Buyers remorse but trim not Jeep.

[Jefe1018]

Take what you’d lose on the trade, buy a nice lift, wheels, 35’s, lynx sway bar disconnect, maybe fenders and some OEM looking stickers. You’ll never know the difference.

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[Bacstar]

You can build it out, exactly like you want it for less money than what you would lose trading it in for a Mojave. Plus, after you get a Mojave it's only a matter of time before you start modifying that too.

This... i bought a 2020 overland back in late 2019. with upgrades as I gained offroading experience, i've ended up with better quality components and a setup just as good or better than a rubicon or mojave.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Not a popular opinion around here, but I say "buy what you'll use". If the truck is currently doing all the things you want then flipping it for more debt is just gonna leave you with a more expensive toy. . .and more debt lol.

I agree - and I'd say to the OP -

I'm on my second Overland and if they still made them, my next would be Overland but they've forced me out of them for the future.
An Overland will do quite a few tough areas - don't sell it short, and you can add 3rd party front sway bar disconnects very very easily.
There's a lot of people taking Overland out on the trails, Sports and others as well. You don't "NEED" Mojave necessarily, and they are more sand/desert/dune duty.
If you are insistent on really hard rocky trails - RUBICON is the thing.
Take that overland out with sway bar disconnects and see just how well it might do.
With the money difference, you can afford a lot of mods.

 

[Chunky White]

I have a 23 gladiator overland. It’s my first jeep. Always liked them but thought the price was too high. Well I noticed an offer for a 61 k overland for 45 k. I’m a fan of a good deal. Figured for the price. Why not. I bought it. Well to my surprise. It must have brought out the kid still In me. Well I love this thing way more than imagined I would. Well now I am
Thinking the way I use it. I should have got a Mojave. I assumed I would like the luxury feature more of the overland but now the Mojave is calling my name. Not sure if I’m going to act on it yet. But either way I’m enjoying this truck. Did some light trails and once again. Didn’t think I would but I’m all in now. Oh well maybe I’ll catch a desperate dealer that wants to give me an incredible trade deal. I have put 8 k miles on it in 3 months. I can only say. A truck comes in handy more than you may imagine

Buy a quality suspension lift, wheels with a more negative offset, bigger tires and add a rear locker. Make it yours and save some money if you believe you would do any upgrades to a Mojave. I don't see the point of a Mojave unless you live and wheel near the desert where you will drive faster than normal off road. Or buy a used Ram TRX

 

[FloridaMan655321]

I will keep repeating myself over and over and over again. Mojave is always the answer

 

[JCappy]

I have, and it led me to the purchase decision i made. I owned a willys for 6 months, and when i was considering an upgrade drove both the rubicon and mojave. rubicon was too bouncy and didn't eat bumps the way the mojave did.

I agree with you completely. I drove both before I made my first Jeep purchase. Took the same roads on a 15 minute drive and there was clearly a difference on how they handled and took bumps in the road. I have no desire to rock crawl and liked the way the Mojave looks and handles. Love driving my new Jeep.

 

[Willpower1]

Yep

 

[ttn333]

I have a 23 gladiator overland. It’s my first jeep. Always liked them but thought the price was too high. Well I noticed an offer for a 61 k overland for 45 k. I’m a fan of a good deal. Figured for the price. Why not. I bought it. Well to my surprise. It must have brought out the kid still In me. Well I love this thing way more than imagined I would. Well now I am
Thinking the way I use it. I should have got a Mojave. I assumed I would like the luxury feature more of the overland but now the Mojave is calling my name. Not sure if I’m going to act on it yet. But either way I’m enjoying this truck. Did some light trails and once again. Didn’t think I would but I’m all in now. Oh well maybe I’ll catch a desperate dealer that wants to give me an incredible trade deal. I have put 8 k miles on it in 3 months. I can only say. A truck comes in handy more than you may imagine

If you can afford it, get what you want. When I built out my Rubicon, I decided to get every option that I wanted. The price difference wasn't that much over the number of years I'll be driving it. Plus, to add it on afterward would be much more costly (like front locker).

rubicons and mojaves are identically priced

that's just not accurate

Here we go. Nothing wrong with wanting different capabilities. Rubicon is a great model and serves it purposes admirably. Mojave is a great model too. But let's not pretend the Rubicon has every benefit the Mojave has. They are built to be different models at the same price point, and as such excel at different things.

Nah, Rubicon is definitely the better choice. J/K. I think people should get whatever they want. I'm sure everyone has reasoned out their choices prior to the purchase. I picked the Rubi for the fron and rear locker, also knowing I would be replacing the suspension immediately.

 

[GeneralMaximus]

Test drove both the Rubi and Mojave had identically rides. The previous statement is 100% true

You must have driven on some smooth roads. Take any speed bump at +5mph and you’ll notice the difference immediately

 

[Rockstar19]

Yep

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[johnchabin]

As far as price difference mentioned in above posts... I do agree sticker was similar, however dealer's here where discounting rubicons far greater than mojave's. That was on both lot vehicles and pre-owned. Average seemed about 5 to 6k less for rubi.

I had a very short time to shop, but the Mojave’s I saw in December were 5-6k more expensive than the Rubicons, as stated above.

 

[Escape.idiocracy]

I think the more that you get out and use it the more you are going to realize the break over angle is rough and end up turtled…. Which will lead to the road of yes- 37-40” tires are the way…. which will lead to a 2.5-3” lift for said tires… at which point you will look back and likely be happy with your decision to not have gone with the Mojave.

Build the jeep as you go. Be methodical with your build to reduce the amount of money being spent twice… come to appreciate the saying buy once cry once. Shocks are hands down the best money you will spend on your suspension- and can truly make or break the experience….. there are better shocks out there than “factory Mojave” shocks which is half the upper hand with the Mojave. Hydro bumps can be had by all the big brands. And the “frame reinforcement”…. Well some of that can’t be made up easily- but unless you plan on going air borne ??‍ not sure that’s worth it. - I say this, but I have a diesel rubicon- so it has the same beef

 

[IamFrank]

My two cents, if you are going to upgrade, Id certainly not consider anything except the Rubicon. It is the most capable Gladiator, if for no other reason, for the lockers both front and rear as well as the sway bar disconnects. But like many have said, you can add things to your Overland slowly as you go so you can skip the $15k or more debt and awful interest rate you’ll take on if you trade. Again, just my two cents, for what it’s worth.

 

[WVKev]

The biggest issue that you are going to run into is the absolute beating that you will take on trade in value for your current Gladiator.

 

[Camaroboi13]

Several posts telling you what you should or shouldn’t do, and not once did you explain WHY you want the Mojave. I can damn near promise you the Overland is more capable off road than you are. I chose the Overland because they didn’t make a Mojave in a diesel.

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