[CarreraDan]

Keep it out of the woods if it is possible. My good buddy trashed his Rubicon in two weeks of getting it. First it was a rather pesky tree we slid into ripping off the rear fender flare and then there was that four foot deep mud hole that flooded the interior. What lesson did he learn from this? Always let someone else go first and our local Jeep dealership has a very liberal warranty policy and replaced a bunch of stuff for free that they shouldn't have (they did tell him next time he would have to pay). Another friend's Rubi looks new and is a competition rig--he uses lots of caution and clear shelf paper on the trail to protect his paint. If you do any offroading with it keep an eye on the differential fluids as water will get in to them if you submerge them and the same goes for the tranny fluid. Have fun with it and after the first scratch you don't get as upset. You will be very surprised what a stock Wrangler can do with the right tires and a decent driver.