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I got about 17mpg stock with my 3.6 haha
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Is the Wrangler JL Reliable enough for a 10k road-trip?
Dakota Jeeper
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I have whiplash yet form the double take I did when reading that claim.
kah.mun.rah
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No less reliable than driving it around town for 10K. Those are expensive tires for that wear and tear distance in such short time though.
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Maybe the barn door was open so not wind resitance....if you want to see EYE POPPING MPG, go over to the Gladiator forums, 37.X on 44s
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geolchris
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Over the past three and a half years, I've driven from Los Angeles to:
Seattle (twice)
Yellowstone (once)
Zion (once)
Moab (twice)
Multiple places within california but over 500 miles one way
Houston (once)
Never any issues. 2.5" lift and 37's. Currently at 50k.
Seattle (twice)
Yellowstone (once)
Zion (once)
Moab (twice)
Multiple places within california but over 500 miles one way
Houston (once)
Never any issues. 2.5" lift and 37's. Currently at 50k.
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I drove mine from Southern California all the way to Yellowstone and back with no problems. 37 inch tires on a 4inch lift fully armored driveshafts regeared etc.
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Few miles (literaly) short of 100k, 37s, 3" lift, 4:88 gears: Cali every year for 8 years usually 2 wks to a month at a time, 12 or maybe 13 trips to Moab, and all over Texas- Cali Utah to Mexico...
NEVER an issue of any kind! over the 10 years...
brennaman
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This is the kind of mud you will see if there is any rain at all. Good thing is it dries pretty quick. There is an outside spray car wash in Dawson that you may want to go to after you get off the Dempster. The stuff they put on the road to keep dust down is pretty corrosive, so I would try to clean it up pretty good. Have a great trip, lots of beautiful country up there.
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I am at working on 96,000 on my 2019 JLUR. My JLUR was lifted and on 37s on the 2nd day of ownership with 93 miles on it. It has never been a daily driver and pretty much used for off roading trips, and jeep related stuff. I am not saying it has never been to the mall, just saying when we are home, it would sit as we drove other vehicles for
This is what our Jeep travels look like.
We are currently wheeling all over the southwest and leaving in two days to off road in Mexico for four to six days. Leave the southwest in April, for the eas coast, then home to Michigan for a month then head to Alaska for two to three months of camping and exploring. The jeep has been wheeled hard all over the US. 55 badge trails and thousands of other trails. It has towed an off road camper over 48,000 miles.
I have twisted a rear axle shaft, had four rear locker failures. All the failures in the locker are electrical components. I have had both valve cover gaskets fail, both leaking and dripping on O2 sensor that then failed. Nothing that has left me stranded.
When you consider that there are times that there are times the jeep has been wheeled 30 day straight in Moab, and often wheeled four or five days a week for months on end, it has been highly reliable.
Just know that my saying is treat it like a race car, maintain it like a race car.
This is what our Jeep travels look like.
We are currently wheeling all over the southwest and leaving in two days to off road in Mexico for four to six days. Leave the southwest in April, for the eas coast, then home to Michigan for a month then head to Alaska for two to three months of camping and exploring. The jeep has been wheeled hard all over the US. 55 badge trails and thousands of other trails. It has towed an off road camper over 48,000 miles.
I have twisted a rear axle shaft, had four rear locker failures. All the failures in the locker are electrical components. I have had both valve cover gaskets fail, both leaking and dripping on O2 sensor that then failed. Nothing that has left me stranded.
When you consider that there are times that there are times the jeep has been wheeled 30 day straight in Moab, and often wheeled four or five days a week for months on end, it has been highly reliable.
Just know that my saying is treat it like a race car, maintain it like a race car.
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BostonMike02127
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I drive between Boston MA and Rochester NY weekly in my JL. Easily put on ~ 1000 miles per week and have put on a total of 128,000 in 4 years. If it's in good shape, should be an easy and enjoyable drive!
Canjeeper
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Been to Tuk .i would be worried about being caught up there between the river crossings when they change from a ice road to the ferry's . Could take weeks . The questions you ask here make me think you need to do more due diligence .
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That’s pretty good gas mileage, are you calculating that yourself. I went on a road trip recently and got 25 mpg at 90 mph in a 2 door rubicon with a 2.0 but hit a horrible head wind on the way back and got 18 mpg going 70 mph. Calculated MPG myself at the pump.
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