CharlieS3
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I placed my order on the first day of ordering, Sept 12 I think it was or thereabouts. Fully loaded Rubicon Unlimited with most options. It showed up at the dealer yesterday and I picked it up today. Still too new to have any real ideas. My previous Jeep was a 2014 Rubicon Unlimited that unfortunately got totaled when I hit a buffalo (yes, really).
I love the hood. The tires look like 35 x 12.5, but I know they are really a bit smaller. The chassis sits higher and it looks like 35's will fit without any further mods. Much wider than my old rubicon tires. I was truly hoping that the uConnect system would be better, and so far it seems far better. Much better resolution. The UConnect system still can't recognize names (Call Joe Smith, "Would you like to call Henry Houseman"), however if you hold the button Siri connects and she knows what she is doing (Thanks Apple). I like all the control interfaces. I also like that you can enter a destination without having to stop.
I also have all of the safety stuff. I still haven't figured out exactly how the cruise control works. I pulled out from behind a truck while in adaptive cruise and it just shut off the cruise control. Maybe I touched the brake. I also am not sure if the front end alert just alerts or actually applies the brakes. The blind spot alerts work great. In the Uconnect setup, it implies that it autobrakes, but everything I've read says it doesn't. Lots of setup options for all of the controls.
I did get the turbo 2 liter. Plenty of power, very responsive. This is my potentially biggest regret, since its a gen 1 engine and unproven. You don't even notice it stopping at a light (the engine cuts off) and it comes on instantly as soon as you lift off the brake. I elected to get the 7 year 100K extended warranty, mainly because of the engine. I do plan to keep this that long, if not more.
Much easier process to remove the freedom tops. I like that the rear headrests auto fold down and out of the way when dropping the rear seatbacks. Seats are very comfortable with plenty of room, even for a big guy (6'3", 270). Not a lot of headroom, but I'm also not in danger of hitting my head on the overhead roll bar, which I had heard could be a problem. Even with the seat all the way back, its not an issue.
So far, Happy!
Charlie
I love the hood. The tires look like 35 x 12.5, but I know they are really a bit smaller. The chassis sits higher and it looks like 35's will fit without any further mods. Much wider than my old rubicon tires. I was truly hoping that the uConnect system would be better, and so far it seems far better. Much better resolution. The UConnect system still can't recognize names (Call Joe Smith, "Would you like to call Henry Houseman"), however if you hold the button Siri connects and she knows what she is doing (Thanks Apple). I like all the control interfaces. I also like that you can enter a destination without having to stop.
I also have all of the safety stuff. I still haven't figured out exactly how the cruise control works. I pulled out from behind a truck while in adaptive cruise and it just shut off the cruise control. Maybe I touched the brake. I also am not sure if the front end alert just alerts or actually applies the brakes. The blind spot alerts work great. In the Uconnect setup, it implies that it autobrakes, but everything I've read says it doesn't. Lots of setup options for all of the controls.
I did get the turbo 2 liter. Plenty of power, very responsive. This is my potentially biggest regret, since its a gen 1 engine and unproven. You don't even notice it stopping at a light (the engine cuts off) and it comes on instantly as soon as you lift off the brake. I elected to get the 7 year 100K extended warranty, mainly because of the engine. I do plan to keep this that long, if not more.
Much easier process to remove the freedom tops. I like that the rear headrests auto fold down and out of the way when dropping the rear seatbacks. Seats are very comfortable with plenty of room, even for a big guy (6'3", 270). Not a lot of headroom, but I'm also not in danger of hitting my head on the overhead roll bar, which I had heard could be a problem. Even with the seat all the way back, its not an issue.
So far, Happy!
Charlie
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