3.6 or 2.0

[yokramer]

Then why is everyone bagging on the clicking noise in the 3.6L?

Because its broken. The 2.0 just sounds like a tractor.

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[Morrepe]

Also for the engine that makes better power so you can drive away from the v6 manual luddites as they sit there praying this isnt the time their jeep burns to the ground.

And have your engine sound like farts while you do it,.

 

[alphawolff]

This is completely self serving and I can't afford a 392, nor do I want to pay more for gas (or insurance). I believe it was $6.05 per gallon last week here in CA.

If the 4XE wasn't such a disaster, I might be considering it.

The 4xe gets the worst gas mileage out of all the wranglers lol

 

[T800]

The 4xe gets the worst gas mileage out of all the wranglers lol

Not when it's running on electric power (and not ON FIRE).

 

[Sportacus]

Sometimes it's good to have poor hearing.

thats why i did the muffler delete. I cant hear shit!

all those 4xe owners who like to offroad in “silence”….i dont want to hear squeaking, rattling and groaning…..


coming from my wife in the passenger seat, or my jeep!

 

[yokramer]

And have your engine sound like farts while you do it,.

Hearing farts driving around while the v6s sittin the dealers for cams is a good trade in my book. Also pretty lame worrying about how your exhaust sounds

 

[T800]

thats why i did the muffler delete. I cant hear shit!

all those 4x4 owners who like to offroad in “silence”….i dont want to hear squeaking, rattling and groaning…..


coming from my wife in the passenger seat, or my jeep!

Yup, and people ask me if my MT tires are loud. They are COMPLETELY SILENT. But so are a lot of things like crickets, helicopters. Or even stuff I pretend to not hear.

 

[siggy]

Mr. Stellantis is waiting outside your home and says there's a top secret recall on your Jeep. He brought two brand new Jeeps with the exact same options you already have. One is a 3.6, the other is a 2.0. Which one are you taking?

Who is Mr. Stellantis and what’s his affiliation with Jeep?

 

[Ramboy]

Because its broken. The 2.0 just sounds like a tractor.

The 2.0 runs like a Deere, John that is!

 

[Captainwilsh]

If Mr. Stellantis is handing me the keys to one of them right now, I’m taking the 3.6 without hesitation.

 

[Roky]

 

[salt_crawler]

The problem for me when choosing was there just isn't enough proven reliability for the 2.0 yet. It still falls under the newish/proving itself category. Unlike at the 3.6 that has 15 million produced and proven.
Not saying the 2.0 won't prove itself but it's still in the unknown phase. And with all these manufactures having turbo motor troubles, I just don't trust stelantis enough to have figured it out. And that's why they had to keep the 3.6 around because even they don't know if this motor is going to make it and they knew a lot of people wouldn't buy a jeep if that was the only option.. (my .02 of course)

I've actually been seeing more 2.0 complaints recently. Could be a fluke.

Only time will tell when we start seeing or not seeing more 2.0s at the 150k-200k mark.

 

[yokramer]

The problem for me when choosing was there just isn't enough proven reliability for the 2.0 yet. It still falls under the newish/proving itself category. Unlike at the 3.6 that has 15 million produced and proven.
Not saying the 2.0 won't prove itself but it's still in the unknown phase. And with all these manufactures having turbo motor troubles, I just don't trust stelantis enough to have figured it out. And that's why they had to keep the 3.6 around because even they don't know if this motor is going to make it and they knew a lot of people wouldn't buy a jeep if that was the only option.. (my .02 of course)

I've actually been seeing more 2.0 complaints recently. Could be a fluke.

Only time will tell when we start seeing or not seeing more 2.0s at the 150k-200k mark.

The engine had been in vehicles in one form or another for almost 10 years when you got your Jeep. Saying it was too new is just an excuse cause youre either too manly for a 4cyl or scared of turbos.

 

[yokramer]

 

[T800]

The problem for me when choosing was there just isn't enough proven reliability for the 2.0 yet. It still falls under the newish/proving itself category. Unlike at the 3.6 that has 15 million produced and proven.
Not saying the 2.0 won't prove itself but it's still in the unknown phase. And with all these manufactures having turbo motor troubles, I just don't trust stelantis enough to have figured it out. And that's why they had to keep the 3.6 around because even they don't know if this motor is going to make it and they knew a lot of people wouldn't buy a jeep if that was the only option.. (my .02 of course)

I've actually been seeing more 2.0 complaints recently. Could be a fluke.

Only time will tell when we start seeing or not seeing more 2.0s at the 150k-200k mark.

That's my #1 hangup regarding the 2.0. Similar to the 3.0 in the Ram, I'm hesitant to trust it. That and just figure with adding the turbo, it's more parts that could fail. Compare it to the Ford EB which has had multiple generations and revisions. I had the 2.7 EB in my 2018 F150 and liked the acceleration. Though at the end of the day, I would trade acceleration for reliability and a bit slower.

Ask people about turbo vs. previous gen that's not turbo, they will tell you they like it because it's faster. If faster means earlier replacement, then I'll pass.

When I brought it up with my wife, she didn't like the idea. Though she's the cheap one, and I didn't realize at the time that it's $2000 less. So might tell her that and see if she changes her mind. I'm guessing she thought it was more expensive.

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