Oh your screwed now. You do realize, or you soon will, that Jeep's are the AR15's of the automotive world. There are so many things that are available to trick Jeep's out. And once you start, oh man, your gonna need a bigger bank account.

Have fun and enjoy! Man, now I miss my old CJ7.

Awesome! I always try to buy late model used, but with those numbers, new was the way to go. Our 2016 F150 supercrew we got with low miles a year+ ago probably only saved $3k off the best deal we could have gotten new. So, at $1k price difference, it is def. worth it.

Congratulations.

Now, if I can convince my wife that I need one.

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Originally posted by P-220:
Congratulations.

Now, if I can convince my wife that I need one.

Haha, it was my wife who convinced me that we needed one.

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I didn't know I needed one until I followed this thread.

Nice choice!

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
Made a deal this morning.

Cool. I'm glad you ignored the adults (fun-haters ) We are recent empty nesters. I'd never had a new vehicle before last year. I got a two-door Rubicon in Rhino (great color-it shows dirt really well). I intended to spend $27K or so for a bottom barrel Sport, but couldn't walk past that Trail Rated Rubi. I had to cut out some frivolities to make the payment, but it's worth it. As said by other posters, it hits the grin button.

I intentionally did not wait for JL's to be out. I'll let somebody else beta test the new run.

It's a great excuse to go outside and do stuff. My wife and I have discovered a lot of cool locations to hike, metal detect and just hang out together.

What beach are you going to? When I lived in Elizabeth City, I used to go to ride the Outer Banks a lot. When your riding the beach, keep your eye on the temp gauge, they do get hot unexpectedly. Chugging along in the sand is hard work! I used to ride with a group and we would have to stop every once in a while to cool.

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Originally posted by Tommydogg:
What beach are you going to? When I lived in Elizabeth City, I used to go to ride the Outer Banks a lot. When your riding the beach, keep your eye on the temp gauge, they do get hot unexpectedly. Chugging along in the sand is hard work! I used to ride with a group and we would have to stop every once in a while to cool.

We go to Oak Island, in Brunswick County. I used to be a paramedic there, and worked for 8 years in Wilmington. We still own my wife's house on the island and rent it long-term, and stay at her parent's house a block from it when we go down.

It's a bit more restrictive on driving on beaches down there, only certain ones allow it, and they charge an arm and a leg. None on Oak Island allow it, I'm pretty sure. When I first moved down there it was cheap. Now (when I can finally afford a Jeep) it's something like $150 a year for a permit, maybe more.

Congratulations, you're going to have a lot of fun with it!

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Originally posted by UTsig:
Congratulations, you're going to have a lot of fun with it!

Ditto!

The only thing is that re-reading some of your post's. I would have reservations about racking up 25k miles a year on it.
That will add up in a hurry.

I would look for something like a $3k Carrola or civic or something along those lines and drive and save miles on the jeep.

enjoy!

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
The only thing is that re-reading some of your post's. I would have reservations about racking up 25k miles a year on it.
That will add up in a hurry.

I would look for something like a $3k Carrola or civic or something along those lines and drive and save miles on the jeep.

I think the visual of putting $50/week in my gas tank will dampen some of my excessive driving. Coupled with my daughter’s new softball schedule and my wife’s resulting exchange drive increases (in her 40mpg Sonata) because my schedule conflicts, I’ll be driving significantly less this coming year than the last few. Probably closer to 15-20k.

Eventually I hope to have a take home car. They are few and far for uniforms at my agency, but one day I’ll be in a spot for one. That will eliminate two thirds of my miles.

‘23 Rubicon 392XR with 36x15.5 tires on 20x12 wheels with no lift = $20/ day in premium fuel consumed (!).