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Interesting group of comments. That's what I appreciate about this community. The one's that best relate to my post, IMO, is the "setting of priorities", "all vehicles are compromises", and "flawed logic in 2 for one".
My priorities, in order of priority: 1) Comfortable highway vehicle, room for 4, with reasonable fuel economy and luggage, 2) able to tow up to 4500 lbs, 3) able to be flat-towed behind motorhome, 4) open cargo bed for hauling taller or dirty loads (bricks, mulch, etc.) and covered cargo bed when hauling personal or sun/rain damaged items area, 5) limited off-roading/snow driving, 6) A cool vehicle for my daily driving.
Clearly, the Gladiator met all of these, some better than others (i.e negatives, over 75 wind noise and MPG suffer, 5' bed and capacity are limited, positives off-road capability, coolness, flat-towabiity, and towing capacity). However, once the wife's 300 was gone, #1 was the priority most impacted, and the wife needed a vehicle.
All vehicles are compromises, agreed. However, IMO, I am lucky to be able to limit these compromises given the benefit of having 4 vehicles, excluding motorcycles and classic cars. We choose the Grand Cherokee to replace the Gladiator since I have an f350 diesel dually with 80K for hauling heavy/dirty loads, and the XB when covered van like loads need hauling. With this change we improved #1, and maintained #s 2,3, 4 and 5. Yet at this point, we were still 1 newer vehicle down for me and IMO lost #6.
Therefore, to fill the needed vehicle slot, we got the challenger solving #6 while also improving #1 further when traveling as a couple. So, this was not a "2 for 1 logic swap", but rater a 2 for 2 swap.
Does the cost of 1 Gladiator equal to 1 Grand Cherokee plus one Challenger. Obviously not. Although, equally loaded and then some, the Grand Cherokee with Quad II was nearly 10K less than the Gladiator. You apply that 10K to a nicely outfitted Challenger GT and for about 25K more I have 2 new vehicles and have met all of our priorities.
BTW, having GCWK2 we still own a Jeep, and my Gladiator was not the LAST JEEP I'll EVER OWN
My priorities, in order of priority: 1) Comfortable highway vehicle, room for 4, with reasonable fuel economy and luggage, 2) able to tow up to 4500 lbs, 3) able to be flat-towed behind motorhome, 4) open cargo bed for hauling taller or dirty loads (bricks, mulch, etc.) and covered cargo bed when hauling personal or sun/rain damaged items area, 5) limited off-roading/snow driving, 6) A cool vehicle for my daily driving.
Clearly, the Gladiator met all of these, some better than others (i.e negatives, over 75 wind noise and MPG suffer, 5' bed and capacity are limited, positives off-road capability, coolness, flat-towabiity, and towing capacity). However, once the wife's 300 was gone, #1 was the priority most impacted, and the wife needed a vehicle.
All vehicles are compromises, agreed. However, IMO, I am lucky to be able to limit these compromises given the benefit of having 4 vehicles, excluding motorcycles and classic cars. We choose the Grand Cherokee to replace the Gladiator since I have an f350 diesel dually with 80K for hauling heavy/dirty loads, and the XB when covered van like loads need hauling. With this change we improved #1, and maintained #s 2,3, 4 and 5. Yet at this point, we were still 1 newer vehicle down for me and IMO lost #6.
Therefore, to fill the needed vehicle slot, we got the challenger solving #6 while also improving #1 further when traveling as a couple. So, this was not a "2 for 1 logic swap", but rater a 2 for 2 swap.
Does the cost of 1 Gladiator equal to 1 Grand Cherokee plus one Challenger. Obviously not. Although, equally loaded and then some, the Grand Cherokee with Quad II was nearly 10K less than the Gladiator. You apply that 10K to a nicely outfitted Challenger GT and for about 25K more I have 2 new vehicles and have met all of our priorities.
BTW, having GCWK2 we still own a Jeep, and my Gladiator was not the LAST JEEP I'll EVER OWN
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