Hey all.
I will start off by listing what I have. 2012 RG edition RZR4 with EPS. 2" lift, full skidplate, a-arm guards, fenderwell protection, parking brake, and winch. It has low miles. Paid for.
Very few friends these days are riding in my area (I live in Central Illinois BTW). On top of that, my wife and I just welcomed our first child into the world in December, so until he can hold his head up with a helmet on, we won't be doing much family riding.
I enjoy the RZR world quite a bit. I came from a built-up 1978 Bronco on 44's with custom suspension, etc etc. This truck hadn't seen the street in 5 years when I sold it. The RZR was great to me because I replaced a non-street legal vehicle that weighed 7000lbs and failed parts often, and went to a light weight vehicle that I could still drive with a steering wheel.
As time goes on and interests change, I have found myself becoming frustrated with the RZR world. Hundreds, no, THOUSANDS of dollars to get what stock vehicles already come with. Doors, stereo, roof, windshield, HEAT for crying out loud.
I love the RZR and know its capabilities. We don't have dunes in the Midwest to speak of, and trails/rocks are the norm. That works well for me, because that is my favorite stuff anyway.
So here is the dilemma. My son won't be able to go riding in the RZR for quite a while, so until then the RZR will sit around quite a bit. My wife and I enjoy everything together, and I want that to continue. She and I have talked about selling the RZR and buying a streetable Jeep that we can also wheel. We aren't talking about a brand new Jeep or a trailer queen. It would get trailered when going offroading, but could also come out of the garage for random driving.
So to sum it up. The RZR is paid for, but I want to modify quite a few things in order to increase creature comforts. I would also increase its rock crawling capability with bigger tires/wheels, which also decreases reliability. The RZR will still need quite a bit more money put into it, and for approximately the next 3 years, will see very little use.
Or...I sell the RZR and buy a Jeep. My young family can all go around town in it RIGHT NOW from time to time. We can also take it wheeling randomly. It isn't nearly as diverse as the RZR, but would do much better at actual rock crawling (these things do some ledges and small rocks, but not real rocks...come one guys lol). Then as time goes on, do what comes naturally and sell it to have a tubed out buggy that the son and I can rip on haha!
Overall, would you sell it or keep it? RZR's aren't street legal here BTW, which plays a huge role in the decision. The Jeep would definitely supply less pure fun when in offroad use, but would get more overall use which works better for the next few years.
Any and all input is appreciated.
I will start off by listing what I have. 2012 RG edition RZR4 with EPS. 2" lift, full skidplate, a-arm guards, fenderwell protection, parking brake, and winch. It has low miles. Paid for.
Very few friends these days are riding in my area (I live in Central Illinois BTW). On top of that, my wife and I just welcomed our first child into the world in December, so until he can hold his head up with a helmet on, we won't be doing much family riding.
I enjoy the RZR world quite a bit. I came from a built-up 1978 Bronco on 44's with custom suspension, etc etc. This truck hadn't seen the street in 5 years when I sold it. The RZR was great to me because I replaced a non-street legal vehicle that weighed 7000lbs and failed parts often, and went to a light weight vehicle that I could still drive with a steering wheel.
As time goes on and interests change, I have found myself becoming frustrated with the RZR world. Hundreds, no, THOUSANDS of dollars to get what stock vehicles already come with. Doors, stereo, roof, windshield, HEAT for crying out loud.
I love the RZR and know its capabilities. We don't have dunes in the Midwest to speak of, and trails/rocks are the norm. That works well for me, because that is my favorite stuff anyway.
So here is the dilemma. My son won't be able to go riding in the RZR for quite a while, so until then the RZR will sit around quite a bit. My wife and I enjoy everything together, and I want that to continue. She and I have talked about selling the RZR and buying a streetable Jeep that we can also wheel. We aren't talking about a brand new Jeep or a trailer queen. It would get trailered when going offroading, but could also come out of the garage for random driving.
So to sum it up. The RZR is paid for, but I want to modify quite a few things in order to increase creature comforts. I would also increase its rock crawling capability with bigger tires/wheels, which also decreases reliability. The RZR will still need quite a bit more money put into it, and for approximately the next 3 years, will see very little use.
Or...I sell the RZR and buy a Jeep. My young family can all go around town in it RIGHT NOW from time to time. We can also take it wheeling randomly. It isn't nearly as diverse as the RZR, but would do much better at actual rock crawling (these things do some ledges and small rocks, but not real rocks...come one guys lol). Then as time goes on, do what comes naturally and sell it to have a tubed out buggy that the son and I can rip on haha!
Overall, would you sell it or keep it? RZR's aren't street legal here BTW, which plays a huge role in the decision. The Jeep would definitely supply less pure fun when in offroad use, but would get more overall use which works better for the next few years.
Any and all input is appreciated.
