If your state doesn't deal, has high doc fees, or puts a mark-up on the Gladiator it is worth it to buy elsewhere and have it shipped. The $650 isn't bad. Still could come out way ahead.
Take a look at what happened with the 2018-early 2019 JLs. There were many hold-ups. Some people waited a year to receive their order, some never recieved, some waited 5 months, others recieved within a few weeks. It is normal.
I'm backed to the curb. It is slanted. I'm standing right between the two jeeps. If you'd like to bring your bulldozer and gravel truck to reconstruct the parking lot be my guest. I'll be happy to retake the picture once you have finished.
The jeep as built is about a foot taller than the...
I saw this Gladiator yesterday so I decided to park semi next to it. The owner had it parked out in the middle of nowhere so I figured I'd leave a buffer zone.
Tigger vs the Gladiator:
Almost every Jeep forum I have been on has a parking thread. After parking next to the first Gladiator I have seen in the wild, I realized that there isn't a thread on this forum. The thread is open to parking next to any Jeep or offroad vehicle.
I check and I'm not even set on Sting Gray, or even a Gladiator at this point lol.
I was dead set on a Gobi Gladiator but not sure if I want to wait that long so started considering black and Sting Gray.
Now hear there may be a Metallic Rootbeer Brown on the 2020 JL which sounds appealing...
100% correct. I have ordered nearly 20 FCA vehicles in the past 5-6 years. The VIN means nothing in regard to when your jeep is built and they are not in sequential order. This can easily be seen on the JL Forum. Members that ordered after other members had lower VIN numbers.
2 months isn't a long wait. When the JL came out, there were people who waited close to a year for their order while others received their jeep in a month. There is no rhyme or reason.
I ordered a 2019 JLUR the second day that the order banks were open. People that ordered 2 months after me...
In the Chicagoland area most dealerships require $1000 but I have been asked for as much as $2500. I told them they were getting $1000 and they crossed out the $2500 and took it.
The standard soft top is the canvas like material that soft tops have been made of forever. The premium is darker in color and almost looks like felt.
Both tops fold back. They can be completely removed but it will take time and tools.