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- Bob
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- 2012 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, 2014 Grand Cherokee Limited Ecodiesel
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So I've had my JL right at 24 hours and driving about 60 miles in it. There are things I love and a couple of things that I consider a problem.
First what I love:
Someone needs to develop some seat drop and extended brackets for the seat. If anyone knows of any, let me know!
Otherwise, I love the Jeep.
First what I love:
- Fit and finish seems very tight. Feels very high quality. I love the ergonomics of the controls
- Android Auto
- How it drives. It handles very much like our Grand Cherokee and I think it rides better (to be fair, our WK2 has a 2" lift so it's not exactly apples to apples)
- Performance. The engine/auto-transmission combination works very well together. Seems much better than my JK.
- The driving position. I'm a big guy, 6'3" 300lbs. The lowest setting on the seat puts my eyes way above the instruments so that i'ts hard to see the top 1/4 of the display. The seatbelt is quite snug and leaves little room for movement. To be clear, I never felt at all restricted with my JK's belt. The elevated position also makes it uncomfortable keeping the foot on the gas pedal on a longer drive. My wife once had a Scion XB and it made me feel the same way. Also, with my leg on the gas pedal, my knee is embedded in the transfer case lever. It is very uncomfortable. My wife is 6'0" tall and she feels the same way. To see the instruments completely, I have to recline my seat back considerably, which puts my head directly under the rollbar. In a collision, I would definitely crack my head on the rollbar.
- No toolkit included with mine
- start/stop. I just don't like it.
Someone needs to develop some seat drop and extended brackets for the seat. If anyone knows of any, let me know!
Otherwise, I love the Jeep.
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