Introductions & Welcome Thread 👋

[Kafn8td]

Hello Gladiators! Just picked up a 2026 Mojave. We are calling it our retirement car, I'm 62 and the wife is 59 and we called it quits. May 1 is our last day! We plan on using it for camping and light off road. I currently do quite a bit of motorcycle camping and love exploring off road, but the wife crashed her bike a few years back and won't ride anymore.
I test drove a few used Rubicon's and a couple of sport S, but when we test drove the Mojave, my wife was all in.
I've owned a few Jeeps over the years, a 94? Cherokee that had the 4.0, what a great motor! Then a Grand with a 318, next came a 17 Cherokee (which we love) and finally bought a YJ and dropped a 350 Chebby in it.
Looking for a few ideas, so I'll post over in the Interiors to get some input.

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[Old Dogger]

Hello Gladiators! Just picked up a 2026 Mojave. We are calling it our retirement car, I'm 62 and the wife is 59 and we called it quits. May 1 is our last day! We plan on using it for camping and light off road. I currently do quite a bit of motorcycle camping and love exploring off road, but the wife crashed her bike a few years back and won't ride anymore.
I test drove a few used Rubicon's and a couple of sport S, but when we test drove the Mojave, my wife was all in.
I've owned a few Jeeps over the years, a 94? Cherokee that had the 4.0, what a great motor! Then a Grand with a 318, next came a 17 Cherokee (which we love) and finally bought a YJ and dropped a 350 Chebby in it.
Looking for a few ideas, so I'll post over in the Interiors to get some input.

Welcome to the Forum, from Cave Creek AZ.
Congrats on owning a new Gladiator! Nice looking Rides!

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[gentlejax]

Well ,
this is my first jeep. always liked but never bought one until now. its kind of tough . I am coming from a 2022 Hellraisin(actual color) Scat Pack 392 Challenger.

needless to say its a big adjustment. but I do love the room and visibility. just need to do some slight upgrades .

2021 Sting Gray Mojave

 

[tomwilson74]

First time Jeep owner here. I wanted a Jeep truck in 2012 when I bought my first Tacoma. Jeep wasn’t making the gladiator then. I traded my 2012 Tacoma for a 2020 model. I finally decided to get my Jeep gladiator on Monday. I wanted the rubicon too, I got a good deal on a 2026 loaner model at the dealership. It had 3000 miles on it. You can actually see my Tacoma in the background.

 

[Old Dogger]

Well ,
this is my first jeep. always liked but never bought one until now. its kind of tough . I am coming from a 2022 Hellraisin(actual color) Scat Pack 392 Challenger.

needless to say its a big adjustment. but I do love the room and visibility. just need to do some slight upgrades .

2021 Sting Gray Mojave

Welcome to the Forum, from Cave Creek AZ.
Congrats on owning a new to you Gladiator!

The Jeep Gladiator Forum, is a Family friendly Forum, including Members with a wealth of Gladiator knowledge. Please join into the conversation, as we share this Gladiator knowledge, with one another. We hope that you have a pleasurable experience, as a new member.

 

[Old Dogger]

First time Jeep owner here. I wanted a Jeep truck in 2012 when I bought my first Tacoma. Jeep wasn’t making the gladiator then. I traded my 2012 Tacoma for a 2020 model. I finally decided to get my Jeep gladiator on Monday. I wanted the rubicon too, I got a good deal on a 2026 loaner model at the dealership. It had 3000 miles on it. You can actually see my Tacoma in the background.

Welcome to the Forum, from Cave Creek AZ.
Congrats on owning a new Gladiator! Nice looking Rides!

The Jeep Gladiator Forum, is a Family friendly Forum, including Members with a wealth of Gladiator knowledge. Please join into the conversation, as we share this Gladiator knowledge, with one another. We hope that you have a pleasurable experience, as a new member.

 

[mtnguy86]

Greetings from the Bluegrass State (the very northernmost part). Been lurking and learning for a bit. Basically I have gathered that I am in financial trouble . Picked up this '22 Rubi last summer. Absolutely love it. Been an XJ guy for years, but it was time for an upgrade.

 

[Old Dogger]

Greetings from the Bluegrass State (the very northernmost part). Been lurking and learning for a bit. Basically I have gathered that I am in financial trouble . Picked up this '22 Rubi last summer. Absolutely love it. Been an XJ guy for years, but it was time for an upgrade.

Welcome to the Forum, from Cave Creek AZ.
Congrats on owning a new to you Gladiator! Nice looking Rides!

