Did you have the 8.4" screen? If not, the smaller screen guys have it easy. I can unhook factory and hook bypass in on those rigs in a matter of 5 seconds. The larger Uconnect screens have a separate module underneath that take about a minute or so to get to, even if you use tools as most...
I came to a gladiator from my lifted crewmax tundra. After having a ton of Jeep’s and Toyota’s, I waited since 2016 for the gladiator to be released. The turning radius and having my wife feel comfortable parking it, on top of being able to wheel tighter trails, was perfect. No regrets at all.
We've done a few longer stretches as a family of 5. Almost 2000 miles in 2 weeks running back and forth between a few states during a vacation. Best advice I can give is use the recirculate AC button after getting on the highway, and leave the temp on LO at least on the males side. Super comfy...
Then just build a modified version of this that doesn't include the HT
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/hard-top-and-door-storage-rack.28669/
I made the same decisions knowing that this was going to be a memory vessel for me while my kids are young. We are taking our time building this jeep out in order to meet our long term goals. I go through vehicles very quickly and I'm hoping to make this one last me for the next 7-10 years.