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wrath · 03-01-2025, 08:16 AM

It's a 2014 Rubicon X. It spent its life in Washington and Colorado as far as I can tell. The stickers on the frame behind the rear tires still look new.

The PO pulled the factory navigation radio out and put a Kenwood head unit they seem to be still paying for Serius XM on and some kind of Rockford Fosgate amp. I didn't investigate it much. It shows 3 owners, but it appears it was the same dude the whole time, he just kept getting new titles wherever he lived. I'd really like the other key for it, I thought about contacting him but that might be creepy. It pays to have a relative that can look up service history.

I was looking for a 2 door hard top JKR, JKRX, JKHR, JK Recon... without rust... with the Mercedes slushbox... mostly unmolested unless molested properly...

and ended up with this.

Wednesday I spent all day driving all over tarnation looking at suitable options because I was tired of spending hours every day looking for Rubicants that were suitable. The best ones I could find under $20k usually were rusty or molested or had terrible engine noise. It got so irritating I started looking at JLs which I don't like. As a fat wide guy that is all torso and stumpy little legs, the JL feels tiny inside. On a JK I have to keep the seat pulled far enough my shoulder is in the door and not A-pillar which causes me to rest my kneecap on the dash which is a PITA with a manual. The manual JLs I tried were a hard no. I think the problem is the door and pillars are thicker.

There has been pressure (caused by me) to buy a JKR for a while. We are going to abandon the bumper pull camping lifestyle for a motorhome. The motorhome we want is difficult to find (GM powered, less than 5% of all Class Cs are GM powered). So is the Jeep. I wanted to make sure we had a Jeep to tow before spring birding season started. I didn't tell her I was buying the Jeep with my "mad money" I had sitting around (of which I have zero dollars now, makes me cry).

I only got moderately screamed at when I brought it home. "It is important to discuss large purchases like this with me". One of those times I struggle not to remind her that 90% of the money that comes into our bank account is mine so maybe she should think about asking me the next time she goes out to lunch with her friends... but I just blinked and said I was sorry.

I had been looking at this one for months sitting in the same wholesale lot up north and the price kept ticking down. It was one of the ones I went and looked at Wednesday (and the girl locked the keys in it so I had to show the old dude how to break in, and fix their stupid battery jump starter). I went back Thursday and I tried to negotiate and all they did is remove some fees and fill it up with gas. It was nearly all all day event (got there around 11:30am, got home about 4pm) because they normally don't let people leave without plates and all the other fun **** with regard to buying an "as-is" vehicle. Plus I showed up with a stack of benjamins.

All I found wrong with it so far was...

Brake pedal squeaks.
Headlights have water in them. And suck.
Sway bar disconnect doesn't always work.
Heater controls don't work fully, mixer never changes anything but everything else works. Blender or module.
Parking brake doesn't hold on hills.
Inner shifter boot seems to be broken or something because it's hard to get into 6th and reverse. All of them I drove had this same problem, design flaw?

I've been trying to find a motorhome to buy since last Summer. Yesterday (Friday) morning we drove down 500 miles to BFE Illinois to look at a 2024 new model that has been sitting since Summer and were ready to buy it after driving it but then we decided to sit down in the dinette (only seating except cockpit seats that rotate) and it was terribly uncomfortable. The prepademic model we have sat in were more comfortable. Post-pandemic RV seem to have severe quality issues, but significant feature creep. So you get a lot more shiny flash garbage, but the core quality has been going downhill. Since the whole driver's side slides out, you are limited with options to even replace the dinette. I really liked driving it, even in the 50mph wind. 6.6L, 8L90e, brakes that would put your teeth in the steering wheel. After sitting in the dinette we went for a walk with the dog and all we talked about was the dinette. In our camper, we spent about all of our time sitting in the giant dinette. It has a loveseat and two swivel recliners. Lots of comfortable seating available, which makes rainy days nice. Anyway, we were scheduled to buy it today but instead we drove home last night (16 hours between when we left and got home, 1000 miles, never even turned off the truck).

I think we're going to end up going with a 2020 or 2021 model of the floorplan we prefer (has a second seating area and they quit making it in Chevy in 2021) but it'll be a dog with a 6.0L/6L90e after driving a 6.6L/8L90e rocketship.

Unless I can convince the boss to let me get a Super C.

