Jeep peeps

[Jbro]

Looking at a 2005 Rubicon. Any reason I should stay away from it? Any concerns I should have? Never owned a jeep before so just want some feedback.

This is the one I am looking at http://www.use.com/e582e5c2630d2c9a232b?p=1

[Darth Biscuit]

Never had a Wrangler but I've had a '99 Cherokee and currently have a '95 Grand I bought from my dad. Had a few electronic issues with the '99 but nothing major. The Grand is still running strong after 16 years.

Ask teh Kurb... he's got a Rubi.

[Inimicus]

Not trying to be a dick here...

but why would you want a vehicle of that particular type and outfitting with a cloth interior?

I see that and I think of all off the mud and dirt and knee deep water I would put it in.

[Mrs Pantherfan]

and for those rare times when you get hammered..you walk into the bar and it's sunny..drunk jbro walks out and it's been raining for the last 3 hrs....oopsie..you didn't put the top back on.....

[Kurb]

what do you want it for?

[Guest]

I thought the prevailing huddle opinion was that jeeps are teh ghey... :)

[Jbro]

what do you want it for?

Weekends. I will drive it to work but that's only 7 miles. Use the Tahoe to run errands and haul the kids around.

[Jbro]

Not trying to be a dick here...

but why would you want a vehicle of that particular type and outfitting with a cloth interior?

I see that and I think of all off the mud and dirt and knee deep water I would put it in.

Checkmate

[CarolinaAllDay]

That price seems high.

I almost bought a 09 rubi for 20,500. Only thing that stopped me was the 3k lowball they gave me on my car

[Mrs Pantherfan]

Checkmate

Panthro's got a half chub now thanks to you

[Jbro]

That price seems high.

I almost bought a 09 rubi for 20,500. Only thing that stopped me was the 3k lowball they gave me on my car

I got them down to 14k.

[Kurb]

If you are just getting it to play with then it should be fine.

2004 was the first series of Rubicons (my model).

I see its had lift work down. I am always weary of such. When you start fuging around with suspensions and engines and such rarely is the work done to professional quality and its easy to get fuged.

As for the price, Jeeps hold value extremely well. Its really absurd. Long as you know what you are getting and what you are getting it for you have no real worries tho.

Make sure they haven't fuged with the engine. Cant remember if it has the I5 or v6. Both are solid engines tho.

[Jbro]

It's an inline 6. Sitting here now negotiating. Thanks for the help.

[Floppin]

The inline 6 has been basically the same engine for 50 years. Even though the engine was taken over by ChryCo. in 2006 it's pretty much the same AMC engine. All they did was some minor tweeks to reduce noise and reinforced the block with extra gussets. It's been a solid engine for a long time running.

The engine isn't the thing you have to worry about with Jeeps, it's the other parts.