There is no reason to choose when you can enjoy both.
First, if you are comparing a 4 door JL to a TJ, they aren't even close to being in the same category, one is the last true Jeep, the other is a mall crawler.
I've put 11k miles on my 2025 Willys in 3mos since buying it. Some of those were...
I don’t know if he is in here but MetalCloak Mike dropped from a 3.5” GC to a 2.5” GC with 38” tires recently, but he has a 2 door Rubicon if that matters, he’s got a video on it explaining why and all the details:
Mine is GC, and living in FL I will never own anything darker LOL. I would have gotten Anvil or '41 if I could have found one in a 2 door X model near me, but the GC looks good too.
I own a 2001 TJ and have always felt like the TJ was the last real Jeep, more along the lines of it being simple, the shape, etc. and yes I feel like 2dr wranglers look more like a Jeep, but 100% that’s all an opinion. I also have a 2025 JL Willys Extreme 2dr and absolutely love it, drive it...
Just bought this 2025 Willys Extreme 2 weeks ago and have put 2200+ miles on it driving to Virginia and back to Florida for the Overland Expo East. Took the back seat out as soon as I got it and I have a hard top for it the dealer gave me.
Other than road noise in the soft top, I love it...
Just purchased my 2025 Willys Extreme for $5k under sticker on Friday, and if I was a first responder or military it would have been even less. Sticker was $53k paid $48k. It has the 2.0 and I was worried about it but now that over put a few hundred miles on it the engine is just as powerful as...