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Post by featherduster on Feb 12, 2020 19:39:37 GMT -5
I saw one of these today in a parking lot and why any one would want to own one of these is beyond me. All of the door hinges are externally mounted and as with any moving metal part exposed to salt and water it begins to rust and when you run one through the average car wash it fails to clean around these hinges. The tail lights stick out from the side of the body like a tail light on boat trailer, going to break a lot of those off. I could go on and on but " IT'S A JEEP THING " you know what I mean but at forty some thousand dollars...I don't think so. www.jeep.com/gladiator/gallery.html
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Post by htownhunter on Feb 13, 2020 5:13:27 GMT -5
I want one, but I'd rather have a bigger bed and single cab. As for door hinges since jeep put doors on early cjs there have been exposed hinges. I have a 15 wrangler and they really improved the hinges. It also has the tail lights that stick out the sides. The license plate bracket also sticks out. Its broken lol.
The Rubicon trim package will put you in at 53000. And can easily go higher with a lift and accessories. I guarantee that they are some that are 70k plus.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 13, 2020 6:40:52 GMT -5
I have a friend who owns two of them -- both Rubicon models. Lol! One is grey, the other white.
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Post by parrothead on Feb 13, 2020 7:50:30 GMT -5
Older guy at gym works for local car dealer and goes and picks and and delivers cars all over. He drove a Jeep the other day he said sticker was 83,000 not sure which one.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Feb 13, 2020 8:04:05 GMT -5
Pricing aside, it's the only new truck you can buy with a stick shift and a solid front axle. I thought about buying one this past summer after we paid off my wife's car, but decided I wanted to try and buy land more.
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Post by freedomhunter on Feb 13, 2020 8:08:33 GMT -5
About the ugliest vehicle on the road! But, a serious rig for sure. If I wanted to waste my money on a new vehicle, it would be the new Ford Bronco, when it comes out. Get in line for that one, though.
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Post by featherduster on Feb 13, 2020 8:28:07 GMT -5
Pricing aside, it's the only new truck you can buy with a stick shift and a solid front axle. I thought about buying one this past summer after we paid off my wife's car, but decided I wanted to try and buy land more. MUCH better decision.
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Post by genesis273 on Feb 13, 2020 8:37:20 GMT -5
A gal I work with owns one and she loves it. Her and her husband have driven nothing but Jeeps in 20 years that I have known them.
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Post by parrothead on Feb 13, 2020 8:45:45 GMT -5
Someone is going to buy them or they wouldn't make them. Not going to be this guy. Never had a car payment in my life and not starting now.
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Post by jjas on Feb 13, 2020 8:45:48 GMT -5
This is one of those vehicles that I'd like to rent for a weekend, drive it, get it out of my system, return it and save a bunch of money...
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Post by omegahunter on Feb 13, 2020 11:18:55 GMT -5
A gal I work with owns one and she loves it. Her and her husband have driven nothing but Jeeps in 20 years that I have known them. He a mechanic? We have had SEVERAL friends and relatives that have owned Jeeps. They were always replacing motors or transmissions; one of them replaced both in back to back repairs. Not a one of them still have a Jeep.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 13, 2020 16:49:51 GMT -5
He a mechanic? We have had SEVERAL friends and relatives that have owned Jeeps. They were always replacing motors or transmissions. Not a one of them still have a Jeep. In my opinion, Jeep's biggest mistake was to discontinue the 4.0L inline six cylinder engine. Those things will do 300K miles like it's nothing. I've been driving a 1996 Jeep Cherokee to work daily for 16 1/2 years now, and it also serves as my deer hunting vehicle. The thing will be considered an antique by the state next year. Lol! It still has the original, unaltered engine and transmission. For the last 14 years, it has been driving around on a lift kit that netted 5" additional clearance between the body and axles. People always say that lifting vehicles wears out ball joints and tie rod ends, but mine is still sporting the factory original ones 24 years later. I'm still running the factory alternator as well. I've had to replace the starter and water pump. Obviously things like belt, brakes, and battery has been swapped out. It's finally beginning to show it's age, developing a small amount of body rust down low. I'd drive it to Florida tomorrow and not worry about it, and I can't say that about too many vehicles. I'm a nervous wreck even when vacationing in a 2019 rental car. Lol!
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Post by swilk on Feb 13, 2020 18:23:29 GMT -5
I think they are pretty cool...but I always liked the old scrambler.
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Post by Sasquatch on Feb 13, 2020 22:24:23 GMT -5
Yeah, it's no doubt a capable off-road machine, but who knows how reliable with all it's modern complexity.
I still pine for my old 98 Cherokee. Plain, unsophisticated, a bit of a gas hog--but super reliable and you had to really work hard to get it stuck. *sigh*
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Post by htownhunter on Feb 14, 2020 7:05:04 GMT -5
Did you all know that the 92 jp comanche is rated to tow more than 2020 gladiator.
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Post by bartiks on Feb 14, 2020 10:04:16 GMT -5
Pricing aside, it's the only new truck you can buy with a stick shift and a solid front axle. I thought about buying one this past summer after we paid off my wife's car, but decided I wanted to try and buy land more. A he!! of a better investment.
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Post by Sasquatch on Feb 15, 2020 14:20:53 GMT -5
Did you all know that the 92 jp comanche is rated to tow more than 2020 gladiator. I always thought they were ugly, but I'd love to have a 4x4 in good shape, as long as it had the 4.0 six.
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Post by omegahunter on Feb 17, 2020 8:21:11 GMT -5
He a mechanic? We have had SEVERAL friends and relatives that have owned Jeeps. They were always replacing motors or transmissions. Not a one of them still have a Jeep. In my opinion, Jeep's biggest mistake was to discontinue the 4.0L inline six cylinder engine. Those things will do 300K miles like it's nothing. I've been driving a 1996 Jeep Cherokee to work daily for 16 1/2 years now, and it also serves as my deer hunting vehicle. The thing will be considered an antique by the state next year. Lol! It still has the original, unaltered engine and transmission. For the last 14 years, it has been driving around on a lift kit that netted 5" additional clearance between the body and axles. People always say that lifting vehicles wears out ball joints and tie rod ends, but mine is still sporting the factory original ones 24 years later. I'm still running the factory alternator as well. I've had to replace the starter and water pump. Obviously things like belt, brakes, and battery has been swapped out. It's finally beginning to show it's age, developing a small amount of body rust down low. I'd drive it to Florida tomorrow and not worry about it, and I can't say that about too many vehicles. I'm a nervous wreck even when vacationing in a 2019 rental car. Lol! To be absolutely fair, I have also had 2 friends that have/had Cherokees. They seem to be a completely different animal than a Jeep that everyone knows as a "Jeep". No motor or transmission issues for either of them and I seldom hear people complaining about the Cherokee. And the Jeep issues seem to stem from the use of the 4 cyl motor in most cases.
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