It will be interesting to see the impact on the Jeep sales market (new and old) which I think may have been one of his objectives. Also feel He was pushed beyond a point of no return based on an unsympathetic parent company.
One of the few concerns I had was the arrogance and lack of customer care by Jeep Aus when something has gone wrong. A point that is well documented in many online forums, social media and website data.
This was one of my main concerns at the conclusion of my Jeep ownership experience. The vehicle was "too old" at 9 years to be considered for out of warranty repair. Im sorry Jeep Aus, but I would guess that a huge portion of the privately owned 4x4's in Aus are nearing or past this. A quick scan of myswag's "my 4wd" section tells all. Repeated failure if air conditioning parts (blend doors, servo motors, blah blah) that all require removal of dashboard and 2 days labour + parts, is not my idea of fair. 6 times in 6 years? Fair go, thats BS and head office didnt give 2 hoots. They even tried to accuse me of not servicing the vehicle, which even if were true would be completely irrelevant as the faulty parts were not serviceable items.
Gave up in disgust and swore after selling the blasted lemon that I would never own another jeep.
And the proof was in the replacement: I could have leased a brand new top of the line GC with 10k of ARB added for what it cost for a 5 yr old toyota.
Case closed.
Ahhhhh, better now.
