We Need To Talk! If You Could Buy Either a Wrangler or SXS: Which Should You Get?

[@greygoose4x46]

A year ago I would say a jeep hands down ... now I would say SxS ! Just got back from the Hatfield McCoy trails and it was more fun than years of wheeling jeeps ... Different kind of fun

[@titomarkofmanilaocampo5259]

"The side by side is un-compromised. It is built for one thing. Going off-road and doing it well."

[@ronaldaldred8293]

with no windscreen, heater, wipers,roof, doors, rear window,etc. Add all of that stuff onto a side by side and the price is $5-19 K more. Then the price differential is much less when compared used items.

[@jonc2914]

False, I've made it through creeks and mud that a side by side following couldn't. He got stuck.

[@H-RutherfordHill]

@@jonc2914 Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

[@captseamus]

My RZR 900 EPS is 50inch legal and Michigan licensed to go ANYWHERE in the US a jeep can go EXCEPT the Interstate Highways.

[@godevils1982]

I’d feel more comfortable buying a used Jeep than a used rzr.

[@WillorBill]

I grew up off-roading Jeeps and lifted trucks, I was in the process of building a mild pre-runner ranger when my friend convinced me to go for a ride in his rzr xp4 1000. We live in Vegas near the Mint400 course in Primm so that's where we went. We are absolutely flying, I'm talking 70 mph over 2ft deep whoop roads like butter, I lost my mind... These things have 20+ inches of travel, engine in rear and weigh less than a Geo Metro! A week later I came home with a 2020 RZR XP4 Turbo 1000 with 8k in upgrades. I've owned it for a year now and I absolutely treasure it. It's a pain to trailer it out but WELL worth it. Every ride is like a dream, just floating through the desert at 65+ clearing valleys in a kind of trance you'll never find in a Jeep. Nothing will ever replace my RZR and nothing has ever brought me more peace.

[@killeroffroadhobbyz]

I have had a jeep I have had a toyota rock crawler and now I have a turbo rzr and I can say the rzr takes the cake.

[@martynewkirk8315]

Maybe for 5 thousand miles, they are throw away toys

[@martynewkirk8315]

I own a rzr, a rock crawler, and owned a 13 wrangler

[@BunkerBlog]

Great coverage of the debate. I recommend a Jeep for more light off roading, but a SxS is great if you actually want to have "FUN" fun. I'd rather have a used truck and a trailer with a SxS than a new Jeep.

[@maxdorito]

Preach! Owned a JK of some sort for 7 years, spent countless thousands modifying it. Now I own a Ram, XJ, trailer and Can Am Maverick. My region has too many atv/utv trails to pass up.

[@quig1984m]

I have the rebel and a maverick

[@japopo5533]

Where is that?

[@maxdorito]

@@japopo5533 Traveling from Illinois to Wisconsin. Got tired of the same off-road parks, Wisconsin has a crap-ton of trail systems. I also enjoy not destroying a 40k+ Jeep, hence why I got an XJ for light overland travels.

[@701Ranger]

"Give me the jeep boys and free my soul, I wanna get lost on an old dirt road and drift away"

[@eldenswordable]

Nice

[@bradgt5130]

So, for someone who has owned 2 wranglers. I now own a truck and a rzr 1k. I love the 1k so much more. I go on the same trails, just a bit faster some times lol. What I do miss is the open road topless driving to the trails or jumping off a road exploring. Now I do believe both have their highs and lows.

[@1978JWJ]

OK, I feel the need to comment on this topic. I've previous owned a few Jeeps. I love the Jeep community and currently I miss the snot out of it. SO to elaborate on what you have said. TURN KEY, if you want a purely OFFROAD experience, get a SXS. For the money a SXS is going to give you the best bang for buck offroad right out of the gate. You'll have to get a trailer and tow it, that could be an added investment but my guess is that most thinking about getting a SXS can or already have this issue covered. SO lets get into the JEEP experience. What is the JEEP experience, well it is what he said. You drive to the trail head in your daily driver or not...for me it was/has been multiple times and that is what REALLY makes it special (more on this), you air down and hit the trail and you and your friends are instantly hooked on how badass a Jeep really is!!! You get the offroading trail bug then its all about modding the Jeep until its more trail worthy (but also less road worthy) and then once your machine is this BADASS offroad monster then you start breaking your shit ALL the time. The trails get harder, the repairs get $$$$, the upgrades get more $$$$. Pretty soon you have a trailer queen offroad-only Jeep (oh look, there is that added investment again, hope your tow rig and trailer can hold this pig) that you have a TON of money invested in, and guess what? Its no longer a Jeep. It looks like a Jeep but it doesn't really provide the same Jeep experience that the stock or modifed stock Jeep that you and your friends loved to bang around in and that you got to drive with the top off. You know, the one your girlfriend loves to ride in on those back country roads in the mountains or beach.... SO ask yourself WHAT DO I REALLY WANT or need? Can you get a fun and great offroad experience with a Jeep, absolutely! but it WILL NOT be the same as a high end SXS. Its not even close priced compared. But if you need or only have the money to (many times my case) have 1 machine that CAN do both on a budge,t hence the daily driver aspect. Then get a Jeep and not just any Jeep, a CJ (I had an 85 CJ7, miss it every day!) or Wrangler! Nothing else compares and I've owned 2 XJ's ( that's Cherokee for you NON Jeep people) and a J20 Gladiator (really should have restored this truck). That being said. What would I do now? Well I don't currently need a Jeep as both a daily driver and offroad rig, but I WANT both. I miss having the top off and cruising around, playing in the dirt with my friends BUT I want a hardcore trail machine! I already have a truck to tow with...I plan to get the SXS to play HARD on the trails with and a TJ (non Jeep people this is a 2nd gen Wrangler) for the nostalgia but also have some fun in.

