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Nice choice. Truck looks great and like the Jurassic World logo. Unlike you, I did test drive a Rubicon. I drove both models on the same day and on the same test drive route. A few back roads with dips and bumps as well as highway speeds up tp 65. The Mojave was clearly the better driving vehicle. I have no desire to crawl over rocks so the Mojave was a no brainer for me. This is also my first ever Jeep and I love driving it every day. I was very particular when I started shopping and was very adamant about some of the options. I got everything on your list of things you would like to have except the adaptive cruise control. Blind spot was a must for me and a deal breaker without it. I installed a front camera on my last truck and loved it for parking and various situations so I made sure I got the factory front camera. I like to add lighting so the auxiliary switches were a huge desire. I have rear bumper LED lights, ditch lights and front off road lights with amber/white switchback LED's. Each is wired to the switches. The other great thing about the factory switches is you don't have to run wires through the fire wall because of the wires already being installed by the battery plus there are also the same wires tucked up under the passenger side dash. I ran my dash cam wires to the location under the dash for a simple install. With the ignition and battery wires, it was simple to have the dash cam come on when I start the truck plus it picks up movement to record when the truck is off. WIn win. I also wanted the cold weather package, towing and Alpine stereo. Figured if I'm going to get a new vehicle, I might as well get what I want since I'm old enough and worked long enough. I did upgrade some speakers for a little better sound. I agree that the bed could be a little deeper. There are a couple of times where I have had to flip up the tonneau for something to fit but it's not a deal breaker. I also like looking at my Mojave. Hope you get many years of enjoyment out of yours.Long answer to your question...
Always wanted a Jeep... wanted a Wrangler 4-Door Rubicon, only because I always heard and read that if you were buying a Jeep, it had to be a Rubicon
But I needed the bed for carrying house stuff and having to pull a trailer. I was never a truck person until I bought a Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison diesel when it came out... then I was hooked on having that handy bed to carry all kind of stuff. I had it for a few years until the emission stuff started acting up... it was gone quickly after that because I did not wanted to deal with that. I went ahead and traded it for my wife's car. We were working from home and I thought that we could get away with having just one car. Lasted only 5 months...not only did I wanted my own vehicle, I wanted another truck or something that at least could pull my small trailer.
Wife, on the other hand, did not wanted a Jeep Wrangler as she had a bad experience with a Jeep when she was younger...
We went to drop off our RV for service and on the way back I asked her to stop by the Jeep dealer just to test drive one. So she could see, and feel, how long these Jeeps have developed from the time she was in one.
Get to the dealer and they only had 4XE Wrangler Rubicons.... I was not interested on that drivetrain. Walking by the Wranglers we see a line of Gladiators and the gray color caught our attention. Specially with the cool orange accents.
We take it for a test drive. I let my wife do all the driving first... First comment out of her mouth is "Wow, this feels and drives great... you should buy this one".
There was no way I was going to miss that opportunity! Here I had the opportunity to get my first ever Jeep!
I never got to experience driving a Gladiator Rubicon... so I do not know if the ride is better or worse... but I do enjoy how this Mojave handles the imperfections on the road at high speeds.
I too, found strange how quickly, going slow over bumps, it can hit the bump-stops. Had to come here to find out it was normal.
Only thing that I wished was different is the height of the bed... too shallow for having my cooler under the tonneau cover... that is it.
If I ever change it, it will be for a newer version of it, because I would like to have:
Anyway, I really like this vehicle. I feel like a frigging little kid every time I get in it. It still does not get old to look at it and go "yeah, that looks cool as heck!"
- Front facing camera
- Adaptive cruise control
- Blind spot monitoring
- Factory auxiliary switches
- Heated seats and steering wheel
- Alpine Stereo
- Factory tow package
I hear you... reason I am considering trading mine in for the newer version with all the options that I want... I am not going to be able to add those to my current Mojave.Nice choice. Truck looks great and like the Jurassic World logo. Unlike you, I did test drive a Rubicon. I drove both models on the same day and on the same test drive route. A few back roads with dips and bumps as well as highway speeds up tp 65. The Mojave was clearly the better driving vehicle. I have no desire to crawl over rocks so the Mojave was a no brainer for me. This is also my first ever Jeep and I love driving it every day. I was very particular when I started shopping and was very adamant about some of the options. I got everything on your list of things you would like to have except the adaptive cruise control. Blind spot was a must for me and a deal breaker without it. I installed a front camera on my last truck and loved it for parking and various situations so I made sure I got the factory front camera. I like to add lighting so the auxiliary switches were a huge desire. I have rear bumper LED lights, ditch lights and front off road lights with amber/white switchback LED's. Each is wired to the switches. The other great thing about the factory switches is you don't have to run wires through the fire wall because of the wires already being installed by the battery plus there are also the same wires tucked up under the passenger side dash. I ran my dash cam wires to the location under the dash for a simple install. With the ignition and battery wires, it was simple to have the dash cam come on when I start the truck plus it picks up movement to record when the truck is off. WIn win. I also wanted the cold weather package, towing and Alpine stereo. Figured if I'm going to get a new vehicle, I might as well get what I want since I'm old enough and worked long enough. I did upgrade some speakers for a little better sound. I agree that the bed could be a little deeper. There are a couple of times where I have had to flip up the tonneau for something to fit but it's not a deal breaker. I also like looking at my Mojave. Hope you get many years of enjoyment out of yours.
Makes sense. Some options can be added (though difficult) and others cannot. Get what you want and enjoy it. Good luck on your future truck.
