2013 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon

Last time we went shooting some Jeep club ended up coming to our spot so we had to leave and ruining our day. Long story short 2 of the 6-7 jeeps had to be left where they died and one blew a clutch.

This is after one of the guys made a comment about being surprised a Taco made it down the trail. Of course he had to leave his Jeep in the bush over night and get a ride home haha


If your so worried about features why would you buy a 2013 without features...

 

Good story.

And oh yeah, you have changed my mind. I'll take a new Tacoma with front and rear lockable limited slips, heated seats and mirrors, sunroof, navigation and 32 inch truly offroad tires.

Please excuse my sarcasm, but were any of those features available on a 2012 Tacoma?

When I bought my truck, my plan was to get a base model with already decent base options, and add only what I wanted, as opposed to how Toyota forces you into getting stuff you don't want or need (to be fair, most manufacturers do this.) Being impatient, the process is taking a little longer than anticipated, but I'll get there. The JKUR I drove had everything I wanted and nothing I didn't, which made it very, very tempting. Ultimately the Tacoma won the decision, again, and now I feel like I've got a new head of steam for my build.

 

THIS IS the answer to ALL......Pay to play...I have seen brand new Jeeps and FJ's expected to "Perform" with novices behind the wheel..."Hello AAA, my >>>>> is out on Class 6 # 3 with an OOPs..."..

Jeep is throwing the $$$$ incentives to the customers right now and New England sales are flying out the door...Now if Warranty and CSR can keep up...Toyota better be on their game....

 

To be honest Toyota is known for their reliability while Dodge/Jeep isn't.

Anecdotal evidence doesn't really prove any thing either way though. However, a Consumer Reports put out a report on vehicle reliability that showed Jeeps on average have about 2 issues each fresh off the lot while Tacoma's were under 1. Someone posted it on this forum I'll see if I can find it.

Your probably gonna need that amazing warranty which isn't necessarily a bad thing but I hate having to deal with broken shit. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

Just do like we did. Keep the taco and have your wife / girlfriend / fiance or whatever end up liking the Rubicons and trade their ride in for one. Now I got my choice on what iI wanna drive.

 

Good to see Chrysler is at least standing by their product with the head and other stuff..and hooking people up with rental cars. I had a similar issue with my Chevy Colorado truck and GM did nothing to help me..weren't even going to honor the head warranty till I showed it to them, and even that shop 4 weeks later refused to fix it.

 

i havent seen the 4doors but in a jeep magizine i saw a 2door "brute" conversion kit for 5k. i wish i had a wrangler back then

 

I still can't ever understand why anybody would ever buy a Chrysler product. Ever, even at half price, or with a million mile warranty.

 

Jeep wheels are balls ugly but rubicons are kinda cool with their transfer case gearing and doodads. Too bad they drive like shit and feel really cheap.

 

nvm

 

I have. Two actually. And they drive very unimpressively (or like shit).

 

This was my experience as well. Seemed really solid.

 

How would I know they drive terrible then? Actually drove a 2013 jeep wrangler last week. And yeah, it feels like shit. Sloppy and loose. Suspension off the lot is mediocre at best. Nothing close to the smooth solid feel of a stock Tacoma. Hell, my tacoma is sloppier than a factory taco, and it felt way tighten than this jeep with 3000 miles on it. They have some wicked bump steer too.

 

I think this applies equally here

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6948185#post6948185