I'd love to assume, but, ya know...
So 2024 MTs are being built. They do come out of the factory with the clutch "fix" that is being rolled out to the earlier models... right?
Almost a year! This is very discouraging. I tend to keep vehicles for a long time and part of the reason I haven't pulled the trigger on a JT is I keep hoping for a stick I can rely on for many years while I'm still young enough to enjoy rowing gears. (I'll be 50 this summer.)
I tend to keep vehicles a long time- my current ride is a Wrangler I bought new in April 2014- and am holding out hope that I can row gears in a JT for another 10 years. I'm not an offroader, so even a Sport would be fine (just like my JK), but if I can't get a stick shift, I'll probably drift...
I'm just one guy, but the inflation/inflated pricing factor and serious doubts about having a reliable MT/clutch option have kept me from joining the Glad owner's club over the past year+.
Thank ya. Maybe the most intense show I've ever seen was Gojira in 2019, at a venue with an 1,100 sq ft standing capacity. They played with the same intensity- and volume! - as they would at a festival. It was wild.
Edit: Mods, I somehow missed the existing JT vs Rivian thread here:
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/gladiator-vs-rivian.60385/
Apologies for the extra work... if you wouldn't mind merging my original post into that thread, I'd be much obliged.
I'm guessing that the typical JT prospective buyer wouldn't necessarily be considering the Rivian as well. Regardless, an interesting read and watch here.
https://www.topspeed.com/does-the-rivian-r1t-have-in-it-to-take-on-the-jeep-gladiator-on-beaten-paths/