Yeah keep the Gator, people will be looking for that color when you do decide to sell it.
The market is correcting from the stupid conditions the past couple of years and dealers/manufacturers have to do something to counter interest rates. That said, I would fully expect Gladiator values to take a hit with the new Ranger and new Colorado/Canyon coming out. They will likely be much better value propositions than Gladiators lacking so many features/technologies people expect today.When I traded my Ranger Tremor to get back into a Jeep Gladiator, Jeep had a $4000 rebate. I believe it is still in effect. With the interest rates high and a lot of new vehicles not selling, including a lot of new Gladiators on dealer lots, there are a lot of discounts off MSRP. I made money off the 21 Gladiator Rubicon I had and now I see a dealer selling Gladiators $10,000 off of MSRP. Not sure if all the discounts are available to everyone, but it still doesn't help some of those wanting to get a decent trade in price. Took a picture off my computer screen a few minutes ago. Not the best pic, but you can see the low prices of these base Sports.
Wow!
Unless the doors and top come off the Colorado and Ranger I don't see JT'S needed to come down in value. People shopping for a Gladiator are looking for something like a jeep with a bed on it to haul stuff. Heck the Broncos out and Wranglers haven't came down in price.
KBB is almost a joke. Dealers don't use it anyway.
Broncos helped push Wrangler selling prices up because you couldn’t get a Bronco. That lack of availability probably drove people planning on buying a Bronco to the Jeep as well. Agree with the doors /top comment, but there are a lot of Gladiators and Wranglers that rarely see the tops removed. The new trucks coming out are equally as capable as a Jeep and will have more power, features and quite possibly lower prices. There is a reason Jeep is finally adding more luxury and safety features to the Wrangler. A 400+ hp Ranger Raptor for about the same money as a Gladiator Rubicon will be very compelling to midsize truck buyers.
True they will have more HP, being more capable off road we will see.Say what you want about the door and top removal but more times than not a person looking to buy a Jeep Wrangler or Gladiator are doing it for the top removal or at the very least the ability to fold back a soft top and have the top open. I've been buying jeeps for years and not once did I decide not to buy one over a feature it didn't have. Mines a Base Sport with Manual windows and locks. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Maybe in your area of the country. 95% of the time I see a JL or a JT the top is on. In the northern climates it seems that people are not concerned about taking off or folding back tops.
I find this to be true in Middle Tennessee. So far, each warm Saturday this year the tops are all back and the doors are off on a majority of the Gladiotors I see.
A month ago I would have agreed with you, but 2 weeks ago I traded in my '22 base sport manual here in Middle Tennessee for more than the $36,313.00 I paid for it, which included a $3450 "lifetime warranty" from a third party. I got $37,000 for the trade in, and I get the $3450 refunded. I got a Gladiator rubicon that was marked down to $50,999.
