I suppose if there is 5 mpg difference or more, driving style would seem to be within 1-2 mpg margin.
The difference is about 3.5-4 on average between us.
The production line costs to swap drivetrains is not insignificant. The more they homogenize, the less time the line is down and the more they produce. It's the same reason they didn't do an extended cab like everyone else that would require a second bed and rear cab section.
And for every 10,000 commenters crying they'd totally buy a 2 door, they already know JL take rate is like 8%. JT would be worse, so there's no point.
I'll say the same thing I say to the Toyota guys because it applies all the same... everyone says they want a 2-door JT or a 70 series LC, but what they really mean is they want to buy a clean one with 80k on the clock at half the price a few years down the line. Nobody wants to pay full-size prices for a midsize to buy new.
maybe i love tech, but just enjoy actually driving my vehicle instead of feeling like a passenger with a steering wheel?
Exactly, they all point and moan about the little 10k Thailand Toyota truck, but if they drove the little solid axle 100 hp manual transmission regular cab thing, they would want to change everything about it lol.
You can in the 1 ton dualie's all day long
my neighbor has 2 of them ,dont you know everyone wants a Dual wheel rear axles truck
I'm tired of getting into n=1 sample size arguments here with people so I'm just going to say this: it doesn't matter what you want. There are tons of people screaming about the manual but not enough people willing to pony up the coin to buy one new. That's all the manufacturers care about. If people buy them, they will make them, but it's clear that for the JT, the number wasn't enough. The number of people for which no MT option is a 100% dealbreaker is very, very small and it's even smaller for a company blind brand loyalty like Jeep.
Where did I say that I thought that Jeep cares?
