2012 Jeep Wrangler Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Jeep

image2012 Jeep Wrangler Long-Term Road Test

Our test of the 2012 Jeep Wrangler is complete after 19 months, 32,000 miles and $8,600 in modifications.

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  • mmmm4mmmm4 Member Posts: 8
    The Jeep cost you over 30K including the mods and you sold it for 17k. That's nearly 45% depreciation and not 23%. I guess you just don't get anything back for mods even on the Jeep.
  • joefrompajoefrompa Member Posts: 64
    The wrap up is missing a bit more context about the stock off-road capabilities. When you read it, Edmunds is making it sound like this car needs a lift kit and 33" tires to really off-road. But is that accurate? My understanding is that those modifications are for very few real situations and are mostly a "stance" modification preferred by a lot of Jeep owners.
  • joefrompajoefrompa Member Posts: 64
    mmmm4 - Correct, you do not recoup mod costs.
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    Another piece with space for comments and no button to view them. Hellooo, Mr/Mrs/Miss Webmaster, can you hear me? I'm disappointed that you never got around to fitting proper axle ratios. Big wheels and original ratios is cheap verging on ghetto.
  • yellowmiatayellowmiata Member Posts: 23
    Looks like the cost of the upgrades didn't quite make sense rather than getting a factory warrantied higher end model, but the DIY is worth it in my book.
    Sad that IL has still kept this poor format rather than returning to InsideLine.com. Two plus days after this was posted and I'm the first to comment? IL, please go back to your origina format. Sunk cost be damned.
    Kevin
  • yellowmiatayellowmiata Member Posts: 23
    Whoops, looks like the website just doesn't have a button to view comments. Still 5 comments over a holiday weekend?
    Kevin
  • darthbimmerdarthbimmer Member Posts: 606
    I've enjoyed following along with your ownership experience of modifying an off-road vehicle. In retrospect, how do you regard your decision to buy a cheap, base model Wrangler and build it up versus buying a model that comes from the factory with most or all of the improvements you added on? It looks to me like a clear losing proposition-- the new-car warranty didn't cover your DIY work and you recouped none of the thousands of dollars of costs when you sold the vehicle.
  • desmoliciousdesmolicious Member Posts: 671
    there never was a follow up to the cylinder head replacement as promised. as a 2012 owner i am very interested...
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