I will make mine conditional. And, I do want a Quartermaster in 3 years to build. I want to see them tackle some failings, like improper plastic parts,( tanks, pans, ect) steering improvements, software access for shops, oil light reset, dip sticks, bad parts in general from suppliers, HVAC, ect. But if the driveshaft situation were not to be fixed, it would be a hard no. At that point its likely they would be forced by NITSA and law suits, but regardless. So that would be hard to believe. I want them to follow through and make these minor reliability and drivability improvements. If hardly any new updates came out, I would be a little sad maybe, but meh. Not in need of a bunch of flashy updates, or major re-designs, or massaging seats, or making it 1 foot longer...all the crap manufacturers seem to focus on until its a complicated, expensive mess that no longer is built on purpose. No major things need done, just minor tweaks and reliability issues. The front diff angle being the only really costly re-work. To be clear, the front drive shaft is not a quirk, but an incredibly dangerous engineering flaw. Not as dangerous as my rear locker failure, but so far that is not a common issue, let alone something headed for 90% plus failure rates.
Think about it, if they took the list above and worked it over...Imagine popping the hood and seeing aluminum tanks, dip sticks, then crawl under neath and see aluminum pans, then go for a test drive and it has the new power steering pump design, and the HVAC is slightly tweaked....If you bought one for the right reasons, I bet you are back in a new one. And that brand loyalty is valuable for them in the long run. If 20K of the first 30K buy again, thats some cheap advertising!
