Fargo
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Thanks for the info guys. It all helps.
My biggest concern with eTorque is probably the cooling system and cost to replace the battery. It causes me concern to have the battery under the Jeep where it can get damaged by rocks and submersed under water when crossing streams or even in heavy rains. It just seems like an expensive item that offers limited benefit and will need to be replaced a couple times during the life of the vehicle. So basically it sounds like an expensive maintenance item.
I've been looking at some of the options listed by SeanL above. I'm actually kind of torn between getting a Rubicon Unlimited (with hardtop and cold weather group) with the v6 and eTorque or for the about the same money, getting a v6 manual with the Xtreme Recon package. (When it becomes available on the manual) It seems kinda crazy that I can get the Xtreme Recon package for the same price as the auto transmission. But it is. The biggest advantage to getting the auto with eTorque is I can add everything in the XR package later. I don't think it would be as easy or cost effect to switch out the manual tranny for the auto later.
My biggest concern with eTorque is probably the cooling system and cost to replace the battery. It causes me concern to have the battery under the Jeep where it can get damaged by rocks and submersed under water when crossing streams or even in heavy rains. It just seems like an expensive item that offers limited benefit and will need to be replaced a couple times during the life of the vehicle. So basically it sounds like an expensive maintenance item.
I've been looking at some of the options listed by SeanL above. I'm actually kind of torn between getting a Rubicon Unlimited (with hardtop and cold weather group) with the v6 and eTorque or for the about the same money, getting a v6 manual with the Xtreme Recon package. (When it becomes available on the manual) It seems kinda crazy that I can get the Xtreme Recon package for the same price as the auto transmission. But it is. The biggest advantage to getting the auto with eTorque is I can add everything in the XR package later. I don't think it would be as easy or cost effect to switch out the manual tranny for the auto later.
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