Define “leaks”.  Because my 17 year old daily has some nice damp spots on the trans output seal and the pinion seal, but has never actually put a drop on the ground.  I find it hard to believe that every car in Germany is buttoned-up to the point of not having some weeping from a few seals.

I’m not going to argue that the media has been completely evenhanded on this whole movement, but holy crap man, step away from the TV and social media every once in a while.  No need to get so riled up over this.  Go find a hobby or do some work around the house, life isn’t as bad as the media wants us to believe, and…

Ah, the old “two wrongs make a right” philosophy.  Classic take.

Man. That still hurts.

You’ve clearly never heard one with an aftermarket exhaust.  Stock they sound merely odd and disappointing.  Add an exhaust and they will literally make you cringe and shudder.

Because Wranglers are the only true Jeeps.

In my non-Jeep owning opinion, I would only wave at people with:

But, but, the Jeep wave!

Couldn’t they just redesign the heads and exhaust valves?  I know they have to worry a lot more about reliability than a tuner going for big power, but it still shouldn’t be that big of a deal, especially with their experience with V6s and I4s.

Actually, the reason to buy a TRX was to not have to listen to that horrible V6 exhaust note.

You’re not weird, you’re deaf. The V6 in the Raptor is one of the most terrible-sounding and out-of-place exhaust notes ever to emanate from a vehicle.  I was in love with the Raptor until I heard one of the V6 ones, and now I have nothing but disdain for the current generation despite it being mechanically improved…

This is the best news I’ve heard in a while. Not because the Raptor needs any more power, but because it means I won’t have to hear that horrible V6 exhaust note anymore. The Raptor currently wears the crown as the worst-sounding engine with an aftermarket exhaust, beating out the previous co-champions of the Wrangler…

Sounds interesting to me, but maybe someone who better knows how cars work—someone who didn’t get in a minor collision just last week—would be better suited to explain it.

You and I don’t agree on much, but I’m with you on this one. This thing not only looks hideous, it’s actually somewhat upsetting. It looks like some sort of odd quad-orifice alien genitalia or something.

I don’t think anyone here is hating on them (except Bradley, which is just his M.O.). Personally I’m shocked they have kept the status quo, though, as the Steiner/Grosjean/Magnussen combo hasn’t seemed to work for the last few years, and Grosjean has spent half the team’s budget crashing into things.

You can’t buy one of their boats, but you can certainly buy their t-shirts!

Agreed, followed by Grosjean and maybe KMags.  Steiner just yells a lot, but as far as I can tell never follows through on anything and has lost all respect from the team.

I think it’s because they seem to get worse every year. They started strong, then have been in a steady decline and now they’re lucky to keep up with Williams or even finish a race at all since Grosjean seems to prefer walls to the track.

Considering their car tends to get worse throughout the season and slower in consecutive years, I’m thinking maybe the feedback he’s providing isn’t all that helpful.

You’ve never seen how much tooling costs, have you?