Daily driver for me as well. But more along 15kish a year.
I have a close friend who pitched to me...if I want to get into offroading, it would make better long term financial sense to trade the jl while it's in good shape with low miles for a $15k 5 yr old 4 banger honda accord daily driver getting 30mpg and cheap to maintain. Then take the $20k left over and buy a 10 yr old lifted 2 door jk rubi for $15k for a wknd toy. That way you dont have to be cautious offroad worrying about damaging a $40k daily driver and can try tougher trails with alot less at stake. I doubt I could do it bc of sweat equity put into the jl...but it does seem to make sense. Thoughts?
I'm not sure where you could find a Lifted JK for only 15k. At least one that runs and isn't a total beater.
Yeah...I would take a big hit trading mine at this point. I've taken it offroad about once a month and have been conservative, but am building up confidence to do tougher trails. It seems like folks are frequently damaging/breaking things when they push it...seems to be a blurry line.
I think there's the mentality of going for the most extreme obstacle immediately, rather than getting to know what the Jeep can and can't do. There are certain things at windrock that I know will tear my running boards off, and I will bypass those parts. The Jeep has really surprised me with what it can do right out of the factory so I'll be happy off road, but not if I destroy it going for a huge rock that obviously surpasses the capabilities of a Sahara.
Agreed...I've been surprised how much lockers improve traction....had open differentials for 6 months before adding jlur axles. I've locked the rear on a few climbs and in some mud and noticed a meaningful difference with ko2's which arent good in the mud. Check out this basic off camber climb that is slick when muddy. I locked the rear and easily walked up with tires caked. Going back down the hill, I slid into the middle of the mud hole and spun through it.
pretty cool. Your 4Runner buddy came in hot!
Yep...he has mud terrains with limited slip differentials, so he has to use some momentum. I'm sold on lockers...prob been the most meaningful upgrade in terms of improving capability.
I’ll be gone to Thailand from the 11th to the 21st. I’m hoping it won’t be too bad out there next weekend.
I live in TN 90 miles from Windrock and enjoy keeping up with the weather. Most of East TN had near record rain last yr(Chattanooga had 68") and over 15" of rain YTD 2019 with 4" of rain in the last week. Another 1" is coming today and then it's gonna be dry and cold until more rain is forecasted Fri, Sat and Sun. Schools were cancelled a day last week due to flooding and the ground is saturated. We need atleast 5 days of sun to dry things out on the trail at this point. In summary, you better have solid mud terrains, lockers and a snorkel is recommended...gonna be a mudfest!
Thanks for the local insight. There may be a better time to go. We’ll have to talk about it and make a decision. Appreciate it man!I live in TN 90 miles from Windrock and enjoy keeping up with the weather. Most of East TN had near record rain last yr(Chattanooga had 68") and over 15" of rain YTD 2019 with 4" of rain in the last week. Another 1" is coming today and then it's gonna be dry and cold until more rain is forecasted Fri, Sat and Sun. Schools were cancelled a day last week due to flooding and the ground is saturated. We need atleast 5 days of sun to dry things out on the trail at this point. In summary, you better have solid mud terrains, lockers and a snorkel is recommended...gonna be a mudfest!
Sure thing...I wouldnt bring it up normally, but it's been a gamechanger...especially for offroading. I'm 37 and dont recall that it's ever been this wet over a 6 month period.
