I totally agree about the fuel cap not being tight.
I'll precurse this by saying I've had 3 TJs, an LJ, a JKUR and a JTD. I love wranglers and have had one of the above as a daily for nearly 20 years- still do. Wranglers were well worth the money at 25,30, even $40k these days. I have a Sport S and I'm happy with what it is for what I paid. If I had a loaded JT getting up towards $70k, I would be underwhelmed with how much similarity crosses over between the sport- same cheap fit and finish (sit in a comparable XLT ford and you'll be amazed by how much better they're put together with the same plastics), same reliability issues and most of them boil down to build quality, not design ( I think they're excellently designed, just poorly implemented). Things like bad frame welds, sand left in blocks from casting, fuses not seated, rattling dashes, leaking axle shafts etc are just not acceptable at the higher tiers. Same with using the CP4 HPFP on the newly redesigned gen 3 ED. The industry knew of the ULSD issue with CP4 but stellantis still chose to put it in a vehicle meant to take you off the beaten path, and in some cases, leave you out there. My personal opinion as to why the wrangler constantly gets rated so poorly is new Jeep ownership. Those of us who came from YJs TJs XJs and even JKs (and all those before the "wrangler" years) Know how far they've come, but the price tag just isn't there for me. I remember when the LJ was considered high dollar at $32k! Not bashing the JL/JTs here. I replaced my JKUR with one for good reason, but I still drive my LJ most days because i'd rather have a utilitarian jeep that I can work on myself rather than a high tech rig that's crippled by cheaply made sensors and a lightning fast assembly time.
The XLT Fords must not all be the same ... I was in a XLT for a month while the JT was at the Auto body ... alot of things I did like about the Ford, but the clunky 10 spd transmission and the interior quality were not on that list. Fords are renown for cheap plastic interiors ....
I used to think the same, but after 65k mostly rough-road miles in my 2016 xlt f150 with a camper, the only complaint I had was that the steering wheel "leather" began to wear through. I would trade that interior for the Jeep's any day. No squeaks, no rattles, no issues whatsoever. I think it helps that, like Jeep, Ford uses 80% of their interior on every trim level. I've never been in a new bronco tho, so I can't really compare apples to apples here. My JT dash was missing the screws that hold the front lower speakers in, from the factory and my ESS button is already illegibly worn after 15,000 miles (who thought ESS on a diesel was a good idea anyhow?!)
To be fair, they probably didn't expect anyone to push that button every time they got in. I'm at 11 months 18k miles. Aside from some very minor self induced scratches on the grab bar on the dash, my interior looks as good as new. And our 78k jk looks great inside. No signs of wear on the interior. Heck, even when I think about it, our TJ looked good on the inside at 20 years old and 200k miles. The TJ was rained in a lot of times, and the JT a couple, so that's saying something. My wife's JK is pretty much babied, top never comes off. But it's pristine on the inside.
Don't forget inflation over the last 18 years or so. $32,000 2004 dollars is equal to $47,626.98 2022 dollars. That gets you a very nice JLR now
More places won't (or the toll can't) clear the codes now. They can read them but you're still left with the light on until it is fixed or clears itself.
That was the policy for a short while after some kind of litigation. The last few times I did it, I simply exchanged my driver's license for the scanner, plugged it in and scanned myself. I was free to reset anything I wanted.
