Ronmar
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Yea all my vehicles are 25 years old and still going strong
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True, BUT I expect the hunt and dart with clearly oversized tires, NOT on street tires. If you drive a new Jeep, you can only hope the World will be flat.A CJ on 38's with a 408 that doesn't "hunt and dart all over the place like a dog chasing a rabbit..." is an oxymoron. The folks I have met over the years that value these types of units have a completely different agenda and view of enjoying the outdoors I don't understand.
I do agree most Jeeps today are little more than mall crawlers for wanna be's; drivers not badges make the vehicle; and AMC's best vehicle was the Jeep.
Though today's Jeeps are more capable, comfortable, and safer than the CJ's, LR Series I,II, III, and Toy FJ40's we all miss. Yes, replacing steel dashes with plastic is a significant downgrade in Jeeps, Landcruisers and Land Rovers. Suggesting acceleration with 275 hp turbo'd I-4 in a Jeep Wrangler with an automatic 8 speed is lack luster when compared to an LMTV with 275 hp (even the 330hp tune) 7 speed is akin to saying the earth is flat. The Jeep transmission control is much easier to use than reaching forward to the pad, though neither the Jeep, nor the LMTV need to be told when to shift. Perhaps your motorpool Sahara is not much better maintained than the Audi?
We enjoy our LMTV as much as we have all our off road vehicles and use each tool best suited for the job at hand; sometimes the LMTV, sometimes the JLUR—
and in some cases rental fees to unlock all the features![]()
The trail rating is only achieved if the vehicle has conquered the Rubicon trail. That trail has been Jeeps proving grounds for off road vehicles for many years. Most of the factory pre-production models take a beating, but if they survive the trip, they achieve a trail rated badging.I don't really think the badge means anything if the Jeep Compass wears it...
Likely sent to deaf ears, though I appreciate it—The trail rating is only achieved if the vehicle has conquered the Rubicon trail. That trail has been Jeeps proving grounds for off road vehicles for many years. Most of the factory pre-production models take a beating, but if they survive the trip, they achieve a trail rated badging.
You see the pic of the compass wearing it. Do you believe that's a capable off road vehicle?The trail rating is only achieved if the vehicle has conquered the Rubicon trail. That trail has been Jeeps proving grounds for off road vehicles for many years. Most of the factory pre-production models take a beating, but if they survive the trip, they achieve a trail rated badging.
Me, deaf ears? Only literally. I'll change my mind on any topic, in any direction, given more and better data...Likely sent to deaf ears, though I appreciate it—
Your deaf ears? I don't know. Momma always said, "If the shoe fits, wear it."Me, deaf ears? Only literally. I'll change my mind on any topic, in any direction, given more and better data...
The Jeep compass is a seriously capable offroad vehicle?
So if they survive ONCE, they get the rating? Who knew a 4x4 Fiat 500 with big tires could do this?The trail rating is only achieved if the vehicle has conquered the Rubicon trail. That trail has been Jeeps proving grounds for off road vehicles for many years. Most of the factory pre-production models take a beating, but if they survive the trip, they achieve a trail rated badging.
Yeah that's what I'd expect. My uncle had 2 Willy's cj3 military jeeps which were indestructible. I owned a new grand Cherokee in '95 and it was a lemon. Aside from the '97 7.3 power stroke F350, I've only owned Audis. Sold my pickup in 2015. My '14 Q5 TDI has been outlawed by the government bc it uses evil diesel fuel, which means it's a great car. 430ft-lbs at 2100rpm from a 3Liter. I had the EPA required hydrogen-sulfide-flux-capacitor deleted (sic) and now get 38mpg on highway, 650 mile typical range. Not a single issue in 10years except for buying tires and oil changes. IDK what the Audi offerings are doing nowadays thou.Update to the Jeep in the above pic. It's here for a cam sensor problem - customer has spent thousands and taken it to multiple shops. Pico scope showed the cam sensor signal having erroneous drop outs in the middle of trigger tooth high pulses causing the PCM to miscount the rising edges from the hall effect sensor - testing at the sensor and at the PCM. Wiring replaced, PCM replaced, etc. The customer even had a shop install a new camshaft...... Turns out the sensor is aftermarket and has been every time at every shop - they have replaced it three times with $30 aftermarket sensors. Called up "Stellantis" and the sensor is $130 for the genuine part - but it's on cosmic back order and there's currently a waiting list of 108 people for that part.
So I'm directing the Jeep owner to find a genuine sensor in a junkyard and until that day comes or the back order is fulfilled he's going to be in limp mode or parking it.
This is a 2007....
HOT UNSUPPORTED GARBAGE.
It's been down for over a year. He bought a second Jeep
to go play with his friends. The stupidity and stubbornness is too much.....