Cancel 3.6 Gas order for a new 3.0 Ecodiesel order?

[TheSolarWizard]

I wouldn’t even consider owning a gladiator on big tires if it wasn’t a diesel personally. The 3.8/3.6 kept me away from Jeeps for a long time. I like torque in a 4x4 below 3000 rpm

When they officially announce the hurricane engine I may consider switching but in all likelihood I’ll stick with it and do some “exhaust mods” as it’ll be back to toy status as soon as my new DD arrives (~18 months)

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[cotnballs2000]

Lots of assumptions on here by people who don't own a EcoDiesel. I had two 3.6 JKs and they are the reason I bought a EcoDiesel. The power alone is worth the extra money you pay. I live at 7000ft above sea level and normally aspirated engines lose over 21% of their horsepower compared to about 12% or so on a turbo engine. I go above 10,000 ft on trails etc all the time. My 3.6s struggled when loaded with camping gear running 241 degrees over long passes on paved roads not pushing it. The new 3.6s in the Gladiator have tons of problems compared to the JKs and I would label them as "unreliable". I could afford a 60K gladiator so I can afford a few bucks on DEF (it’s not that bad) but you save that on MPG. I paid more for the EcoDiesel for more power so no such thing is "break-even point" because I didn't buy it just for the MPG.

People saying you can't find diesel at gas stations in "remote" areas are from people who don't pay attention to diesel pumps anyway. I live in Colorado and wheel all over "remote areas" and this has never been a issue.

 

[Mac]

Funny people saying if you haul or tow heavy to get the diesel when it has the lowest payload capacity and a much lower tow rating than the gas engine, they both meet the SAE J2807 tow standard at their rated capacity. As far as problems from what been posted here they may not have more problems as a percentage but when they have a problem the dealers cannot fix them.

 

[NachoRuby]

Lots of assumptions on here by people who don't own a EcoDiesel. I had two 3.6 JKs and they are the reason I bought a EcoDiesel. The power alone is worth the extra money you pay. I live at 7000ft above sea level and normally aspirated engines lose over 21% of their horsepower compared to about 12% or so on a turbo engine. I go above 10,000 ft on trails etc all the time. My 3.6s struggled when loaded with camping gear running 241 degrees over long passes on paved roads not pushing it. The new 3.6s in the Gladiator have tons of problems compared to the JKs and I would label them as "unreliable". I could afford a 60K gladiator so I can afford a few bucks on DEF (it’s not that bad) but you save that on MPG. I paid more for the EcoDiesel for more power so no such thing is "break-even point" because I didn't buy it just for the MPG.

People saying you can't find diesel at gas stations in "remote" areas are from people who don't pay attention to diesel pumps anyway. I live in Colorado and wheel all over "remote areas" and this has never been a issue.

Yeah, I don't have much weight to tow (hence the manual), but if I lived at altitude, boost would be nice. I miss boost. Never owned a diesel. But owned lots of boosted rides. Tried to buy a VW TDI a couple years back, but they wouldn't sell it to me.

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