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[OrangeDiesel]

New here from Metro Atlanta. 2023 Jeep Gladiator Diesel with 3.5 MetalCloak lift and 38s. Currently doing a stage 2 delete. Might be looking for some knowledge along the way. Thanks

 

[Old Dogger]

New here from Metro Atlanta. 2023 Jeep Gladiator Diesel with 3.5 MetalCloak lift and 38s. Currently doing a stage 2 delete. Might be looking for some knowledge along the way. Thanks

Welcome to the Forum, from Cave Creek AZ.
Congrats on owning a Gladiator! Nice looking Rides!

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[3Branch Vet]

Hello,

Newly joined (late to the party). Purchased my first JTM in February of last year. I test drove one in Chippewa Falls and really liked it with a lift and 35s that was Gobi Tan. Really appealed to that color (you would think the military deployments would make me sick of it but loved it). They would not negotiate and knew I could do better. I put a down payment on a very little used 2022 Mojave in Dallas at the Mercedes dealership. Did not pay attention to the massive snow storm that wrecked havoc along I-35 the night before my 5am flight. One thing I learned was with the heavy headwind was to always gas up. It handled fine and I still had many smiles per mile. Jake the sales guy checked in on me the following morning. I was laughing a bit on one of his questions. "These tires are loud! The Alpine stereo can make it go away though." Love it. I have two Grand Cherokees with my wife. Hers is a rare spec'd out 2012 with a letter from FCA (1 of 5). I have 2014 Limited that I have improved to ORA1 with towing. I was kind of sad to make a spot for my Mojave as the 2014 Dodge Charger SXT Plus, 1 of 30 (I don't like super common stuff) needed to go. It was my second Charger. I have already put more money and effort into my JTM. Last winter was sitting in the garage adding more and detailing it. I hope to learn more and help others. And of course, enjoy the JT! The pictures of from my first time seeing it and sitting it in it. You can see how cold it was in Dallas on the dash. Then cleaned up in my garage. Then, I custom striped it and window tinting.

 

[Old Dogger]

Hello,

Newly joined (late to the party). Purchased my first JTM in February of last year. I test drove one in Chippewa Falls and really liked it with a lift and 35s that was Gobi Tan. Really appealed to that color (you would think the military deployments would make me sick of it but loved it). They would not negotiate and knew I could do better. I put a down payment on a very little used 2022 Mojave in Dallas at the Mercedes dealership. Did not pay attention to the massive snow storm that wrecked havoc along I-35 the night before my 5am flight. One thing I learned was with the heavy headwind was to always gas up. It handled fine and I still had many smiles per mile. Jake the sales guy checked in on me the following morning. I was laughing a bit on one of his questions. "These tires are loud! The Alpine stereo can make it go away though." Love it. I have two Grand Cherokees with my wife. Hers is a rare spec'd out 2012 with a letter from FCA (1 of 5). I have 2014 Limited that I have improved to ORA1 with towing. I was kind of sad to make a spot for my Mojave as the 2014 Dodge Charger SXT Plus, 1 of 30 (I don't like super common stuff) needed to go. It was my second Charger. I have already put more money and effort into my JTM. Last winter was sitting in the garage adding more and detailing it. I hope to learn more and help others. And of course, enjoy the JT! The pictures of from my first time seeing it and sitting it in it. You can see how cold it was in Dallas on the dash. Then cleaned up in my garage. Then, I custom striped it and window tinting.

Welcome to the Forum, from Cave Creek AZ.
Congrats on owning a new to you Gladiator! Nice looking Rides!

The Jeep Gladiator Forum, is a Family friendly Forum, including Members with a wealth of Gladiator knowledge. Please join into the conversation, as we share this Gladiator knowledge, with one another. We hope that you have a pleasurable experience, as a new member.

 

[G300]

Hi Everybody

We are in the market for a new Gladiator. This will be our second Jeep, first was an 03 TJ. Just moved out to Florida so deciding if we need the Rubiconedition or the Mojave edition. Either way it will be the Mojito color. About to retire and this is our fun gift to ourselves!

 

[Gvsukids]

Hi Everybody

We are in the market for a new Gladiator. This will be our second Jeep, first was an 03 TJ. Just moved out to Florida so deciding if we need the Rubiconedition or the Mojave edition. Either way it will be the Mojito color. About to retire and this is our fun gift to ourselves!

Fun! Test drive them both at slow speeds and highway speeds over varying terrain.

 

[G300]

We are headed out to test drive a Mojave today. We are trying to figure out if there’s anywhere to actually wheel here in Florida that would justify the Rubicon package. We are used to wheeling in the Sierra Nevada mountains so this is a big change

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