[@macmurfy2jka]

Or a jeep gladiator towing a Mahindra roxor?😜

[@UltraSS-nj8kd]

Correct sirrrr you may in fact drive to the trails with thy Jeep but you might not be driving it home lol

[@Holden-McGroin]

That's it. I never fully pushed my Jeep and I was always somewhat nervous wheeling it because I had to drive it home then drive it to work. I can destroy my RZR, drag it home, and fix it when I have the time and money.

[@TajRahal]

All one has to do is lookup on youtube "Jeep axles breaking" and there are hundreds of videos.

[@allent9433]

It's not my daily. As long as I can get it to a road, that's what U-Haul is for.

[@tyrannyterminator4179]

In a sxs you can see more because you can go faster on the trails...if you trailered it to the trails, you know you will make it back home. If you take your Jeep and drive from home to the trail you may not make it back if you break something. What it comes down to is, what are you willing to spend your money on and what is your mission for the equipment you are buying?

[@robertbrown351]

For the minimal cost of entry, I went with a used Jeep. $2500 bought me lockers, lifted, and longarms, making for an incredibly capable crawler.

[@DukeWhite04]

Side by side all day. Like it or not Jeep's become a fashion statement, it's very expensive, and very expensive to maintain in the long run. I own an old Jeep love it, don't care if it gets scrubbed and scratched it was made to be abused. New Fiat Jeeps are not made that way. My next toy will be another ATV or SXS.

[@JsGarage]

Let's face it SXS are a fashion statement too. How many people buying turbo X3's and Rzr's and don't really use them to any real extent. They are both expensive and I love them both a lot honestly. It is more nerve racking when you take a newer Jeep out on some hardcore trails I will say that.

[@jasonstroman4550]

You summed it up and then reinforced it. The side by side is a toy. That is why it’s fun. It’s like comparing legos to building bricks. Ones a toy and is fun and the other is for making buildings. The Jeep is a vehicle and the SxS is a toy. That is the only way to look at it. If you want a toy get a SxS if you want a family daily driver (because you live where you can’t drive the SxS legally) get a Jeep. Or go like @litebrite and have both.

[@mobgma]

I am going with a dedicated SxS. Is it rock crawling, overlanding/ touring or high speed whoops or super mega ultra mud holes? you have to buy the vehicle for what you plan on using it for. the SxS i see on the trails are going in 3-4 ft of straight MUD SOUP. Most SxS go around 200-300 km on a tank. Jeeps and Tacomas for overlanding go around 500-600 km. Not everyone wants to beat up and offroad their daily driver.

[@intox69]

Rubicon. The main reason for that is I want to get into overlanding, SxS are super fun but if it came to that I'd buy a 4Wheeler.

[@veteransforequality7347]

4wheeler and sxs are no where near in the same category, you are not comparing apples to apples here

[@jacobbabb7939]

I grew up in a off-road truck community. Friends and family would have a bush truck and a daily truck. I got into a side by side and I totally agree with the idea of it’s a toy plain and simple. I get in my truck and worry about everything. Tires, mud, sticks, rocks, breaking axles and dents. Get into our rzr and I’ll do 80 down a trail and not care when I hit some whoops and bottom out the suspension or smack the a arms into a rock or stump. I’ve rolled it multiple times and we push it back over and keep going. Rolling a truck? End of the day. It just makes sense with the side by side for me

[@allent9433]

