Really depends on your future driving preferences.
There is no offroad pack anymore but for the money it's was always cheaper to fit an e/air locker and front discos.
Aside from that if you intend on touring without towing and some serious offroad then the rubi is the choice hands down. Not great on the beach with the low low transfer case but awesome rock/hill climbing.
Although most serious people end up regearing and swapping out axles anyway so apart from the front electronic disco ( that dies anyway) and the low transfer you could built a similar/more suitable "rubi" for your needs without the larger outlay on the first hand.
If you are towing there is no substitute for the diesel and the Dana 30 front can be strengthened of swapped with d44 or Tera30 to reduce the weakness. There is no way anyone can replicate the towing fuel economy of the diesel and the effortlessness of the torque off road although some claim the pentastar is close.
Real world figures is that it is still miles off for towing and close offroad. A recent example was towing a soft floor camper across the nullabor in the V6 got consistently 20l/100km while I tow my 1.8+ ton Jayco swan and has never gone over 14l/100km and that's why I bought my diesel.
So basically you have to decide what you want to do with it as there is good and bad either way... Like you need to do some serious towing in the diesel to still be in front of the V6 in dollar terms if range and availability of fuel is no concern.
Additionally is the extra cost of a rubi going to worth it in the long run if you plan on fitting lockers and regearing with the money saved at a later date??
All good fun choices!!
Talk to as many owners, decide what you really want and make an informed decision!
Goodluck and all the best
Matt
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Last edited by Macca2801; 30-04-2014 at 02:43 PM.
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