It’s time to go…got a Chevy. ?

[Mflowers11]

Feel a bit sad…but had to part ways with the Gladiator this week. Went with a 2024 Chevy LT Trail Boss with the 5.3L V8.

Reasons I decided to ditch:
1. Got a case of the wobble…. After multiple shops failed to find the fix I got it TCO….but it happened to my wife & scared the sh!t out of her. Didn’t help my case keeping it as my “company” car.
2. Have come to see the Gladiator as a tool that didn’t fit my Midwest need.
3. Love it as a weekender, not as my daily for client meetings in a multi state territory.
4. More utility for my needs…. More power, larger cab & tailgate, smoother ride and quieter for work calls. Plus a factory 2” lift that keeps a bit of the fun factor.

Living in Wisconsin it’s not like I have the ability to go wheeling….swimming pools and Gladiators are both probably much better topless in Arizona! That said, I hope to be back soon with a Rubi or Mojave. My bucket list still includes a trip through the mountains and desert trails but it’ll be a few before my schedule has room for it.

Cheers. ?

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[JTGuy]

I hear ya, that new 2025 Ram looks good with the 540HP and 8 speed. But I just got my JTR done and there is something about a lifted Gladiator on 37s, 4.88 gears make it really move. I'll enjoy what I have built for a while.

 

[Free2roam]

 

[Volt0]

That LT engine would be a lot of fun in a Mojave

 

[redriderjf87]

This isn't an airport​

 

[Timoleon]

Sorry to see you go. I kinda know what you are talking about though. But for me, I decided to keep the Gladiator and just add a 24 Tundra TRD Off Road to the stable. I wanted that for a tow vehicle for the travel trailer and I wasn't; going to part with the JTR. So, I gave up the wife's Wrangler Sahara. It was just a pretty "mall crawler" with the custom paint.

 

[Mflowers11]

I gave up the wife's Wrangler Sahara. It was just a pretty "mall crawler" with the custom paint.

For what I spent on the LT, I could have bought a loaded sedan, kept the JT and likely saved money when taking gas into consideration. But, in the end I came to the same conclusion. It was a pretty mall crawler with less functionality here in WI than the Trail Boss. Plus, I couldn’t do what I wanted to since it was my work vehicle, nor would it make sense to. Don’t like half-assing anything….

 

[Mflowers11]

I hear ya, that new 2025 Ram looks good with the 540HP and 8 speed. But I just got my JTR done and there is something about a lifted Gladiator on 37s, 4.88 gears make it really move. I'll enjoy what I have built for a while.

As you should! I still have a JK with a 4” lift and 36s that we got for one of the kids, but not the same as the JT. When I have time to do it right and enjoy it as you did, I’ll be back in the JT club!

 

[Koolcarguy]

Feel a bit sad…but had to part ways with the Gladiator this week. Went with a 2024 Chevy LT Trail Boss with the 5.3L V8.

Reasons I decided to ditch:
1. Got a case of the wobble…. After multiple shops failed to find the fix I got it TCO….but it happened to my wife & scared the sh!t out of her. Didn’t help my case keeping it as my “company” car.
2. Have come to see the Gladiator as a tool that didn’t fit my Midwest need.
3. Love it as a weekender, not as my daily for client meetings in a multi state territory.
4. More utility for my needs…. More power, larger cab & tailgate, smoother ride and quieter for work calls. Plus a factory 2” lift that keeps a bit of the fun factor.

Living in Wisconsin it’s not like I have the ability to go wheeling….swimming pools and Gladiators are both probably much better topless in Arizona! That said, I hope to be back soon with a Rubi or Mojave. My bucket list still includes a trip through the mountains and desert trails but it’ll be a few before my schedule has room for it.

Cheers. ?

Congratulations on the new pickup. My son in law has same truck but a 23 model make sure you check suspension components for loose bolts his got rattling at about 5k miles and then again at about 13k miles Gm replaced a bunch of brackets and bolts at that time been good every since. Hope to see you back on the forum in the future

 

[legacy_etu]

Feel a bit sad…but had to part ways with the Gladiator this week. Went with a 2024 Chevy LT Trail Boss with the 5.3L V8.

Reasons I decided to ditch:
1. Got a case of the wobble…. After multiple shops failed to find the fix I got it TCO….but it happened to my wife & scared the sh!t out of her. Didn’t help my case keeping it as my “company” car.
2. Have come to see the Gladiator as a tool that didn’t fit my Midwest need.
3. Love it as a weekender, not as my daily for client meetings in a multi state territory.
4. More utility for my needs…. More power, larger cab & tailgate, smoother ride and quieter for work calls. Plus a factory 2” lift that keeps a bit of the fun factor.

Living in Wisconsin it’s not like I have the ability to go wheeling….swimming pools and Gladiators are both probably much better topless in Arizona! That said, I hope to be back soon with a Rubi or Mojave. My bucket list still includes a trip through the mountains and desert trails but it’ll be a few before my schedule has room for it.

Cheers. ?

There’s no wheeling in Wisconsin?

It’s a shame no one could fix your death wobble. It sounds like a full size is a better fit for your use case anyway. Good luck with the truck. I looked hard at this exact Chevy too. The valve train issues (in the V8) scared me off and the 4 cylinder, while decent around town fell flat on its face on the freeway and that was empty. I can’t imaging the 4 cyl, loaded up trying to move out on the freeway.

 

[Teqsand]

But a Chevy? It would have been less embarrassing to say you got a boyfriend

 

[sharpsicle]

But a Chevy? It would have been less embarrassing to say you got a boyfriend

Nothing wrong with a Chevy....

 

[aevgladitorrubi]

Feel a bit sad…but had to part ways with the Gladiator this week. Went with a 2024 Chevy LT Trail Boss with the 5.3L V8.

Reasons I decided to ditch:
1. Got a case of the wobble…. After multiple shops failed to find the fix I got it TCO….but it happened to my wife & scared the sh!t out of her. Didn’t help my case keeping it as my “company” car.
2. Have come to see the Gladiator as a tool that didn’t fit my Midwest need.
3. Love it as a weekender, not as my daily for client meetings in a multi state territory.
4. More utility for my needs…. More power, larger cab & tailgate, smoother ride and quieter for work calls. Plus a factory 2” lift that keeps a bit of the fun factor.

Living in Wisconsin it’s not like I have the ability to go wheeling….swimming pools and Gladiators are both probably much better topless in Arizona! That said, I hope to be back soon with a Rubi or Mojave. My bucket list still includes a trip through the mountains and desert trails but it’ll be a few before my schedule has room for it.

Cheers. ?

should have gotten the ZR2 with the stock 3.0L diesel-- 305 hp/495 tq

 

[Mflowers11]

There’s no wheeling in Wisconsin?

Nope. Even the “Jeep Tours” in the UP of Michigan are mostly pretty much paved trips. Thought about Drummond Island but finding the time has been a struggle. If I had a 20-30 minute commute, might have kept it. But 4 - 13 hour round trip dives for client/prospect meetings this made more sense.

 

[Mflowers11]

should have gotten the ZR2 with the stock 3.0L diesel-- 305 hp/495 tq

lol! Thought about it but I couldn’t justify the added gas expense driving 35k per year. 5.3L was a good balance of fun and function.

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