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  1. More embarrassing than driving w/ an open gas cap

    Isn't there more to this pic? Like, a shopping cart wedged in the front end? Or maybe I'm thinking af another; sadly a not uncommon sight.
  2. What Year/Color JL Wranglers have least Galvanic Corrosion

    We've had JKs (2012 to 2018) and have JLUs (2018-2021) and no hinge corrosion at all. The 2018 2.0 JLU Sport that's still in the family is pushing over 150,000 miles and still has none. 🤷‍♂️ Our pair of 2021 Rubi 4xes, one with ~65,000 miles and the other with much less still show zero hinge...
  3. 4xe Wrangler is the #1 selling PHEV!

    The 4xe battery placement is perfect; at a scale I had 50/50 weight distribution. I've got two customers each with 392 Wranglers and have swapped vehicles with both. Neither they nor I could disagree more; the 4xe handles much better. Maybe there was a production change in the recent 392s or...
  4. 4xe Wrangler is the #1 selling PHEV!

    The power is nice, but THE best thing about the 4xe for me is the weight distribution; it's perfect and planted.
  5. Level 1 Charger - Security

    Egr: "We should secure this connection" Mgmt: "Huh? NOBODY is gonna charge with this outside of their garage! C'mon, man!"
  6. 4xe lease and residual

    👍We're brothers from different mothers, LOL. I look at total cost of ownership over a 5-10yr range although most vehicles I keep for 7-10yrs. In the buy vs lease arguments, the lease fans go on and on about jumping into better vehicles and lowering payments at zero down (and I have my doubts...
  7. Hydrogen engines in the future?

    ^This. That's the part that the media and leaders don't consider; they never analyze anything but run with a "next best thing" mentality. That said, I do like the idea of hydrogen being a fuel but it would have to be more of a JIT, localized-stations situation rather than large facility that...
  8. Is the Ecodiesel the best Wrangler motor ever?

    Are you a LEO or lawyer? Please be careful providing legal advice especially if it's not in your state. **Every** state has some detail/enforcement differences in their statutes. As IL residents, we got nabbed by an ambitious trooper in NJ moving a boat about 10yrs ago when we were mildly...
  9. Is the Ecodiesel the best Wrangler motor ever?

    Tell that to the insurance and the LEOs who will write you up for negligent operation if you ever have a fender bender that isn't even your fault. A few LEOs in my family have written those tix.
  10. Is the Ecodiesel the best Wrangler motor ever?

    If you're not exceeding the GCVWR towing, great. My smallest boat with trailer and no fuel load is pushing 5000lbs. Ram diesel (son's) has done 19-21mpg regularly towing the boat, albeit with doors on.😝 The Wrangler diesel can easily pull twice the tow rating, but not legally. It's an expensive...
  11. Is the Ecodiesel the best Wrangler motor ever?

    Getting it was problematic at times. We've got pickup diesel trucks in the company fleet and now have enough stock to last a few years. It's a hassle when the system throws codes, yes. Diesel is still more than gas in our two operating areas. For Wranglers, the extra cost doesn't work out in the...
  12. Is the Ecodiesel the best Wrangler motor ever?

    The 3.0 diesel is excellent but, given the neutered Wrangler tow rating, I'd pick the 2.0 because it's less hassle with DEF, oil changes and diesel prices vs the mpg gain from the diesel. If I had to tow all the time, the diesel is better but I'd take a Grand Wagoneer with turbo 6 or a Ram for a...
  13. Is the Ecodiesel the best Wrangler motor ever?

    Well, there's quite a few more things: it can be modified like a Lego kit; side armor means no door-ding worries in parking lots; weather is never a factor; matters not if there are road or no roads; insurance is usually a lot less most other vehicles; very low depreciation rate; they look good...
  14. Rented a 4xe - my honest thoughts and assessment

    Horsehocky. Wind affects, traffic and accel/decel events with your right-foot have way more to do with fuel economy all else being equal. That is, of course, unless all your driving is uphill-only. I wish I logged the data but, when we had a Tesla, there was very, very slight affect on energy...
  15. Rented a 4xe - my honest thoughts and assessment

    Totally correct except the part about being fooled; we know there is no perpetual motion energy. Those who have lived with the 4xe JLU for a long time can see the benefits vs a 2.0L JLU. On highway-only use the 4xe has been equal to a 2.0L JLU Sport we had except with V8-equal passing power and...
  16. Rented a 4xe - my honest thoughts and assessment

    The 15% "reserve" charge in the 4xe battery (when the display says <1% charge) can be completely used up if, say, you tow a trailer up a few miles of mountain at 80+ mph continually passing where you'll feel the drop off of power at some point. That said, the 2.0 is no slouch and soldiered on...
  17. 2024 4xe is disappointing... gets no range increase

    The 4xe wouldn't get any better, or worse, mpg at 80mph vs a non-4xe. We had a 2.0 Sport, with Rubi take-offs, and the 4xe Rubi gets the same mpg on the highway. One of our 4xe Rubis has been doing a lot of highway duty the past 18mos and is a comfortable long distance vehicle for this old man's...
  18. Driver in Wrangler Falls out on expressway with no doors

    I've always lived by this belief: "Warning labels defeat the effectiveness of natural selection."
  19. 2024 4xe is disappointing... gets no range increase

    The battery will be significantly functional for at least 10+yrs before the electric-only range starts dropping and eventuall get to an impractical (5-10 miles) elec-only range. It will still work and provide the hp and tq, though. Projection guesstibased on a friend's 9yr old 400,000 mile Tesla...
  20. 2024 4xe is disappointing... gets no range increase

    As an investor in solar and battery tech for the past 30yrs myself, you are mistaken. Citations? Yes research is ongoing, but no magical solution is at hand. It will be a slow evolution, not a 15yr revolution. The battery tech we have now is OLD but it works in the required...


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