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- Pat
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- Oct 22, 2020
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- Pennsylvania
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- 2020 Sahara
- Your Bronco Model
- Black Diamond
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Hello all:
I am sure it is probably the same as a lot of you; what do I really want vs what do I really need.
This will be my daily driver: she will go to the woods to go hunting, down dirt roads, travel back and forth to work 24 miles (round trip) 5 days a week, deal with unpredictable central Pennsylvania winter roads, weekend trips and probably once or twice a year go on a long vacation drive. Eventually she will end up at Daytona or New Smyrna Beach for a visit or two.
Up until yesterday I was sold on a A51, Black Diamond with mid, headliner, roof rack, towing and 2.7 with stock steelies. My plan was to buy new aftermarket wheels after delivery and put in a lift as soon as they were available. I was estimating that I would have between $2500 and $3000 in wheels/tires/lift and whatever labor I would have to pay for (speedo calibration . . . . .). I wanted a painted top with the turret but I don't want to wait longer than necessary and to be honest I don't mind the look of the mic top on the A51. I will probably only run with the front tops off.
I keep pricing this thing out with and without the sas package she is at $4795/$70 per month difference on a five year loan. The original plan was going to cost $42,390 ($417/month) the same rig with sas (minus the headliner) is $47,185 ($489/month). Going this round I will need to add an aftermarket head liner but nothing else to start my adventures.
I am justifying about $3k in wheels and tires gained from the sas package with the other $1795 allocated to the lift, beefier suspension, upgraded 4wd(?) front locker and full factory warranty on it all. Am I missing anything with how I am looking at this?
Am I throwing away money on the sas instead of doing it myself? I truly feel that when I go to pick her up if it is sitting stock and next to a sas I will regret not getting everything done at the factory and having to wait for things to become available. I figure that I have about 7 to 10 months if not longer to save some extra cash to put down to take care of the additional cost of the sas if I have to.
I guess I am looking for some feedback. My brother just keeps saying get it, my girlified just nods her head and looks at her phone whenever anything is mentioned about it, lol.
Discuss:
See ya,
Pat
I am sure it is probably the same as a lot of you; what do I really want vs what do I really need.
This will be my daily driver: she will go to the woods to go hunting, down dirt roads, travel back and forth to work 24 miles (round trip) 5 days a week, deal with unpredictable central Pennsylvania winter roads, weekend trips and probably once or twice a year go on a long vacation drive. Eventually she will end up at Daytona or New Smyrna Beach for a visit or two.
Up until yesterday I was sold on a A51, Black Diamond with mid, headliner, roof rack, towing and 2.7 with stock steelies. My plan was to buy new aftermarket wheels after delivery and put in a lift as soon as they were available. I was estimating that I would have between $2500 and $3000 in wheels/tires/lift and whatever labor I would have to pay for (speedo calibration . . . . .). I wanted a painted top with the turret but I don't want to wait longer than necessary and to be honest I don't mind the look of the mic top on the A51. I will probably only run with the front tops off.
I keep pricing this thing out with and without the sas package she is at $4795/$70 per month difference on a five year loan. The original plan was going to cost $42,390 ($417/month) the same rig with sas (minus the headliner) is $47,185 ($489/month). Going this round I will need to add an aftermarket head liner but nothing else to start my adventures.
I am justifying about $3k in wheels and tires gained from the sas package with the other $1795 allocated to the lift, beefier suspension, upgraded 4wd(?) front locker and full factory warranty on it all. Am I missing anything with how I am looking at this?
Am I throwing away money on the sas instead of doing it myself? I truly feel that when I go to pick her up if it is sitting stock and next to a sas I will regret not getting everything done at the factory and having to wait for things to become available. I figure that I have about 7 to 10 months if not longer to save some extra cash to put down to take care of the additional cost of the sas if I have to.
I guess I am looking for some feedback. My brother just keeps saying get it, my girlified just nods her head and looks at her phone whenever anything is mentioned about it, lol.
Discuss:
See ya,
Pat
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