DuRsT
Well-Known Member
Well, looks like I'll be the oddball, as usual.
We currently own both the JK and JL, and they are about as different from one another you can possibly get. My JK is a 2015 Sport with a six speed manual, roll up windows, cloth interior, and no bluetooth. It does fortunately have A/C and a decent soft top that is easy to take down and put back up. My wife has a 2021 JLUR that's pretty much fully optioned out, heated seats/steering wheel, NAV, 8-speed auto, the whole bit.
I love them both, and for different reasons. My JK is a bit of a throwback to me, and I have a love for its simplicity and lack of options. It's easy to work on, looks great, parts are cheaper, and is really fun to drive. Once the lift gets installed it should be very capable as it sits and I've enjoyed building this one.
Her JLUR is by comparison luxuriously appointed, very comfortable, and much faster even with stock gearing. The painted hardtop is obviously much more of a pain in the ass to remove, the steering is much less desirable than my JK, and I don't like the fear of all of the electronics potentially shitting the bed on me at some point. All of that being said it is an incredibly capable machine off road, it is literally like hitting the easy button with the lockers/swaybar/auto.
I disagree with the thought that driving a JK is a poor representation of a Jeep. It is possibly a poor representation of YOUR Jeep, but it is and will continue to be a great platform for on and off road, it simply depends on what you're looking for. They all have their problems and JL shouldn't start pointing it's finger at anyone.
We currently own both the JK and JL, and they are about as different from one another you can possibly get. My JK is a 2015 Sport with a six speed manual, roll up windows, cloth interior, and no bluetooth. It does fortunately have A/C and a decent soft top that is easy to take down and put back up. My wife has a 2021 JLUR that's pretty much fully optioned out, heated seats/steering wheel, NAV, 8-speed auto, the whole bit.
I love them both, and for different reasons. My JK is a bit of a throwback to me, and I have a love for its simplicity and lack of options. It's easy to work on, looks great, parts are cheaper, and is really fun to drive. Once the lift gets installed it should be very capable as it sits and I've enjoyed building this one.
Her JLUR is by comparison luxuriously appointed, very comfortable, and much faster even with stock gearing. The painted hardtop is obviously much more of a pain in the ass to remove, the steering is much less desirable than my JK, and I don't like the fear of all of the electronics potentially shitting the bed on me at some point. All of that being said it is an incredibly capable machine off road, it is literally like hitting the easy button with the lockers/swaybar/auto.
I disagree with the thought that driving a JK is a poor representation of a Jeep. It is possibly a poor representation of YOUR Jeep, but it is and will continue to be a great platform for on and off road, it simply depends on what you're looking for. They all have their problems and JL shouldn't start pointing it's finger at anyone.
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