Thanks for the honest and well-explained evaluation.
I think there are so many little things that were well thought out that make it worth the extra money. i.e. something as small as the center console buttons are intuitive or no more screws for the freedom panels. I think after driving it for a week I had noticed most of these little things,
Only thing I can say is our 2018 JLUR is nothing even remotely the way you described whatever it is you were driving or test drove. Seats are BETTER, leather BETTER, audio, axles, ground clearance, transfer case, SWB disconnect, the speed at which the lockers engage and disengage, short throw shift levers. Ok and the ability to install 37" tires with no other change than a 2.5 inch lift or 35s from bone stock, Fenders better with way more clearance, soft top WAY better, better factory tires, more lock to lock steering and turning radius. not even going to adrress the gearing as in higher quality gears( Dana adventec) and thicker axle tubes......off the top of my head.
Yes i know that there are concerns with steering on some JLs, but it is a defect and not the rule. Even if a batch was built with the defect, the inherent design/intention of the JL should not have steering issues, and should have good steering as noted by reviewers etc. So my point is, the fact that there are some JLs with bad steering does not meant that the JL has bad steering, just that a batch of JLs has faulty steering that will be corrected to the good steering all other JLs have.
You’re son serious drugs
I meant you’re on serious drugs. Dude, let it go! The JL is much better and you’ll full of shit
Eh, he's not really wrong about interior comfort. The JL does have less room up front and the seats are pretty firm. That doesn't mean the interior doesn't kick ass; design-wise the JL's interior is phenomenally better than the JK. But as far as the seats are concerned and general comfort? Compared to the JK, the JL doesn't improve upon this much at all.
Just like a mattress, the opinion of comfort is just that an opinion, Or does someone say you Will like a softer seat, and your arse is so wide you Must have 1.5 inches more width. (Subjective it is ) . My Wife and I both like these seats better than the JKU we have and the JKUR we lost, And that is our opinion.
Test driving does not equal poor handling. The tires aren’t even broken in yet. Let alone drive train. Big tires take a while to conform to the suspension geometery of any vehicle. 2.5k miles on mine and handling has only gotten better. And I did google “JL steering” and you’re right, my screen did blow up with results, but not negative ones... You either have an isolated warranty issue, or you’re being too picky. Nothing to “stay tuned” about. It’s still a Jeep.
This, also!
You can feel the love in here.
Hahaha.
Like I said, if yours is that bad you might have a warranty issue on your hands. Better get it looked at.You can feel the love in here.
No, it's not the tires and it's not tire pressures. My tires are at 37 but it's hot outside so I would expect that. And, I've got almost 1,500 miles on the JL so I've done more than a "test drive" in them.
You can call me "full of shit" if you want, but I've owned more Jeeps than probably everybody in this thread combined and I have worked on all my own stuff so I know what I'm talking about.
It's an issue, and yes, we'll probably be hearing about it soon. There are only 2 recalls on JLs so far which is pretty good for a FCA vehicle launch, but there'll be more coming this summer I'm sure considering that EVERY Jeep forum on the Web has complaints about the terrible steering/handling on these models.
