Search results

Had a conversation in this vain with the wife as she watched me wash the truck today. There are definitely two types of people. ?

Yep, that's what my truck is slowly but surly looking like. Guess I can't fight forever, but I'll definitely try!

Hey all, The JT is the first new vehicle I've ever owned, and my previous beaters typically already had paint hanging on by a thread. Now, with the current paint job, I've already accepted that it's just going to get abused, but given how much I've paid for the dang thing, the truck will be...

The "rig" thing bugs me. Most people who talk about Jeeps in the real world that I run into refer to it as Jeep, Gladiator or rig. On the forum, makes sense to mention trim since there's mechanical differences. But "rig." Rubs me wrong. Makes these toys seem more puposeful than they really are.

Two years, no problems except my own stupidity. Road tires are not off road tires. Bright side, I could justify new tires pretty easily after popping 3/5.

Location is definitely a big determinate to this. I've wheeled most my life in the Rockies and the American South West. I'm a pretty young dude, so not a lot of time, but in that time I've used the spare 4 times. Two times it was because I put too much faith in the garbage stock tires and sharp...

I don't have to worry too much about fixing them, so I haven't really paid attention to the maintenance cycles. Hasn't left me stranded though

I can tow a humvee trailer with my Polaris. Ours were designed to go in Ospreys. I can also tuck 5 Marines in it officially. Unofficially I've carried 8. The thing wasn't happy, nor were the Marines in the bed, but it works in a pinch.

Thought the Army was silly for these. We got polaris side by sides in my branch, and those pretty much fill the Jeep role. Plus low maintenance and they can get beat to pieces which is great.

I'm a fan of the technical improvements (airbags, Willys rear locker, free float axle) but man I hate the aesthetic choices. That grille is awful, the stitched dash is ugly, and that screen is a crime. BUT I'm also one of the weirdos who ordered a Jeep with no power anything and the 5 in radio...

I won't jump the in with the rest of the choir about "37 in tires and 17 in wheels." It's not your style. To keep it where you want it aesthetically while also driving safe, I'd look into a 20-22in wheel and I'd drop your lift at a minimum 2 inches. Also investing in a quality lift with a...

I came from an '01 Cherokee XJ so the gladiator feels like I bought a Lexus compared to that. I also came from an XJ. Huge leap up, but my wife has had a 2018 Civic and 2020 Crosstrek. Not luxury cars by any means, but still leaps and bounds better than the Gladiator for on road manners and...

Given you won't be doing off roading a ton, I wouldn't get one. The solid front axle and steering box versus IFS and a steering rack that's on pretty much every other modern vehicle can be jarring, and really for a lot of people aren't worth the compromise in day to day driving if they don't...

My first move in the military, I had a Uhaul hooked up to my XJ, going through the mountains in northern Idaho on bald tires. I've never been more terrified driving in my life, but the little Jeep, overloaded, on those bald tires, and at over 20 years old just chugged along happily, albeit, slowly.

That pretty much nails it, with all the words I couldn't get together. I learned to drive stick in an 07 Wrangler. XJs were going through the disposable off roader phase at that point. Shame so many of them got chewed up. Whenever I go looking for a nice one, its sticker shock every time.

Best argument I've ever heard, but man those things are uglier than sin

I think the Gladiator is close, in some way. I don't think its similar in aesthetic, even with a camper shell, but there's something similar between them. Functionally, in Jeep's lineup, the JKU and JLU is probably the closest successor to an XJ which is also probably why Jeep made the following...

Exactly my point though. It's the EV benchmark. If Jeep can beat that thing, it'll be a good seller for those who are looking for an off road EV.

I treated mine like that once I realized I wasn't going to keep it forever. It just would not quit. Dented, scratched, and abused, she got me out of everything. Except door deep sand. But that was just a one time thing.

I honestly don't know anyone with an EV yet. Drove a Tesla at one of their stores once. It was fast. You're not wrong about going off road though. EV's are going to require some crazy recovery rigs, again with weight and not being able to drop them into neutral. BUT, engineering should be able...