Buy a 2024 Gladiator Max Tow with zero maintenance history?

[Mr Miami]

For pricing reference I bought a used 2023 Mojave with 13,000 miles on it a couple weeks ago at a local Honda dealer near Chicago. The truck stickered for just under $75K and they wanted $39K. I was trading a 2019 Subaru Ascent that had a Subaru guaranteed trade value of $16,200. They wouldn't come down on the price of the Mojave because it came with factory half doors and was well optioned with 17 months of factory warranty left having entered service in June of 2024. It has a clean carfax with no service records showing. They did however up the trade in value on my Subaru to $20K so after it was all said and done I effectively paid about $38K out the door.

Oohhh .... factory half doors. Would love to get a set for my '24 Gladiator. I have had half doors on my last, well, 1, 2, 3, 4 or whatever Jeeps. I even ordered my '16 JKU with factory half doors when I was afraid they were phasing out the half doors from production (at the time, you had the option of standard or half doors at the same price. No need to get the dual door group thing they later offered for 5-6k).

I saw a set of white ones (my JTR is white also) here about 6 months ago and should have bought them but..... well...... sometime we should not think too much and just buy them. Potentially my loss.

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[Mr Miami]

That 70-75k selling price that keeps getting mentioned on '23 and '24 Gladiators is VERY misleading. That is the MSRP, not the selling price. Towards the end of '23 and most of '24 and much of '25, even the factory was advertising 15-20% off the MSRP on Rubicons and Mojaves. With the additional dealer discounts, I got somewhere close to 35% off the MSRP on my JTR (the only reason at the time I bought it). I couldn't understand why anyone would have paid anything remotely close to MSRP at that time, or even now. Their pricing structure is not the same as Toyota.

 

[NC_Overland]

That 70-75k selling price that keeps getting mentioned on '23 and '24 Gladiators is VERY misleading. That is the MSRP, not the selling price. Towards the end of '23 and most of '24 and much of '25, even the factory was advertising 15-20% off the MSRP on Rubicons and Mojaves. With the additional dealer discounts, I got somewhere close to 35% off the MSRP on my JTR (the only reason at the time I bought it). I couldn't understand why anyone would have paid anything remotely close to MSRP at that time, or even now. Their pricing structure is not the same as Toyota.

Yeah. The $8k off I got on my Jeep in 2/2020 would be roughly 30% off if I bought a 2023 for the same price. 2020 $55k msrp vs the same Jeep in 23 being $67k. Stellantis had no idea what they were doing with pricing for the first several years.

 

[4-Low]

Odd to me that Gladiator resale is so poor compared to Wrangler. It didn’t used to be that way. What happened? I just leased a new JL Rubicon a couple months ago and the residual value at 3 years and 22,000 miles is 67%! Best resale in the U.S. in the J.D. Power study that came out last week.

Anyhow… with 17k on the clock I’d not be concerned about much of anything. Change the oil and oil filter as soon as you get the truck home and you should be fine. Enjoy it and don’t worry!

 

[Mr Miami]

Odd to me that Gladiator resale is so poor compared to Wrangler. It didn’t used to be that way. What happened? I just leased a new JL Rubicon a couple months ago and the residual value at 3 years and 22,000 miles is 67%! Best resale in the U.S. in the J.D. Power study that came out last week.

Anyhow… with 17k on the clock I’d not be concerned about much of anything. Change the oil and oil filter as soon as you get the truck home and you should be fine. Enjoy it and don’t worry!

Sorry to repeat but it's simply a matter of supply and demand. Stellantis overbuilt Gladiators, and overbuilt and overbuilt. At least here in South Florida, dealers had them stacked all over the place, in garages, on the street, etc. And these were not just the Sport models. Mojaves and Rubicons were all over, and loaded with most options (I bought one).

Stellantis management saw the Jeep Gladiator "cash cow" and hoped to cash in with the inflated prices. Well, that came to an end quickly.

 

[NC_Overland]

Look at JL 4XE resale value. It’s horrible. A lot of dealerships won’t even take them in trade.

 

[MPMB]

Yeah. The $8k off I got on my Jeep in 2/2020 would be roughly 30% off if I bought a 2023 for the same price. 2020 $55k msrp vs the same Jeep in 23 being $67k. Stellantis had no idea what they were doing with pricing for the first several years.

Mine was pretty much the same thing. MSRP just shy of $58k in '21. When I spec'd it out in '23 it was an additional $10k. <crazy>

I was able to time the purchase perfectly, as I maxed the value of selling our Expedition to Carmax and then trading in our Audi Q3 with an inflated value against the JT. By the summer, JT values started to creep up and finally covid pricing hit new cars.

While the JT was more than the Tacoma we were looking at, it didn't come with a non-negotiable "grab your ankles" ADM of $2500-$10,000 (depending on the dealer).

 

[firemedic2714]

I do my own oil changes every 5k miles. I log the date, mileage, brand of oil and filter, and snap a photo of the store receipt where I bought everything. I do the same with the differential changes, too. I also popped for an extended warranty when I bought way back in July 2019. Highly recommended.

 

[Swegian]

You guys are so smart. In April last year I purchased a 21 JT Rubi 3.0D with 26k. It was in real nice shape and clean w/mopar 2" lift kit & OK 35's. I had not been on your site yet and didn't have all you-all's collective knowledge to call upon.

By today's standard (prices dropped), I probably paid way to much. But it's only money. With it already out of warranty (over 36 months) from my dealership I got the aftermarket 5yr from purchase date/100k - . Same we did for our 3.0D JLU from New. Plus we still have the 100k diesel powertrain for a little while longer.

It was 63k out the door with almost $3k scam (paint and interior-forever wrty), $5,600 for the 100k Mile aftermarket warranty, and $2k for Gap Ins. So $950/mo 7yrs. But ya only live once. Its a Rubi with every option in the book, except the extra doors.

I had wanted a JT Mojave in 21 but also wanted a 3.0 Eco Diesel. I've told that story a few times already. Drove home a new 21 JLU 3.0D Rubi with the works.

What the dealership was able to look up for me was the Tremonton, UT original service at 14 miles. There was another service print out from them before my local dealership in WA picked it up at 24k 9/24. I have the service records of what my dealership did at 25k 11/24 when they got it.

When I purchased the JT, I called and had it added to my Jeep Mopar/Sirius customer care phone app. I already had our 20&21 JLUs. I had to take the free 3 month promotion for the full meal subscription services, but canceled before they started charging. I still get the online vehicle reports and what I really wanted was the ability to add all my service info. If the dealer does service, they usually enter. If not I do. Plus any time I do service I enter it.

When they added the JT it had the origional service from the dealership in the app. They also had the Sep 24 entry before they let it go.

Enjoy your new JT, despite my $950/month I'm loving it.

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