My Wrangler is not a Daily Driver. It has a 4" lift, it has 33" tires. It's a TJ. But... I can take it in a road trip without doors or a roof; I can take it camping or in a pinch I can drive it to the office. (I've taken the Wrangler on camping and off-road trips up to a week long and 600 miles away, with no support vehicle. It's really fun. And living in the eastern midwest, not something I could do with a SxS.) Any trail that the Turbo A 4-seater can go down is large enough for my TJ. I can go anywhere it can, although slower. (Which is part driver; I enjoy a slow roll over an obstacle with exact control and technical driving. But the TJ brings the right foot when needed.) I can probably go places that it can't go, due to the solid axles and the better suspension setup, although slower. The primary obstacle that my TJ can't overcome are the legal ones. The only reason I am even thinking about a SxS is because legal reasons; a lot of the trails around here are limited to SxS only. And I hate that I may need to spend $15K on a less capable vehicle than the one I have for legal reasons. (And to be honest, the SxS that I like is the Roxor. Because I enjoy Jeeping. And it is annoying because it's supposedly about size of vehicle on trail and the newer SxS are every bit as large as my TJ is...) I just enjoy the slower, more technical, more exacting driving style that solid axle Jeeps are built for. Chess over checkers. Nothing wrong with bashing through the trail bouncing off all the rocks and using power to get to where you want to go with a SxS; just not my cup of tea.

[@tatehalpin5686]

I'd be curious to what your opinion would be like after having the sxs for a season.

[@TFLoffroad]

Thanks for sharing!

[@allent9433]

@ wow, what an elegant and intelligent response. I do believe the tradition retort is to say "nuh uh! You suc!" And then wander off with my toy. The independent axles which let SxS go faster on easy terrain is what limits them on the stuff Jeepers actually find interesting. So yes, if speeding down easy trails fast is your thing, a Jeep is not the vehicle for you. I don't want to go fast. The funnest time I've ever had in my Jeep was a day when we spent 8 hours driving less than a mile of virtually impossible terrain. You would have never made it. But there was an easy trail right next to it that you could have zipped by in 2 minutes... but where's the fun in that?

[@ofcrlawless]

Try renting one. That is how I fell in love with SxS's. You might be amazed at what they can do crawling too. Mine amazes me every time I take it out. I like to go fast at times but we like to take it up some crazy hill climbs too. Crazy fun in many different ways.

[@nathanreeve2319]

Great comment! I love my TJ too. I spent 10 hours driving a rented RZR here in Southern Utah this past weekend. That may not be enough time behind the wheel to really know, but for now I prefer my jeep.

[@CraigSimons]

I say own both. I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk for moderate off-roading and trail riding, and It can tow my 20' trailer with both of my side by sides. I often wheel both in the same trip. They are different machines for different purposes and have different strengths, so that's why I own both. More fun for all!

[@mrvwbug4423]

Jeeps and SxSs have different things they are good at. For dunes and high speed desert stuff the SxS is far superior, they can do it right out of the box. The Jeep of course can be a daily driver, and has heat, AC, can be driven on public roads, and still is very capable off road. For my personally, if I lived in Arizona, I would get a SxS at the drop of a hat, here in Wyoming and Colorado, give me the Jeep, or in my case a Tacoma. You also mention just throwing a lift at a used Jeep, that is a very good option in the rockies where most off roading is in the form of rock crawling.

[@coboscounty8513]

Thanks for the Great Video! So I own a Polaris Rzr 4 S and a 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL and the Polaris is our off-road vehicle, jeeps my Daughters everyday ride. To do what the Polaris does I would need to spend a ton of money on the Jeep.

[@MrPowellcrazy]

We had a Jeep Wrangler for over 10 years, spent a lot of time in Moab. Going with a SxS this year as the fun factor is much higher as they go at a much faster pace. We have rented SxS and riden with friends

[@marioeid930]

Idk to me people talk about this comparison, it's not really comparable. I go to glamis, ocotillo, and high speed stuff. Jeeps can't do that with out spending crazy crazy money. I compare sxs with sand rails and dual purpose rails. I think the cool think about sxs is you can do all types of off roading.

[@jailbird2789]

Nice job on the discussion! I was a dirt biker and snowmobiler for 20 years. I thought SxS were stupid. With medical issues, the cycles and sleds were no longer an option, so I got a SxS. Ah Ha!! I was the stupid one. Wished I would have made the switch so much sooner. Loving the SxS experience in AZ. Ride out the driveway to hundreds and hundreds of miles of trails. So then I bought a TJ and joined a couple Jeep clubs. Looking to ride in all kinds of weather when its just too cold and wet for the SxS. Unfortunately two things happened. 1) I took the Jeep on a trail that was easy on the SxS and scared the heck out of myself. Almost rolled it down a 100 ft climb that was 2WD in the SxS. Got a little sideways and nearly crapped my pants. Open differentials are pretty useless off road. And 2) after two years, I have never been able to ride with the Jeep clubs. Per their pre-ride requirements a) My tires are not tall enough, b) my lift is not high enough, and c) I don't have the required lockers. So my only options with the Jeep are to invest another $14k so it's off road worthy, or stick to boring super easy trails. Neither is appealing. Pretty sure the Jeep is headed for Craigslist.

