Rusty Shovel
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I read complaints about the cost of new wrangler JL’s, so I offer today’s experience as a counterpoint to all that negativity.
I always said I would never sell my beloved TJ Rubicon until Jeep got serious and made a diesel variant.
I’m a couple years late, but I finally put my money where my mouth is and ordered a 2023 JLU Diesel. After adding a few comforts (I’m not a teenager anymore) it came to a whopping $64k.
After recovering from my fit of hysterics, I found a dealer willing to sell at 9% below MSRP (Chapmans in Scottsdale), but it is still, by far, the most expensive vehicle I’ve ever purchased.
But today, a stranger flagged me down to ask if I’d be willing to sell him my 18-year-old rubicon.
This has happened to me before, I was never willing to entertain the thought. This time, I said yes. He offered me $19k cash.
while cleaning out my car, I found the old window sticker stuffed in with the manual. 2005 price? $31k, which I’m sure felt absurd at the time too.
so I’ve driven, and enjoyed the hell out of my rubicon for 18 years, then sold it for almost two-thirds its original Value.
Even at todays prices, I think Wrangler’s present one of the greatest values in the automotive world.
Farewell old friend!
I always said I would never sell my beloved TJ Rubicon until Jeep got serious and made a diesel variant.
I’m a couple years late, but I finally put my money where my mouth is and ordered a 2023 JLU Diesel. After adding a few comforts (I’m not a teenager anymore) it came to a whopping $64k.
After recovering from my fit of hysterics, I found a dealer willing to sell at 9% below MSRP (Chapmans in Scottsdale), but it is still, by far, the most expensive vehicle I’ve ever purchased.
But today, a stranger flagged me down to ask if I’d be willing to sell him my 18-year-old rubicon.
This has happened to me before, I was never willing to entertain the thought. This time, I said yes. He offered me $19k cash.
while cleaning out my car, I found the old window sticker stuffed in with the manual. 2005 price? $31k, which I’m sure felt absurd at the time too.
so I’ve driven, and enjoyed the hell out of my rubicon for 18 years, then sold it for almost two-thirds its original Value.
Even at todays prices, I think Wrangler’s present one of the greatest values in the automotive world.
Farewell old friend!
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