S2k Chris
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- First Name
- Chris
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2018
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- Location
- Arlington Heights, IL
- Vehicle(s)
- AP1 S2000, Rubicon 4xe
- Occupation
- Finance
I loaded up my Sport, and it had a $45k window sticker, got basically every option but the safety pack and the LSD I forgot to order (but it kinda sounds like I dodged a bullet there due to some problems?). A similarly equipped Rubi would have been $7-10k more, including some of the options not available I would’ve added (LEDs, etc).
I got my Jeep mainly because of the 4dr practical convertible factor, and it’s fun to drive, a great around town vehicle. I do some off-roading, but it’s not serious rock hopping. I live in IL, that stuff doesn’t really exist anywhere near here. Most of the off-road stuff I do is in support of hunting. We have 100+ acres of land we do a lot of work on, farming, building stands, and then obviously hunting itself, hauling out the harvests, etc. It’s rough enough that the guy we hunt with that has a new Ridgeline can’t get through many parts of the trails, but the guys with the TRD Tundra and F-150 have no problems except certain areas where the Jeep fits and their trucks don’t. But I have no problems with my Sport, and there are only a few places I’ve needed 4Lo, most of the time between 4Hi and the ABD system I get around just fine. A Rubi would be nice, but more for dick measuring and “nice to have”, not because I actually need the capability.
And as a guy with an expensive house and 2 small kids and all the associated costs, plus a sports car in the garage to support, the extra $7-10k for a Rubicon just doesn’t make sense.
Parked nearby ready to haul out a harvest opening weekend:
I got my Jeep mainly because of the 4dr practical convertible factor, and it’s fun to drive, a great around town vehicle. I do some off-roading, but it’s not serious rock hopping. I live in IL, that stuff doesn’t really exist anywhere near here. Most of the off-road stuff I do is in support of hunting. We have 100+ acres of land we do a lot of work on, farming, building stands, and then obviously hunting itself, hauling out the harvests, etc. It’s rough enough that the guy we hunt with that has a new Ridgeline can’t get through many parts of the trails, but the guys with the TRD Tundra and F-150 have no problems except certain areas where the Jeep fits and their trucks don’t. But I have no problems with my Sport, and there are only a few places I’ve needed 4Lo, most of the time between 4Hi and the ABD system I get around just fine. A Rubi would be nice, but more for dick measuring and “nice to have”, not because I actually need the capability.
And as a guy with an expensive house and 2 small kids and all the associated costs, plus a sports car in the garage to support, the extra $7-10k for a Rubicon just doesn’t make sense.
Parked nearby ready to haul out a harvest opening weekend:
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