The Diesel's ZF 8HP 75 automatic transmission was designed here in Germany, but i do not know if this are only built in the Saarbrücken factory, it seems the 8HP is also assembled in Gray Court, SC.
First modification:
Michelin winter tires (with 3PMSF symbol, so this are real legal winter tires according the german law) on Dotz Kalahari rims. The selection of available rims was very (!) limited, but i was not picky so it was no problem. But getting Michelin tires in December was nearly...
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First regen with indication on the dash was on 19-Dec at 1479 km (= 919 miles).
Yesterday 25-Dec the 2nd regen, at 1678 km. The dash says "weiterfahren" (= continue driving), when i had to stop at a red light a notification bell sound was given by the car.
The longest trips in this week...
Visiting Germany is absolutely recommended. Nowadays most people speak some english here in Germany, and it is very different from the US. You can contact me if you have any questions or need recommendations.
On this wet, cold, cloudy Sunday morning we made a short trip to a nearby forest. The picture is as bad as the weather.
The location is actually a memorial, stop reading if you are not interested in "german history" (my English is not good so excuse wrong translation). I am not sure if this...
Thanks a lot! It is my first truck, i have to get used the dimensions and weight, but it is really fun.
Concerning winter tires: AFAIR there has always been the M&S marking on winter tires, and i always had a set of summer tires and a set of winter tires for my cars. (All-season tires were...
We picked up our Gladiator last week Friday. Today we had the first snow in the region, so we drove to a small hill nearby (called "Brotjacklriegel", yes, really) and walked to the top. No view from the top as were climbing into the clouds.
Switched to "4W Auto" for the first time.
Today i...
I have never seen a Gladiator on the street. Never.
When i was on vacation in Austria in August, we passed a Jeep dealer who had a Granite Crystal in the show room, so i had a short look at it. This was about 2 months after i ordered our Overland…
I received my build sheet today. My Overland will have
* Dana M210 Wide Front Axle
* 3.73 Rear Axle Ratio
* Dana M220 Wide Rear Axle
Neither Rubicon nor the Max tow package is available in Germany.
I am currently on vacation in Austria. I looked for Gladiators on offer in the region, the list prices here are even worse than in Germany. A new 80th anniversary ecodiesel has a list price of 98348 EUR (roundabout 115000 us$), the car is on sale for 87990 EUR.
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joined this forum today, greetings from Germany. Ordered our Gladiator on 08-Jul. Production is planned for week 35 according to the car dealer. Delivery end of December. Overland in granite crystal, unfortunately Rubicons are not available here.