Of course it's not going to happen at this point in the Gladiator's lifecycle IMO (I question how long the Gladiator will be around as a whole), but theoretically I would 100% buy one at that pricepoint for a Willy's / Sport trim. IF it had a halfway decent manual.
That's a really cool idea, looks like a quality unit. I think rigging up a roll-up shade of some kind would probably be needed after enough time, but I don't think that would be crazy difficult (if something doesn't already exist).
No. I'm calling it childish because using words like "stupid" involves emotion. Children are more likely to not be able to separate logic and emotion.
Why is it stupid to try and disable network connectivity on a vehicle when it's not needed? That's Cybersecurity 101. Don't connect...
After a month of ownership, I forgot to look until I read your post, that apparently the previous owner ordered the bluetooth speaker. Pretty cool, I could see using it on the kayak. (audio quality is better than I expected actually!)
It wasn't that bad for normal driving, the cable shifting was completely fine in my experience. The light flywheel and taller-than-necessary diff gearing made it worse than it should've been (relatively easy to stall for something with a really short 1st gear).
I guess the more I think about...
Wow, that sucks. If the manual is truly gone, that would kill my interest in buying another.
And my next choice for a fun Jeep would've been a 2 door Wrangler...
Any action would just need to cause the company to lose enough money to counteract the money they're receiving from other sources to produce said products.
If that happened, then sure they would probably listen.
I forgot to mention in my other post but you're spot on. I noticed some kind of improvement in either power or throttle response (or "torque management" between shifts), which was the opposite of what I was bracing for.
Another weird thing is I am absolutely positive that the truck is a little...
A cheap first option is to take out the big suitcase muffler in the middle of the exhaust. Supposed to give it a little more sound when you're getting on it, without being obnoxious, or costing more than a few bucks (that's what I'm going to try at least).
Not sure how it compares to the...
Just had the recall done today. I will eat some crow, a decent improvement in feel / sound and feels like there might be a heavier flywheel which was my biggest annoyance in the feel.
Posted over in the other thread in the recalls section with some more details and parts sheet if helpful...
Just got the clutch recall done today, wanted to give my 2 cents.
As someone who's been a strong critic of the factory clutch (weird clunk, light flywheel feel) and highly skeptical of the recall being more than a software band-aid, I will eat a small helping of crow.
At least on the short...