I finally got one :)

[GorillaBiscuit]

I just picked up a super clean 05 LJ Rubicon with 46k miles.
It only took two years of searching, but I think the wait paid off. Lol

 

[Rollin20z]

Looks clean....Congrats

Only thing your missing is the light bar and angry grill now, oh and some diamond plate.

 

[GorillaBiscuit]

Looks clean....Congrats

Only thing your missing is the light bar and angry grill now, oh and some diamond plate.

Oh yea! 15 light sets of lights, angry eyes, and a huge winch that completely blocks the radiator and I'll be ready to tackle ALL the mall parking lots!!! Lol!!

 

[Alex01]

Great find. Auto or manual?

 

[GorillaBiscuit]

Hey Alex, it's an auto.

 

[Jamison C]

Ok I’m gonna be the first to ask how much you picked that up for I didn’t like LJs at first but they’ve grown on me, I’ve been looking around.

 

[Alex01]

Hey Alex, it's an auto.

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That's one desirable combo you found. It looks great.

 

[GorillaBiscuit]

I got it for $24,400. I know that's up there in price, but it's abnormally clean. It looks brand new, super clean and no rust anywhere. My wife says it's way nicer than her 2013 Prius. Lol

 

[Jamison C]

I got it for $24,400. I know that's up there in price, but it's abnormally clean. It looks brand new, super clean and no rust anywhere. My wife says it's way nicer than her 2013 Prius. Lol

I’d say for the price you made out pretty good! That rig will last you forever and is built to handle anything!

 

[PNBLD]

I got it for $24,400. I know that's up there in price, but it's abnormally clean. It looks brand new, super clean and no rust anywhere. My wife says it's way nicer than her 2013 Prius. Lol

I believe her (very sharp jeep)

 

[GorillaBiscuit]

Thanks Jamison C!
I'm not going to lie, it was more than I wanted to spend, but I'm really hoping it lasts a long time and not give me too many headaches. Lol
I've already got a ton of questions. Lol.

 

[Jamesval035]

Man, I do like a red lj rubi. Found a 06 red lj rubi not too far from me wig 80k for $13g’s! Too bad I just put 6k into my lady a few months ago..

 

[Viking Jeeper]

I am actively looking for the right LJR and yours absolutely fits the bill of "right". I would prefer a manual but would get the right Jeep with an auto. I was afraid you might have paid that much. Seems to be what they go for right now. I'll keep looking but may move forward to making mods on my TJ.

 

[Jamison C]

I think it depends. I found a dark blue LJR in Phoenix for 13k. It has 180k on the clock but it looks well taken care of. Aside from the wheels it looks stock.

Autotrader is good too. I’ve found several LJRs for under 20k. But they have higher mileage or blemishes.

@GorillaBiscuit definitely got a good buy. I see most people trying to sell their low-mileage, clean LJRs in the upwards of 28-40k. I saw one last week for 48k

 

[GorillaBiscuit]

Dang! 48k!! 48k, I'd buy a brand new JL rubicon for that price! Lol.
I think sticker price back in 05 was only like 25k or something like that. If someone offered me more than 30k for mine I'd probably sell it real quick! Lol
An 05 LJ Rubicon came up for sale an hour away from me, it had like 30k miles and was not nearly as nice! The whole bottom was bright orange with surface rust. They wanted $30,000 for it!

 

[glwood]

Very nice indeed. Any suspension mods?

 

[GorillaBiscuit]

Glwood, not that I know of. Lol
I'm thinking it's still stock, I will be posting pictures at some point asking everyone here what they think.
It's got bigger tires on it than what comes stock. It's got 265/75/16's on it right now. I'm very seriously considering putting a new set of BFG KO 2's on it. Either the stock 245/75/16 size, or go in the middle of the two and get 31/10.5/16's.
I would love to put an OME 2.5" lift on it, but then it won't fit in my garage anymore. My garage door opener hangs down really low and will not allow me to lift it. I only clear my garage door opener by about an inch right now. It's cool though, I also really enjoy the clean stock non- lifted look also. The TJ'S look classy when they are clean and stock.

 

[gg1]

Looks new. I am going to hit the 50K mark soon, so I have about the same miles. They are a lot of fun!

 

[glwood]

If you could post a photo of the top of your springs, it might tell. It seems there is a bit more room for those 265s than there would be with the stock suspension...spring spacers, maybe?

 

[GorillaBiscuit]

That's one desirable combo you found. It looks great.

Thanks Alex, I found an LJR for sale here in Tennessee about a year and a half a ago, and I really liked the idea of having the longer wheel base and the Rubicon package. Only problem with that jeep was it had 200k miles, a 4" suspension lift, body lift, huge bumpers, giant winch, trashed interior, and all the rust you could handle! They wanted 20k for it. It was in pretty rough shape. Ever since then, I really started looking for a clean one that wasn't modded and rusted out. It was kinda hard to find one for a reasonable price. I really didn't want to pay more than 20k for it, but with this one I think that I was just so tired of looking that I bought it so I that I can finally be done with the search and finally have a jeep to enjoy.