[@joetool4016]

Get a $15000 used jeep a $15000 used side-by-side and a trailer (I don't know the price point, but I'm guessing, all in, 35-grand) and use your jeep to tow.

[@hleistikow]

Joseph Rodecker Side by sides are street legal in a lot of places

[@mwaynem]

You nailed it. It all gets down to how you use it, where you use it and how you get to where you are going to use it. You can't put a jeep in a toy hauler rv so a side by side makes sense if you want a big RV. If you're tenting or pulling a small travel trailer a jeep can work.

[@azpacfan]

They each have their own purpose. We have a Jeep for slower cruising around dirt and rocks plus it's my wife's daily. We have a RZR for the speed on dirt and rocks. Both are fun!

[@MrMischief604]

Most offroad capable car/suv/truck off the showroom floor available in North America. Jeep>Power Wagon>ZR2>Raptor. Come at me Raptor bros!

[@WilliamStewart1]

It's pretty accurate to be honest, I don't see how someone's going to get mad over that statement.

[@mikemartin6823]

I agree with you. I would go with the SXS, but they’re still way over priced. The only reason they cost that much is because people will pay that much for them.

[@Holden-McGroin]

They aren't overpriced, if they were someone would build a cheaper one and make all the sales. That's called a free market. What you mean is they're priced too high for you.

[@braxbarrett4398]

@@Holden-McGroin everything is overpriced due to demand and willing to pay for it. Aslong as people will pay companies will charge crazzy prices. Look at pick up trucks omg crazzy what people pay for a full size 4wd truck you can buy a home for the cost of a new pickup truck. But if you can afford and want the new truck you'll buy it. Idk what jeeps sale for would never buy one unless older unit new ones look cheaply built maybe there not idk. But you can buy a turbo sxs for like 30g ish. Think I'd spend 50g on a truck before 30g on a sxs but off road there's no comparison you can't go very fast at all boring sore ride. Sxs you can fly still walk straight after a day on the trails. There 2 totally different animals. Sxs more suspension better power to weight. Jeep street legal ac and heat can off road and drive it there and home if it don't shit. I'd rather trailer the thing I'm going to abuse rely on the street legal vehicle to haul home my broken junk or pull it out. Makes more sense than taking your daily or only ride out into the woods transmission or something shits your screwed big time. Off roading trailering is way to go. But cost of everything is rediculous this day in age.

[@eltonwhite3648]

SXS all the way! for me a Jeep would be an absolute thrill killer, I wouldn't even consider taking a jeep to the places I've taken my RZR turbo to hands down.

[@waynehicks317]

I totally agree with you. Back in high school, we took a class trip out to Moab. While there we did a tour on Hell's Revenge on RZR XP 900s. I was not driving but I had the time of my life! I never knew about these machines apart from knowing they exist. They crawled up the biggest things, then went really fast though the more open parts! It was incredible! I also loved the odd yet surreal feelingnof being in a vehicle yet so open to the elements. Then another day on that trip, we rented jeep wranglers and took them to Elephant Hill in the Canyonlands. I had never rode in a jeep before but i had a great time in that too. The jeep performed pretty well. It scraped and smacked its skid plates a lot more than that rzr though. And in the more open sections, we hit the gas a little but it never went as fast as those rzrs did. I had a blast in that jeep though. But I still found myself researching rzrs for the rest of that trip. Today, I own that RS1 that was reviewed on this channel. There is my choice made. But do I hate jeeps? No not at all, despite having zero head room at all unless you are sub 6'. Jeeps have their place and do what they do very well. But at the end of the day, for me a sxs will always win, despite not being able to drive them to work on a daily basis.

[@mz6187]

Jeeps turned into parking lot princesses and soccer mom cars 😂

[@chrisnewby5713]

M Z those women just terrorizing parking lots in them jeeps, looking for other Jeep driving wenches to wave to

[@ryanpetersen3377]

Upfront disclaimer... I’ve never owned either... but seems to me that I could go buy a new Taco TRD Off-road and a mid-level Rzr for the same $50k that a Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited would cost. To me, that would be the best of both worlds.

[@lvrusty9430]

And the truck would get you through any "slower" speed trails at a quicker pace than the jeep, with an exception to rock crawling. Plus you get a daily driver with a bed, and the toy. I second your opinion! 👍

[@rajanrairealty8979]

42k Rubicon. Trd is 40 to 50

[@rajanrairealty8979]

Gladiator

[@slmczrr]

I’m 17 just bought a jeep jk with a 3 inch lift and put on some 35 inch tires with Fox suspension, it’s super fun I got it up to 40mph on the trails at one point, when you take off the roof and doors it feels like a Rzr since it’s a 2 door, it’s like a luxurious sxs

[@RocHopn]

Without even watching this video I would choose the Jeep for the heat and air conditioning. I dont like the sxs. All they do is tear up the trails, they think they are some professional ralley driver. Can't tell you how many almost head on collisions I have had. I wish sxs drivers pay attention a little more to what's around them.

