Jeep is in trouble

[530Squatch]

The entire fourm is becoming ridiculous.

@TheColemans05 you're not wrong. Guess we're all happily off the deep end!

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[LostInArizona]

Actually, it is a turbocharged 1.5L 4 cylinder.

Oh I thought the older Si's were naturally aspirated. I know mostly jack about hondas, never owned one or cared to look into them. Beside the point though lol!

 

[stratego]

I work in strategy for an auto OEM that’s not Ford/Jeep and I have to agree that Stellantis needs a more substantive answer to the Bronco.

Ford is striking deep into the heart of the Jeep not only with a decent competitor, but the lifestyle marketing push and efforts to drive community/aftermarket will be (and are) things that are studied/emulated by other OEMs in the future.

 

[BoomerBarnes]

Ok Boomer...

More of the Boomer Sooner sort than the senior citizen coffee sort

 

[BroncoAgain]

Jeep has launched the new Grand Cherokee. A very upper end machine. Will have no impact on Bronco or Wrangler.

 

[NotApplicable]

Jeep is not in trouble. The segment is big enough for 2 players already, and is growing rapidly.

 

[Squatch]

More of the Boomer Sooner sort than the senior citizen coffee sort

Just a joke off of your screen name. Age-ism is for the young. I think that catchphrase has about run its course, thankfully.

 

[jehines3]

Competition is good for the consumer. Jeep will respond. I finally actually sat in a Bronco (finally) two weeks ago at a one-day dealer special event. I wasn't as blown away as I thought I would be. A lot of surfaces felt and looked cheap (especially the steering wheel). The doors are heavier than I really thought they would be. Step in and out height felt like a G wagon. It's a brand new niche vehicle the will suffer some growing pains just due to the very restrictive launch. CR isn't exactly all jazzed about the F-150 launch. I'm anxiously awaiting how this goes and relieved that I'm firmly in the MY22 camp. I'm still on board, but I haven't received a call to confirm my Badlands order yet so Jeep and Toyota still both have time.

 

[Sighlense]

The doors are heavier than I really thought they would be.

Funny...i had the exact OPPOSITE experience. I thought they were feather light. I am actually concerned that the tailgate is too light to sustain the constant weight of the spare, and could cause some kind of failure down the line. Hoping they prove me wrong.

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Competition is good for the consumer. Jeep will respond. I finally actually sat in a Bronco (finally) two weeks ago at a one-day dealer special event. I wasn't as blown away as I thought I would be. A lot of surfaces felt and looked cheap (especially the steering wheel). The doors are heavier than I really thought they would be. Step in and out height felt like a G wagon. It's a brand new niche vehicle the will suffer some growing pains just due to the very restrictive launch. CR isn't exactly all jazzed about the F-150 launch. I'm anxiously awaiting how this goes and relieved that I'm firmly in the MY22 camp. I'm still on board, but I haven't received a call to confirm my Badlands order yet so Jeep and Toyota still both have time.

I was neutral to underwhelmed as well, and the front four door door seemed as heavy or heavier than my JK doors.

Sort of annoyed that no one but Ford and Ford contractors have driven one yet. We basically know very little.

 

[da_jokker]

Just watch a video from Trail Recon about jeeps new concept vehicles.

Jeeps not in trouble, especially since the only thing Ford is delivering is frustration.

Really liked the glass top, the open roof (no middle bar), and he'll, they even had several features of the Bronco.

 

[jaws72]

I live just outside Toledo, OH, home of the Jeep factory. IMHO, there are less Jeeps on the roads than anything else, obviously there is not a lot of support of a local made vehicle. I've ridden in a Wrangler, cheapest quality of vehicle ever. The biggest fail of the Wrangler is the front fender that is open by the grill, use a black filler so road debris does not beat up your front end. I know Jeep traces it's history back to WW2, but update the overall vehicle styling. There is a Jeep Rally (usually August) that does draw a big crowd, I bet a Bronco get-together would rock this world.

 

[North7]

I live just outside Toledo, OH, home of the Jeep factory. IMHO, there are less Jeeps on the roads than anything else, obviously there is not a lot of support of a local made vehicle. I've ridden in a Wrangler, cheapest quality of vehicle ever. The biggest fail of the Wrangler is the front fender that is open by the grill, use a black filler so road debris does not beat up your front end. I know Jeep traces it's history back to WW2, but update the overall vehicle styling. There is a Jeep Rally (usually August) that does draw a big crowd, I bet a Bronco get-together would rock this world.

Update the styling, no problem, the JL is missing but you get the idea.

 

[VoltageDrop]

Funny...i had the exact OPPOSITE experience. I thought they were feather light. I am actually concerned that the tailgate is too light to sustain the constant weight of the spare, and could cause some kind of failure down the line. Hoping they prove me wrong.

I kept slamming the rear doors of the 4-door models... they are crazy light.

I'm really liking the idea of converting to a tailgate and putting the spare on a bumper mount.

 

[BossMann]

So in Ben Hardy's Bronco rundown video (Facebook, search it) he states Jeep has essentially cancelled production of the SRT/392 Wrangler... first I've heard of that...

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