They think people are a captive audience and can't block users, so they get a kick out of forcing their pointless comments down everybody's throats.
And because nobody listens to people like that in real life.
After about 5 years I'm no longer a Gladiator owner.
I've always been a Jeep guy, and more than that I'm a 2-door guy at heart. The Gladiator let me stay in a Jeep while also having a truck bed, but any time I'd see an old CJ driving around it caused an ache in my heart.
I recently had an...
The build schedule also had 4xe Gladiators on it when the union negotiations were going on in spring or summer of 2024.
Build schedule doesn't mean a whole lot.
I think this is a little bit of a bummer.
The people who go out and off road Jeeps are a small percentage of owners... and the ones who don't still spend money on modifications and continue to support the Wrangler and Gladiator aftermarket efforts and factory sales numbers. This drives demand...
The only problem I see with this is that stellantis isn't seeing whats breaking if you do it yourself when it's still under warranty. If Jeeps are already considered unreliable this just exacerbates that problem.
Very few people will buy this thing for $65,000. I suspect that we will see a ton of these on Leasehackr a year after they hit dealerships for $300-$400/mo.
My wife's best friend drives a Mach-E. It adds a 30 minute trip to Buc-ee's from Nashville to Atlanta to charge, and other than that it's great for around town. I went and looked at one after my wife couldn't quit talking about how much she likes it. I missed out on a $300/mo lease with nothing...
I certainly believe it was attempted. I just don't think it ever got far enough along to warrant so much as a footnote on a quarterly report.
The official wording was "As customers’ propulsion preferences for battery-electric trucks continue to evolve, Stellantis is reassessing its product...
I've been saying for a long time (https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/jeep-gladiator-4xe-phev-hybrid-is-coming-says-head-of-jeep-brand.72850/post-1190324) that the 4xe wasn't ever going to exist. Amy Delcamp, director of Jeep Brand Communications confirms it here:
“The Jeep...
I'm just memorializing this for anyone who may run into the same issue.
2023 Rubicon, 21,xxx miles.
I ran over to the local grocery store 2 weeks ago. I looked down, and my "Rear locker disconnect" light was on in the dash, and the light was flashing at the switch in the console. I hadn't...