Howdy all, just returned from a 700 mile road trip to South Padre Island. I'm a first time Wrangler owner, previously owned a CJ8 that I would never have taken on a trip like this due to reliability concerns and no AC in the TX heat. The CJ8 was a play vehicle I would cruise around the local TX countryside with. My previous daily driver was a 2014 F150 Limited, by all accounts a great truck. I was concerned about the comfort of the Wrangler versus the F150 but I rolled the dice for the 392 anyway because I'm a sucker for HP. I've got about 1250 miles on the 392 now and thought I'd throw out my two cents since I did read a few negative things about them and the Wrangler in general when I was doing my research.
The pros:
- The power is awesome (obviously), it hits the limiter quick when passing cars on two lane highways. The 392 is kinda violent when you get on it, this is a pro for me
- The sound is infectious, that button to quiet the exhaust is wasted space in mine. I like hearing her grumble
- It was comfy. I was a little nervous about this one, my F150 was spacious. I'm 6'1" 230ish and no problem on the road trip. Plenty of head room, no big whoop about the lack of a dead pedal. I used the cruise control when I could. I fit snug in the seats, not in a bad way but in a sports car way. The 392 was perfectly comfortable to me
- I read some complaints on the stereo system. I don't agree with this, I think it's awesome. I'm not a stereo head by any means but the 392's is legit in my book
- The Bulletpoint phone mount is fantastic
- The 392 looks just as good dirty as it does clean in my opinion
- I enjoy all the Jeep waves, feels like you are part of the cool kid club. I've seen some folks get really animated when pulling up next to them, a couple in a Gladiator borderline lost it. My kind of people. The 392 is just cool...period
The cons:
- Premium gas is expensive. I averaged about 15 mpg on the trip, don't care and I'm not complaining...just sayin'. Gotta pay to play and I'm good with that
- Everybody else seems slow in the 392. Hopefully this doesn't get me in trouble down the road. It probably will
- Wouldn't mind upping the limiter a bit. I get why it's set where it is but I'd vote for it to be higher if I could
- That's it, the 392 is an awesome muscle Jeep!
The pros:
- The power is awesome (obviously), it hits the limiter quick when passing cars on two lane highways. The 392 is kinda violent when you get on it, this is a pro for me
- The sound is infectious, that button to quiet the exhaust is wasted space in mine. I like hearing her grumble
- It was comfy. I was a little nervous about this one, my F150 was spacious. I'm 6'1" 230ish and no problem on the road trip. Plenty of head room, no big whoop about the lack of a dead pedal. I used the cruise control when I could. I fit snug in the seats, not in a bad way but in a sports car way. The 392 was perfectly comfortable to me
- I read some complaints on the stereo system. I don't agree with this, I think it's awesome. I'm not a stereo head by any means but the 392's is legit in my book
- The Bulletpoint phone mount is fantastic
- The 392 looks just as good dirty as it does clean in my opinion
- I enjoy all the Jeep waves, feels like you are part of the cool kid club. I've seen some folks get really animated when pulling up next to them, a couple in a Gladiator borderline lost it. My kind of people. The 392 is just cool...period
The cons:
- Premium gas is expensive. I averaged about 15 mpg on the trip, don't care and I'm not complaining...just sayin'. Gotta pay to play and I'm good with that
- Everybody else seems slow in the 392. Hopefully this doesn't get me in trouble down the road. It probably will
- Wouldn't mind upping the limiter a bit. I get why it's set where it is but I'd vote for it to be higher if I could
- That's it, the 392 is an awesome muscle Jeep!
