Drove the Rubicon Gladiator for the second time and going to get one today!!!

[IceAge]

Haha! So funny! I had a Hummer H3T that I should have kept that truly was a conversation piece and a head turner as GM only built around 2400 of these (if my memory serves me correctly) before GM and Obama got in bed together and decided to nix the Hummer Brand.

Cool and very nice that was the JEEP knock off and I’m sure you heard the stories of the Jeep brand suing GM over the copy cat grill. Fast forward 10-15 years and the Gladiator will be the last chapter of a convertible truck.

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[Trauma PA]

Cool and very nice that was the JEEP knock off and I’m sure you heard the stories of the Jeep brand suing GM over the copy cat grill. Fast forward 10-15 years and the Gladiator will be the last chapter of a convertible truck.

Do you remember that Dodge Dakota convertible pick up from the late '80s? Sure looked cool back then but ugly as sin when I looked at it now.

One of your earlier posts mentioned traveling to Florida. Where do you go in Florida? I'm on the west coast.

 

[IceAge]

Do you remember that Dodge Dakota convertible pick up from the late '80s? Sure looked cool back then but ugly as sin when I looked at it now.

One of your earlier posts mentioned traveling to Florida. Where do you go in Florida? I'm on the west coast.

That’s funny I do remember the Dakota soft top damn good memory. I go to Tampa area West Coast my whole family moved down there in the 90s. I stayed up north to make a living and now everyone is progressing I’m the youngest. So go down as often as I can to see my parents and brother and sisters. Parents are 87 and 86 and healthy thank goodness but times are a changing as well as for us to. I lived in the San Fransisco area in the good old 70s.

 

[JeepGuyTexas]

That’s funny I do remember the Dakota soft top damn good memory. I go to Tampa area West Coast my whole family moved down there in the 90s. I stayed up north to make a living and now everyone is progressing I’m the youngest. So go down as often as I can to see my parents and brother and sisters. Parents are 87 and 86 and healthy thank goodness but times are a changing as well as for us to. I lived in the San Fransisco area in the good old 70s.

Now SF has apps to help you locate and avoid shit on the sidewalks. No joke

Still love going for work, but did what most Californian's do and moved to Texas.

 

[Tacoman03]

Speaking of Gawkers, Just this morning, I had a Jeep FANatic in a CJ follow completely me into my work parking lot and jump out once i parked to check it out.....he was super nice guy, and SUPER excited about the JT!

 

[IceAge]

Worked out of mine today and what a blast lol. Everywhere you go your being watched and damn this rides so nice and opposite to my Wranglers. I feel like I am driving a really nice truck. And I am amazed she rides every bit as good as my 4Runner which the 4Runner was a very nice and stable ride. The 4Runner just ate up the bumps and had a feel of confidence on rough back roads which my Gladiator is feeling the same. I have driven her 175 miles today and will do some back roads that are dirt this evening and will have a really good comparison later.

 

[RedTRex]

Good boys

 

[IceAge]

My first full day of driving and here is combined highway, city and back roads. I drove some back roads this evening and tried to duplicate my Toyota 4Runner driving. And can’t emphasize I have other vehicles meaning Range Rovers which has the air ride suspensions and are over the top on rough roads. My Toyota 4Runner PRO in my eyes was the most awesome go over the road and eat up the bumps best off road vehicle besides my 2018 Ford Raptor. And no this could not compete against a Raptor on open all out rough terrain. And not my 4Runner Pro either. Point is I drive different vehicles and can give a pretty good and fair to the brand assessment. The Gladiator is definitely right there with the 4Runner Pro and would give the 4RUNNER a win but not by much. The Gladiator definitely beats the New JL Wrangler Rubicon and my Toyota Tacoma 2019 Pro. Great vehicle and you won’t be disappointed knowing your capabilities will exceed the Wrangler and the mid size truck market cause I have the new Ranger as well and she’s nice but not Tough nice.

And my Ford Raptor which I just traded
And yes the Ford Raptor is the baddest ass truck I have ever owned.

 

[Trauma PA]

I like your stable of vehicles. How do you find time to drive them all? You are missing a Chevy ZR2 Bison.
Glad you are liking the Gladiator. Your reviews are reassuring that I won't miss my 4Runner.

 

[IceAge]

Just put in my bed cover Jeep product, hood deflector and mud flaps all Jeep accessories. The front mud flaps do not fit GLADIATORS so make sure if you buy them only rear. And the front hood deflector I modified the install the clips are a joke I drilled her out.

 

[Jake]

Hey IceAge what is this handle looking thing under the cover? I circled it in yellow. And is this a roll up cover or is it the soft trifold cover? Truck looks nice now.

 

[Tacoman03]

Just put in my bed cover Jeep product, hood deflector and mud flaps all Jeep accessories. The front mud flaps do not fit GLADIATORS so make sure if you buy them only rear. And the front hood deflector I modified the install the clips are a joke I drilled her out.

Were the mudflaps a "plug and play"? Meaning, just align them and tap in included pegs?

 

[IceAge]

Hey IceAge what is this handle looking thing under the cover? I circled it in yellow. And is this a roll up cover or is it the soft trifold cover? Truck looks nice now.

Tri fold soft cover and the handles are super cool they are tension clip in. And super easy install and no need to remove your bed rail system.

 

[Jake]

You should do a video of your cover and post it. Have not seen many pictures of the soft trifold cover. Have seen zero pictures of the hard trifold tonneau cover.

 

[IceAge]

Were the mudflaps a "plug and play"? Meaning, just align them and tap in included pegs?

They are supposed to be simple by removing your plastic plugs. Mine wouldn’t line up so I got creative like the hood deflector. And you need a special plastic tool expander which I got creative and made my rivet tool into one. So I used the bottom plug then drilled her out for the top and used my own screws.

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