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Originally Posted by Solid LT1
Do yourself a serious favor and go out and drive that Wrangler in Bay Area traffic especially on a rainy day and decide if you really want to drive an ill handling POS like a Rubicon is especially in the rain on a highway. Disclaimer, I have owned TJ Wranglers since about 2006 and having had a TJ Rubicon on its OEM Goodyear MTR tires, I'm a little jaded. The XJ might be more civilian but, I'm thinking not. One good thing about a Wrangler, your never tempted to drive far enough over a posted speed limit to make the possibility of getting a speeding ticket a reality if you have any sane bones in your body. Then there is the old saying....JEEP....stands for Just Empty Every Pocket and this can be true on a relatively stock Jeep too.
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The TJ (older) and JK (new style) are a night and day difference and the AEV is far better than the stock JK. I daily drove a lifted TJ, it wasn't fast, it was loud with no carpet and a soft top/bikini top. What it was.... a ton of fun off-road and on nice days.....I also had a VW Baja as a daily, dumb. The newer Jeeps feel a bit more solid and even with a soft top are a lot quieter. The only AEV rig I've ridden in was Weld's and I was impressed, nothing like a buddies LJ (long wheelbase TJ) on 35's. Speeding? No, more likely to get pulled over for mudflaps or lighting. I'd love to have a new Jeep Wrangler, nothing else made compares to how basic and capable they are. It's like any other hobby, if you get the bug it's going to cost you some coin.