I'll post another thread after I get some time with the Braptor with some experience if folks are interested. Would love your feedback in there too @392Rubitoo as it seems to have gone the other way for your garage.
Totally agree on getting in and out. The BRaptor has a side curtain airbag where the 392 has the grab handle that I didn’t realize I used all the time. It took me a bit to get the motion in and out with the step down. The Broncos grab handle is actually better material and looks better but is...
Never actually been in a base Bronco so I can’t speak to those, but have been in a 2022 Bronco Raptor a fair amount as there is one in my garage right now. The only quality issue I’ve I’ve found so far is the wireless CarPlay is seriously finicky.
I had a 1994 Cherokee Sport. Loved the 4.0L. That thing was just unstoppable, until it would leave an impressionist art work of rust dropping every time I slammed the door. I still loved it when it was towed away that last time. Great, great fun. Drove it for its last 40k, hard miles and...
In my case I ordered local. I called a few places and failed miserably and then looked around to see if anyone on the boards had any experience with anyone in Mass. Found a rec with a number and called the guy. Told him I didn't want to go out of state and said I wanted a deal at least near...
Interestingly enough I’ve priced so many Rubis over the years but always struggled to get the value at MSRP. Where I live there was just no deals ever on loaded Wranglers (or so I thought) and so I just never got into one. Then I saw the 392XR while I was way into year two of waiting for my...
I saw your other thread. Did they swap sides to see if the squeeze / noise went with it? Does it make noise when it’s off the ground? Not even sure you can spin these full time 4wd …
This is very impressive and a bit of a bummer for you. You’re likely missing out on so much fun that this thing has to offer when you breath a bit heavier on that pedal on the right… ;)
All kidding aside, I’ve attempted to break 20 a few times on road trips and cannot ever get over that hill.
I’ve seen a few other 392’s and in each case they didn’t appear to see me despite the fact that I was definitely waving like “yo, nice Jeep!” Each time I felt dejected and punched it as I sped away so the joy of the exhaust would remind me that I don’t need anyone else’s reassurance to remind...
While I was definitely hoping for an actual comparison between the 4, it was apparent by the end that wasn't what they were going for and for me it doesn't matter. I already own a 392XR and I'll never by a G-Wagon or a Defender. He was saying that these were 4 of the last actually authentic...
Gobi looks awesome with non-XR color wheels IMO. But man, after all this time with my XR, the non sure does look pretty small.
Also, anyone can ask whatever price they want from where I’m sitting. But dang this ADM world ain’t gonna last forever. And I’ll tell yah, you can be darn sure I’m...
Back on 11/1/21 I was told the exact same thing: “8-12 weeks.” I don’t know if they’ve picked up the pace since then, and I certainly saw Jeeps get built for others much faster, but mine took a hair over 26 weeks all in. The exact timing is in another thread. It felt interminable, but now...
Totally missing the actual cost of that ADM is for some. $10k or even $15k is not worth it to wait for some things. It’s all about the timing. I placed my order at the right time to get this fun thing below MSRP, but there are other things that I wouldn’t have thought twice about spending the...
Definitely appreciate how quickly the TFL guys are turning around content and was not surprised at all by that outcome. I’d expect it to be a significantly greater difference at sea level since this twin turboed engine isn’t as impacted by that mile high thin air as the 392. It did appear that...
I think if you want a big, fast SUV, the Durango is a really good option. But an apples to apples competitor to the 392XR I drive, it most certainly is not. I guarantee my family would not ask to "take the Durango" the way they ask to "take the Jeep" when we have somewhere to go. The Jeep is...
I’m not quite holding my breath yet, as it has been bumped three times already, but I do have a VIN, which is usually a good sign with these and their scheduling. As far as folks can tell there are under a thousand VINs released. Some have already been built and are on the way to dealers. 🤞
I think it won’t be winning many of those, but it will be crushing at what it was designed for, high speed running and to a lesser extent crawling. Dominant.
Still, to each their own. I happen to have one on order getting built the second week of August. It’ll have to be amazing to top the...
I would counter that I actually wish the 392 was a bit *more* different in the hard parts from the rest of the Wranglers. While the BRaptor might not be everyone’s cup of tea as it definitely is a polorizing design, you know that it is NOT a “just” a Bronco. And that means something. That you...