I should have said "Wrangler" and not Jeep. May be a regional thing, but around here they don't negotiate much on new ones and it makes no sense to buy a used one due to the resale value. Similar to 4Runners and Tacomas. I suspect the first few runs will get stupid money, then settle down around MSRP around me at least. Then again, I've been wrong about tons of shit in my life so who knows. Seems like other people in this thread have seen pretty high values on them in the past as well, but YMMV.
The ridiculous thing is the "smaller size trucks" nowadays are as big or bigger than the "full size" trucks from 10-15 years ago.
Assuming the new one isn't on a pickup chassis yes, night and day compared to an S10/Colorado/whatever chassis and that's before adding a better suspension and axles and everything that the one pictured will come with compared to an S10 with a body kit.
Ain't none of 'em like they used to be. The smell of rotting canvas, a bed that gave no fucks about what got loaded into it, suspension that warranted kidney belts and, most importantly, you only needed a simple compliment of tools for service/maintenance/repair...but goddamn if you couldn't run over trees and keep goin'.
And that’s exaxtly what’s kept me from buying a diesel Colorado. Now, I have to see what this Jeep is like in the flesh.
And so will Moab. This will be a very popular setup for the Overland crowd as well. The rubi’s with 35’s are gonna sell like crazy.
This. I had a 1998 Tacoma SR5, 4WD, Xtra cab, 5 speed, V6, with a mild lift and 33s. Damn, I loved that truck. Now, the Tacoma is so much larger than my old one. Today, there are no compact pickups. I really wish someone would bring that segment of the market back. I think they'd sell. Of course, you'd have the detractors, saying how it's not a "real truck", but for what a lot of people need truck for these days, a truck like my 98 Tacoma would be just fine. You don't need an F250 to haul a few sheets of plywood home from Lowe's.