[@trout7454]

Had a 1983 CJ 7 built To the hilt. And a 1997 Cherokee lifted 6inches and lockers and now a turbo rzr, and I’ll take the RZR all day! You nailed it buddy

[@DUNEATV]

Love to see a Jeep stay with my YXZ off-road.

[@kartpilot63]

You failed to mention just how loud SXSs are in the cab. Forget about having a conversation (unless you "scream") at each other. You also didn't mention the intense SXS cab heat when the outside temp gets over 90F. This is why I sold my 2021 SXS and went back to riding my quiet, cool, maneuverable, very fun riding 2005 Kawasaki BF 650 ATV that fits on the narrowest of trails!

[@OGBB33]

I have a split decision. I think the best scenario is to own BOTH. I currently have a Modified Jeep Rubicon and love it off-road and use it as my DD. I don’t want to submerge my Jeep interior in mud water and risk possible electrical problems. That’s why I want to a sxs for the wet swampy type of trails. I use my Jeep for crawling style off-roading. I would use a sxs for narrow trails, deep water crossings and taking it thru deep mudholes. If I break the sxs I can just limp it back to my utility trailer at trailhead and let my Jeep tow it home. If I break my Jeep on the trails I have to rely on someone else towing me out of trails and back home.

[@corycozzens8938]

There’s nothing like open doors and top off in a Wrangler on a summer night cruising. Plus you can hit some trails. Strictly off-road a sxs probably wins but I like cruising in Wrangler as well.

[@Rangerxpcrew]

I was the guy that thought sxs what good are they lol until I got one.... Love my rzr it will do some amazing things offroad. like my old jeep it's kind of the same community feel amongst owners

[@jasonissel217]

THANK YOU. I am in college right now, I am kinda doing a life restart, and I sooo badly want to get into off-roading, have for years. I had never heard of side by sides until recently, I did some research and I was so impressed by all the mods you can do, and I thought it would be a blast, to have as a little toy, and I don't want my daily driver to be my driver. I wasn't sure on coasts, and though I think declaring the Polaris the king is nothing more than brand loyalty, the rubicon I agree does still hail as the unbeaten king, but I can't afford that, and I love how small, light, and fast they are. I want a different experience does the trails. However, I was torn, I almost said, maybe a ranger is a way to go, or maybe a mini jeep, but what sold me, was the front bar. Also, I was amazed at how fast they go. Now I doubt I will ever afford the New Can-Am Maverick X3, but maybe the trail in a few years, maybe even then 11k is about what my minivan cost, so I feel this is a pipe dream that will never happen, but it's fun to dream.

[@eduardo4228]

You are correct Sir. To ride a good off road route with Wranglers is definitely bored

[@marks6072]

Had a CJ5. Broke down on the trails every single time I took it out. Towed back every time. Never had to tow back my RZR.

[@4schitzangiggles]

Maybe do some maintenance on your 50yr old CJ5 every now and then?

[@marks6072]

4schitzangiggles I suspect that pos Jeep is in the junkyard where it belongs. My RZR 900 gets the required oil changes and delivers 100 times the fun. Best fun-time investment ever.

[@rajanrairealty8979]

Get a proper jeep most are bulet proof .polaros fal apart

[@tjshine8022]

I agree with you! I used to have a VW sand car until 2008 when.....you guessed it, the first RZR came out! I love that thing and will only trade it for a newer one. Don't get me wrong, I love Jeepin' too but you can'T go 40mph through the woops in a CJ, TJ, XJ, JKLMNOP...

[@timyestim]

I've never met anyone who wanted to go fast in a Jeep, the argument about speed makes no sense. If that's what you want you wouldn't be in the market for a Jeep anyway. They go similar places, but they serve different purposes.

[@SLCmarc1]

Jeeps are cool i had some hardcore TJ’s, i now own a rzr 1000 xp….it blows my old jeeps away, I do crazy stuff, where i would shit my pants if i tried it in a jeep. I think built jeeps with 40’s are best at big rock crawling etc.. rzris better at everything else.

[@keithbrettell2058]

A Jeep makes more sense for me, for where I am...rural southern Ontario...and what I'd use it for...daily driver.

[@Capricorn2500]

Jeep guy here that's what does it for me!👍

[@boarder989]

I'm with you SxS

[@DiscoMan]

Neither, I'd buy a used 4WD that is much cheaper than both

[@Brandon68plus1]

Jeep has HVAC which is main advantage IMHO for hot climates. You can't jump in out and and maneuver a Jeep around the woods and use for work like you can a Kawasaki Mule, Polaris Ranger or Can Am Defender. I want a Can Am Defender Limited with and AC but I see numerous issues with the ac system. The HVAC systems in the Side by Sides are still primitive.

[@larrytaylor1222]

Jeep___ mainly it depends on what the intended use is for the long haul!

