AFD
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Honda Element and Jeep Wrangler are pretty much the same thing, right?
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Honda Element and Jeep Wrangler are pretty much the same thing, right?
DONE!
I like the lever. It’s also a great place for a ball cap so I don’t burn when riding/wheeling topless.
What great engineering: the “multifunctional”lever is a huge hit for my family.
Think of the economic benefit though, you're putting more money into the economy. High efficiency air-conditioners don't save nearly enough money to justify their cost and when something goes wrong it's super expensive to fix. These new ECM Motors fail much quicker than their inductive AC counter parts and cost 7-8 times more if the supply house will even sell them to a homeowner. Automobiles are getting that way too... Bummer.A couple years ago the wife’s very expensive Kenmore Elite stove’s oven quit working. A little electronic box the size of a pack of cigarettes failed, the part was no longer available, nor could it be repaired. A $2500 range that looked like new was junked because the over no longer worked
My repair experience with the residential HVAC industry left me with a sour taste that continues to inform my opinion of them.These new ECM Motors fail much quicker than their inductive AC counter parts and cost 7-8 times more if the supply house will even sell them to a homeowner.
Exactly the point-a perfectly serviceable piece of equipment out of service because of a “chip”Optioned a HD PTO TC on my PU even though I don’t need the PTO to get no-fault manual shift, not a knob. PU almost became junk recently due to “obsolete” ignition control module. It took extensive searching to find one in an out of state junkyard, next time??
Get one with a Selec-trac transfer case, it's exactly the same amount of effort brand new, old, stopped, moving, in park, whatever. Still has a lever.OK. All of my life I have been a contrarian and I guess that I still am. I would prefer a button, and I will tell you why.
Shifting from 2H or 4H in a new Wrangler seems to be almost impossible. I thought I was going to break the lever when I first tried, and shifting into Neutral was even worse. Sure. Shifting back from Neutral to 4H and 2H is even worse because there is no leverage.
Yes. Shifting repeatedly makes the whole process easier, and now it is not nearly as bad, but an electronic button controlled shifter would just be a lot easier to use and more foolproof.
Yes. It would be more expensive to repair, but no one would be breaking the linkage or the lever if it were button operated, and who bought a Wrangler to save money anyway???
You know...I like how you think. While we are at it, I wonder if we could make the ride a little better with..and non-fixed roof/windshield, lockers and sway bar disconnect. Just unnecessarily complicated features that could potentially break at some point and ultimately make production costs too high for people that don't use them.