Petrol or Diesel

[Mojotec]

I love my Rubicon, if it was available in diesel - I would have picked the diesel. Going off topic now, sounds like what you need is the Diesel sport anyhow Canoe, good luck with it!

[Festa_1]

I have a diesel and one thing it is not is sluggish.
I live in Bunbury and as the saying goes down here everything is 2 mins away in Bunbury. I do nothing but stop start driving and the diesel has the torque to shove me around effortlessly all day.

I will say don't expect great millage out of the diesel auto around town but it will still be better than the petrol.

Also isn't there a thread around here somewhere about how gutless the petrol is?

[Mojotec]

Yeah goes without saying hey. A bit over a year, with around 25k on the clock, i'm averaging 15L/100KM mixed city/highway driving - with muddies on. Not too bad, and like someone mentioned earlier - you don't by a JK or Wrangler with fuel economy in mind...it is a bonus though with the Diesel. Buy it for the fun you get out of it.

[EugeJK]

For fuel economy ppl buy a pushbike or toyota prius...

[wranglertj]

Originally Posted by Festa_1

Also isn't there a thread around here somewhere about how gutless the petrol is?

that was probably started by a diesel owner. There certainly not sluggish, but there no race car either but then again it aint

[BrisNut]

Originally Posted by TassieMav

The Clutch in the Deisel is the same part no as in the Rubicon. The only issue, as previously mentioned, is the Turbo Hoses. All other 'issues' are the same accross the range, Deisel or Petrol.

I am going to keep my JK long term and I am confident of the engine exceeding 300,000ks if taken care of. Not to sure whether you would get the same out of the Petrol.

Umm if it's a decent diesel it should be good for a l;ot more than 300,000km, that's the life of a decent petrol engine
Don't the diesels have some ridiculous dual mass flywheel that has counterweights & stuff spinning inside it, and isn't machinable or did they fir it to petrol Rubicons too?
I like the petrol, never even drove the diesel as it wasn't a Rubicon option. But you could use the money saved I suppose to buy a front Dana44 and lockers. maybe a 4:1 transfer case.
The steel bars and rock rails in the Adventure pack are good value too and beefy.

[BrisNut]

Originally Posted by wranglertj

that was probably started by a diesel owner. There certainly not sluggish, but there no race car either but then again it aint

The petrol sems to be lacking bottom end grunt a bit but can rev ok and the 4:1 gearing negates any bottom end torque issues offroad