[@trevorgardner1460]

I’ve owned both and SXS it is (Polaris RZR Turbo specifically). I’ve owned several RZR’s and you cant beat the off road fun. More capable on trails and off road in general.

[@RocHopn]

I have to disagree, come to AZ. We have lots of trails that sxs can not do. I seen it, they try and fail over and over trying to hang with 4x4 jeeps, Broncos and 4 runners. Sxs for speed yes, all day long but more off road capable? Dont think so.

[@RocHopn]

@@roboctober7099 went there 2 years ago. Good times!! I guess times have changed. Jeeps and buggys were crawling and there were not many SXS.

[@Rick1984FL]

Lol my wife and I were having this debate recently. We ended up getting a JLU rubicon since we needed a real car more than a sxs

[@jackrotter9434]

No need to argue about it guys, everyone has different needs and purposes. Coming back from Moab I saw an Overland Jeep build towing a SXS. So when he wants to rip it up at high speed he can. And when he wants to go on long overland expeditions in his Jeep, he can. Best of both worlds. Jeeps are for the people who are outdoor oriented and don't want to conform to the crossover apocalypse. SXS are for people who can afford multiple vehicles and off-roading is a big passion of theirs. Who is actually gonna daily a SXS? Colorado weather is so unpredictable, it's much more practical to own a Jeep. But I mean, if money wasn't a concern, I'd take a V8 Ultra 4 Jeep over a SXS lol. So just be chill with one another, Jeep or SXS...we are all out there to get out in nature and share a similar passion in some shape or form.

[@aldimore]

I have a RZR Turbo S. Looked at jeeps, but really not what I was after for offload fun. Going fast is just so easy in a side by side. Not taking anything away from jeeps, just not my thing.

[@CasperRc81]

No I drove my SxS to the trail often. My 19’ turbo rzr tops at 80mph. Cruises 55 no prob even 65. Welcome to Arizona. We have awesome wheeling here also. Your very well spoken thx you.

[@captseamus]

Take a Jeep on 50 inch trails.... You Can't! My vote for a SxS

[@Slayaah9]

Here in Europe the SxS are streetlegal. So I’m quite happy with my General full cab with heater :-). Really impressive heater

[@raymondcruz2000]

Have a bad breakdown in a SxS, loaded it on my trailer and I park it in my garage and scrape up the cash and fix it when I can. Have a bad breakdown in my daily driver jeep. Figure a way to get it off the trail, have someone tow it home($$$ without AAA) then have to rush to repair it and get it back on the road, next time out vehicle won't be run as hard because of bad experience from previous breakdown. Point is SxS are more unrestricted fun than any jeep driven to the trail.

[@revgordon91]

For strictly off-road, a side by side. I agree with Stephen on this. It's cheaper and more nimble.

[@marchofthecontraption8060]

Jeep and dirt bike, the only real choice.

[@hummyhero1484]

Sidebysides are street legal here in tennesse but only on county roads. Not on any highways unfortunately. But anyone can drive there tractor or even lawnmower on the highway and ofcourse bicycle as well🤔🤷‍♂️

[@captseamus]

When bicyclist mandate insurance like a car than they should be allowed to travel on county highways NOT STATE HIGHWAYS

[@hummyhero1484]

GUNNA SCAOILTE 🤔

[@Steve-yr5vi]

As a land owner; the SxS will cause significantly less damage to the ground went damp, that stat alone can nearly justify one of these. Have a tree fall on a fence in the spring? You won't even be able to get in to fix it with ANY road based 4x4, perhaps with a smaller tractor, if you try you'll tear up significant amounts of pasture/field. And I may well need to go in with a heavier tractor and pull out the 4x4, tearing up the ground even more so. A SxS will get in with little to no harm done what so ever, you pretty much have to work at it to get one stuck. And for those of us are out there on a regular basis, a SxS results in less wear on us as well, gives us more time to get other things done, the fuel savings adds up, even when compared to a small tractor. Replaced a 4 wheeler with one, which are less impactive still, but not quite as much utility.

[@SVTsupercharged]

If your doing 100% off roading then a sxs all the way. For the Jeep to be a capable off road machine it needs thousands of dollars in suspension, wheels and tires etc.

[@battlebornev401]

Just sold my '18 JLUR that I put $8K into making it worthy of the Rubicon name. Used it in Moab and around Reno, fun but it's horrifying to wheel a near $60K daly driver. I'm getting a new Kia Telluride and a Honda Talon. I should have around the same money in that combo. Only downside I see is no topless driving.

[@Offshore1977]

stephen long You could buy a used Wrangler

[@matthewharris3081]

No

[@jimderksen1653]

Ive had a RZR for many years. Thing is it is not capable of long distances, it is limited for road use, it is cold or hot and windy. It is still fun but we are also going to be using a lifted WJ with bigger tires for behind the MH for our run around vehicle and exploring the west. It is hiway capable and has heat and AC and still does a decent off road day of fun. Its just not as fast but thats ok I’m getting old anyway.

