. I asked him how he liked the diff locks and he said, "what?". He bough it brand new and liked the Rubicon decals and why he got it....that's cool factor. LOL.
Hi all! I'm new to the forum. Just wanted to chime in a little. I got my Oscar last October and have had him working in 4 X 4 off and on ever since on road and off. Winter weather definitely is much more fun with the wrangler and going topless is a dream in 5 he summer!
I look to some day in the future lift him up a bit and put bigger tires on for starters. Any recommendations on a quality lift kit and size suitable for 12.50/33s?
This one is going to be a driveway Queen until I give it to my grandson next year when he gets out of the Marines. My hardest off roading will be along logging trails when I go hunting in the fall. A few creek beds added in. Just doing some beauty work now. Wheels, Tires, Leveling kit. Mostly cosmetic stuff as I'm not sure which way he'll want to go with it.
Did all my playing years ago when my body still could handle it. I'm 68 Now I consider driving over the grass clippings in my driveway as "off Road"
My 2012 will probably never go off road. Not really what I purchased it for. It's my bass boat puller and snow vehicle in the winter time. It's a totally stock four door Sahara, no mods, no lift kit and tires are what came on it. Every one buys there Jeep for different reasons.
I'm so confused. My McLaren never gets over 35 mph on the way to the grocery store and my Leerjet 45 only taxies up and down the runway.....what is the off-road activity you are suggesting for my Jeep??
Maiden voyage after the wheels/tires was a 1600 mile round trip from seattle to tahoe including some offroading in the sierras that required 4L. After that I really felt it was my jeep.
It sees much more pavement than dirt, and most of that dirt is something a subaru could handle. With that said, and time I get a chance to run over an obstacle I take it.
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