RedTRex
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- Rick
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- Jacksonville, FL
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- 2013 JKU / 2014 WK2 Diesel
Speculation...... So many unanswered questions we have.
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You will love the GDE tune. And yes, it will eliminate most of the problems that are common with the Ecodiesel.Just picked up a GC Summit Ecodiesel. GDE hot tune coming soon should eliminate most potential issues.
It’s actually brown - imagine that! (As opposed to ‘saddle’)Mice GC. Love that interior.
Oh, I knew that. My wife and I shopped a Summit a few years back. We went with the Limited instead.It’s actually brown - imagine that! (As opposed to ‘saddle’)
FCA original said the Gladiator would be released around the April time frame. But as you mentioned, the Covid19 has shutdown all north American FCA plants for at least two weeks. I have a 2020 Ram EcoDiesel ordered. Originally, my dealer anticipated a May delivery date, but I'm now anticipating a June delivery date. Italy is also on lockdown, so I'm sure EcoDiesel engine production is either halted or has significantly slowed down. My guess is that we won't see the Gladiator EcoDiesel until June the earliest and October the latest, but I could be wrong.We'll, February has come and gone and no diesel engine yet for the Gladiator. And now we have this Covid19 crisis going on, we will be lucky to see it in lots by Summer. This will most likely be a fall release date. Anybody out there with some reliable information? At this point I'm only guessing.
Jeep said early 2018 calendar year for the JL.
Then it became fall 2018.
Then crickets.
Then summer 2019.
Now the 2020 order guide is posted and still no diesel.
Now they're saying early 2020 calendar year? Hilarious.
Y'all will be waiting a while. Might as well pull up a chair.
In 1962, The Jetsons predicted that in 40 years people would be flying around in hovercraft and life in space would be the norm. It never happened.
You aren't surprised, are you? We've known all along that JT would be the last to get it, and it would take forever. That's one of the many reasons I went to the DT platform. You can get the engine in the DT today, with 38 lbs/ft more torque, and the exact same MPG rating due to identical curb weight between the JT/DT.We'll, February has come and gone and no diesel engine yet for the Gladiator. And now we have this Covid19 crisis going on, we will be lucky to see it in lots by Summer. This will most likely be a fall release date. Anybody out there with some reliable information? At this point I'm only guessing.
The only thing I ever heard was basically March 2020, we are there, however the nasty little bug has disrupted that plan as well as many others - Good thing I did pick up the EcoD WK2. I have a nice engine tune and just ordered the trans tune from SFT..... wanted GDE, but who knows what they are up to
Congratulations!I did pick up the EcoD WK2.
You can still get the GDE tune. It's been rebadged under a new name and is being sold out of Canada. Depending on what your goal is, I think you'll be happy with the SFT tune.I have a nice engine tune and just ordered the trans tune from SFT..... wanted GDE, but who knows what they are up to
Congratulations! We'll be ordering a diesel Wrangler, but not until next year. Keep me posted on what engine oil you use, how you like it, etc. Also, let me know if you do any towing. I'm jealous, Oilburner!I now think it will be late next year at the Earliest if we ever see a diesel JT.
So I pulled the trigger on a diesel Wrangler yesterday. 'Bird in the hand.." and all.
We can enjoy it for 2-3 years & re-evaluate at that point.
No Regerts so far!