The Taco was reliable, but not necessarily that well put together. At least mine wasn't. E.g. the bed was put on a little offset to the left. There was a wobble/rubbing sound coming from the left rear wheel. Interior plastics felt like they were made of milk jug plastic to me.
Went from a '19 taco to my current '21 High Altitude. I like the Gladi much better than I did the taco and feel that the gladi is of much better quality. I tried commuting with the taco and flat out didn't think it was safe on the freeway with such lack of power. I basically had to lock in 4th...
My gladiator is special. It's only one of ~345,000 built so far :CWL:.
Actually, it's slightly unique, but not necessarily desirable. High Altitude was only offered 3 model years, and my color was only offered on 1 out of those 3 years. Basically a loaded Overland with wide axles and colored...
Not jealous at all. I'm actually wondering if they're jealous of me ?. My wife has an SUV with a turbo four and I don't like the wimpyness at the low-end (turbo lag) or the mid-range. Hybrid would help, but then you're adding complexity, which means less reliability. Hard pass for me - Thanks
Tech jobs have been outsourced/off-shored by the thousands since decades before COVID. The people making these decisions have historically never been physically located anywhere near the vicinity of the people being outsourced. E.g. showing up in person or not, makes no difference to the...
LOL. The Gladiator is actually the garage queen this time of year. The other two are literally stored away in a facility with covers on. Sorry to disappoint, but they are nothing to look at anyway. It's an old Boxster and an old BMW. All 3 have something in common though: Naturally aspirated...
I have a convertible sports car and a V8 sporty sedan, and they are also a lot of fun, but guess where they're spending the winter: In storage. The Gladdy is my year-round-utility-plus-fun favorite.
The High Altitude trim (e.g. Overland + HA package) is gone for 2024. My '21 is a one-year-only color, so I'm actually kind of happy that I ended up with a unique trim and color.
Independent of trim, the other feature that I no longer see as an option is the Selec–Trac® Full Time 4WD System. I...
The Gladiator has hydro-electric power steering and I believe that the fluid you want is actually 68088485AB. It may not make any difference, but why chance it.
https://store.mopar.com/oem-parts/mopar-power-steering-fluid-68088485ab...
The nice thing about this crazy car market is that if what you buy doesn't work for you, you can turn around and sell it with a very small net loss or even a profit. That being said: Get the Subaru, and if you hate it, trade it for something else later.
Personally, I would not touch anything...
"Modding" for the sake of "modding" is a waste of money. But I understand that it is your money and I respect your right to throw it away.
Wheels smaller than 18" look ugly. Maybe back in the 80s and before they looked in place, and I understand they have a functional purpose, but they still...