Wrangler Rubicon in Aus

Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Location: sydney

ive seen it, there is a god

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Springfield/ QLD

Cool

I was told by the state manager (QLD) that it was not going to be sold here.

Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Location: sydney

im not sure it will be sold here either, unfortunately.

the one i saw was at chrysler/jeep milperra,

the exact vehicle driven by angelina jolie in the new tomb raider film

dont ask me why they have it, but one rubicon in aus is better than none

Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: Carrum Downs V Posts: 3330

left hook??

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: syd

planb wrote:

im not sure it will be sold here either, unfortunately.

i guess the motor show???

Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Location: sydney

ive spoken with jeep, they dont think there is a market is australia for such an 'extreme vehicle'

but it land rover can sell their D90 extreme lunchbox for $50K

why cant jeep sell a premo wrangler.

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:40 pm

Planb,

Are you 110% certain it was a genuine rubi tomb raider?
I've seen one - but it was a regular Aussie TJ just dressed up.
I've heard a few excusses from Jeep Aust (some rumour some first hand), but I believe the REAL reason we will not see the rubi here is becuase NONE have been built in RHD.
That's right NONE of the RHD markets have the rubi.....

But I do agree there would be a very small market here and those that really wanna go extreme will probably not opt for the rubi anyways - since you still only get dana44's and you still need to beef up a few things like the suspension arms etc......

BTW I believe there WAS 2 RHD Rubis in Aust at one stage for ADR testing, but I was told they were destroyed (ie were SPECIFICALLY for testing).... cussing

Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Location: sydney

120%

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:33 pm

RHD

Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Location: Ferntree Gully, MELB

Well then we need pics, if you could swing past and take a couple of digita; pics that would be FAB!!!!

Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Location: sydney

lhd

Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 2:10 pm

Forgive me for disbelieving......seems that as a joing promo between chrysler & the movie that it's going to do the rounds of Jeep dealerships & 4x4 shows.......I can see a line of guys already preparing to seat sniff.....

Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Location: sydney

been there, done that Laughing

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:13 pm

i saw it today @ Darling Harbour.....walked right upto it & gave it a good veiwing inside, out & under....but given the really cute woman preparing to film nearby - I didn't think it apt to put my face toooo close to the seat Wink

Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Location: Brisvagus

Mullers In Brissy are saying that the rubicon is going to be offered here but it will be up to the individual dealer to import off there own back

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:53 pm

Hmmm wonder how they'd arrange the rhd conversion.....sounds more effort than it would be worth....

Joined: 11 May 2003 Location: Brisbane

Is this the one?

Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Location: Brisney Land

ohhh now i see what all the fuss it about... cool!!
some nice fab work all round, and it even comes with claws!!

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: syd

dude, thats the one they use in teh film,
but the "REAL" rubicon that they sell over in the US, or even the "Tomb Raider" edition of Rubicon leaves a lot more to desire for. Very Happy

Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Location: Central West

Friday 17th Sydney Daily Telegraph, Page 90

Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Location: sydney

i spoke to one of the jeep dudes last night, he said that there is definitely a demand in aus for the rubicon, and that Chrysler/jeep recognise that.

the problem they face is that the rubicon will not meet aus adr compliance.

i asked him what specific components on the rubicon dont meet adr compliance, and he said the tyres.

the dude didn’t know shit,

he also said that individual dealerships could order you a rubicon and sell you one in aus (lhd) but why would anyone do that if it couldnt meet adrs.

i said that one could just change the tyres, smirked and walked away.

Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Location: Central West

Well, if you had your own property it wouldnt matter what it complied to huh?

Joined: 29 Nov 2002 Location: Sydney

TankJirl wrote:

Well, if you had your own property it wouldnt matter what it complied to huh?

Pretty expenisve paddock basher tho... Very Happy

Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Location: Wollongong

If the rubicon you guys are talking about is the tomb raider one that's at the motor show... have a close look over it. Seems to me it was slapped together pretty quickly, not a huge fan of it. Check out the right rear shock versus exhaust mounting battle that's going on.... the exhaust is pressing so hard against the shock it's flattened that side of the shock !! Rolling Eyes

On a side note, i thought even heim joints are illegal in the US for road use ?! true not true ? Cause all joints in the suspension and all that i could see in the steering of this thing are heims, they're all stamped superlift, that would mean a lotta jeeps in the states running illegal, and potentially unsafe superlift suspension. Feel free to correct me Wink

Jeremy

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 9:00 pm

Heim style joints are illegal for steering, not suspension - well as far as I know anyways....
The main thing is they can't be metal on metal - most (inbc SkyJacker, rubicon express, teraflex, etc) have some sorta teflon coating to prevent metal on metal....

The TombRaider jeep WAS blue tacked together - because it's mostly for show - the genuine Rubi is truly an imspriational little rig - BUT the reason we'll never see it here is becuase they'll not make it in RHD...Just like the poms are missing out...ADR's IMHO is just an urban myth/excuse.....

Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne

Whilst we may never see the Rubicon as a "whole" what do you reckon the chances are that some of the technology may make its way onto the options list for the standard TJ? Lockers? Gears? Front 44? etc?

Seems a hell of a waste to got to all that engineering effort for only 8,000 Rubi's without taking bits and pieces from it for use in standard TJs (especially the lockers).

Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

it couldn't be _that_ hard to convert it to rhd could it? just get an aus spec wrangler and swap whatever you need over?

or you could save sh*tloads and just buy a wrangler over here, fit lockers and get some custom 'R U B I C O N' stickers made up and she'd be done Very Happy

Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Location: Sydney

it looked like it had been offroaded. the underside was all dusty and dirty, and the tyres were used. but not much clearance on the wheel arches

Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Location: Sydney

another one

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:37 pm

Mate it was dusty & dirty because it was down at Menai a few days before the show Wink