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      08-29-2017, 07:51 PM   #45
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No, not diesel cheating - forget about that. Read any Jeep forum with a section on the JGC diseel. Their reliability is horrible - check engine light after check engine light, DEF problems, electrical problems with no fix in sight.

I was seriously considering a JGC diesel, test drove one and loved the platform, but thank god I waited. Went with the hemi instead and it is a problem free great vehicle, and easier for my wife to fuel. I should have pulled the trigger on a Q5 diesel before they yanked them from the market. What a vehicle that is!
Crap engine. Thanks for the details!! Maybe an older diesel Toureg or Cayenne then.

Think ill also check out the hemi jgc, but when gas ultimately goes back up, and it will, I'd rather only have one guzzler. The N54 135 is pretty horrid on gas.
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Crap engine. Thanks for the details!! Maybe an older diesel Toureg or Cayenne then.

Think ill also check out the hemi jgc, but when gas ultimately goes back up, and it will, I'd rather only have one guzzler. The N54 135 is pretty horrid on gas.
It depends on how you use the car. I fill up my JGC about once a month but I only drive 8 miles a day (commute by train). On long highway slogs we've managed 21mpg thanks to MDS. I will say that since I put the exhaust on I've definitely seem a marked decline in mileage as I'm almost always driving in sport mode, which disables MDS.
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what about buying a 2000-2005, with like 150-200k on the clock? worth it if you pay 2-3k? or walk away lol
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what are the specs on wheels and tires? Any idea what lift kit is on there?
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what are the specs on wheels and tires? Any idea what lift kit is on there?
those look like 35s on 20" wheels, so probably a 4" lift. Those are wicked aggressive offsets, though!
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Crap engine. Thanks for the details!! Maybe an older diesel Toureg or Cayenne then.

Think ill also check out the hemi jgc, but when gas ultimately goes back up, and it will, I'd rather only have one guzzler. The N54 135 is pretty horrid on gas.
I would buy a VW/Audi/Porsche V6 diesel without reservation. The Cayenne Diesels are sweet, but will likely be hard to come by if they end up with the same buy back deal that was used for VW's. I had a diesel Golf and couldn't afford NOT to sell it back. I used it as an excuse to buy another BMW.
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those look like 35s on 20" wheels, so probably a 4" lift. Those are wicked aggressive offsets, though!
That's what I'm thinking. I ran 35s with a 3" Teraflex and it looked similar but I really like the 4" on this one.

I wonder how these would hold up on a trail rather than mall crawling
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That's what I'm thinking. I ran 35s with a 3" Teraflex and it looked similar but I really like the 4" on this one.

I wonder how these would hold up on a trail rather than mall crawling
not well. My son has a JKU with a 4" lift and 35's. It doesn't have a ton of clearance. Can rub at full extension. Really need a 6" lift with 35's for serious off roading.
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not well. My son has a JKU with a 4" lift and 35's. It doesn't have a ton of clearance. Can rub at full extension. Really need a 6" lift with 35's for serious off roading.
This is terrible advice and it's obvious to me you have no idea what you are taking about in regards to JK's. Honestly you should not be giving advice on that subject.

You need the lowest lift possible for a low center of gravity and stability off-road. You can run 35's on a jk with no lift and flat or cut fenders and wheel the piss out of it. It would actually be as capable off-road (or more) than just about anything you can buy in North America.

Or you can run 2" lift and stock fenders for 35's and have a beast off-road. I've wheeled with hundreds of jeeps and never seen a JK with 6" lift on a real trail, it would not do well because it would be tipsy and unstable.

Here's mine with 37" tires 3" of lift and flat fenders. It's been wheeled extensively on the hardest trails in the southeast US and has over 100k miles with no issues. Nothing rubs with 12" travel shocks...




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Here's mine with 37" tires 3" of lift and flat fenders. It's been wheeled extensively on the hardest trails in the southeast US and has over 100k miles with no issues. Nothing rubs with 12" travel shocks...



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This is his second Grand Cherokee, his first was a 1999 4.7L Limited which he traded with over 200k miles.
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