Hello everyone!

I'm new to this forum and a hopeful future Wrangler owner.

I currently have a '18 Grand Cherokee (my 3rd Jeep overall) so I'm pretty familiar with the Jeep brand. I also have a '16 WRX which I'm looking to trade in for a JLU.

I'm new to this scene so please excuse my naivety.

I think I know want I want, but not sure what everything is.
What draws me to the JL is the new styling, technology options, and the Mojito green color.

I'm looking at a JLU Sahara in Mojito with LED, cold weather, aux switches, black hard top, all-terrain tires, Alpine audio system, 8.4" display, and remote prox keys.

Here's where I need your advice:

• Does this configuration make sense?
• Should I spend the extra money for leather Sahara seats?
• Are the AUX switches worth it? If I add a light bar, I can't wire it to one of those switches right?
• How does the 3.6 manual compare to "sports car" manuals like my WRX?
• Do I want the all-terrain tires?
• I'm hoping to get all of this out the door for $40k or less. Is that too aggressive?
• Does anyone know when the Mojito ordering opens up?

Sorry for all the questions. I tried searching on some of these topics but most of the information I found is before the JL was actually out in the world.

I don't have any major plans for my JL other than some lighting and styling stuff. Can't lift it due to my low garage height so that's out and any tires that are going to add significant overall height.

Thanks!

 

If you want leather get leather, yes you can control a light bar from the aux switch, compared to a WRX the JLU will be a dog, yes you want AT tires unless you think they are too aggressive, you don't need mud terrains, I assume $40k+ your trade, no markup in wranglers and you don't see big discounts on them.I would not expect more then $2500 off sticker for one. I thought Mojito was a current color?

 

In regards to leather, keep in mind you can do some really nice designs with Katzkins further down the road if you'd like. It's not necessarily a now or never thing. Same goes for butt warmers if that matters to you. I actually think my after market warmers perform better than my buddy's factory ones as the pads have a larger coverage.

 

My thinking would be to get what you cannot compromise on in terms of choice of body color and basic wants and luxuries (the Sahara is an excellent place to start). After that, it's all aftermarket preferences, from tires and so on....but, trust me, you WILL change your mind 100x before you settle for a particular something-something. One day you'll like OEM or even some other fabrication, the next you'll see what some Jeeper or Jeepette found to add to theirs and wish you would've thought it through differently. It's a vicious, never ending cycle, all by design and according to plan by Dr. Evil. The world could end tomorrow and most of us would just still be Googling for Jeep parts.

Enjoy the trip!

 

My daughter is wanting wheels for her rubicon. She wants the Fuel D546 how do I know what offset to order if she wants it to stick out some?? She has BF Goodrich All Terrain tires 285 70 R17 on there now. Wanting to keep the 17’s

 

Just note the backspacing and advise when ordering the rims. Something like 5" backspacing will stick out some but be careful of death wobble when you do this. I use stock wheels and have 34" tires as they are 75 sidewalls not 70. If you stick outtoo though you end up having to trim the fenders to prevent rubbing.

 

• Does this configuration make sense? - depends what you want to do, but in general - yes.
• Should I spend the extra money for leather Sahara seats? - yes, however if you are going to expose them to rain, snow, mud, probably not.
• Are the AUX switches worth it? If I add a light bar, I can't wire it to one of those switches right? No downside other than a minor price increase.
• How does the 3.6 manual compare to "sports car" manuals like my WRX? Haven;t driven a WRX however it's a very different vehicle so the gear roation spacing is likely to be different but more practical.
• Do I want the all-terrain tires? For all purpose use, yes - if you drive unsurfaced roads (which is presumably your intention) then AT will be far better than HT. If you plan to spend time in mud holes then MT may be better but will be noisy and have poor grip on wet tarmac.
• I'm hoping to get all of this out the door for $40k or less. Is that too aggressive? Depends on the age and mileage/kilometreage
• Does anyone know when the Mojito ordering opens up? Don;t understand the question.