The 3.7L in the old MDX was a beast too. 300hp and naturally aspirated in an ‘07 model year tank of an SUV…fun stuff. The JT is the only vehicle I have liked owning more.
I would love a mdx motor in these jeeps, but I have to say Jeep nailed it with the automatic transmission. This jeep has the best auto transmission of any car I've owned. I had a manual taco because the auto in those sucks sooo bad.
My Rubi wasn't much more than that. But that was 2021. Prices have gone up, I know. I probably would not be in a JT if I were buying right now.
My JTR is a 2021 & it was around 57k not even fully loaded. If you got a Rubicon JTR for 45k that sounds like a great deal or maybe missing the upgrades mine has? Fully loaded would have been well over 60k.
Manual (so $2k less right there), Cold Weather Package, LEDs, metal bumper, hard top, spray in liner, proximity locks, rubber mats, and nothing else. I don't have the 8.4 or the leather or the safety stuff. Also, $3500 dollar rebate back then when they couldn't move these things. Sticker was about $50k flat before the rebate. Only thing I wish I had is the advanced safety group. Base on a Rubi is still pretty nice. I think my price would be about the same as yours with Auto and without the rebate.
We owned a 2010 Acura ZDX Advance and it was a blast. The only vehicle we've gotten more "looks" in than the Gladiator. Burned oil like a mofo though. Crazy consumption from the 3.7L V6.
Can’t go wrong with a used Acura in my opinion. I bought both of mine with over 100k miles. I had no issues with the RDX and the only problem with the MDX was the Bluetooth hands free calling module was draining the battery.
Did you see my Jeep? It’s value is in line with the new Electric Silverado.
we need to be careful with EVs. I had an experience today (had to drive my ev to 200 miles to trade it for my dad's truck because if you followed this thread you know)
Had a 2013 chevy Volt which was an awesome vehicle went over a year without a visit to the gas station but what made it a more viable option was it had a gas onboard generator if it ran out of charge it would switch over which rarely happened. It got around 30 miles on a EV charge & 50 miles on a good day in the summer. I charged it overnight on 120v & it was my daily driver. The newer EV’s are getting 300+ of range but if I did a lot of traveling I’d probably lean towards a fueled vehicle.
I've wish they still made volts. it's better than my bolt for except you still had to get oil changes. I'm waiting for them to make the truck version and I think the 4xe jeeps will be it.
If its any consolidation - a co-worker of mine has a '20 Taco - would burn about 3/4 of oil between oil changes... engine lost power and was smoking -he just got a new engine about a month or so ago. Toyota =/= infallible reliability. Those days are over. The days of the 5vz, 22R are way behind us. Toyota is making mistakes just like the rest of them. The U.S. Tacoma is NOT the Hilux they sell overseas with the stout 4.0 (1GR). If you can do without a bed the current 4runner is a solid option as its essentially a Hilux without a bed (unfortunately gets worse gas mileage than most V8 full size trucks but other than not having a bed that is the only downside I see). Most manufactures are churning out cheap plastic crap nowadays.
that does make sense, I guess I'm just nostalgic. and I 100% need a bed. I do still love the jeeps looks and convertiblity.
