What older Jeep Wranglers to avoid
Hi, I am looking to pick up an older jeep wrangler to use as my toad. I understand as long as it is 4wd it can be towed 4 down both auto and manual. Looking between late 80's to 2000 due to not wa...
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trnfla wrote:
Wow... Thanks everyone, it seems like I will stick to the TJ Rubicon model.
I don't know that I'd be that nailed down.
Yes, the Rubicon is indeed the king when it comes to off-road. But unless you plan on doing serious off-roading, any of the standard Wrangler's will do fine. Believe it or not, even the four-cylinder is a fine off-road machine. The limitations of the 4-cylinder have more to do with keeping up with highway traffic on interstates than off-roading...and if you're towing it on interstates, I don't know that this would be a major liability.
My point here is that the Rubicon will cost thousands more...as well it should for such a great off-road platform. But it's one that only 1% of Jeep owners ever need. Only you can assess just how much off-road you'll be doing.
