Re: How can anything compare to Jeep Rubicon?
Slab said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the comparison to the Jeep Liberty? Does Jeep make a Rubicon Liberty? Base mrp on the Rubicon Wrangler is $28,125.
Maybe without any additional options - I think my price when I built one on the Jeep site was over $36K!
I live in Vegas, where people will steal anything not bolted down. I have four friends with Jeeps and each of them has a soft-top (It is 140° all summer) and each one has been broken into. They simply cut the plastic window and steal what's inside. Personally, I like that the FJ is not convertible. I also like what I have heard from people who have had the amazing opportunity to drive the FJ like Jordan! Each of them has had nothing but WONDERFUL things to say about the FJ.
I think, if you are really torn between the Jeep and the FJ - go buy a jeep. That way, you can go torment some jeep forum somewhere and take your FJ negativity with you! Plus, I won't have to hear you whine when your HEEP takes a crap.
I cannot wait to get the FJ. Toyota took a rubicon with them on the FJ Rubicon voyage and the report from that is that the rubicon had to be towed out! So, all things considered - I don't care about an IFS front end - nearly EVERY baja team utilizes IFS and Toyota DOMINATES that scene. If it's good enough to run Baja, catch air, and survive - it's plenty good enough for me. To be honest, if I were building a "rock-crawler only" kind of rig it would be an early bronco with a solid axle swap, a gigantic 8 cylinder engine and dana 60's. I'm not into walking rocks with my vehicles - I am into exploring trails and disappearing in the woods. I like to get there first. I don't think the FJ is going to have any problem accomodating my needs. For the price and the pain in the ass - you can keep your jeep.
Just my two cents...
