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Post by Belfast on Jul 12, 2006 19:01:50 GMT -5
Well I finally saw an '07 Unlimited on the roads (a perk of living near DC headquarters). It was the first '07 soft-top I had seen as well as the first '07 Unlimited - see a few 2-door hard-tops in the past few months.
I am sure it was a Jeep engineer driving - but he was cool enough to wave! I have to say, the more I see 'em, the more they grow on me - but they still have a way to go before I would get one.
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Post by johncub on Jul 12, 2006 19:39:12 GMT -5
a soft top? I didn't even know that was going to be an option they way they are pimping the hard top.
It is official. You must now carry a camera with you everywhere you go.
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Post by 06RubiUnlimited on Jul 12, 2006 21:06:34 GMT -5
Well, I hate to do this but:  |
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Post by Belfast on Jul 12, 2006 21:07:37 GMT -5
I couldn't have snapped one if I wanted to  - by the time I realized it was an '07, it was almost right in front of me in the oncoming lane. I will take a trip over to DC headquarters sometime with a camera - they usually have a bunch of test cars sitting around. |
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Post by nwquadriders on Jul 13, 2006 10:47:21 GMT -5
I can't wait to see them out there. It seems as of late, we are getting out-numbered by the new Toyota Bubble Car (FJ Cruiser). I see a ton of them coming down I-5 on the car-hauler trucks...at least 2 or 3 each day. This week has been nothing but Silver FJ's.
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Post by Belfast on Jul 28, 2006 17:54:55 GMT -5
Well, I hate to do this but: Ask and ye shall receive...    This one was going the same way as I was and we were stuck in traffic, so I had time to pull out the camera phone. I was hoping to get some pics of a soft top, but a hard top Rubicon had to do. |
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Post by Mars on Jul 30, 2006 10:15:02 GMT -5
Very cool, thanks for the pics!
What were your impressions of size? With a 116" wheelbase, I'm imagining it's huge.
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Post by Belfast on Jul 30, 2006 11:34:17 GMT -5
Very cool, thanks for the pics! What were your impressions of size? With a 116" wheelbase, I'm imagining it's huge. It didn't seem that big, but I was never behind it, so I didn't get the best view. I have seen several in the last month or so and would say at a glance you don't realize the bigger size all that much. I would like to see it next to a H3 just to see the comparison...I think they are probably very similar  . |
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Post by wilcav on Jul 31, 2006 19:18:10 GMT -5
Something about it just seems blasphemous. I am going to have to keep an eye out for one here. The fact that "H3" even comes into the discussion makes me cringe just a bit. I'll keep an open mind until then.
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Post by 06RubiUnlimited on Jul 31, 2006 22:23:19 GMT -5
Well, thanks for delivering on my request. Not too shabby looking to me.
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Post by Belfast on Aug 1, 2006 21:41:36 GMT -5
Ok, I saw the same '07 Rubi today in the same spot on my drive and noticed a few more things. If you look in pic number 2, you can see that there are rocker guards along the sides - this looks like pretty solid steel, a nice addition! It also has a trailer hitch that has to be factory as only the hitch and chain loops sit just below the bumper - very low profile (you can barely see it in the last pic). Lastly the tires are BFG Mud-Terrains - I think this is stock
I have to say they took a lot of lessons-learned from previous generations and made an impressive package. The look is slowly growing on me too - I would consider it when my '05 becomes a strictly trail rig in a few years.
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Post by johncub on Aug 3, 2006 6:43:10 GMT -5
Looks like they moved the tail lights to the corners. I wondered when Jeep would have to do that. There's some crazy dot regulation about corner markers and I was wondering how jeep got away with not putting them on the corners. Also, notice how the hard top comes down sharply behind the rear door. I don't think that would look very good topless... but I may live to eat my words. THANKS FOR THE PICS!  |
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