How long have you owned your Gladiator? Still Love it?

[Summitsearcher]

One year, one month and one day. At Ormond Beach the other day (Truck week at Daytona), Jeeps were pulling out stuck 2 wheel trucks and some lifted 4 wheel drives, left and right. Did not see any Jeeps stuck in the sand ! My JT is my beach buggy !

Amen, same in Michigan, shark free waters.

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[Summitsearcher]

When I was in Colorado Springs last week - I think we saw two Gladiators, which sort of surprised me considering every other vehicle on the highway was a Wrangler of some sort.
Anyway, while it was parked at the hotel near the show area, 4 times while I was taking parts to my truck or walking away from it, people hollered out and asked me how I liked my Jeep truck. I told them all I loved it, especially driving around Colorado and how much fun it was, and comfortable on the road. A couple of them seemed almost like they were checking them out for possible interest of their own in the future.
On the way home we saw only 7 in those 11-12 hours of driving. Two of those were one right after the other going the other way.

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[ShadowsPapa]

I hate to ask this Kevin, but what is a toad? Does that make you a prince in disguise?

I hope we don't have to kiss it to find out.........

 

[BAT]

So grateful my ex-wife kept her H2 and I kept my Wrangler. The H2 was a fun truck and way better off-road than the press gave it credit for, but I've never dug full-size vehicles. Not my cup of tea.

I do miss my 97 Ranger but that died before my first marriage did, hahahaha! And the Gladiator more than makes up for my pickup needs.

I had one of them Danger Rangers. Liked the truck but the transmission was crap in mine

 

[Kevin_D]

I hate to ask this Kevin, but what is a toad? Does that make you a prince in disguise?

A toad is what RVers call their car pulled behind the motorhome. Also called a dinghy. It’s properly known as flat-towing.

I hope we don't have to kiss it to find out.........

I promise not to use any tongue…

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Kevin

 

[SF_E60]

I bought mine in December 2019, till this day I love my Gladiator. I always get people complementing me. Tell you how much I love my gladiator my wife enjoys installing mods on it with me, couldn't say that when i had my wrangler .

 

[OldButStillJeeping]

I've only had my Mojave JT for 2 months. I put almost 3,000 miles ''already" on the odometer.
I love it more my than any other vehicle I've owned.
I love it more than my Dodge Challenger Scat Pack Shaker. (Which is saying A LOT because I Love that hotrod). Love the JT more than my TJ that I traded in for the JT.... and I put lots into that TJ.
And I've never removed the doors OR top on my Mojave. Nor do I plan to anytime soon.
(Ever drive the desert with the top and doors off in a Jeep? ... you must plan for 2 days of cleaning up the dust and sand that seeps into everywhere)..... and It'll never be the same.
But I don't need too roll topless... I love it's utility, capability, and good looks... and the fact that it's a Jeep!

I live in California and nobody has ever complemented me on it, except friends.

I've always wanted a Jeep - truck combo... since I was a teenager in the 1970's. And as I start my golden years... The Good Lord has Blessed me with one.

 

[Adawg1203]

I went with the Launch Edition never previously owning a Jeep product and only seeing pictures of the Gladiator.

It arrived June 2019 and I have to admit it looked better in person than in pictures.

So far my only issue was the rear glass which was replaced due to leaking. My steering was never an issue (still isn’t) and the vehicle overall has been a boss.

Primarily I use my Gladiator for loading whatever i need for home projects and recreational stuff. No towing or rock climbing.

2 years in, (only) 11K miles, and no modifications (still stock) the Gladiator is at the top of the list of vehicles I’ve owned. Its not perfect but being that it’s a jack of all trades it does a lot of things really, really well.

 

[jebiruph]

Do you have the 5 inch? I do and I'm resetting it at least once a month. Except now I set it 3 minutes early so I only reset it every other month. My next mod is replacing it.

There's a firmware update for the radio that fixes the slow clock.

 

[Summitsearcher]

I bought mine in December 2019, till this day I love my Gladiator. I always get people complementing me. Tell you how much I love my gladiator my wife enjoys installing mods on it with me, couldn't say that when i had my wrangler .

That’s a keeper!

 

[Summitsearcher]

I've only had my Mojave JT for 2 months. I put almost 3,000 miles ''already" on the odometer.
I love it more my than any other vehicle I've owned.
I love it more than my Dodge Challenger Scat Pack Shaker. (Which is saying A LOT because I Love that hotrod). Love the JT more than my TJ that I traded in for the JT.... and I put lots into that TJ.
And I've never removed the doors OR top on my Mojave. Nor do I plan to anytime soon.
(Ever drive the desert with the top and doors off in a Jeep? ... you must plan for 2 days of cleaning up the dust and sand that seeps into everywhere)..... and It'll never be the same.
But I don't need too roll topless... I love it's utility, capability, and good looks... and the fact that it's a Jeep!

I live in California and nobody has ever complemented me on it, except friends.

I've always wanted a Jeep - truck combo... since I was a teenager in the 1970's. And as I start my golden years... The Good Lord has Blessed me with one.

Now that’s a testimony. Enjoy!

 

[Summitsearcher]

I went with the Launch Edition never previously owning a Jeep product and only seeing pictures of the Gladiator.

It arrived June 2019 and I have to admit it looked better in person than in pictures.

So far my only issue was the rear glass which was replaced due to leaking. My steering was never an issue (still isn’t) and the vehicle overall has been a boss.

Primarily I use my Gladiator for loading whatever i need for home projects and recreational stuff. No towing or rock climbing.

2 years in, (only) 11K miles, and no modifications (still stock) the Gladiator is at the top of the list of vehicles I’ve owned. Its not perfect but being that it’s a jack of all trades it does a lot of things really, really well.

I kinda look at it like a Swiss Army knife. Does all I need it to.

 

[brianinca]

Mine had the Mazda 5 spd and I added a Hurst shifter at 50K, should have done that Day 1. I punched in freeze plugs where those rubber plugs were, strange design choice for an otherwise decent transmission.

Given the era's 4 spd autos, it was an ordering requirement to have a stick.

I had one of them Danger Rangers. Liked the truck but the transmission was crap in mine

 

[DesertDog]

Two days, and, yes : )

 

[Summitsearcher]

Two days, and, yes : )

Looks just like mine! Congratulations and enjoy the heck out of it.

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