Blasphemy? These two live in harmony…. Gladiator + Bronco

cuellar13 · May 15, 2022

Since there’s plenty of Bronco vs Gladiator posts, I snapped this pic when my wife got home, for fun. Her pretty damn near stock Bronco 2 door in the driveway with my JTR. To be fair, the JT is probably 4-5 inches higher than the Bronco, but the driveway slopes down. They both live at the same house, don’t argue, and do their jobs very well. They’re very different from one another, but we like them equally

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aceisback · May 15, 2022

Equally? C’mon now. Unless you mean she loves hers as much as you love yours. No way you love hers as much as yours.
Or is there? I may be mistaken.

cuellar13 · May 15, 2022

aceisback said:
Equally? C’mon now. Unless you mean she loves hers as much as you love yours. No way you love hers as much as yours.
Or is there? I may be mistaken.

If I’m looking for comfort, hers take the cake. If I’m looking for capabilities, well, ya know…..straight axles and stuff…

Rahkmalla · May 15, 2022

If my reserved 2dr bronco had shown up in a reasonable amount of time, I would have been perfectly happy with it. It didnt, so here I am.

I know there is bronco hate among jeep people, and jeep hate among bronco people (even gladiator hate among wrangler people, and JLU hate among JL people), but fuck all that noise. Here's the real deal: the digital tach is garbage, and they really should have chosen at least one NA engine, but other than that I like the bronco. Competition breeds innovation. Jeep has been sitting on its laurels for too long. The bronco enduring will only bring good things to the next gen wrangler and gladiator.

The bronco base 2dr sasquatch is a fucking bargain and a half that I wish I could've taken advantage of, but since I cant, for even money I prefer a Mojave over a Badlands

cuellar13 · May 15, 2022

Rahkmalla said:
If my reserved 2dr bronco had shown up in a reasonable amount of time, I would have been perfectly happy with it. It didnt, so here I am.

I know there is bronco hate among jeep people, and jeep hate among bronco people (even gladiator hate among wrangler people, and JLU hate among JL people), but fuck all that noise. Here's the real deal: the digital tach is garbage, and they really should have chosen at least one NA engine, but other than that I like the bronco. Competition breeds innovation. Jeep has been sitting on its laurels for too long. The bronco enduring will only bring good things to the next gen wrangler and gladiator.

The bronco base 2dr sasquatch is a fucking bargain and a half that I wish I could've taken advantage of, but since I cant, for even money I prefer a Mojave over a Badlands

Well said! This one is a Big Bend, and we totally dig it.

CoachA · May 15, 2022

Old man that I am, I feel affinity for the Bronco based on the original. I can’t fully articulate why, but there is something about the new version that does not work for me from an aesthetic standpoint. Years ago, I loved my Ford Ranger that graced me with 375,000 miles of service. Fords hold a warm place in my heart as my first car was a ‘70 Maverick with a straight 6 with acres of space under the hood. Yes, the Mav came used with an 8 track player. On the cutting edge of technology, I installed a cassette player in the Mav and thought myself the man at the time. Never owned a Jeep prior to purchasing my used 2020 JTR. To date, I have not enjoyed a vehicle nearly as much as my Jeep. My last two vehicles were Tacomas. Loved those Toyotas. But, no vehicle has charmed me like my Gladiator.

Maximus Gladius · May 15, 2022

Not blasphemy….an opportunity to make a YouTube comparison video and have millions of hits and make tons of money income from it! Don’t forget me when you do this and get rich. It was my idea

Jeeperjamie · May 15, 2022

Hoping in 5 months or less we can take the same photo, we just changed our order to a 2 door with Sasquatch package

GOT FLOYD · May 15, 2022

I see a cool rig and.....what is that, a Honda?

cuellar13 · May 16, 2022

GOT FLOYD said:
I see a cool rig and.....what is that, a Honda?

No, it's Gladiator, just like you have, but mine is Silver.

Jeeperjamie said:
Hoping in 5 months or less we can take the same photo, we just changed our order to a 2 door with Sasquatch package

We really like having the 2 door. Primarily see 4 doors around here. You're gonna dig it!

Casique · May 16, 2022

Is that the "real" Bronco or the Escape Bronco?

cuellar13 · May 16, 2022

Casique said:
Is that the "real" Bronco or the Escape Bronco?

The "real" one- not the sport. It's a 2 door Big Bend. I should've taken a side view pic.

Jeeperjamie · May 16, 2022

cuellar13 said:
No, it's Gladiator, just like you have, but mine is Silver.

We really like having the 2 door. Primarily see 4 doors around here. You're gonna dig it!

You can't beat all the options you get for the money. We built a 2 Door sport with Sasquatch package on the 35's with beadlocks, steel front bumper with the bull bar, steel fenders, switches inside and you get lockers plus 2.7 turbo with 4.7 gears. All for $44,000, seems like a steal to me for what you get. I love my JT but I'm definitely now bias and I don't hate the Broncos, especially after talking with RTR Racing on a almost daily basis. They got me sold on one and they have a tune you can do to get the HP to 400 and torque to 480. They told me for around $500 they could do it for me. The bronco will be mostly for the wife but I'm sure I'll have fun driving it. Plenty of haters on here but I guess that's what you will get on a Jeep forum. I have never been a brand specific guy.

cuellar13 · May 16, 2022

Jeeperjamie said:
You can't beat all the options you get for the money. We built a 2 Door sport with Sasquatch package on the 35's with beadlocks, steel front bumper with the bull bar, steel fenders, switches inside and you get lockers plus 2.7 turbo with 4.7 gears. All for $44,000, seems like a steal to me for what you get. I love my JT but I'm definitely now bias and I don't hate the Broncos, especially after talking with RTR Racing on a almost daily basis. They got me sold on one and they have a tune you can do to get the HP to 400 and torque to 480. They told me for around $500 they could do it for me. The bronco will be mostly for the wife but I'm sure I'll have fun driving it. Plenty of haters on here but I guess that's what you will get on a Jeep forum. I have never been a brand specific guy.

Agreed. That $500 tune sounds pretty interesting.... however, my wife isn't ready to start doing any mods yet, not even a lift. I try to wear her down bit by bit. It'll happen sometime, lol.

rr11 · May 16, 2022

I have to admit that I was torn over the Bronco or the Gladiator. But I have fond memories of a 74 Bronco 302 that I had in the early 80s. I also had a 74 CJ5 when it was new. You can't live in the past, in June of 2020 I could get a Gladiator but not a Bronco. It's all good and I am happy with my Gladiator.

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