roaniecowpony
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But very true....
Prius comment is pretty funny.
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But very true....
Prius comment is pretty funny.
True There is nothing practical about a Jeep unless you live in a remote location with little or no road infrastructure.Coming out of a S5 nothing less than a 392 will suffice.
Rationalizing the purchase of a Wrangler with a 6.4L HEMI is pointless. Just get it and post photos. We love Jeep porn.
Cheers!
Haha sometimes it feels that way! Especially towing.They sold you a 392 without breaks?!?
Surprisingly there’s 0 drone.I would get a Fully Loaded Willys XR.
Engine Reliability/Maintenance/care less than 392.
Will do 99% of what a Rubi can do.
But if money is not an option as you said, i'd go with a Rubi XR.
That 392 is exciting and fun for sure, but for how long would it carry on, the loud engine drone, the mileage, the over attention/worry about care and maintenance. It is a Piece of ART , a true beauty but not a daily for sure.
I personally see it as i have the extra money and buy this because i can, like that extra special car.
You have your daily and then you have that special one where you take out when you need to feel great.
Once you start driving this 392 every day for everything it will slowly over time lose its special feel and that kick like anything that is overused. It would be the "norm"...
Then again, if you get anything less , you would always want to tell yourself oh i wish i had gotten that but in the end, according to your needs, you do NOT need a HEMI with all the needed attention/care/time .
You need something true and tested and reliable to keep you going when you are far away from home.
Take your time.
We always buy what we want, but seldom what we need.
Good luck in your choice, whatever it is, they are all great options.
I'm sure they took breaks during the sale. Unless we're talking about brakes, they should try changing to a stainless brake line.They sold you a 392 without breaks?!?
You know you want the 392XR. I recently sold my 3.6 for the 392 and couldn't be happier. If money is not an issue, go for the 392.Hi all. Not a noob to these forums but am close – hours, not days – to making my first and perhaps only Wrangler purchase. (I know, I know. That last statement is a huge assumption!)
Quick background: I’ve driven tons of JLU and JLURs in the last 3 years on test drives and long-term rentals. I almost bought one 2 years ago until my wife convinced me to get another Audi instead. So I’m not going into this completely blind.
I need some advice from this forum’s members who have been around the block a few times. I’m ready to drop my ’19 Audi S5 for either a 392 XR or a loaded Rubicon XR. Its been on my family’s radar for several years to buy a Jeep and we are now in a position where the switch makes sense. We see this purchase as my near-term daily driver for a few years that transforms into a long-term project vehicle that the whole family will enjoy building out and driving.
What’s it going to be used for?
An important factor in how this is likely to be used: As much as I can say we want to be overlanding / crawling once a month, its probably going to be more like four or five times a year at most. The desire to build out an overland / crawler Jeep are more about spending time with the kids, teaching them how to build stuff and to help them understand vehicles better. The actual trips are icing on the cake.
- Daily Driver - for the next 2 – 3 years only and I only drive about 7k miles per year
- Mall Crawler - the curbs and potholes at my Publix are vicious!
- Driveway Queen - because I have no shame
- Rock Crawler - but only a little
- Overlanding - hopefully a decent amount
So what’s my issue with deciding?
I love everything about the 392: fast, big, loud, less ubiquitous than a normal Rubicon. However, I’m worried the vehicle’s negatives will be a huge pain in the ass over the long-term: fuel consumption, extra weight, loud exhaust that never shuts up, etcetera; especially as it relates to doing a (mostly) overland build.
The flip side is the Rubicon, which everyone knows and mostly loves. It’s just not a 392!
Price is mostly irrelevant. What I don’t want to do is buy a 392 because its cool and then sell it / start over in 2 – 3 years’ time.
What say you? Again, remind you that I’m looking for something we can live with for a long time. If enough 392 owners / testers can tell me that my concerns are overblown, then great! I’m on the fence for what I believe are valid concerns though.
TLDR: Near term money isn’t an issue, but long-term reliability and drivability are. Can’t decide between the 392 XR and a loaded Rubicon XR. I want something that my family can live with for the long term – perhaps 10+ years.
you’re not completely wrong.…
- deep inside you know you are here to have people convince u to get the 392.
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