Don't forget: no split folding rear seat. Ask yourself it you care. It's the only complaint I have about mine but only because I have a child seat in the back all of the time.
I could go on for pages and pages about stuff that bugs me about the platform. I usually calm down once I remind myself these Jeeps first went into production in ~1983 so that means the design work likely started in the late 1970s. Except for the casual sex everything sucked in the 70s. LOL... ok, I'm not going to go there.
Things that bug me:
- Windshield wipers that don't swing up out of the way so you can clean the glass with a squeegee two handed.
- Headlight switch that routes full power through itself.
- Retarded upper rear shock mounts (serviceability in the salt belt).
- Limp unibody (aftermarket fixes are out there).
- Typical 80s-90s American vehicle build quality.
- No rear bench headrests.
- No split rear bench.
Ok, I'll stop now.
They are great trucks. A bit of modernity in the newish ones, bit of a throw back to old design and standards, great support and parts availability. They are a tractor of a vehicle - even the automatic.
An XJ can be anything from a station wagon to a rock crawler to a race truck.
