5.7L Hemi Jeep Gladiator Driving Review - for those wondering what 5.7 V8 would be in a Gladiator…

[1Badazraptor]

If Jeep markets a 5.7 Gladiator it's not going to be more reasonable, the dealers will mark them way up over MSRP.

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[Zachanadandy]

If Jeep markets a 5.7 Gladiator it's not going to be more reasonable, the dealers will mark them way up over MSRP.

There are dozens of dealers that take orders... at invoice. The second the 392 Moab JLUs were announced one of them posted on the JL forum at $72k vs the $78k msrp. If Stellantis offers the 5.7L at a reasonable price you'll be able to get one well below msrp if you aren't an instant gratification, off the lot, whatever is in stock, pay over msrp type of buyer.

 

[Batterycap]

The only negative comment I have is that I can't buy one today, and at a price that wasn't constructed to pad the Stellantis executive bonus pool.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

If Jeep markets a 5.7 Gladiator it's not going to be more reasonable, the dealers will mark them way up over MSRP.

The only way anyone is getting a 5.7 in a Gladiator is swapping it.

So learn to love the 3.6, learn to love paying the 32k, or learn to make your own kit, since everyone just knows, "it shouldn't be that hard".

 

[Zachanadandy]

The only negative comment I have is that I can't buy one today, and at a price that wasn't constructed to pad the Stellantis executive bonus pool.

You can drop yours off at any amw approved shop and have it back with the 5.7L quicker than your dealer could order you one if they started offering them today. You may not want to buy one today, but you could. If you want more than the 5.7L, there's the 392, 426, hellcat, hellcat redeye, and demon 170 also available. Anybody could have as much power as they want in their gladiator by Christmas even if it's 1000+hp. Even better as that does very little to pad the executive bonus pool and moves your warranty away from the shitty dealer network.

 

[Batterycap]

Awesome! Now I just need to scrape up the $30,000 for AMW's exemplary services.

 

[ChrisNLA]

Awesome! Now I just need to scrape up the $30,000 for AMW's exemplary services.

You don't just keep 30 racks rolled up in your sock drawer?

 

[Zachanadandy]

Awesome! Now I just need to scrape up the $30,000 for AMW's exemplary services.

Even if Stellantis sells them at a reasonable price, you'd never touch one for anywhere near $30k though. Sure I wish Jeep was giving away v8s for free too, but anywhere you get a v8 in a modern truck is going to cost a pile of cash.

 

[Stan H]

You don't just keep 30 racks rolled up in your sock drawer?

Hey .... did you look in my chest of drawers

 

[Jrgunn5150]

You don't just keep 30 racks rolled up in your sock drawer?

I don't keep any cash, literally 0 dollars.

But I can still come up with 30k if I have to.

I'm 45 years old, married, financially secure enough to buy a new vehicle.

Realistically, any middle class person should be able to somehow lay hands on 30k inside a week if they wanted to.

Or, you know, Affirm like most actually do.

 

[Zachanadandy]

I don't keep any cash, literally 0 dollars.

But I can still come up with 30k if I have to.

I'm 45 years old, married, financially secure enough to buy a new vehicle.

Realistically, any middle class person should be able to somehow lay hands on 30k inside a week if they wanted to.

Or, you know, Affirm like most actually do.

70% of Americans can't handle an emergency $1k bill. Terrifying reality for those of us who budget, plan, save, and/or are financially responsible. I don't know how you live like that as an adult, but it seems most are comfortable scrapping by and over extending themselves.

 

[Stan H]

70% of Americans can't handle an emergency $1k bill. Terrifying reality for those of us who budget, plan, save, and/or are financially responsible. I don't know how you live like that as an adult, but it seems most are comfortable scrapping by and over extending themselves.

'Murica !!

 

[ChrisNLA]

I don't keep any cash, literally 0 dollars.

But I can still come up with 30k if I have to.

I'm 45 years old, married, financially secure enough to buy a new vehicle.

Realistically, any middle class person should be able to somehow lay hands on 30k inside a week if they wanted to.

Or, you know, Affirm like most actually do.

I can get my hands around $30K inside a week without selling the daily drivers or digging in my 401K.

That's just not for Hemi swaps

But, if the chart I saw was right, I am ahead of nearly 70% of the country in liquid assets, which seems wild to me. We could derail an entirely new thread on the financial circumstances of the populace and how you can finance your Friday night pizza dinner.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

I can get my hands around $30K inside a week without selling the daily drivers or digging in my 401K.

That's just not for Hemi swaps

But, if the chart I saw was right, I am ahead of nearly 70% of the country in liquid assets, which seems wild to me. We could derail an entirely new thread on the financial circumstances of the populace and how you can finance your Friday night pizza dinner.

I would definitely have to sell something.

Like I said, I keep 0 dollars cash, not a single penny in a bank account other than what I need to pay my bills, it hits long enough to pay, clear, and goes right back to 0.

So I would have to sell something, borrow against something... But I have things to sell and borrow against, as most adults should.

Unless they've already leveraged everything they have for Doordash and HVAC side by sides and campers and boats.

 

[ericw.]

I would definitely have to sell something.

Like I said, I keep 0 dollars cash, not a single penny in a bank account other than what I need to pay my bills, it hits long enough to pay, clear, and goes right back to 0.

So I would have to sell something, borrow against something... But I have things to sell and borrow against, as most adults should.

Unless they've already leveraged everything they have for Doordash and HVAC side by sides and campers and boats.

I think I could understand this better if you told me that you throw all your leftover cash into the stock market. lol

That's almost as good as liquidity since you could sell and cash out any day of the week but, if that's not the case, sounds like dangerous living.

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