Maybe the silver was mine?
I live out on the east side of Orlando and work in the Research Park at UCF. I see maybe one other JT on my trips to and from work. Seen a handful in and around Oviedo area. White Rubicon in my neighborhood. Thus far I am the only Punk'n JT ive seen...few Punk'n JLs thou.
Well several reasons in no particular order. I do like the contrast of the black top and black fender flares. I don't need the off road capabilities of the Rubicon. The Sport S with max tow is more than capable for my needs. I could have ordered a Sport S with max tow and most every other option available to the Sport S including dual tops and would have saved close to $6000 vs what I paid for my Rubicon. With either model I still would have swapped out stock wheels and tires for aftermarket wheels and tires. With the Rubicon I installed the Alloy USA front 1.5" leveling kit and rear 0.75" Daystar spacer to give my Gladiator the look I wanted. It cost me $130. With a Sport S I would have done the same thing and been happy with the look. The only factory option that the Sport S would not have given me was the LED headlights but for under $1000 I could have added them on.
punk’n looks so cool...I work out in Oviedo every week so maybe I’ll bump into you...are there any secret spots to do any light wheeling? I seen at least 2-3 different ones everyday but I drive around the city all day for a living.....
I dont think so...it was a sport s in winter park area about 3 o’clock
It's about the perfect overlanding base vehicle. Well perfect would be 550 lb four cylinder diesel with manual transmission imo...the cummins r2.8 or the baby duramax would be wonderful, the 4bt a little too heavy at 750 lbs imo. The pentastar a great flexible motor so we got it pretty dang good already. I'd be down with a 2.5-2.8 liter turbo four gasser too, the ranger motor would be a good one. I guess i got a thing for boost, someday i want to scratch that itch. My sport s with 6-speed may get the little cummins r2.8 one day down the road when/if the pentastar starts to wimp out. Planning very long term ownership, jeeps are the best for that sort of plan.
Hehe, you mean the camping craze?Lastly...anyone noticed this overlanding craze?
I still see a difference in camping and overlanding. There's definitely overlap, but I think people like to say they're overlanding now because it sounds "cooler".
Ya, lol, i may be poking a little fun at this rack and overhead tent trend, getting a little out of hand imo but hey. That's a lot of stuff bolted on to a vehicle for a smaller percentage of time a year. Also, ruins the sweet lines of a clean JT imo. Ultralight gear available at all the hiking places, toss er in and go. Whats wrong with a tent on the ground? I'd kill myself on that ladder for the 2 am pee breaks. I digress...i'm for the trend if it sells a bazillion more JT's.
I saw 2 red JT Sports on I-4 in Orlando earlier today.
