Mojave X package.... Did not know I had it!!!!

[hayduke-TX]

Here I am negotiating the price of floor mats on my Gladiator.

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[Mr Miami]

Here I am negotiating the price of floor mats on my Gladiator.

When the manager came back and finally accepted my offer on my Gladiator, I also got 2 Jeep hats as part of the deal before I signed.

 

[GeekJT]

Lol, Hey that's what my Momma calls me . Has for over 50 yrs. I aint about to correct a 81yr. Old.

Well if your Momma calls you that, you just tell're thats ok.

But an older grown yankee man, calling a Texan he has no clue how old he is a condescending "Sonny", well see round' here these parts, we'd be dueling over that.

No for real, Texas has a law called "Mutual Combat" if two dudes wanna fight they can legally, but can't be to the death and can't be major damage (i.e. no breaking arms, etc)

Funny thing is old johnny boy the old codger probably thinks i'm upset with him. ahh well I'll have to take him some brisket and make amends with yankee grumpy gramps

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

When the manager came back and finally accepted my offer on my Gladiator, I also got 2 Jeep hats as part of the deal before I signed.

They got ya with the hats didn’t they. Those salesmen are slick I tell ya!!!! Don’t think that would have worked with me but I bought mine from a Honda dealer.

 

[NotSo Bright White]

Why all the hate to us Mall Crawlers? Some of us are proud to hit the malls! I never take a bypass! I drive over every speed bump! My off-roaring days are behind me after multiple back surgeries but my man card was punched as I probably spent more time off road in a way more expensive 4WD than most of you! And then I got to legally light fires in the forest.
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[Mr Miami]

They got ya with the hats didn’t they. Those salesmen are slick I tell ya!!!! Don’t think that would have worked with me but I bought mine from a Honda dealer.

Yea, it wouldn't have the same effect climbing into your Gladiator wearing a Honda hat.

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

Yea, it wouldn't have the same effect climbing into your Gladiator wearing a Honda hat.

I’d need one of those turbo waste gate speakers installed on my gas pedal!!!

 

[ecidiego]

I wanted an X, but didn't want painted fenders or leather. They would get destroyed down here in Southern Utah. My black ones are bad, but easy to replace cheaply. My Mojave has Alpine and all the stupid nannies that I don't even use. Only thing I wish I had were the steel bumpers.

mandatory painted top and fenders would be a deal breaker for me if the X was available in 2021 when I bought my Mojave. Love not giving a shit about my top and fenders.

 

[mannym]

When the manager came back and finally accepted my offer on my Gladiator, I also got 2 Jeep hats as part of the deal before I signed.

I told the salesman that I wanted a hat or I wouldn't sign. He laughed and I looked up at him and said that I wasn't kidding. He brought out a nice assortment of hats for me to choose from.

 

[Swegian]

Ya'll are all fun to read about!

I wanted a Diesel Mojave in 21.

My first Gladiator drive was a sport JT 3.0D with NADA. Not even heated seats and mirrors. At 65yo in Seattle, oh hell no. Did have a nice price. I didn't even know what I didn't know yet. Just been reading about the 3.0. Bought the wife her Bikini JLU 2020 2.0T about a year earlier. (only took passing the dealership 3 times over several weeks before the Husband understood he was buying "THAT JEEP")

So she says, wouldn't you like a jeep again? Now long story short, I miss both my 76 CJ5 and my 86 CJ8 "Scrambler". Wife got in a bad auto accident (in a regular car) and at (2) years post accident, she still couldn't walk near one. Going kid broke, they drove down the lane into another persons love and comfort.

SO, I decided after looking what it was going to cost me (15-30k+ to build, or 50k+ to purchase) a CJ8 again, off to the dealership for One of them new fangled Gladiator's, oh and I wanted the new diesel (3rd generation ya know). I would be trading in my Loved 2013 Ram Sport with the 5.7, finally paid off and totally rebuilt (except the engine and trans still humming at 160K) by my dealership, another long story. If id known the 3,0 eco diesel was in RAM 1500 and got 25mpg, I would not have had a 5.7! But they came out about 5 months after I purchased mine.

So again, my first foray at the vaulted (new almost a Scrambler with a nicer interior and supposedly ride) was the Sport. It was ok, at best. No complaints but totally basic model, oh did I say how cool the price was? Only 38-ish! So a week goes by after telling my wife I stopped by the dealership.

The next weekend as we are passing the dealership on the free way, and I see these beautiful JT Mojave with the hood scoop and all the extras. What's that, I say with GLEE! Next thing you know, we're riding on the freeway with the sales manager. Learning all about this Just released GLADIATOR Upgrade. On, difference between the first and second ride in a gladiator could not be understated.
I WAS IN GLADIATOR LUST!!

So we're back at the dealership and the sales manager is working the deal. Oh about our 10th car from their dealership (they have learned to like us). We get to the price and I say, YEP----IF you can get it with a diesel 3.0! I was standing firm!!!!

3 hours later we finally, after she made a million phone calls, get the FINAL ANSWER- NOPE, no diesel in the Mojave, cause of the fancy under carriage can't handle the weight.

