And now for something completely different* . . . A fun change in the garage!!

[DanW]

Jeez. I don’t know how I’d ever choose.

It is hard, man. Lol. I'll have the top and doors off the Wrangler soon for the summer. I will then move the Sunrider over to the Gladiator. So when it is sunny and hot, the Wrangler will mostly get the call. If a chance of rain, Gladiator. And maybe twice a week, the Vette. Especially after watching an Indycar race. That always makes me want to take the old C6 for a spin.

Funny....The Gladiator and Wrangler have the same amount of lift and same size tires, but the Gladiator gets better gas mileage by about 2mpg. That auto is pretty amazing. But when towing my boat, (3,000lb), the Wrangler beats the Gladiator by 2mpg, whether shifting in manual mode in the JT, or not.

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[JTGuy]

For just a few $$ you can have AMW put a 6.4 in the JT an have it all in one package.

 

[WestwallNF104A]

I would rather have a C6 Z06 but its all what you like. I don't like the looks of the C8

Yeah, the C8 trades some beauty for performance, but it's worth it on the race track. I have been able to drive a friends C8 around Laguna Seca and my gosh it's impressive.

 

[Chunky White]

Yeah, the C8 trades some beauty for performance, but it's worth it on the race track. I have been able to drive a friends C8 around Laguna Seca and my gosh it's impressive.

I am sure they are great to drive but looks mean a lot too me. Not that the Gladiator looks great but it serves its purpose well. I am more of Challenger, Mustang or Camaro guy but the C6 Z06 could possibly be something I would buy

 

[WestwallNF104A]

I am sure they are great to drive but looks mean a lot too me. Not that the Gladiator looks great but it serves its purpose well. I am more of Challenger, Mustang or Camaro guy but the C6 Z06 could possibly be something I would buy

Yeah, different strokes for different folks. No choice is wrong!

 

[InvertedAerialX]

Umm, am I the only one to notice that it's Sarge green? You know, the colour they got rid of for 2024? The reason I bought a 2023...what the fudge, Jeep!

 

[Alan SOBX]

Congrats!! Great looking Jeep. You picked the right convertible for sure.

 

[Gladiator832]

All jokes aside, our Jeeps know when we have extra $

 

[peterpilot379]

First order of business. While the truck is still factory clean. Have your undercarriage and frame spray coated with an anti rust protective coating. I used the Line-X product. It cost me $774 (done by a custom 4x4 shop) and was a 3 day process. One day to spray wash clean and dry, application day, third day to cure.

While that’s in the shop, order a Banks Pedal Monster and plug that baby in. It’ll make driving your new baby beast so much more fun!?

 

[legacy_etu]

This morning the garage looked like this:

This afternoon it looked like this:

Time for a change! The Vette was nice, but only 11,000 miles in about 4 years. It's a short season here in MN, has low ground clearance, fragile wheels, limited storage . . . Just taking up space too much. Went to a few car shows, but found them kind of boring. But it was pretty.

The Gladiator is blast to drive, all-season here in MN, not at all fragile, and is a truck too. I happen to have a nice utility trailer here at home for lumber runs or ATV service, so box size is not a big deal. After much thought on the color decision, very happy with Sarge! Interior is two-tone black and a subtle green.

A Jeep has always been on my wish list, and finally have one. Expect some rookie questions, but I promise to try search first.

[*Monty Python's Flying Circus, FYI]

Nice. The Sarge green looks great. Funny, I thought they discontinued this color…….

I also ditched my Supra which was tough. It was getting old though the number of times I’d have to leave it at home because of the whole 2 seats thing plus I hated having her in storage for 4 months out of the year. Tough to take the whole family in a two seater and my son started driving so he’s Always gone in the third vehicle.

Once he’s off to college I’m gonna check out the C8 or perhaps an Emira. Not sure I’m up for British/Chinese car ownership though. Ha.

 

[Janster]

Congrats!! Been there done that…. Had a 2001 Corvette for a few years (back in 2005). It was fun….for driving around and stompin’ on the gas (almost got myself into trouble) but just not practical. You were always afraid to drive it for fear of bottoming out, or scraping the front end. Even backing out of our driveway - you had to do it a certain way to avoid scraping. We could never ’click’ with the corvette crowd. The corvette was our pleasure vehicle / weekend warrier.

We sold it to buy a Bass boat.?

 

[JonMN]

Congrats!! Been there done that…. Had a 2001 Corvette for a few years (back in 2005). It was fun….for driving around and stompin’ on the gas (almost got myself into trouble) but just not practical. You were always afraid to drive it for fear of bottoming out, or scraping the front end. Even backing out of our driveway - you had to do it a certain way to avoid scraping. We could never ’click’ with the corvette crowd. The corvette was our pleasure vehicle / weekend warrier.

We sold it to buy a Bass boat.?

Exactly. Every time I parked I engaged the front cam just to avoid trashing the splitter. If the driveway angle was too steep you had to take it at an angle. Never had a ticket, but part of that was my hard-wired Valentine One. On top of that, GM is making it harder and harder to get C7 parts now that the C8 is out. My Jeep does not quite handle like the Vette () but still really happy with the change.

 

[AmishMike]

@JonMN

 

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[Curt Oz]

This morning the garage looked like this:

This afternoon it looked like this:

Time for a change! The Vette was nice, but only 11,000 miles in about 4 years. It's a short season here in MN, has low ground clearance, fragile wheels, limited storage . . . Just taking up space too much. Went to a few car shows, but found them kind of boring. But it was pretty.

The Gladiator is blast to drive, all-season here in MN, not at all fragile, and is a truck too. I happen to have a nice utility trailer here at home for lumber runs or ATV service, so box size is not a big deal. After much thought on the color decision, very happy with Sarge! Interior is two-tone black and a subtle green.

A Jeep has always been on my wish list, and finally have one. Expect some rookie questions, but I promise to try search first.

[*Monty Python's Flying Circus, FYI]

Good choice.
The Vette was nice but you can enjoy the Gladiator all year.
I traded in my 2010 Challenger RT
6-speed with 15,805 miles on it after 11 years for the Gladiator and having a blast.
My wife needed a new car so we bought her a 2023 Last Call Scat Pack Charger.
Great 4-door family car.

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