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09-14-2007, 05:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 625
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I really like the Unlimited (Rubi) on the highway. rides much better than the TJ.
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2007 Patriot Limited
2006 Unlimited Rubicon
2006 Commander
2000 TJ Sport
My previous Jeeps
1992 Wrangler S (Ole Yeller)
1985 Cherokee Pioneer
1989 Cherokee Laredo
1995 Cherokee Country
1996 Cherokee Country
1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo
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09-14-2007, 07:22 PM
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Web Wheeler
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Montgomery, AL
Posts: 3,107
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If I was in your shoes I would get the JK. JK definately has lower cost per inch lift advantage although the aftermarket parts/lifts are still forthcoming. If you have patience and not in a real hurry, get a JK.
As for the new model bugs, I think most are identified by now including the latest recall on brake issue (goes dead on a climb when accelerator is released).
If a Carmax store is near by check out used JK.
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2009 JK Rubicon (Daily Driver).
Auto, Power, Remote Start, Towing Package, MyGig Navigation with Lockpick, Rear View Camera, B&M 70268 Transmission Cooler, Aeroforce Interceptor, Valentine 1, Tub Sound-Deadened with Raamat and Ensolite, Hard Top Heat Insulated with 1/2" Styrofoam Insulation, Bilstein Shocks Front & Rear, PIAA Dual Horns, IPF 920H4 Headlights.
Protection: Skid Row Engine Skid, Lower Control Arm skid & Evaporator Skid; Rock Hard Gas Tank Skid; Warn Stainless Steel Differential Skid Front & Rear.
Recovery Gear: Warn 9.5Ti Winch, 11,000# Pull-Pal.
Communication: Uniden 520XL CB, Diesel External Speaker, 3' FireStik Whip.
Shrockworks Mid-width Front Bumper with Warn 9.5Ti Winch -- Ordered 7/17/2009; Bumper Received 12/4/2009.
1" Coil Spacer Front & 1/2" Coil Spacer Rear restored OEM Rake.
4x4 Trips:
Moab - 4/2006, 5/2008, 4/2009, 5/2011, 4/2013
Ouray - 8/2007
Rubicon - 9/2008
Gone, but not forgotten: 2004 TJ, 1999 Audi A4, 1992 VW Jetta
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09-14-2007, 07:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY
Posts: 238
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I'm looking at a Black 2006 Rubicon Unlimited with @ 10,000 miles on it nearby.
Also going to go by the dealer and check out a new jk unlimited.
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09-14-2007, 10:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: boston
Posts: 45
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Get an 06 TJ Rubicon they are the ****. I have an o6 and my brother has an 07 and he wants to go back to a TJ
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09-14-2007, 10:26 PM
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You get what you pay for
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 12,725
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Originally Posted by Jerry Bransford
The only problem with the new '07 is that the aftermarket component manufacturers don't really quite have all the stuff ready for it that they claim they do. A friend of mine is still having big troubles getting her '07 lifted with the latest problems being driveshaft related.  |
Hey Jerry, I'm curious. Do you have any plans on getting a JK? Maybe not in the near future, but in a few years or something??
What do you think of the JKs?
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09-15-2007, 12:47 AM
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It's a Roobicon
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,671
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I was in the same situation in May. I had a 99 Sahara that was totaled and I knew I wanted a Rubicon. I looked at JK's but the availability of what I wanted (Rubicon, black, manual) was almost nonexistent out here and I am not sure about the 3.8L. I ended up finding an 04 black manual Rubicon and could not be happier.
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09-15-2007, 09:13 AM
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Do it right or not at all
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Escondido, California, California
Posts: 57,632
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Originally Posted by bman9089
Hey Jerry, I'm curious. Do you have any plans on getting a JK? Maybe not in the near future, but in a few years or something??
What do you think of the JKs?
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I really like the new JK but I have no plans to buy one.
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09-15-2007, 09:42 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Posts: 1,749
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If i were in your shoes I would get a new 4-door JK and wait for all the aftermarket mods to come in. I would also get the Rubicon version. JMHO. 
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09-15-2007, 10:09 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Nobama, Morris County, NJ
Posts: 2,446
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I'd get a Rubicon whether it is a JK or a TJ. But I have to say, the 4-door JK's look real tough in black, w/ a hard top, black wheels and lifted. A TJ will be a bit cheaper if cost is an issue. It's a tough choice.
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