Jeeponomics 101: Eternal tirekicking for the gutless Jeep

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Johnny_P wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:02 pm I'd get a JGC. But what do I know. They depreciate and don't have mall scene points.
No solid axle, no care.
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Apex wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:05 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:02 pm I'd get a JGC. But what do I know. They depreciate and don't have mall scene points.
No solid axle, no care.
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Yet the JGC is probably more than capable for 99% of the country's "off roading" needs.
Whatever.
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Johnny_P wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:02 pm I'd get a JGC. But what do I know. They depreciate and don't have mall scene points.
It's styling is somewhat feminine and most drivers are women. I dunno... It's just a tough one to get behind.
A Wrangler is Cool and JGC is Mall status... it may be a better vehicle but it has no "soul" BRO!


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max225 wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:08 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:02 pm I'd get a JGC. But what do I know. They depreciate and don't have mall scene points.
It's styling is somewhat feminine and most drivers are women. I dunno... It's just a tough one to get behind. A Wrangler is Cool and JKU is Mall status... it may be a better vehicle but it has no "soul" BRO!
All this.
I like the one with the blacked out badges. It looks neat. The others look like mom cars doe.
2 door wrangler would be fun to own if it could carry anything.
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JGCs aren't that cheap either btw... they keep raising the MSRP so 2013+ models with the 8 speed auto and nice new dash are hovering in the 30s still with under 40k miles. If you were to get a niceish limited with 8" JEWconnect
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JL is starting production 10/16/17 :mindblown: that’s very fucking soon.

Also the claimed output of the 2.slow is 368hp :mindblown:
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max225 wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:08 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:02 pm I'd get a JGC. But what do I know. They depreciate and don't have mall scene points.
It's styling is somewhat feminine and most drivers are women. I dunno... It's just a tough one to get behind.
A Wrangler is Cool and JGC is Mall status... it may be a better vehicle but it has no "soul" BRO!


I can't spell bro
JGC is pretty much white privilage soccer moms corolla to them :lol:
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I had a jeep bread. :triggered:

Only waxer and myself have stepped up and bought one. Dplac can be all nostalgic but he ain’t in the game no mo.
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Such proliferation of the JEEP.
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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max225 wrote:JL is starting production 10/16/17 :mindblown: that’s very fucking soon.

Also the claimed output of the 2.slow is 368hp :mindblown:
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max225 wrote: Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:11 pm JL is starting production 10/16/17 :mindblown: that’s very fucking soon.

Also the claimed output of the 2.slow is 368hp :mindblown:
Dude, I saw all those articles, which are based on a single FCA document, which must be typo. Ain't nobody putting a 184hp/liter 4 cylinder in a mass production vehicle. I'm voting for 268 hp.
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max225 wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 6:22 pm There is not a single 2012+ Rubicon for sale around me under 35k USED. :mindblown: maybe I should buy that new one for 33.5k :wtf:
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4zilch wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:20 am Such proliferation of the JEEP.
its pretty much the next :poorvette: round these parts.
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max225 wrote: Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:11 pm JL is starting production 10/16/17 :mindblown: that’s very fucking soon.

Also the claimed output of the 2.slow is 368hp :mindblown:
thats a fucking crazy expectation from 2 liters. I mean ford got a respectable 310hp out of 2.3

It would be overboosted to inches of life. IMO i simply would trust a FCA with that kind of output from their 4 banger tech.

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Others are already reporting that they’ve heard the rumor is false, but when we reached out to FCA for a comment, the spokesperson couldn’t say anything either way. At this point, consider us skeptical. Very skeptical. Even if the documents are the actual ones that were submitted to NHTSA, the horsepower figure for the 2.0-liter could still be a typo. But if it did end up being true, we’d be completely OK with that.

After all, more power is, well, more.
yeah, ill stick firmly in skeptic camp on that too. vw been in the direct injection tubro game the longest. They can get to about 300hp mark comfortablely. Now for FCA to walk in and set nuts on table and say that power is going in is off road lifted spongey wranGAYler.... :rolleyes:

aint gonna happen. the jeep communitiy would set shit on fire. Thats just some fan boi dick beating.
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now that lebanon group, they doing gods work.

https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-you-can- ... 1794414216

500hp out of 2.3 with a warranty... :lolol:
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dubshow wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:01 pm
4zilch wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:20 am Such proliferation of the JEEP.
its pretty much the next :poorvette: round these parts.
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As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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dubshow wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:09 pm now that lebanon group, they doing gods work.

https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-you-can- ... 1794414216

500hp out of 2.3 with a warranty... :lolol:
No.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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dubshow wrote:now that lebanon group, they doing gods work.

https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-you-can- ... 1794414216

500hp out of 2.3 with a warranty... Imageol:
That's awesome.
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I wouldn't want a 2.0T engine boosted to the edge of its life in an off road machine. That is fucking stupid and makes zero sense.

200-260 HP or so, somewhere in that range, would be plenty. And even then it's a :butwhy: proposition, as the added complexity and inherently lower reliability won't be a benefit on a backcountry trail.
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Desertbreh wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:57 pm
max225 wrote: Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:11 pm JL is starting production 10/16/17 :mindblown: that’s very fucking soon.

Also the claimed output of the 2.slow is 368hp :mindblown:
Dude, I saw all those articles, which are based on a single FCA document, which must be typo. Ain't nobody putting a 184hp/liter 4 cylinder in a mass production vehicle. I'm voting for 268 hp.
Vulva seems to be doing it ok with their turbro and supercharged 4 pot:
http://wardsauto.com/2017/2017-winner-v ... dohc-4-cyl.
This year, socket wrenches in hand, the Volvo powertrain team ratchets up the excitement with another stupendous version of the 2.0L turbo/supercharged I-4 that delivers the highest specific output this competition has ever seen: 184 hp per liter.
Wards was impressed enough to give it a 10 best engine trophy.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:48 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:57 pm

Dude, I saw all those articles, which are based on a single FCA document, which must be typo. Ain't nobody putting a 184hp/liter 4 cylinder in a mass production vehicle. I'm voting for 268 hp.
Vulva seems to be doing it ok with their turbro and supercharged 4 pot:
http://wardsauto.com/2017/2017-winner-v ... dohc-4-cyl.
This year, socket wrenches in hand, the Volvo powertrain team ratchets up the excitement with another stupendous version of the 2.0L turbo/supercharged I-4 that delivers the highest specific output this competition has ever seen: 184 hp per liter.
Wards was impressed enough to give it a 10 best engine trophy.
Ron. A supercharged and turbochaged direct injection engine. What could happen? Buy one with no warranty! Technology uber alles!
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Wards never includes a 200K evaluation as a factor in its rankings
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:19 pm
wap wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:48 pm
Vulva seems to be doing it ok with their turbro and supercharged 4 pot:
http://wardsauto.com/2017/2017-winner-v ... dohc-4-cyl.


Wards was impressed enough to give it a 10 best engine trophy.
Ron. A supercharged and turbochaged direct injection engine. What could happen? Buy one with no warranty! Technology uber alles!
:nope:
I was just pointing out that someone (other than FCA) HAS put out a 184hp/L 4 cyl engine in a (somewhat) mass production vehicle.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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Is the 2.bro going to be the base model or an "upgrade" from the V6? I think the :truk: TORQUE from the turbo would be kind of nice in a WranGAYler though.
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