[@nicholasfrazier7009]

This is a very good arguement. I feel jeep has a lot to offer for sure but the thing is if you break a jeep on the trails your walking home. If you use a side by side it's a toy it is ment to get broke and if you break on the trail you walk to the truck an take it home on the trailer. Also cheaper to fix and I can still go to work. This is just my thoughts!

[@NukePooch1]

SxS all the way. I had a Wrangler TJ. Sucked as a commuter, and the more mods I did to make it off-road worthy, the worse it got on-road. To be able to keep up with a stock SxS, you have to reduce the one thing that a Jeep has over a SxS...on-roadability. Get something comfy to tow your SxS to the trails...done.

[@joshmills1343]

One thing I never hear Anyone talk about. Is how you're lucky to get 10,000 miles out of a side by side before needing a engine rebuilt, but you can go to 200,000 miles in a Jeep.

[@xziang]

Depends on location and use in my opinion. Since nebraska doesnt have crap for sxs trails or ohv parks, jeep every day. I can have fun around town and in the winter time plus able to still take it out to CO for the trails. If I had a sxs it would rarely get used, heck my ATV hardly gets used. Plus would need a bigger trailer plus SXS would require the garage space vs leaving the Jeep outside in the driveway.

[@randyeckman5490]

I often think about this topic. I own a 2022 CanAm Commander XMR with glass windshield, plastic rear window, rear view camera, 4 Q-link boxes and a cooler. I think it’s a great machine however for the $28k I often wonder if I would have been happier with a modified used 4 door wrangler. I hardly use my Commander and like many others have said the jeep can be used to drive to and from the trail rather than towing a SXS. For towing I own a 2021 PowerWagon level 2 and it is very capable of off-roading but truth be told I don’t want to destroy it in the woods. So I will either keep the SXS or go Jeep I am still undecided. Maybe the comments in this video will help me make the decision.

[@isingh3523]

This is a very educational video and I really liked his comparisons!

[@unionagenda]

I like the intro music. Also I was between a Jeep and a sxs. I went with the sxs, and I am more confident off-road since it's not my daily driver. Also fits my whole family, pioneer 1000-5.

[@Wesshimself]

Dammit Elmer I just decided on a CRV and side by side instead of a Jeep stop reading my mind

[@Torsee]

Smart man!

[@andrewc9234]

jeep speed on trails is boring as hell

[@fredbrackely]

Not to the people who are actually trying to hike up the trail.

[@andrewc9234]

@@fredbrackely hike up the trail?

[@Buckskindrifter]

This is like comparing a stock car to a mustang. A SXS is a scaled down buggy and does not compare to a wrangler in capability. The wrangler is built with safety and vehicle law constraints that significantly impact what it can do. That being said a wrangler is more practical because it can go on the trails, drive home, to the store and be taken on long trips without being trailered. Also, 30k is approaching used full size buggy territory which come with a real transmission, one ton axels, 40s and a proper transfer case.

[@coltonpaxton1659]

I’ll take the SxS. If I break it I have to trailer it home anyway...

[@prestondeters5093]

Much prefer a fourwheeler or motorcycle over both, but that's just because I don't like being a passenger. I would choose the side by side over the jeep personally because I like to be able to fit in those tighter fast paced trails with trees all around. I am not really one for straight rock crawling, which the jeep does phenomenally, I like the faster paced trails. I also don't mind towing a trailer with toys around because I love trucks and towing so that's not a downside to me.

[@bansheezs]

The ultimate off road vehicle is a dirt bike. They are legal on and off road. They are more manuvable off road.

[@SVTsupercharged]

Good luck in the mud and sand buddy 🤣

[@bansheezs]

@@SVTsupercharged On sand they should do ok, but your right about mud

[@johnganshow5536]

I've owned many ATVs, now I have a lifted 2018 JLU Wrangler, that I'm totally happy with. The atv got me down the trail faster, and there's places I would take it, that I wouldn't take the jeep, and vise versa. But for my lifestyle, the Jeep is perfect...

[@Dr.Dirtyred]

Also a cj7 and a cj5 can go any where

[@brandonwright6578]

Side by side all day. out here in Az we can drive em on the streets legally. I drive my rhino to work since I live so close to it.

[@MrMischief604]

Ditto in Montana.

[@hleistikow]

Same in North Dakota

[@Sers0812]

Same in Germany 😂

[@shanebatten6473]

SxS all day. You can buy a brand new Polaris xp 1000 for sub-$16,000. If you spend that much on an old Jeep you’re still not going to have as much fun off road and you’ll still be more concerned about about banking it off a tree or rock as it’s not going to be near as forgiving. My neighbor bought a Honda pioneer5 and I went riding with them once and now I’m hooked. My 4 yr old son was riding on my quad with me and when he started getting tired instead of having to leave, he hopped in the Honda and we finished out the day.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

Also I’m amazed Jeep hasn’t entered the side by side market yet, it’s a no brainier

[@rajanrairealty8979]

Renegade

[@jacksonbuck7481]

Gotta have both.