The frown on my face was so visible! Well you know sales managers, She says, NO PROB, You take that 21 diesel JLU just outside the double doors for a ride (Rubi with every option avail). You decide what you want on your Rubi JT and we will order it just the way you wanted it. (Small side note-I had no clue the difference in the Mojave vs Rubicon ride or nutin at this point) Sure I said, that sounds good. 'I'm hooked!

So she grabs one of her little newby sales kids. tells him: "you sit in the back and keep your mouth shut". We'll take care of them when they return.

So the wife and I jump into this loaded JLU diesel Rubi. It was nice but I was looking at all the options to weigh them for adding to the Gladiator order. So we spend 30+ min driving around checking out every option. And now its time to head back and start the process. (guess what happens next?)

We get on the on ramp, as as we head for the freeway I ask the wife, whats this button here. I don't know she says. I push the button and the SKY invades the entire jeep, OH MY! (I haven't had one of my open roofs since I purchased my 2013 ram. Had no clue how much I missed that sky)

As we're pulling into the dealership my wife is looking at me and saying "This jeep is following us home, isn't it?" Apparently I had a grin from ear to ear and my eyes were just shining brite! OH yeah, that 65k jeep followed me home.

So Yep, took me a while for my JT fever to catch back up. I went into denial based on the One top for a while. After about 2 years I realized, we would be buying a JT after we paid the other two off.

Took a while, but now have been having a blast with our Snazzy1 for about 12k miles. What caused it to jump into our driveway before paying off the others (another long story), me-The Diesel, her-the color (wife loves it, but not as much as her Bikini), and the 2" MOPAR Lift and big wide 35"x20" wheels. Oh and that price again, yeh, not the smartest fellow-used this time (with a 100k mile after market warranty of course), 65k with 26k miles on the odometer and some add on's. But who puts a price tag on smiles?

Hope you all had a GREAT Christmas, and about to have a Great New Year!

 

[ecidiego]

@SaiintNick add the bumpers! I did. After that I picked up a set of take off Mojave X springs for $100 and it is completely sorted. They 'lifted' the truck about a half an inch all 4 corners...right back to where it was with the plastic bumpers...and it handles as it did originally.

I added the rear steel bumper and bed guards quite a while before and I didn't notice much difference but once I added the front steel bumper it was massive and handled like shit. That's what drove me to find a solution and the solution was clear as day just add Mojave X springs. They're black, the steel front bumper skid plate is black... you lose the Mojave's signature silver.... but it's worth it. Still got the orange.

To me... an X is only worth it if you gotta have those power seats. Everything else is cheaper and easy enough to add. I spent a total of $1300 for used front and rear steel bumpers and X springs. About $1000 adding the front trail cam. That thing is much easier to add now than it was back in the day.

=D

 

[jdinny]

Well if your Momma calls you that, you just tell're thats ok.

But an older grown yankee man, calling a Texan he has no clue how old he is a condescending "Sonny", well see round' here these parts, we'd be dueling over that.

No for real, Texas has a law called "Mutual Combat" if two dudes wanna fight they can legally, but can't be to the death and can't be major damage (i.e. no breaking arms, etc)

Funny thing is old johnny boy the old codger probably thinks i'm upset with him. ahh well I'll have to take him some brisket and make amends with yankee grumpy gramps

Ah I was only funnin' with ya anyway.
My Gladiator is a grocery/parts getter, all hat and no cattle, and it works fine for that with it's 10's and 37's, that really aren't.
and if I pissed ya off with my rhetoric, I apologize.
My JK is my toy, and my CJ2a is my baby.
As far as fighting goes, what ever makes you feel good.
I have a lot of respect for Texans, used to haul produce out of the valley to the east coast and was always treated great. Just curious about what happed to have a rep like Crockett out there? Good lord willin' and the creeks don't rise, We'll be drinkin and eating the brisket we've got smokin' out in the yard tonight when the ball drops. No mutual fighting laws up here, just a sawed off 12 in the truck and a 45 on the hip, too old to fight, and to many punks running rampant.
Anyway
You have a Happy New Year '26 is gonna be better

 

[Solar Sparky]

Is this just on the X? Or every Mojave?

I got all that on my Mojave, not the X package

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

@SaiintNick

I added the rear steel bumper and bed guards quite a while before and I didn't notice much difference but once I added the front steel bumper it was massive and handled like shit. That's what drove me to find a solution and the solution was clear as day just add Mojave X springs. They're black, the steel front bumper skid plate is black... you lose the Mojave's signature silver.... but it's worth it. Still got the

I’ve been cruising Jeep shops looking for a take off steel bumper. That’s how I got the bed sliders. I do like how the stock bumper looks. Unless I get a killer deal on something like the Artec rear bumper that’s what I’m going for.

 

[Sandman 4x4]

Did you pay for the package too?

That’s awesome! If you bought it used then found out. But if you bought it new? Without knowing the difference? That’s like buying a very expensive vehicle and worrying about gas mileage.

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