I am waiting for November when the 2017's come in. Iam a 49 year old chick:rock:
Yeah, they're just fooling with you.
I've had Sports before, and when my wife decided she liked Jeeping trips, she wanted me to get a 4 door, for the extra room. I told her, "Only if it's a Rubicon." I enjoy already having lockers, without any downtime at a shop, having things installed. Being able to disconnect the sway bar, without crawling under the Jeep is nice, too.
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What do you mean by last? If you are looking for common issues, the lockers do tend to fail with regular use, especially with bigger tires. Mine havent and I just rolled over 34k on the dash.Yes, I know. How long do you think a rubi will last?
I just asked a local JK group that I am part of about selling my modded JKUS for a new JKUR. All of them recommended keeping my JKUS, many of the reasons were because the aftermarket parts are more reliable/stronger than OEM, and you can build a much more capable JK with aftermarket parts than what comes stock on a Rubicon. Some mentioned OEM lockers don't engage immediately like air, sway bar disconnect motors burn out, Atlas TC is better than OEM Rubicon TC.
It really boils down to how crazy you plan to go with your build. For most I would think a Rubicon with bigger tires and lift will suffice, but if you plan to replacing everything that makes a Rubicon a Rubicon, Sport seems more logical. In the end they talked me out of getting a Rubicon, and many of them own heavily modded Rubicons themselves.
I am waiting for November when the 2017's come in. Iam a 49 year old chick:rock:
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Where I live we have a custom jeep shop called Sobee Jeeps right next to the dealer. He told me to get a Sport and just
Have the custom shop put in a lift and tires etc. and it would be cheaper and more personal than a rubi. I am sure everyone
Here has heard of Sobee Jeep custom jeep shops. I am up here in Massachusetts. My jeep would be used mostly for snow
and ski country. I really need a reliable jeep.
http://www.stevesjeepcountry.com/im...-JK-Bushwacker-flares-2.5inch-RockKrawler.jpg
Where I live we have a custom jeep shop called Sobee Jeeps right next to the dealer. He told me to get a Sport and just
Have the custom shop put in a lift and tires etc. and it would be cheaper and more personal than a rubi. I am sure everyone
Here has heard of Sobee Jeep custom jeep shops. I am up here in Massachusetts. My jeep would be used mostly for snow
and ski country. I really need a reliable jeep.
The custom shop told you to get a Sport, or the Jeep dealer? If you are just going to be on road, dealing with snow, I'm sure a Sport would be fine.
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The custom shop told me to get a sport because the guy said why buy a rubi and then rip everything out.
The dealer always wants you to buy the most expensive jeep. You spend 10 grand less on a sport than a rubi
Then put your own lift,tires etc on it
The dealer who probably is connected with the shop recommended you get a sport then pay them to do upgrades rather than just buy a rubicon? Shocker, that's because they'd make way more money.
If you are looking at mainly snow though, look at the new cold weather package on the 2017 Sport. It comes with BFG KO2s which will be much better in the snow than many of the other factory tires. Also jeep typically releases a special winter edition to tie to winter x games they sponsor which has had KO2s the past couple years.
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Where I live we have a custom jeep shop called Sobee Jeeps right next to the dealer. He told me to get a Sport and just
Have the custom shop put in a lift and tires etc. and it would be cheaper and more personal than a rubi. I am sure everyone
Here has heard of Sobee Jeep custom jeep shops. I am up here in Massachusetts. My jeep would be used mostly for snow
and ski country. I really need a reliable jeep.
That is a great point. I am better off with a rubi in the end. Thank you for helping me decide:thumb:Yea, and the shop guy wants you to spend that money at his shop! Someone's gonna get your money, except at least if you get a Rubi that value goes toward Blue Book; labor costs don't.