The GCM-JTLE-OMC... Granite Crystal Metallic- JT Launch Edition- Original Motor Club

[WildJD]

Flying home from Texas tomorrow...
Swinging by Dealership from airport...
DRIVING MY GCM JTLE HOME!!!!
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(For those who don’t know... on my little phone screen this dancing turkey looks like a Dancing Sasquatch! My homage to our quests for our ever elusive GCM-JTLEs!)

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[WildJD]

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[WildJD]

This is it! MY GCM-JTLE! “Made especially for WildJD!”;{

 

[Jeep0369]

This is it! MY GCM-JTLE! “Made especially for WildJD!”;{

Hey she looks just like mine!!!

 

[WildJD]

Finally, ‘Big Buck’ (JT) is nestled into his spot, between ‘Lil’ Buck’ (TJ in his cubby) and my wife’s ‘Silver’ (KL “Hi Ho Silver”... lol!)... looks pretty comfy in his place of honor, as the ‘Alfa’ of his Jeep pack!
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[WildJD]

‘Big Buck’... ‘Lil’ Buck’s’ big brother... my newest Hand here on Nadalada Ranch! Now I can haul hay (in style), anywhere I hanker to... up any dry, dusty, desert, wash... any mucky, muddy, boggy swamp... any steep, rocky, mountain, creekbed.... where the pavement ends, the Wild West begins!;{

Worth the wait! ;{

 

[HikerBob]

Worth the wait! ;{

JD, I am so happy for you! Big Buck will love the new digs for sure!

 

[Rebel JT]

After living and breathing Gladiator since I put a deposit down in Feburary, assuring I would receive the first one delivered to the dealership, then on April 3rd, getting the "special" 24 hour advance opportunity to order a "special" launch edition and going with the GC (best color of the 5 available!), then finding out the "special" LE's were not available immediately, and the dealer not notifying me when the first one was available, then waiting for the CGLE and salesman saying they would "see" what they could do when it came in (which was 3 weeks ago). I am sad to say, I wont be continuing as a member of the CGLE club . I officially pulled the plug on Tuesday after dealer refused to even sell it to me for what allot of others paid on day one. I really enjoyed following the GCLE links here and will continue to follow you awesome lucky bastards that now have one of the best looking gladiators there is... congratulations to you all!

 

[WildJD]

After living and breathing Gladiator since I put a deposit down in Feburary, assuring I would receive the first one delivered to the dealership, then on April 3rd, getting the "special" 24 hour advance opportunity to order a "special" launch edition and going with the GC (best color of the 5 available!), then finding out the "special" LE's were not available immediately, and the dealer not notifying me when the first one was available, then waiting for the CGLE and salesman saying they would "see" what they could do when it came in (which was 3 weeks ago). I am sad to say, I wont be continuing as a member of the CGLE club . I officially pulled the plug on Tuesday after dealer refused to even sell it to me for what allot of others paid on day one. I really enjoyed following the GCLE links here and will continue to follow you awesome lucky bastards that now have one of the best looking gladiators there is... congratulations to you all!

So sad to hear, @Rebel JT but we all understand... a body can only take so much! ;{

 

[HikerBob]

First issue that took me to the dealership - Radio signal stopped working. Apparently there is a not yet fully discovered glitch in the radios that require a reset of the system. What I mean is you need to disconnect the battery and reconnect it just like you do a computer. This will reset everything in the radio and fix the issue. The service manager said Jeep will probably “push” a fix to us but in the meantime use the battery as a quick fix. Pain in the ass to be honest but it’s fixed now and the sound is amazing again.

 

[Deleted member 24880]

I love mine! I have a Mopar 2” lift that’s not installed yet. I’m going with 37” Cooper STT Pro’s, XD 137 17” wheels, and 4.88 gears. The only problem I have been having is my wife keeps stealing it.

What part of Indiana you in? What is your wheel and tire setup now? You keeping the rims and selling off the tires when you go to 37s.

 

[WildJD]

Took Buck off-road first time... we have some pretty rocky, lumpy, bumpy, traces (wouldn’t go so far as to Call them roads, or even tracks, more akin to ‘animal trail/rocky creek beds’) around here... all of ‘em steep (we are in the mountains) all of ‘em forested. Got to disconnect swaybar and test lockers, all good. Haven’t tried “Off-road +” yet... that’ll be next time. Constant mountain climbing has been keeping my mpg down to 15ish... then took my wife to the airport in Albuquerque, again, today... couple hours on the freeway bumped my average up to 21. We’re going to take some roadtrips soon, then I’ll get a better overall average.
So far, I LOVE THIS TRUCK! Everything about it! Cyn (my wife) and I went to dinner in Los Alamos (infamous home of the Manhattan Project) and got chased into the restaurant by a GCM-JTLE fan, a quantum physicist from the National Lab. Had to go back outside to give him a detailed tour of the truck! Cyn laughed, “Go on... I’ll be in here drinking wine!” lol!
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[kayakmike]

Stretched my legs today. 8 days topless (basically since I got it home). Winch & brush guard went on this week.

 

[WildJD]

Stretched my legs today. 8 days topless (basically since I got it home). Winch & brush guard went on this week.

Is that the Warn ‘Mid-Height’ grille guard? That’s the one I want! Does it block the forward camera? What kind of winch? I was considering ‘Rough Country’. ;{

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