Sahara or Rubicon- which has better resale value?
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My guess, the Rubicon. I wanted the Rubicon 4xe (for looks more than serious off-roading) but the Sahara 4xe was already a financial stretch and I just could not pull the trigger on a Rubicon. But in an attempt to justify the higher price, I did consider the resale value and after a little research concluded that the Rubicon would be easier to sell later and probably hold its value a little better, (although as you know Wranglers are great in general at holding their value).
Personally, I could care less what my vehicle might be worth in three years. All that matters is that I LOVE getting behind the wheel every single day.
I got the Sahara because I felt it drove better for my needs, I like the looks/style much more than the Rubi, and I’m not going to off-road much.
if it means it’s worth a little less than the Rubi in a few years, that’s fine. I’d rather have that than stuck driving a model I don’t like everyday.
I got the Sahara because I felt it drove better for my needs, I like the looks/style much more than the Rubi, and I’m not going to off-road much.
if it means it’s worth a little less than the Rubi in a few years, that’s fine. I’d rather have that than stuck driving a model I don’t like everyday.
Rubicon always has better resale
Just look at the prices of the used ones. The older the Wrangler gets, the more the Rubicon gets and the sell ability seems better. But in three years it might be easier to sell a loaded Sahara compared to a less equipped Rubicon.
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If you look at Jeep’s own residuals for their leases, they believe the Sahara maintains slightly higher resale value. I’m not sure that’s true in practice though. The PHEV is a bit of a wild card on resale value, I think the more fascinating question will be 4XE resale vs the rest of the line up. Traditionally plug ins have not had strong resale (Tesla being the exception) but in the past PHEVs have been rather compromised commuter appliances and I’m not sure any of that history applies to this Jeep, which uses its hybrid tech to objectively be a better Jeep. I tend to think the 4XE models will both remain strong because electrification is increasingly desirable, and because powertrain obsolescence is less of a factor on a vehicle that is highly desirable on its own.
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from what I've seen, the Rubicons are more desirable on the used market
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I just sold 3 of mine.
Sahara holds value much better.
Unfortunately current market doesn’t value all the Rubicon options and high msrp on the 4xe.
Sahara holds value much better.
Unfortunately current market doesn’t value all the Rubicon options and high msrp on the 4xe.
As has been mentioned, the PHEV factor is really an unknown. Especially given that only new buyers are eligible for the $7500 tax credit. There have been several potential changes floated to the tax credit, including one that would give a $2500 credit to those that buy a used PHEV, but I'm not putting a lot of faith in those changes making it through Congress.
My Sahara 4xe is my first Jeep and I honestly haven't looked much into the market of used models, but I would still expect the normal factors like mileage, condition, history (maintenance and accidents) to weigh heavily coupled with what features a model has. As someone said, I would expect a fully-loaded Sahara would still go for more than a low-end Rubicon if they had similar normal factors.
My Sahara 4xe is my first Jeep and I honestly haven't looked much into the market of used models, but I would still expect the normal factors like mileage, condition, history (maintenance and accidents) to weigh heavily coupled with what features a model has. As someone said, I would expect a fully-loaded Sahara would still go for more than a low-end Rubicon if they had similar normal factors.
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Those proposed tax credit changes would also lower the credit on new 4XE to $4,000 (because battery is smaller than 40kwh).
It's not clear to me if the "bonus" incentives of being assembled at a union plant with batteries sourcing 50% of components from USA can be added on top, but current reading makes it sound like all vehicles with batteries under 40kwh are capped at $4,000. If true that could give the resale some buoyancy for those who bought with the $7,500 credit.
There's also another proposal that would raise the credit to $12,500, but also change the credit to 1) only apply to vehicles less that $40k MSRP and 2) only apply to buyers whose income is less than $100k.
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Yeah, clearly this continues to develop. The version I'm mentioning is fairly recent (last week) and is also a $12,500 version, but the income cap is higher ($400k) and vehicle cost cap broken out by category:
- Sedans under $55,000
- SUVs under $69,000
- Pickup trucks under $74,000
- Vans under $54,000
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The infrastructure bills the changes would be part of appear to be collapsing in the Senate for numerous issues, so I’m not expecting anything to get passed at this point!Yeah, clearly this continues to develop. The version I'm mentioning is fairly recent (last week) and is also a $12,500 version, but the income cap is higher ($400k) and vehicle cost cap broken out by category:
Hard to keep up with which versions are most recent, will just have to let the cards fall where they may.
- Sedans under $55,000
- SUVs under $69,000
- Pickup trucks under $74,000
- Vans under $54,000
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For me, one indication of "holding value" is what the residual value is at for a lease. From what I have seen, higher end models like the Sahara's and some of the "special" editions like Willys do very well. Rubicons are in the middle. In real world resale, Im not sure. I have seen them all over and am not sure you can sale one model is has better resale over another. They ALL do really well.
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