Author Topic: Test Drive: 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (Read 3440 times)

AutoTrader.ca · « **on:** September 06, 2018, 11:13:26 am »

A Jeep thing for the whole family.
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Gurgie · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2018, 11:27:02 am »

The interior is a huge leap forward over my 2014! I'd happily buy one again

OliverD · « **Reply #2 on:** September 06, 2018, 11:28:24 am »

There's a mistake in the price as the leather seat option is listed twice so the as tested price is too high by $995.

Fobroader · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2018, 11:29:15 am »

Great review. I would love one of these as a replacement for our 07....not out of the family, just relegated from DD status to offroad toy. A nice, shiny new Sahara with all the bells and whistles would make a great new daily driver.

Gurgie · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2018, 11:33:40 am »

Quote from: Fobroader on September 06, 2018, 11:29:15 am

Great review. I would love one of these as a replacement for our 07....not out of the family, just relegated from DD status to offroad toy. A nice, shiny new Sahara with all the bells and whistles would make a great new daily driver.

OliverD · « **Reply #5 on:** September 06, 2018, 11:39:37 am »

Quote from: Fobroader on September 06, 2018, 11:29:15 am

Great review. I would love one of these as a replacement for our 07....not out of the family, just relegated from DD status to offroad toy. A nice, shiny new Sahara with all the bells and whistles would make a great new daily driver.

Fob, is that you?

Fobroader · « **Reply #6 on:** September 06, 2018, 11:42:42 am »

Quote from: OliverD on September 06, 2018, 11:39:37 am

Quote from: Fobroader on September 06, 2018, 11:29:15 am
Great review. I would love one of these as a replacement for our 07....not out of the family, just relegated from DD status to offroad toy. A nice, shiny new Sahara with all the bells and whistles would make a great new daily driver.

Fob, is that you?

If it goes sideways, I'm sure I could pawn off the smoldering heap on some wide eyed Jeep groupie for what I paid for it a few years down the road. I know its a Fiatsler, being half Italian means the electrics are shot coming down the assembly line, but maybe they didn't screw it up as bad...maybe....

dirtyjeffer · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2018, 12:39:04 pm »

i love the new JLs...i'd likely get a Rubicon...not because i'd really intend to do some serious off roading, but moreso because i like the way it looks...i know, i'm silly that way.

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2018, 03:03:48 pm »

Man, that interior is light years away from my old YJ

OliverD · « **Reply #9 on:** September 06, 2018, 03:08:34 pm »

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on September 06, 2018, 03:03:48 pm

Man, that interior is light years away from my old YJ

As is the price!

Gurgie · « **Reply #10 on:** September 06, 2018, 03:37:28 pm »

Quote from: OliverD on September 06, 2018, 03:08:34 pm

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on September 06, 2018, 03:03:48 pm
Man, that interior is light years away from my old YJ

As is the price!

I don't know... YJ's weren't that cheap either... a Laredo in 1989 had a starting price of ~$15k US about the same price as a Honda Accord back then.

tortoise · « **Reply #11 on:** September 06, 2018, 03:38:55 pm »

And then you had to add the rear seats as an option!

lebowski · « **Reply #12 on:** September 06, 2018, 03:40:17 pm »

Have always been a fan of Wranglers and this new JL really looks great with the subtle tweaks they did - in particular that character line (or whatever it's called) running along the doors, just as it does on the LR Defender 110.

This would be an awesome "fun car", but as a shameless urbanite, for $60k, I gotta say I see far more value in a loaded and still-very-capable Grand Cherokee.

OliverD · « **Reply #13 on:** September 06, 2018, 03:42:48 pm »

Quote from: Gurgie on September 06, 2018, 03:37:28 pm

Quote from: OliverD on September 06, 2018, 03:08:34 pm
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on September 06, 2018, 03:03:48 pm
Man, that interior is light years away from my old YJ

As is the price!

I don't know... YJ's weren't that cheap either... a Laredo in 1989 had a starting price of ~$15k US about the same price as a Honda Accord back then.

Today a base Sahara is a hell of a lot more expensive than a base Accord.

Quote from: tortoise on September 06, 2018, 03:38:55 pm

And then you had to add the rear seats as an option!

It was standard on the Laredo, which was effectively the Sahara of its day.

Edit: You could also get a base 1989 for $8995 USD. The Lardeo was the top model.

ALin · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2018, 01:20:13 am »

Quote from: OliverD on September 06, 2018, 11:28:24 am

There's a mistake in the price as the leather seat option is listed twice so the as tested price is too high by $995.

Good eye! It completely slipped by me when I was formatting the pricing list. I've corrected the article with the correct options total and as-tested price.
Thanks for the heads up!

Brig · « **Reply #15 on:** September 07, 2018, 06:43:57 am »

It does put a smile on your face. But for some reason, the exposed gas cap bothers me. Too tempting for gas thieves, maybe?

Gurgie · « **Reply #16 on:** September 07, 2018, 08:08:07 am »

Quote from: Brig on September 07, 2018, 06:43:57 am

It does put a smile on your face. But for some reason, the exposed gas cap bothers me. Too tempting for gas thieves, maybe?

Never had an issue once in the 2yrs I had mine... but I do understand the feeling.

johngenx · « **Reply #17 on:** September 07, 2018, 09:50:41 am »

In Alberta, we've had some gas thieves, and honestly, I'd rather have a non-locking gas cap because they've been working around the caps by drilling a hole in your gas tank. Take my gas, it's maybe a hundred bucks, but a new tank?

greengs · « **Reply #18 on:** September 07, 2018, 11:36:27 am »

Watched Motormouth's review on this last night. He claims according to CBB these have 91% market value after 4 years! If that's the case and you can actually come close to getting that much if you sell it after 48 months, these are a bargain regardless of the MSRP.

tooscoops · « **Reply #19 on:** September 07, 2018, 12:48:41 pm »

yeah, but they can't keep that up. it has retained 91% of it's value from back then, because back then, the transaction price was only 80% of the new transaction prices for a jk. only way it will be worth 91% of current msrp is if in 4 years, a new jl is 63 grand.