sledboy
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So my wife and I will be buying a new off-road vehicle in 9 months. We are looking at the Wrangler Rubicon and the new Bronco. It will have to pull a 3,000 lb trailer (side x side) so we are looking at the diesel engine in the Wrangler or the 2.7 EcoBoost in the Bronco.
But here are my concerns are mainly with the engines. First, with the diesel Wrangler, there is a lot of talk and speculation going around about all the emission components in the exhaust, how they will hold up long-term and how expensive it will be to fix/replace them. And also how the "soot" will effect the life of the engine. Also, there have been posts in this forum of the diesel engine running hot and even over-heating while towing.
Second, the EcoBoost with its turbos, direct injection and variable cams is a very technology advanced engine. They are still too new to know if they will hold up as well as the good-old V8s. In fact, in my mind, the problems that Ford has had with their first generation EcoBoost engines suggest that we may see more issues with the current crop of engines, particularly timing chain stretch which was addressed but not solved with their second generations. Ford will have to step up with front and rear lockers and a front sway-bar disconnect. If they don't, that may be a deal-breaker for us. It must be very close to the Wrangler Rubicon in its off-road capability.
Soo... I am about 50 years old and I don't want to "tinker" as much as I used to. I want the most reliable vehicle as we travel around the Western United States to many of the off-road trails that we have dreamed of exploring for a long time. So which gamble to we take? The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Diesel or the Ford Bronco with the 2.7 EcoBoost? Which one will be more reliable?
But here are my concerns are mainly with the engines. First, with the diesel Wrangler, there is a lot of talk and speculation going around about all the emission components in the exhaust, how they will hold up long-term and how expensive it will be to fix/replace them. And also how the "soot" will effect the life of the engine. Also, there have been posts in this forum of the diesel engine running hot and even over-heating while towing.
Second, the EcoBoost with its turbos, direct injection and variable cams is a very technology advanced engine. They are still too new to know if they will hold up as well as the good-old V8s. In fact, in my mind, the problems that Ford has had with their first generation EcoBoost engines suggest that we may see more issues with the current crop of engines, particularly timing chain stretch which was addressed but not solved with their second generations. Ford will have to step up with front and rear lockers and a front sway-bar disconnect. If they don't, that may be a deal-breaker for us. It must be very close to the Wrangler Rubicon in its off-road capability.
Soo... I am about 50 years old and I don't want to "tinker" as much as I used to. I want the most reliable vehicle as we travel around the Western United States to many of the off-road trails that we have dreamed of exploring for a long time. So which gamble to we take? The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Diesel or the Ford Bronco with the 2.7 EcoBoost? Which one will be more reliable?
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