Any X owners regret not getting a Rubicon?
03-18-2008, 07:01 AM
#31
I have an X and I like it alot. Yes, the lockers would be nice. I still wouldda got stuck yesterday, though. LOL I'm going to upgrade mine to a Detroit Locker/PowerTrax probably within the year. With those and some REAL tires, I should be able to go where any Rubicon could. The dealer where I bought my X had a Rubicon. They wanted 37K for it and weren't budging. I ain't doin all that.
03-18-2008, 08:17 AM
#33
JK Freak
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Puerto Rico
Posts: 504
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
OK call me stupid but this is the best piece of info I have read in months. I know about locking the diff with a slight application of brake but I was sitting here trying to figure out how to do it while I rev the engine and slip the clutch...duh. Sometimes I really wonder how I made it this far in life.
03-18-2008, 12:53 PM
#34
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Oak Harbor, WA
Posts: 299
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I would hope that no one would regret buying whatever Wrangler they did. I say go with what your wallet allows. Stretching for a Rubicon won't be worth it if you can't buy upgrades and throw them on. I mean, I love my Rubicon, but you will be more than happy with an X. I always loved mine (previous Wranglers).
03-18-2008, 08:45 PM
#35
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Whittier, California
Posts: 77
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yea I am really leaning towards the X. The Rubis are sweat but for me I believe that I will enjoy a modded X more than I would a stock Rubi and for less money.
03-19-2008, 06:02 AM
#37
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Bristow, Virginia, United States
Posts: 269
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
03-19-2008, 08:33 AM
#38
JK Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Colorado
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Aww, you know what I mean Juliet. 
Anyway these Jeeps are a lot closer to cars than Jeeps in many ways. I know it, you know it and it's why many of you bought one instead of a "real" Jeep(pre-1986). I know it's why I bought one.
"Power Windows", Air Conditioning", "ABS" "Traction Control","Tire Pressure Monitor" (which is very aggravating, by the way)? The list goes on and on. Please spare me your "Rock Crawling" and "Vehicle Recovery" Triumphs.
The upside is that it is virtually the only factory 4x4 with solid axles available. You can get (sometimes HAVE to get) the above "necessities', plus many more, including precious "Air Conditioning". all well and good, but simply, for the most part a street machine.
The downside is that it's a real chore/expense to make one into a "Real" off-road machine (which, stock, it is not).
The JK Wrangler is what it is, nothing more, nothing less. Enjoy it in that context. I will do so with mine.
Anyway these Jeeps are a lot closer to cars than Jeeps in many ways. I know it, you know it and it's why many of you bought one instead of a "real" Jeep(pre-1986). I know it's why I bought one.
"Power Windows", Air Conditioning", "ABS" "Traction Control","Tire Pressure Monitor" (which is very aggravating, by the way)? The list goes on and on. Please spare me your "Rock Crawling" and "Vehicle Recovery" Triumphs.
The upside is that it is virtually the only factory 4x4 with solid axles available. You can get (sometimes HAVE to get) the above "necessities', plus many more, including precious "Air Conditioning". all well and good, but simply, for the most part a street machine.
The downside is that it's a real chore/expense to make one into a "Real" off-road machine (which, stock, it is not).
The JK Wrangler is what it is, nothing more, nothing less. Enjoy it in that context. I will do so with mine.
03-19-2008, 09:11 AM
#39
JK Freak
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Abilene, Texas
Posts: 833
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
bah, rubi shmoobi
I gotta X. I might have been able to swing a Rubi, but I don't wanna drop that much cash. Besides I got me some new tires now, and I bought a winch for 300 bucks. I can go anywhere a rubi can. Sure lockers would be nice, but I don't need them yet. I prefer a challenge. IF I get stuck, that is what a winch is for. They say the rubi is more capable out of the box, but who leaves it like that? How many rubi drivers keep there stock wheels and suspention?
Besides, I what fun is it if you don't have to think about how to manage with the other guys who have "Better" rigs, if you make it up the same crap they do, with less mods, and more cash in your pocket.
I will continue to build my X, but I don't wanna be as capable as a rubi, I will go further. so
Besides, I what fun is it if you don't have to think about how to manage with the other guys who have "Better" rigs, if you make it up the same crap they do, with less mods, and more cash in your pocket.
I will continue to build my X, but I don't wanna be as capable as a rubi, I will go further. so
03-19-2008, 09:48 AM
#40
JK Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Plymouth MA
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Exactly. I had a set amount to spend now, and though I may spend slightly more to get it to Rubi specs I can choose what to spend it on. - That said I would have probably bought the Rubicon had money allowed, but as it is I have no regrets going this way either.