Water leaks when it rains. I have the hard doors and a soft top. I had both door seals replaced, and still had leaks. Took it back and they adjusted (bent) the doors. It appears to have helped.
Power is so-so. You have to anticipate what the road ahead requires and be in the right gear.
Shifter is a little noisy and notchy feeling, but it works just fine.
Dealers service manager has not been friendly. The guys at the body shop were great! My salesman hooked me up with a loaner.
Fuel economy is great! I have been getting 20-22mpg… just driving around 50% hi-way 50% city. That is excellent for a 4x4!
The I-4 has gotten me over the mountain and through the woods on several of the local dirt roads. Nothing extreme, my wife’s Camry could have done just as well, but the Jeep is a whole lot more fun.
The suspension is wonderful, nothing like my college buddies old CJ. It has great street manners, and while driving around on my property, I have been able to go anywhere there has not been a tree in my way.
Real off road abilities, I have not tested this yet, but will in less than 2 weeks. I am counting the days till the Ouachita Jeep Jamboree! I would like to see how my I-4 stacks up against the I-6’s.
OK. I am back from the jamboree. I am happy to report that the little Jeep went just about everywhere we pointed it. In low range 4 wheel drive it did just fine and kept up with the 6 cylinders. The only issues we had were with the stock tires not giving us enough ground clearance for some obstacles. I have already ordered a 2 inch lift and will be getting some 31 inch tires. Another issue we had was after the last day of playing, we took the Jeep out of 4 wheel drive and the indicator stayed on. We verified that it was indeed out of 4 wheel drive. After a few days the light finally went off.
While we were out I got to see a 2007 X model on the trail. It did great and even pulled me out of the mud twice!
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