2022 rubicon order decision .. gas or diesel ?

[Chumley]

Question for your who I consider the experts here.

Dealer says the diesel needs to be driven every day and need to be driven a decent distance. Says the diesel likes to be driven kind of hard.

I've never heard this before and my 2012 Mercedes 3500 Sprinter sits a lot with no issues. Is this a Jeep issue or not an issue at all?

Thank you in advance for you experience and safe advice.

Chumley

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[mrmo]

Question for your who I consider the experts here.

Dealer says the diesel needs to be driven every day and need to be driven a decent distance. Says the diesel likes to be driven kind of hard.

I've never heard this before and my 2012 Mercedes 3500 Sprinter sits a lot with no issues. Is this a Jeep issue or not an issue at all?

Thank you in advance for you experience and safe advice.

Chumleu

Diesel all the way

 

[AwesomeDad]

Question for your who I consider the experts here.

Dealer says the diesel needs to be driven every day and need to be driven a decent distance. Says the diesel likes to be driven kind of hard.

I've never heard this before and my 2012 Mercedes 3500 Sprinter sits a lot with no issues. Is this a Jeep issue or not an issue at all?

Thank you in advance for you experience and safe advice.

Chumleu

I wouldn't say they have to be driven everyday but I do agree that diesels dont like short trips especially with DEF. You at least need to get it up to operating temps. I try not to do less than a 20 min drive and I am fortunate to live close enough to use the interstate to get across town so I can make sure there's no regen issues...

JJ

 

[biodiesel]

Dealer says the diesel needs to be driven every day and need to be driven a decent distance. Says the diesel likes to be driven kind of hard.

My 2020 EcoDiesel has 16,000 miles on it. It only gets driven maybe twice per month. We use it mostly for towing, but I try to drive it at least once every few weeks. Otherwise, it sits with a charger, maintainer, and desulfator hooked to the battery. When we do drive the 2020, it usually gets driven on long trips.

I daily drive my 2015 EcoDiesel. It's mostly short trips (8 miles to work and 7 miles home each day). When not commuting to work, we do some towing with it and long-distance trips. I just turned 100,000 miles on the 2015.

Diesels are fun to drive. I wouldn't let the dealer discourage you as long as you understand that modern diesels are not cheap to maintain or repair. Most people don't keep their diesels for long. I think the 5 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty is nice. I'm keeping both EcoDiesel trucks for the next 20+ years, so I'm fully prepared for future upkeep, maintenance, and repairs.

 

[VBDiesel]

Diesel. Drive it like a normal car. It's awesome. Didn't flinch with 5 degree morning cold start

 

[ilovebikes99]

-2F dead cold start and driving after sitting 3-4 days verified. As my friend ex chief engineer of Chrysler says: FCA cold weather testing is pretty substantial, there should not be any issues.
Thing starts better cold than any gas vehicle I owned

 

[Almost]

-2F dead cold start and driving after sitting 3-4 days verified. As my friend ex chief engineer of Chrysler says: FCA cold weather testing is pretty substantial, there should not be any issues.
Thing starts better cold than any gas vehicle I owned

This has been my experience after the first week of ownership. It's only gotten down to about 10-15F at night, but start up is rather uneventful. My 09 JKU sounds much worse starting in the cold.

 

[RK Racing]

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