Saharas = Mall Crawlers?
08-02-2011, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryan0260
Couldn't have said it better. I also have a sahara jku that is being built and modded as money allows. Also people who don't like the unlimiteds should realize that they probably saved the jeep name. Before they were introduced jeep sales were way down and building the 4 door opened a whole new option in jeeping for a lot of people. It allows much more versatility for a lot of buyers and you can still wheel and build them as much as the 2 doors
08-02-2011, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ChryslerChris
I might have unintentionally lit a fuse with this thread but This was Exactly what I was trying to say - the JKU and Sahara were designed to be solid to the masses. To have mass market appeal. While I'm happy as a clam that our beloved brand is profitable because of this, I'm a little irate with the not-quite-Jeeper crowd it pulled in. Everyone on this forum are excluded - just had to throw it in there judging from the highly defensive and emotional natures of the replies
08-02-2011, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by danmojo82
I just wonder when theyre going to start the "Jeep Wave" and "_____ is not a real jeep" categories on the Forum. 
08-02-2011, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Canyonrunner
Yikes Chris! Afraid you really opened up a can of worms. If Erica would just post up some more pics it would probably help settle my nerves.
Erica! Erica!FYI this was NOT my intention at all! I was just thinking out loud. This monster took on a life if it's own.
08-02-2011, 11:28 AM
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Oh, I believe you. I myself love any Jeep, but I understand what you meant. I also have a built up 80 series Land Cruiser. I've seen more of those as grocery getter/mall crawlers than I can count. As someone mentioned, people buy Jeeps for different reasons... and that's cool. Nothing to get the panties all in a bunch about.
08-02-2011, 11:32 AM
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No offense to the guys and gals who use their Saharas for offroading and doing the JK name proud (you're definitely excluded from this generalization), but I can't help but think that the Sahara and it's matching colored hard-top, fenders and chromed out bumper accents were just MADE for the soccer moms and I-ain't-into-that-Jeep-culture-thingy people out there? 
Hey have to keep the brand profitable, right? 
Hey have to keep the brand profitable, right? Jeep was smart to give us variety.
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Last edited by yhudson; 08-02-2011 at 11:32 AM. Reason: need to include gals
08-02-2011, 11:36 AM
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As far as I remeber, Jeeps had painted fenders from the first CJ's until the last TJ's. It's only the JK that comes with plastic fenders. So... Is the old CJ5 sitting in the yard too good to go off road now?
