ive owned 2 JKUs. my 07 was a tank, never had an issue. my 07 I traded in for this 4runner but I expect it would have been just as good. The only Jeep I have owned that had issues was my 06WK. It was a hunk o shit
Well I never said the suspension was changed. However, I did read the brake lines were changed so perhaps it's related to that. I found the nose dive is definitely not like it was on the 2013. With respect to handling, all I meant is I was rather impressed how it handles relative to the LE. I clocked 1,500 miles over 12 days so I had much more opportunity to have a fair comparison as opposed to a test-drive from the dealer. I drove all over California, thru the desert to Vegas, thru mountain passes, LA traffic, the coastal highway 1 from San Fran to Cambria etc. No test-drive can match that.
Yours is the 3rd post telling me that there were no major mechanical changes and I know that. My post might be a bit confusing because it wasn't supposed to be just a comparison between the pre-refreshed and refreshed SR5 but also between the refreshed SR5 and the LE that I own.
Perhaps it's subjective. I know others have posted on here that they felt there was an improvement, but it could also have been that "new car" placebo. Again, I had it for 1,500 miles so I had a pretty thorough experience. Also, I didn't say the SR5 handled better than my LE with XREAS- what I meant to say was that I was just pleased how it handled relative to my LE. Mind you, I have a 2012 pre-refreshed LE, so I don't have the extra perks in mine like memory seats, ventilated seats... but I think the improvement is more dramatic in the SR5 and is very good value.
Flew into LAX. Headed straight up I5 to San Fran. Hung out there for 3 nights. Left San Fran down Highway 1 to Monterey/Carmel. Overnighted in Monterey. Next day was a big day of driving: continued down Highway 1/Big Sur to Cambria. Cut over to Paso Robles via 46 for a brief vineyard tasting. Afterward, continued on 46->I5->58->I15 to Vegas that same night. 4 nights in Vegas. I5 back to LA and spent 2 nights in Beverly Hills. Last night at LAX for an early morning departure.
It was a complete fluke I got it! But, the company was Alamo. As I mentioned, I just rented a "Standard SUV" which was supposed to be a Hyundai Santa Fe or similar but when I got there all they had were Nissan Rogue's, Jeep Compass etc. No thanks. I booked for $305US for 12 days. The normal rate was like $550 as I had a reservation with National for the same price and cancelled when I grabbed this rate from Alamo. I checked the rate the very next day and it was back around $550. Can't believe I had a 4Runner for just over $25/day taxes in!
