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Buying Rubicon - 2004 or 2005
I'm thinking of buying a Rubicon. I don't like shopping so I don't
plan on talking to a salesman until I decide what to buy. What are the changes between the 2004 and 2005 Rubicon? I've looked on the net but can't find much. The reviews list features but don't say if they are new or the same. The only difference I've found is the manual transmission 5 speed vs 6 speed. Is everything else the same other than, of course, price? |
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2005 offers the Rubicon Unlimited, 2004 only has the short wheelbase
version. My personal opinion is that the RU is the coolest vehicle the Jeep line has ever manufactured, with a possible honorary exception for the original Willys CJ. |
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> wrote in message ups.com... > 2005 offers the Rubicon Unlimited, 2004 only has the short wheelbase > version. > > My personal opinion is that the RU is the coolest vehicle the Jeep line > has ever manufactured, with a possible honorary exception for the > original Willys CJ. Rubicon is likely the best factory-equipped SWB Jeep ever for off roading, and a god all-around package as a daily driver. As far as '04 vs. '05, pick the best deal, there's only the 6 spped difernece that's of any note. (I'm not quite sure why we need a 6 speed in a TJ, other than perhaps it saves DC money in some way or another.) I'm not fond of the gray top[ & flares on the '05's I've seen lately, but I'm told they've been changed back to black on current production. If I was going to get one right now, I'd go for the Rubi Unlimited w/automatic, swap in a 5.5" Rubicon Express or Teraflex lift, some 35's, bumpers and a winch & call it done. |
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The SWB/LWB is a hard decision. I like SWB but the extra towing
capacity and cargo room of the LWB is nice. I have an ARB bumper & winch on my 2000 Sport. Will they fit the Rubicon? Does the Rubicon have any new skid plates that would get in the way of the ARB bumper? On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:52:49 -0700, "SoK66" > wrote: > > wrote in message oups.com... >> 2005 offers the Rubicon Unlimited, 2004 only has the short wheelbase >> version. >> >> My personal opinion is that the RU is the coolest vehicle the Jeep line >> has ever manufactured, with a possible honorary exception for the >> original Willys CJ. > >Rubicon is likely the best factory-equipped SWB Jeep ever for off roading, >and a god all-around package as a daily driver. As far as '04 vs. '05, pick >the best deal, there's only the 6 spped difernece that's of any note. (I'm >not quite sure why we need a 6 speed in a TJ, other than perhaps it saves DC >money in some way or another.) I'm not fond of the gray top[ & flares on the >'05's I've seen lately, but I'm told they've been changed back to black on >current production. > >If I was going to get one right now, I'd go for the Rubi Unlimited >w/automatic, swap in a 5.5" Rubicon Express or Teraflex lift, some 35's, >bumpers and a winch & call it done. > |
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Alan,
Your ARB bumper and winch will fit fine. I have a 2005 Rubicon Unlimited with 6-Speed. It's the most amazing Jeep I've ever owned. To me, there's no choice... if you can, get the LWB. Having an actual trunk is a concept that was totally foreign to me with the SWB Wrangler I had before this one. And you only loose a little bit of breakover angle and departure angle. alan wrote: > The SWB/LWB is a hard decision. I like SWB but the extra towing > capacity and cargo room of the LWB is nice. > > I have an ARB bumper & winch on my 2000 Sport. Will they fit the > Rubicon? Does the Rubicon have any new skid plates that would get in > the way of the ARB bumper? > > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:52:49 -0700, "SoK66" > > wrote: > > > > > wrote in message > oups.com... > >> 2005 offers the Rubicon Unlimited, 2004 only has the short wheelbase > >> version. > >> > >> My personal opinion is that the RU is the coolest vehicle the Jeep line > >> has ever manufactured, with a possible honorary exception for the > >> original Willys CJ. > > > >Rubicon is likely the best factory-equipped SWB Jeep ever for off roading, > >and a god all-around package as a daily driver. As far as '04 vs. '05, pick > >the best deal, there's only the 6 spped difernece that's of any note. (I'm > >not quite sure why we need a 6 speed in a TJ, other than perhaps it saves DC > >money in some way or another.) I'm not fond of the gray top[ & flares on the > >'05's I've seen lately, but I'm told they've been changed back to black on > >current production. > > > >If I was going to get one right now, I'd go for the Rubi Unlimited > >w/automatic, swap in a 5.5" Rubicon Express or Teraflex lift, some 35's, > >bumpers and a winch & call it done. > > |
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