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Jeep Fans? I am Thinking of Buying a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara
chickensoup the movie | 12.06.16 | chickensoup

Posted on 12/06/2016 5:18:25 PM PST by Chickensoup

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Jeep Fans?

Freeper Husbands!

I am Thinking of Buying a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara. I like the vehicle, it is big for me, I am moving from my Golf Diesel. Although I have had Xterras and Mazda MPV (Before they ruined its design) previously.

I looked at many new cars and SUV crosses and they all are poorly designed, have lousy visibility and have metal that is so thin it needs to be serviced every few months. I also discovered I need a more butch looking vehicle. All the Suv crossovers look like they were made for Oprah. Teardrop shapes and curves.

I liked the used Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara. It looks durable, I have found a couple of them. Seems as though I am having a difficult time getting the price down below 30K

I cannot quite figure out the Jeep Wrangler choices. Is there a Jeep Wrangler as high and tall as the unlimited but only with 2 doors? All the Wranglers I see with 2 doors are short and look like they belong in a suburb.

Any advice from Freeper Jeep owners appreciated.

Am I making another dumb move here?

1 posted on 12/06/2016 5:18:25 PM PST by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

I believe the only structural difference between the various models in this regard, is that the higher you go in price/model, the bigger the wheels.

So the reason you are seeing smaller versions, closer to the ground, is that the cheaper versions have smaller wheels.

It is I believe a very good vehicle. Price is the price. It is lower than the competition.

Other viewpoints may be different. :D


2 posted on 12/06/2016 5:25:28 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Chickensoup

Answer: Yes.

Buy yourself a used Toyota FJ (last production year was 2014 - I own one of the last).

A real 4WD.


3 posted on 12/06/2016 5:25:39 PM PST by Seeking the truth
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To: Chickensoup

For what it’s worth, Consumer Reports gives Jeep products a poor rating.


4 posted on 12/06/2016 5:26:47 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: Chickensoup

I can’t speak to the current crop of Chrysler cars.

I was a die hard Chrysler guy until I bought a Chrysler LHS in 1996. The transmission went at 73,000 miles, and it was a non-serviceable core type. $3500 to replace the transmission. NEVER AGAIN !!

I have been a Toyota Guy ever since. The run great, are well engineered and DURABLE, and have the best resale value if I decide to sell.

Jeeps are a little overpriced because of their following bot for quality.


5 posted on 12/06/2016 5:26:55 PM PST by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: Chickensoup

y husband drives a 2003 TJ 2-door wrangler I have a 2001 XJ 4-door Cherokee.

Jeep is a good buy, but you have to know what you want In the vehicle.


6 posted on 12/06/2016 5:28:17 PM PST by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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To: Chickensoup
Get the FULL hard top so you don't have to worry about break-ins as much. The Arctic edition is DA BOMB!:


7 posted on 12/06/2016 5:29:14 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Females DESTROYED America.)
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To: cba123

The wheels don’t get bigger with the model. Big wheels and tires are after-market purchases in new jeeps. Used jeeps may have modifications


8 posted on 12/06/2016 5:29:24 PM PST by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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To: Graybeard58

They also killed the Suzuki Samurai. For that I can never forgive them.


9 posted on 12/06/2016 5:29:40 PM PST by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: Chickensoup

I had a new body style 95 Wrangler back in the day. Fun ride but I had a good CD player stolen from it


10 posted on 12/06/2016 5:29:49 PM PST by Sybeck1 (The Reason for the Season)
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To: Chickensoup
WRANGLER SPORT
11 posted on 12/06/2016 5:29:54 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Chickensoup

We bought a one-year old Rubicon Unlimited with about 15,000 miles about 6 years ago for $24,000. Have been offered that same price by numerous dealers to buy it back today. I can’t figure out why the prices stay so high.


12 posted on 12/06/2016 5:30:12 PM PST by boknows
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To: Chickensoup

over priced...huge amount of inside noise even with hard top....not the most stable vehicle on the road ......but hey you’ll look great driving it and all jeep drivers wave at each other...otherwise I wouldn’t use it for our farm truck. We owned lots of jeeps too....get a Subaru...upside of jeep... good resale valve


13 posted on 12/06/2016 5:30:53 PM PST by curdogmen (we got a dog in this hunt)
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To: Chickensoup

do not buy a jeep.

you will be unhappy at the breakdowns and they are not a great vehicle for feeling confortable in.


14 posted on 12/06/2016 5:33:07 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Chickensoup

Wranglers are one the few useful vehicles left that have manual transmissions. Too bad there is no Turbo-Diesel in the US.


15 posted on 12/06/2016 5:33:46 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Graybeard58

The thing is, there is also a segment of reviews which (consistently) ranks Jeep in the top-10, based on actual owners.

They are what they are. You either like them, or you like Toyotas or one of the others.

Wrangler is Wrangler. No other vehicle like it, anywhere.

I say they are good. Others like Toyotas, or a competitor.

Regarding your original question though. You can get the cheapest model, and then change the wheels, to something bigger, if you are so inclined.

That will entail replacing the tires and the wheels, I believe.

Probably much cheaper to get a basic model, then upgrade that way.

This is part of the reason you see so many different versions of Jeeps. People are always tweaking them.


16 posted on 12/06/2016 5:34:02 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Chickensoup

....I know two people who own Jeeps, both wish they didn’t... Strange...one also wishes he owned a VW diesel...Like he had in the past...LOL


17 posted on 12/06/2016 5:35:35 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Paladin2

Agreed.


18 posted on 12/06/2016 5:36:22 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Chickensoup

Buy two, so you’ll always have one to drive while the other is in the shop being repaired... and put your mechanic on your 401K plan.

:)


19 posted on 12/06/2016 5:37:21 PM PST by Strac6 (Sig Sauer, Pilatus, Mrs. Strac... all the fun things in my life are Swiss)
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To: Chickensoup

We bought a Jeep Cherokee Crossover last year when we had the baby (had to move from our pickup). We love it. We chose it because it had the seating we needed and was still 4wd and tow package (we haul a small cargo trailer often). Don’t know about the Wrangler, but have had no issues safety or otherwise and would buy a Jeep again.


20 posted on 12/06/2016 5:38:33 PM PST by reaganaut (Yes I am female, yes I love guns, yes I carry and yes I reload and handload my own ammo.)
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