Thinking about replacing the Libby with one of these!

jmichaelsjeep · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:04 pm

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_ima ... _large.jpg

This one has roughly 50k on it a manual, no lift, but a winch.

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_ima ... _large.jpg

This one has only about 37k on it and has a 4in lift and many other extras! I particularly like the front bumper and the swing away tire carrier on the back of this one, but no Hardtop

What do you think!

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:58 pm

I like the Silver one, and not because of the lift........

eyehatetofu · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:05 pm

Go silver or go home! Best Jeep color. Plus less miles is always a plus. Hard tops are for sissies.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:11 pm

I like the yellow one but I think the silver one is better I'd buy that one. you can get a hard top for it later.

jmichaelsjeep · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:17 pm

"Hard tops are for sissies." Says the person driving the Liberty? j/k. Last time I checked it was pretty cozy in my Liberty with a hard top!

Yeah and I know, but it would have to be my daily driver for a while as well, and with the driving I do (as well as what I do) I would need a hard top to be able to talk on the phone while driving (with a bluetooth, but sound is the issue) I've had both before and that is one reason I'd prefer the hardtop. The other is in WI in the winter, you have to know that driving down the highway at 70 when it's between 30 above and 30 below zero, it can get chilly in a soft top. I used to have to have the heat on high, AND be wearing gloves and a stocking hat when I had my 87 wrangler with a soft top. I could do that again, but age and experience says, why do the soft top in the winter if you don't HAVE to.

and mikey, that was the compromise I was thinking as well, hopefully I don't have to wait too long, given comments above.

Xodius · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:19 pm

I love yellow but in this case I would say hands down the Silver. Reason being, a winch is cheaper, in my xp, than a lift. However, with that said, what lift and is it any good?

I am looking around too, lol. I keep calling up my Mother who is a F&I at a Jeep dealer to see what they have in, lol.

jmichaelsjeep · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:39 pm

Xodius - I thought it said on the dealer website what kind of lift it is, but now I can't seem to find that info.

Oh, and I had the Mileage mixed up with another one I was looking at, they are both roughly 50k, so that arguement is out the window. The price is about the same too.

STINGN · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:59 pm

more bang for the buck

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:07 pm

When I can get a diesel Wrangler Ill think about it. As it stands now my CRD is paid for! It would be WAY cheaper to make my current truck more off road capable than it would be to buy a wrangler. For example.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:17 pm

Yellow. You have more room to build the Jeep they way YOU want it to look. With the silver one, you are buying someone elses look and not your own originality.

I also like a bright Yellow. People take notice, more.

oddball · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:20 pm

eyehatetofu wrote:

Go silver or go home! Best Jeep color. Plus less miles is always a plus. Hard tops are for sissies.

Exactly.

Well even though I don't have a hard top, I won't say that about those who do. Low(er) miles should be what drives you (pun intended) to chose the Silver Rubi.

wecwbe · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:04 am

I would go with the lower miles silver JK. That way you have more time to add mods before it wears out!

As long as they did a decent job with a quality lift, you would probably save a lot over what it would cost you to lift it yourself. Check it out for damage though!

I think the yellow is a nice color but I personally wouldn't choose it for my Jeep. It isn't bad, just a personal preference.

jmichaelsjeep · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:30 am

Xodius wrote:

I love yellow but in this case I would say hands down the Silver. Reason being, a winch is cheaper, in my xp, than a lift. However, with that said, what lift and is it any good?

I am looking around too, lol. I keep calling up my Mother who is a F&I at a Jeep dealer to see what they have in, lol.

I went and looked at this over the weekend and it is a Rubicon Express lift. It appears not to have seen a great amount of off-roading, they must have installed it pretty quickly after the person got the JEEP, because the shock/ coils were pretty well rusted already. The rest of it is in GREAT condition though.

Since I just had to stick about a grand into the Libby, I won't be buying anytime soon now. It will have to wait. Hopefully I'll see another one I like when the time is right.

And I'm ALWAYS looking for my "next" one. I think my wife gets a little sick of it, but, oh well!

liquidxit2 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:32 am

I am more of a hard top guy but Id go for the silver for the lower mileage.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:37 pm

It looks like the silver one has it with 81%. The Rubi will make you look like 95% of the other Jeeps on the trails.

Terry

oddball · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:02 pm

As opposed to looking like 100% of the KJ's on the road? :roll:

Thinking about replacing the Libby with one of these!

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