03-01-2025, 08:16 AM	#7
wrath Jeeper wannabe Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,131	It's a 2014 Rubicon X. It spent its life in Washington and Colorado as far as I can tell. The stickers on the frame behind the rear tires still look new. The PO pulled the factory navigation radio out and put a Kenwood head unit they seem to be still paying for Serius XM on and some kind of Rockford Fosgate amp. I didn't investigate it much. It shows 3 owners, but it appears it was the same dude the whole time, he just kept getting new titles wherever he lived. I'd really like the other key for it, I thought about contacting him but that might be creepy. It pays to have a relative that can look up service history. I was looking for a 2 door hard top JKR, JKRX, JKHR, JK Recon... without rust... with the Mercedes slushbox... mostly unmolested unless molested properly... and ended up with this. Wednesday I spent all day driving all over tarnation looking at suitable options because I was tired of spending hours every day looking for Rubicants that were suitable. The best ones I could find under $20k usually were rusty or molested or had terrible engine noise. It got so irritating I started looking at JLs which I don't like. As a fat wide guy that is all torso and stumpy little legs, the JL feels tiny inside. On a JK I have to keep the seat pulled far enough my shoulder is in the door and not A-pillar which causes me to rest my kneecap on the dash which is a PITA with a manual. The manual JLs I tried were a hard no. I think the problem is the door and pillars are thicker. There has been pressure (caused by me) to buy a JKR for a while. We are going to abandon the bumper pull camping lifestyle for a motorhome. The motorhome we want is difficult to find (GM powered, less than 5% of all Class Cs are GM powered). So is the Jeep. I wanted to make sure we had a Jeep to tow before spring birding season started. I didn't tell her I was buying the Jeep with my "mad money" I had sitting around (of which I have zero dollars now, makes me cry). I only got moderately screamed at when I brought it home. "It is important to discuss large purchases like this with me". One of those times I struggle not to remind her that 90% of the money that comes into our bank account is mine so maybe she should think about asking me the next time she goes out to lunch with her friends... but I just blinked and said I was sorry. I had been looking at this one for months sitting in the same wholesale lot up north and the price kept ticking down. It was one of the ones I went and looked at Wednesday (and the girl locked the keys in it so I had to show the old dude how to break in, and fix their stupid battery jump starter). I went back Thursday and I tried to negotiate and all they did is remove some fees and fill it up with gas. It was nearly all all day event (got there around 11:30am, got home about 4pm) because they normally don't let people leave without plates and all the other fun **** with regard to buying an "as-is" vehicle. Plus I showed up with a stack of benjamins. All I found wrong with it so far was... Brake pedal squeaks. Headlights have water in them. And suck. Sway bar disconnect doesn't always work. Heater controls don't work fully, mixer never changes anything but everything else works. Blender or module. Parking brake doesn't hold on hills. Inner shifter boot seems to be broken or something because it's hard to get into 6th and reverse. All of them I drove had this same problem, design flaw? I've been trying to find a motorhome to buy since last Summer. Yesterday (Friday) morning we drove down 500 miles to BFE Illinois to look at a 2024 new model that has been sitting since Summer and were ready to buy it after driving it but then we decided to sit down in the dinette (only seating except cockpit seats that rotate) and it was terribly uncomfortable. The prepademic model we have sat in were more comfortable. Post-pandemic RV seem to have severe quality issues, but significant feature creep. So you get a lot more shiny flash garbage, but the core quality has been going downhill. Since the whole driver's side slides out, you are limited with options to even replace the dinette. I really liked driving it, even in the 50mph wind. 6.6L, 8L90e, brakes that would put your teeth in the steering wheel. After sitting in the dinette we went for a walk with the dog and all we talked about was the dinette. In our camper, we spent about all of our time sitting in the giant dinette. It has a loveseat and two swivel recliners. Lots of comfortable seating available, which makes rainy days nice. Anyway, we were scheduled to buy it today but instead we drove home last night (16 hours between when we left and got home, 1000 miles, never even turned off the truck). I think we're going to end up going with a 2020 or 2021 model of the floorplan we prefer (has a second seating area and they quit making it in Chevy in 2021) but it'll be a dog with a 6.0L/6L90e after driving a 6.6L/8L90e rocketship. Unless I can convince the boss to let me get a Super C.