MarineHawk
Well-Known Member
It’s a bit of a compromise.
I bought my first full-size truck in 2003 (what they then-called a 1500HD); traded it in for an H2 in 2006; traded it in for a 2012 Rubi 4-Unlimited, which I built up. In 2015, I bought some land, and definitely needed a truck. Then, there was no Rubi truck. I wanted to keep the Rubi as well, but it didn’t make financial sense. I traded the Rubi for a 2015 Sierra crew cab. I ended up having to sell that recently due to a divorce settlement. So, I bought my 2020 Rubi Gladiator.
Overall, it’s my favorite vehicle since my H2. It’s both a Rubi with the lockers, Dana 44s, 4/1 xfer case ratio, etc. … and a truck.
I really like my Gladiator Rubi and I would rather have it than any other vehicle even close to its price range.
That being said (and I knew this going in), there were several advantages to the Sierra:
1. Bigger bed (5” longer; quite a bit wider).
2. The interior was much more expansive (e.g., appx. 18”-wide center console; additional cup holders and storage caverns in the door; never bump elbows with a passenger; secret compartment under the cup holders in front of the center console to store guns, etc. … that most criminals would never find).n Just more places for stuff.
3. On long highway trips (I do this a lot), the Sierra required far less attention (mostly steering; I’m looking into an after-market steering stabilizer to see if this can be improved).
4. Better gas mileage (I assume mostly due to aerodynamics); bigger gas tank.
Point #3 is probably the biggest advantage to me. I hope a new steering stabilizer might mitigate that.
That being said, I like the Gladiator overall much better, given its capability. I have a 120 acre mountain property in Colorado, and I likely can drive the Gladiator anywhere on the land year-round. My uncle got his F-150 stuck in the snow trying to get up part of it last April. I think the Glad. Rubi would have run through it with no problem.
I like that you can engage the front and rear lockers when the vehicle is stopped. My H3 (have to deliver to soon-to-be ex-wife) had to be rolling at 1-3 mph to engage them. So, you had to engage them before you get into trouble, which I didn’t like.
I bought my first full-size truck in 2003 (what they then-called a 1500HD); traded it in for an H2 in 2006; traded it in for a 2012 Rubi 4-Unlimited, which I built up. In 2015, I bought some land, and definitely needed a truck. Then, there was no Rubi truck. I wanted to keep the Rubi as well, but it didn’t make financial sense. I traded the Rubi for a 2015 Sierra crew cab. I ended up having to sell that recently due to a divorce settlement. So, I bought my 2020 Rubi Gladiator.
Overall, it’s my favorite vehicle since my H2. It’s both a Rubi with the lockers, Dana 44s, 4/1 xfer case ratio, etc. … and a truck.
I really like my Gladiator Rubi and I would rather have it than any other vehicle even close to its price range.
That being said (and I knew this going in), there were several advantages to the Sierra:
1. Bigger bed (5” longer; quite a bit wider).
2. The interior was much more expansive (e.g., appx. 18”-wide center console; additional cup holders and storage caverns in the door; never bump elbows with a passenger; secret compartment under the cup holders in front of the center console to store guns, etc. … that most criminals would never find).n Just more places for stuff.
3. On long highway trips (I do this a lot), the Sierra required far less attention (mostly steering; I’m looking into an after-market steering stabilizer to see if this can be improved).
4. Better gas mileage (I assume mostly due to aerodynamics); bigger gas tank.
Point #3 is probably the biggest advantage to me. I hope a new steering stabilizer might mitigate that.
That being said, I like the Gladiator overall much better, given its capability. I have a 120 acre mountain property in Colorado, and I likely can drive the Gladiator anywhere on the land year-round. My uncle got his F-150 stuck in the snow trying to get up part of it last April. I think the Glad. Rubi would have run through it with no problem.
I like that you can engage the front and rear lockers when the vehicle is stopped. My H3 (have to deliver to soon-to-be ex-wife) had to be rolling at 1-3 mph to engage them. So, you had to engage them before you get into trouble, which I didn’t like.
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