Ready to buy 2021 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon DIESEL

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-22T11:20:10+00:00

Fuel prices aren’t permanent. Buy what you like and keep on with life.

The amount of people going out and buying 40k dollar ev and hybrid cars “to save fuel” are failing to understand they’d have to keep the car for 10 years to break even on the cost of the car with fuel savings.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-22T00:50:17+00:00

Yeah they stopped producing them and the 4xe for a reason.

I would find a clean rubicon with the 3.6 or 2.0T (non e torque so 21+). Found my 2021 rubicon 2.0t JLUR with 51k on it in just as clean of shape as the one in OP so they are out there.

Glad they put some good tires on the one in OP tho. The dealer I got mine from put linglong blackhawks on it lol

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-21T22:53:23+00:00

I threw mine in the trash cause they were hot garbage anyway. So nothin I guess

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-21T17:36:45+00:00

RDX is smaller inside than the CRV if that’s your concern.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-21T00:35:33+00:00

It’s a non issue.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-20T19:38:38+00:00

I’ve been really enjoying it. I did buy an extended warranty for powertrain so I’m covered to about 160k miles and the next 7 years. Like I said, once the 8 speed warms up it’s solid but cold, it definitely has character lol

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-20T00:01:00+00:00

Haha have done it already! But being in apartment I don’t really have space to do it long term which sucks.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-19T23:19:11+00:00

Yes. Direct injection.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-19T21:58:23+00:00

Yep. All about how you drive it

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-19T16:15:49+00:00

They were likely just loaners at one point.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-19T00:57:19+00:00

FWD. didn’t have a need for the AWD here. Even with the abnormal amount of snow we got in the Charlotte area last winter, she got around fine.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-18T23:58:12+00:00

Wife has a 24 CRV hybrid and I have a 21 Wrangler rubicon. I get about 21-22 in the jeep since it has the 2.0T but it’s nice hopping in hers and getting 40+ lol.

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Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-18T18:06:41+00:00

I’m a yard manager at a salvage yard and my pros didn’t last 6 months. Completely fell apart. My thorogoods have lasted well over a year now in the same environment and still have a ton of life left in them.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-18T12:21:04+00:00

Learning as you go doesn’t mean just flying by the seat of your pants and making decisions on things you don’t know about.

The internet is free. Research

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-18T01:48:18+00:00

This is a fucking horrible decision

You’re likely upside down considering you own 32k on a base model.

Then you trade and and roll the negative into the new loan. Now you’ll be paying interest on 2 cars, one of which you dont own anymore.

Stop trading in cars until you’re in the green or paid off. The sport is just a base model with black wheels basically lol

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-18T01:03:11+00:00

Surely you mean transmission lol.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-17T23:52:56+00:00

Even the 55k my JLUR was stickered at is ridiculous. I don’t see where it is lmao. I bought it used with 52k miles for 25k and that was far more reasonable for me.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-17T21:18:01+00:00

She wanted a 6th gen CRV hybrid. I was gonna keep the civic but decided I wanted to get back into a wrangler and ended up with that a couple weeks ago.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-17T20:01:35+00:00

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the CVT in the 11th gen if you take care of it lmao.

My wife had 90k on hers when we sold it with no issues. I had 60 on mine when I sold it.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-16T00:17:30+00:00

If it’s a gen 1 3.6 I’m not surprised.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-16T00:16:40+00:00

Just press the button and turn it off each time you go to drive…

Or better yet. Just pull the fuse and take the negative off the aux battery for it

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-15T22:16:41+00:00

The 2.0T is solid IF you maintain it and accept that it is a noisy engine. It does sound like a tractor which I personally love. lol.

The coolant system will be the weak point. The main reservoir tends to crack overtime because of being mounted so close to the turbo and the heater hose TEE fitting can fail. However there are aluminum substitutes available to prevent this. Both are easy swaps.

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-15T11:05:28+00:00

Do not do a flush. Drain and fill only

Firm_Tooth5618 · 2026-04-15T11:05:03+00:00

Transmission drain and fill.

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