[@WW-wf8tu]

The bottom line is, your dollar, your desire, your experience. People can argue points to death for and against things, however, at the end of the day, it is YOUR choice. It is fantastic to have different view points when you are trying to make a choice. This does this better, that does that better, etc. WE the people cannot ultimately tell you what is right for you, unless you give us YOUR parameters to work from. You only have X amount of dollars? A 4x4 daily driver would be right. Simple. Because you cannot afford a toy and a daily driver.(and a trailer) OR you live in an apartment with only 1 parking spot or home with limited room for only 1 vehicle dedicated to you. Stuff like that are easy factors to weed out which would be best for you. But you see, you have to know this stuff already. And if those reasonable deductions are not factored into your decision making process, it is important to come to the people to help you make choices. "I want to go off road." Is way too vague of a statement for your advisers to help you along. So I can just say for me, my $ is best spent on something that does a broader variety of tasks in comfort. I don't want to spend my time and extra money making repairs or being at home waiting for the repair shop to call me up and say it is still waiting for parts. Or be crawling in and under my own vehicle doing the repairs myself.(been there done that) So I factor in what has the historical track record of getting people to and from the most remote locations. And bingo that is how I make my choice. In this specific 2 vehicle choice, I would take a Jeep over a side by side. Not because the SXS cannot take you to and from with reliability better or worse, but because the Jeep would be more versatile for me. More comfortable.

[@TwoAngels1206]

I would rather take a keep off road. But what about the airbags? Do we just take those out? I have no idea if legal

[@snowrulesnate]

Owned a Jeep, it was ok for entry level off-roading, horrible for pretty much everything else...bought a real truck and RZR for real towing/off-roading. They are cute and $$$ tho!

[@bobvedder2451]

Side by side or jeep? BOTH! I do mostly use my side by side for gettong firewood and snow plowing. But i like camping with it also.

[@hullihenfamily829]

For fun factor in order dirt bike-atv-side by side-Jeep. I own them all. For family reverse order. For most use, Jeep-dirt bike- atv -side by side. Unless you can make side by side street legal. If your single dirt bike is best. It can go everywhere and be street legal and cheapest.

[@jbwolfgram]

I'll be retiring in the near future and plan to travel with a truck and either a travel trailer or fifth wheel. I have seen many reasonably priced travel trailers and fifth wheels that can easily haul a SxS ("toy hauler"), but the only ones I've seen that can haul a Jeep Rubicon are quite expensive. So for my very specific situation, a SxS wins easily!

[@RickActual]

Great points all around.

[@490Adrian]

Tbh I wouldn’t buy either paying too much I’d buy a dirtbike 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@RobMR3]

I have a '16 RZR XP1k 4. I have a '99 Dakota 4x4. I would add a Jeep, but my wife wants a Turbo Maverick. So, we'll going up to a Power Wagon, or possibly the Diesel JLT 'next year.' However, you can rock both of these worlds at the same time! Look up Lite Bright here on KZbin. They have a REALLY NICE JLU and just purchased a Turbo RZR S. They are enjoying BEST OF BOTH worlds. And that's how it should be.

[@stefanhansen5882]

Thanks for this. Knowing nothing about this, can you tell me which type of vehicle is best for getting through a mountainous as safely and relatively fast? I don't about fun, but safely, speed and with the highest chance of not getting stuck. Thanks!

[@davidwellen830]

I bought a 2003 TJ when it was a year old and I still have it and drive it every day. I paid $12,000 for it. I bought a 2018 Kawasawki 4x4 LE when it was brand new and I paid $17,000 for it. I use them both enjoy them both, and hope I never have to be without either one of them. They are very different but each has it's good points and each has it's bad...I like the AC in the Jeep but I like the unobstructed view of the SXS. They each carry 4 people but the SXS is a lot easier to get into the back and the Jeep is not. The Jeep will carry me 500 or a 1,000 miles from home before I hit the trail and the SXS will not. The Jeep will go 300 miles before I need to fill the tank, the SXS will not. Each has it's purpose and each is equally fun. If you are as lucky as me...JUST GET BOTH !!!

[@corybrewer7235]

i have $2,200 in my trail rig 2001 Ford explorer 3" Lift and mud grips street legal with heat and a/c and i have a 98 explorer that runs and drives that i bought for parts for $350 all included in the $2,200 i ride with sxs and other trucks have a blast for way less than a sxs or jeep 230k miles not even a check engine light but everyone has a different view on the topic just sharing my rig and view thanks.