Here's the steering wheel on the 2025 Grand Cherokee. Feels like two golfballs when you're steering in normal traffic situations. When you turn and let the wheel slip through your hand, to center, those golfball-size thumb pads get in the way.
Now at 9 & 3 with aggressive corning, they work fine...
So the new 2025 Gladiator got its first oil change. 100miles. Loaded with Pennzoil Ultra Platinum (PUP). Now it will get progressive oil changes until it reaches 5,000 miles, then get changed every 5,000 thereafter.
like I mentioned before I got cutoff... I rented a 24/25 Grand Cherokee with those huge thumb pads and they got in the way. I didn't really like them when using the wheel in normal driving scenarios.
I would bet a weeks pay Value Engineering is in there to reduce COGM. I've seen this play-out before where I work. Not automotive--but medical devices.
Well, that pretty much confirms it was a phase-in engineering change. Ran out the old manufacturing part number inventory and started using the new part number. Seen this many times...
I'm familiar with Selec-Trac on my 1991 XJ with a NP 242. I have the Rock-Trac on my 2013 Rubicon.
On my new MojaveX I thought it had Selec-Trac.
This is on the shifter and the cluster.
2wd
4H "auto" (full time) center unlocked
4H (part time) center locked
4L (part time) center locked
switch...
Wow…. I’m not familiar with how this site works. Should I go offer him a crying towel?
I guess he takes the thumb pads and orange stitching seriously.
:CWL:
probably for the best.... the dude from san diego left me a nice condescending note at midnight. I quoted him and soon after his post was gone and so was the quote. Thats why that message above about MFG inventory reduction sits there without appropriate context.
since I got $10K off MSRP I'll...
well. We can agree on that note. Btw... I've owned many Jeeps.
I wouldn't take the Mojave or 392 too seriously. I don't consider these high-performance off-road race vehicles. A fancy steering wheel with orange stitching doesn't make you a racer.
The variety reduction and cost cutting measures...