Thor Has Landed! (392 XR in white)

[Greywind]

Beautiful Jeep. Congrats. Going to be a classic since they'll stop producing these with the V8 for the 23 model

Is this a sure thing? The lease in my diesel isn’t up till 23 and would hate if I missed out

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[Blanco802]

Is this a sure thing? The lease in my diesel isn’t up till 23 and would hate if I missed out

Seems like it. Article for reference:
https://www.motorious.com/articles/features-3/dodge-cancelling-hemi-v8/

Possible the V8 sticks around a bit longer, but not sure how much longer.

 

[Medicaptain]

A few more pics of Thor (and a glimpse of my dad’s 4xe)

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THANK YOU....looks awesome and that sticker really helps break it up

 

[clickclickboom]

Looks perfect. Pics like this makes me wish I would have bought an XR and been done with it. Instead I'm sending myself down a mod rabbit hole by buying a base.

 

[JLUW75]

Wait, you had to fill it up right after you purchased it??? You got screwed if this is true. Stellantis pays the dealer back for filling up all new vehicles. On top of that you spent somewhere around $70k and they couldn’t fill up the tank. Your dealer sucks ass. Plus the salesman should’ve checked for all your stuff before you took delivery. That’s there job. Your Jeep looks nice. I hope you enjoy it. I personally am not a fan of the power top or those stupid little fender extensions they added because of XR package.

I had a full tank of gas for my Willys!

 

[benny_rt2]

I really like the 1941 stripe. The 392 in engine bay looks good too

 

[Cbacon]

Looks good. Did you put the "1941" stripes on?

 

[Ct_Formula]

Looks good. Did you put the "1941" stripes on?

Those are OEM stripes, or at least there is an option for it. I ordered in on my wives last year and mine that's coming in.

 

[FunWagon]

Is it true that the half doors you got don’t have the pin stripes that you have on the full doors?

I think there was someone else here that ordered some door decals from the factory and they only came on the full doors but not the half doors.

 

[Uncommon Sense]

Those are OEM stripes, or at least there is an option for it. I ordered in on my wives last year and mine that's coming in.

They are OEM, but not offered on 2022s. Jeep.com still shows it but doesn't show up on build sheet as an option anymore. I tried to order it for my 2022. However, you can find it at various places. Doesn't look to hard to install.

 

[R44pilot]

Where in South Florida are you located? I’m in LHP and ordered mine in August as well. I agree that NO dealers in South Florida were helpful (crazy markups, no allocation, etc). Where did you order from? I dealt with Vatland up in Vero Beach. Hoping to have it before February!

How was dealing with Vatland? Did you check out their service department while you were there? I gave up trying to find a decent selling dealer near me (Jupiter) and went up north to get it. I’ve had mine since November and love it!

 

[BaaBaa]

How was dealing with Vatland? Did you check out their service department while you were there? I gave up trying to find a decent selling dealer near me (Jupiter) and went up north to get it. I’ve had mine since November and love it!

I haven’t been bugging my sales guy, but when I do check in - once every 3-4 weeks—he is slow to respond. I’ll let you know about the rest of the dealership/service dept once I pick up (hopefully by February!)

 

[Tushar]

My 2021 model year 392 XR came home on Wednesday and I’m still learning all about it. It’s been a long road, but here’s a summary of what I went through to get this:

• Contacted dealers last August to put in an order locally. One wanted around 15k “market adjustment” LOL, another one was out of allocation.
• Contacted a Jeep dealer next big town up from me, and they offered to order me one with no market adjustment and after some haggling back and forth, placed the order beginning of September.
• But after several days I discovered they ordered it in the wrong color. After frantic action on the dealers part, and getting the district manager involved, color was changed.
• September went by, October came and went, November came and my Jeep left the factory on a train, heading to south Florida and to my dealer. After several agonizing weeks in transit, I picked it up yesterday!

I love driving it, love the one touch top as well. It’s loud AF. When I was driving it home yesterday, almost every time I stopped I instictively looked around to see what car was making that sweet low rumbling engine noise, but it was ME. That happened several times LOL. After two days I already got two Jeep waves and a thumbs up. It gets some attention.

This is my first Wrangler, after coming from a Honda Pilot. When I first got this 392 home, I thought “what the hell did I just do? Look at this giant beast!“ The XR is really big in person, to me at least. But it’s so fun to drive! My once skeptical wife is now totally in love with riding in this thing. She actually asked me to take her for two drives since yesterday (this never happened in my Pilot) and we’re now taking it for a weekend getaway this weekend. And top down for maximum pleasure (we’re in south Florida so weather is great for that right now).

Pluses:

• engine power
• excellent styling
• big- lots of room inside. With seats folded down in back, it’s surprisingly cavernous with lots of room
• unique vehicle that gets attention
• one touch roof is great and well worth it
• wheels are sharp
• love the white color with gold accents

Minuses and concerns:

• I filled up the tank right after I drove it off the lot yesterday, and my oh my this thing has a big stomach.
• Steering wheel is slightly cocked to the left if I’m driving straight. Not a big deal, but noticeable. Hopefully an alignment or something will fix it. Probably getting on the train and two trucks for delivery screwed up the alignment.
• And as others have experienced, the muffler/tailpipes are a little off kilter, but honestly this doesn’t bother me at all.
• The dealer was great to deal with, but since my Jeep was crammed full of boxes for the half doors, an interior inspection wasn’t possible. I’m now missing the bags for the removable rear panels, and I think I was supposed to get some tools as well. Dealer is supposed to investigate and deliver these to me, but that remains to be resolved at the moment.
• Like a goofball, I slammed the hood down from about 2 feet up, thinking it was the slam down and lock type of hood. Don’t make that mistake. I lost sleep over it thinking I hurt something LOL. Gently let the hood down and lock it.
• Some gentrified neighbors giving me the stink eye for bringing home such a loud smack in the face beast. Oh well LOL

All in all, a very enjoyable and unique vehicle. It’s not Lexus or Cadillac, so don’t expect that kind of ride, but the fun factor makes up for it. First day with top down you’ll have no regrets. This 392 is more comfortable than other Wranglers I have driven as well. Enjoy the pics of Thor!

Congratulations !! It's a beast from the looks of it, enjoy your ride.

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