That's as good a reason as any. It's not so much a small market anymore, they're everywhere around here. I paid $28k for my '13 JKU. Until Jeep came out with the JL(U), my six year old & 45k mileage Jeep was still valued at $27k by KBB.
You're also right about the vast majority never seeing anything more than a gravel road. The "bro-Jeeps" are ridiculous. 35" tires on a 4" lift. . . . all the fenders cut off. . . . scowl face grill that blocks part of the headlight. . . . and massive bumpers front & back. Or the ones that have
only the front doors off. . . . because the owners can't figure how to get the hard top, and back doors off.
No sense paying for electric windows/locks. . . . when the doors aren't even going to be attached. Unless it's raining, this is how mine is kept. And, unless I have to carry something big, it stay parked right there. . . . 'cuz I'm riding my outdated Tenere.
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