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08-11-2006, 02:00 AM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
How different are they really?
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08-11-2006, 02:12 AM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
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How different are they really?
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Not that I have but try driving both for a month each as a DD and then see if you have to ask that question 
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08-11-2006, 02:34 AM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
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Not that I have but try driving both for a month each as a DD and then see if you have to ask that question |
X2... I had a 94 Soft-Top Wrangler Sport and a 2002 Hard-top Wrangler Sport. Wrangler was great offroad but IMO the H3 is FAR better. Everyday driving the Wrangler will beat the H3LL out of you (even with a soft-top). And traveling in the Wrangler, forget it! No luggage or passenger room.
These trucks are no where near comparable (except for maybe gas mileage and acceleration)...
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08-11-2006, 04:38 AM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
Yese, but the new redesigened Wrangler will have a better ride.
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08-11-2006, 04:47 AM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
A friend here in Cabo bought a totally loaded rubicon last year. It is really nice, with insane suspension all the bells and whistles, but on a short trip down the highway towards an off road trail, I could barely keep from wearing my cup of coffee. That wheel base is so short I could only imagine how it would feel sitting in the back seat! They are very nice rigs and off-road capable, not to mention that they do come with more ground clearance that a stock hummer. Not sure how they compare on approach angles, but would guess they are similar. As it was said earlier in this thread, these two vehicles are not really comparable, since the jeep is not really that practical on-road.
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08-11-2006, 04:57 AM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
Well it will be interisting to see how well the new one rides.
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08-11-2006, 04:58 AM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
I test drove the '06 Wrangler Unlimited, and all I can say is, that was pehaps the worst riding vehicle I have ever ridden in. It shook so hard, it was hard to see. The new '07s are suppose to ride better, but we'll see.
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08-11-2006, 02:30 PM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
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They are very nice rigs and off-road capable, not to mention that they do come with more ground clearance that a stock hummer. Not sure how they compare on approach angles, but would guess they are similar.
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Stock, I like the H3 better. But lifted, the Jeep gets the nod for angles and articulation! Here's my Jeep on Tip Over Challenge/Hell's Revenge in Moab...
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08-11-2006, 04:39 PM
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Re: H3 VS new Rubicon Wrangler......
I think the 2007 Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited with be a great vehicle with all the goodies like 4:1 low range, front and rear lockers, and an eletronically dissconnecting front sway bar.
Even with the hard top it is still a Jeep.
It is slightly wider than the 2006 model and has a better suspension.
The H3 will still be a better all around vehicle. The Rubicon will excel off road.
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