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Will you buy another Wrangler?

Will you buy another Wrangler?


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fspalt

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So seeing a lot of threads with the title lately about how this is probably so-so's last Jeep, I was curious on getting a poll going and some cumulative responses in one thread.
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Any details on why you voted the way you did will be interesting to see. IE if you selected ongoing warranty / recall mentioning bubbling door hinges.
 

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If I were to buy another Wrangler, I'd probably go back to a TJ as a trail-only rig. Parts are more readily available and they're much easier to work on.

I love my JL, but it's too technologically complicated for its own good and I can only imagine how much worse it's going to get, especially with the massive hard-on Jeep has for EVs.
 

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I am still driving my 22' 4xe Rubicon, and I am already thinking of getting a 2dr manual, with half doors at this moment... This itch is real.
The hardest part other than the price, is to figure out whether I would want to start with a Rubicon with 4.88 gear or a basic sport s and start from there.

I just got myself into rock crawling...
 

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I doubt I will buy new again. I am more interested in an old TJ to play with. My '21 would be $13k more today than it was new when I bought it, and I felt like I was over paying then, haha.
 

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I can't really vote, because I don't know.

This is my first Jeep, and it'll go to my youngest daughter when she turns 16 in ~7 years. At that point, I don't know what I'll replace it with.

I love the open-air feel, and how it sits like a truck - I feel like I'm sitting *on* it, as opposed to *in* it like most other SUVs. I drove a truck for ~15 years before this, and never really used the bed or higher towing capacity, so a Jeep is more practical for me.

HOWEVER, Jeeps are getting significantly more expensive every year, while other competitors are getting more enticing, with similar levels of features. The Bronco, for instance, is much better equipped *FOR ME* than a similarly-priced Wrangler.

So it'll be a tough call, and it's tough to envision where the market will be in 7 years. I know that I want a rugged SUV that rides like a truck and has open-air options. I like doing off-road parks and have half a dozen BoH trails under my belt, but it's my daily driver, so I'm not really tackling the Rubicon trail on a weekly basis or anything.
 

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We have three. They will outlive me.
 

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I am still driving my 22' 4xe Rubicon, and I am already thinking of getting a 2dr manual, with half doors at this moment... This itch is real.
The hardest part other than the price, is to figure out whether I would want to start with a Rubicon with 4.88 gear or a basic sport s and start from there.

I just got myself into rock crawling...
fly to houston and buy my '22 sport s with 4.88 and enjoy a quick jaunt back to canada.
 

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It's been just over 1 year since I ordered my 2023 and coming up on 1 year of ownership in October. Love driving it and doing just about anything with it!

BUT...watching the prices of these things skyrocket from even before I took mine home last year, it's concerning for where prices will be when I'm ready for the next one around 2025 (yeah, I don't keep vehicles very long lol)

Whether or not 2dr's will still exist by then will also be a factor. I like my 4dr, but am definitely going the 2dr route next time because I haven't used any of the extra space for anything that a 2dr couldn't provide for my needs.

So yeah, if trends continue, I'm likely out...but never say never, especially if Snazzberry returns in the next few years ?
 

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fist vehicle purchase was 4 door 1999 Cherokee 4x4. favorite yet.
after way too many other vehicles, drove a 2019 Grand Cherokee for about a year. that was a snooze fest of a ride. now this 22 JL 2dr that i love but the manual recall is extremely annoying.
wife's 2 door Bronco shipped last week and we only need 1 vehicle now. I already know which one i'll want to keep. hence my vote.
 

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I would absolutely buy another Jeep, a dozen if I could. But the truth is I will stick with mine as long as possible. I went from YJ to JL, so maybe a couple generations from now.
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