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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370
Just wanna stress I'm not a hardcore prepper. lol. I just am prepped enough to get the f..k outta dodge if I have to??? I'm not spending wads on this shyt. lol. But it's made me re-think the cars and other items I buy... Really good advice. I was looking at the unlimited and Grand cherokee. I figured a Good AWD pkg with underbody protection was where i was leaning. I just thought the cherokee was worth a look too since they were trying to make it respectable again. I didn't think it would before it's release. 
Went to dealer 5 days ago. Looks like I can get a properly equipped Grand Cherokee limited for $42,000. A properly equipped MOAB edition Wrangler unlimited for $44,000.
The FJ, seems like a better value... But I rather own a jeep. I think parts would be much easier to come by.
I might look into getting one of the older chassis's like you mentioned? We'll see. |
If you go new jeep I'd skip the Moab unless you want the look-pretty goodies.
You can get a rubicon unlimited for 36 ish, and a sport for 32ish with no issue.
The upstream jeeps are rarely a good deal. You can build a sport into a rubicon for less than the price delta. That said, the rubicons do hold value well when it comes time to sell
In my mind, the newer jeeps are worthwhile if offroading is not a priority and using the vehicle as an SUV is a regular occurrence. If you go that route, I'd go unlimited with a hard top.