This sounds like a great build I wish I planned my build out more like this before getting started.

 

I only paid $6k more for my JKUR with everything than I paid for my JKUSport with zero on it. Deals can be had just gotta look for them.

 

Good to see this bring some conversation, appreciate the opinions.

I am always looking for deals on the Rubi, have two salesmen with a spec sheet looking for any already built that meet my desires that I could negotiate a little more on then a freshly ordered vehicle. However I'm only interested in new because our bank offers an extra year on the loan for new which makes a substantial difference in the value of my upgrades to keep payment where I want.

When the day comes that I have parts on hand and a jeep to turn bolts on I will make a build thread and post step by step. I expect to start before august.

I will be doing all the work shy of mounting and balancing the tires lol, I'll be doing the gearing, and if I end up with the sport, the axle assembly swap


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Interesting that you have a picture that I took of one of my past Jeeps as your avatar.

 

Since the resale value is something you put stock in, why not buy used? Especially since you won't be keeping the axles and such, there are plenty of soccer mom rubis out there to buy that haven't left pavement.

 

Used loans are a year shorter then new loans from my bank and that raises the payment for the same upgrades substantially which I actually already mentioned


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Yeah but sometimes you can pick up a gently used, maybe even a couple year old Rubi for about half or a little more then the price of a new one. Maybe even drive it as is until you can save up some funds to do your build. Should substantially lower your your payments and not to mention the all interest you would fork out to pay back the debt. But it sounds like you have already got your mind set on a new Rubicon so good luck with your build.

 

The thing is though... No. You can't. Wranglers have one of the best resale values of any vehicle out there. You can grab a new JKUR in the $35K range. Now. Show me a 2012+ JKUR that is even remotely close to half. Spoiler alert. It won't even be close.

 

Well a new loaded 4 door Rubicon sells for anywhere around $45-48K in Canada. I picked up a 3.5 year old one at the time with 36,000 kms (20,000mi) in a private sale for $24,500. Guess I got lucky...

Wish I could grab a new one for $35K!

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Jeep/Wran...howcpo=ShowCPO

 

I got my new jkur with 1200 km on it still brand new vehicle from dealer and was a left over 13 in the fall I paid 35 all in with taxes. With every option possible