I am a newbie to the forums (Although I have been lurking for a few weeks).
I currently have a 2013 F150 FX2 (Ecoboost) with leveling kit, wheels & tires, and some other mods including programmer that brought the power to life.
I have a 16 year old son, and he will need a vehicle soon, but I rather have him use my truck and being safer than having him drive a car. This being said, I always liked the idea of a Jeep to go off-roading on trails, mud, etc.
This would also serve as my daily driver. I am new to Jeep and the capabilities of each model, so I am still in the learning curve on which one to get based on my needs. I would be off-roading, mostly trails, mud and creeks. This being said, I would assume that a non-Rubicon would still be able to crawl some rocks, just not as efficient as a Rubicon? (Hey, you never know when you might need to right?)
There are some "luxuries" that I certainly want in my vehicle, but it seems like those can be added as options or as aftermarket upgrades:
1) Technology: uConnect, Alpine, 730N, remote start, etc. (You get the idea)
2) Would like Upgrades: Lockers, Discos, Gearing
3) MUST Upgrades: 35s, 2.5" lift, winch, lights, snorkel , hard top, re-programming to help with the S.L.O.W issue.
I somewhat agree with the 4Lo-4Hi debate, but I guess unless in an extreme-off-road situation or snow scenarios, there are not really huge advantages. I could be wrong, but that's just the way I see it, so further explanations are welcome.
Financially, I could stretch for a Rubicon, no problem. But it will take me a little longer than expected (ad want to) to add my MUST upgrades. With a Sport S or Sahara, I could add a few of them right away (Depending on price difference, if any)
This being said I don't want to stir the VS debate (plenty of drama already), but I would love to hear suggestions as I plan to buy/order pretty soon.
Thanks,
I currently have a 2013 F150 FX2 (Ecoboost) with leveling kit, wheels & tires, and some other mods including programmer that brought the power to life.
I have a 16 year old son, and he will need a vehicle soon, but I rather have him use my truck and being safer than having him drive a car. This being said, I always liked the idea of a Jeep to go off-roading on trails, mud, etc.
This would also serve as my daily driver. I am new to Jeep and the capabilities of each model, so I am still in the learning curve on which one to get based on my needs. I would be off-roading, mostly trails, mud and creeks. This being said, I would assume that a non-Rubicon would still be able to crawl some rocks, just not as efficient as a Rubicon? (Hey, you never know when you might need to right?)
There are some "luxuries" that I certainly want in my vehicle, but it seems like those can be added as options or as aftermarket upgrades:
1) Technology: uConnect, Alpine, 730N, remote start, etc. (You get the idea)
2) Would like Upgrades: Lockers, Discos, Gearing
3) MUST Upgrades: 35s, 2.5" lift, winch, lights, snorkel , hard top, re-programming to help with the S.L.O.W issue.
I somewhat agree with the 4Lo-4Hi debate, but I guess unless in an extreme-off-road situation or snow scenarios, there are not really huge advantages. I could be wrong, but that's just the way I see it, so further explanations are welcome.
Financially, I could stretch for a Rubicon, no problem. But it will take me a little longer than expected (ad want to) to add my MUST upgrades. With a Sport S or Sahara, I could add a few of them right away (Depending on price difference, if any)
This being said I don't want to stir the VS debate (plenty of drama already), but I would love to hear suggestions as I plan to buy/order pretty soon.
Thanks,