I did leave with a new Grand Cherokee loaner which is ok. It ain't the Wrangler, but it's not bad. Service advisor said they'll likely call me soon as they anticipate having to work something out with Hertz instead of their on-site captive rental agency.
This is gonna be a shit show. Demand...
Most accessory manufacturers didn't really understand the 4xe would be different in meaningful ways. We just figured this out when ordering the Mopar rear cargo tray from Quadratec. Fortunately, they recognized the error, but the website hasn't been changed.
Feel free to add to this list...
Pics of a Tuxedo park in either baby blue or pink have been my go to for over a decade whenever anyone talks about Jeeps becoming "soft" or not "built like they used to be." The fact is that each Wrangler was more capable off-road than the Wrangler and CJs prior to it. I've had CJs, TJs, JKs...
I believe in giving credit where it is due and rewarding those who are good at their jobs. I'm gonna give a plug for Steve Beckmann at Jim Butler, who I discovered in the "Ordering" forum: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/recommended-dealers-list.1227/
We worked almost...
I found it odd that certain options weren't available for the 4XE such as side steps or the perforated leather. We will probably go aftermarket instead for both.
I assume the perforated leather unavailability is because of the blue stitching in the 4XE which would be a lot of fuss to add to...
Finding places for batteries seems to be one of the biggest issues with hybrids and EVs - engineers have to make sure there is enough passenger and storage room.
Most EVs and hybrids use banks of what are essentially specialized hobby batteries, a bit larger than your average AA:
When I look...
The TL;DR of 179 is that, if you own a business, you can (for all practical purposes) depreciate the entire purchase price immediately. That means if you pay $60,000 for the vehicle, you get to use it as an immediate $60,000 expense.
This alone will sell quite a few of them.
From the UAW contract summary:
https://uaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/56461-UAW-Hourly_rev3.pdf
Also:
Toledo Machining Plant
$5 million investment
Current torque converter will continue
Steering columns will continue
New Jeep Wrangler (JL) PHEV Super-Module in 2020
Potential...