Larry1962us
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I picked up a 2021 Overland this weekend with 10k miles on it. I was initially looking at Tacomas but after a few test drives I was not impressed by the lack of power or shifting patterns. Not to mention at 6" 2" I felt like I was sitting on the floor while driving.
So I ended up test driving a few Gladiators and pulled the trigger on a Granite Crystall Metallic Overland. I was looking for a Sting Gray but couldn't find one with the options I wanted in that color.
I thought It might be difficult going from a cammed crew cab 2015 Silverado (Affectionately known as "Uncle Sam" due to the fact it was draining my wallet also with repairs) with the 6.2 to the six in the Jeep. But after driving the Jeep for a couple of days losing 220 horsepower wasn't near as bad as I thought it was going to be. Of course I have been driving a 2014 Rav4 for a month so that might have dulled my sensory receptors a tad. I am 60 so I probably don't need to be racing Raptors,Tundras or Rams anyway.
While the power in the Jeep is by no means awe inspiring it is still pretty peppy for a six cylinder and shifts pretty smoothly.
The only complaint I had after the first day was the lack of legroom in the front seats. After browsing through this forum I found a seat extension to move the seat back 5 inches. Issue will be resolved by ordering the $350.00 extensions from Extendmyseat for the driver side. Great I'm going to get out cheap on modifying this thing.
Second day of reading through the forum I quickly found out that the 35" tires and small 2" lift or level looks pretty sweet compared to the stocker 255/70/17s. Not bad another 2-3k thats doable. Oh wait I'm going to need a Tazer programmer to tune for the tire size change also. Might as well add a camera to the front while I'm at it.
I was at the movie theater yesterday and came out to find that some a$$hat backed into my front bumper and took off without leaving a note. Grrr. Not a big deal.
the bumpers are pretty cheap and they need to be upgraded anyways. But that can wait as my buddy bought a Jeep Wrangler 4XE last week and said I could have his front bumper. That will hold me over for a while and keep me from spending another 2K for now?
While the Alpine stereo is decent the sub and speakers leave a little to be desired and I guess I need to add that to the list of mods also. Another $1K+.
But that is all I am going to have do to this thing. Right? Right?
In all seriousness this is a fun little truck to drive and me and my wife are super happy with our purchase. Y'all have some damn nice rides on here and I will definitely be taking build ideas from you.
I am currently looking for low interest loans or a second job to fund this hobby.
Peace out!
So I ended up test driving a few Gladiators and pulled the trigger on a Granite Crystall Metallic Overland. I was looking for a Sting Gray but couldn't find one with the options I wanted in that color.
I thought It might be difficult going from a cammed crew cab 2015 Silverado (Affectionately known as "Uncle Sam" due to the fact it was draining my wallet also with repairs) with the 6.2 to the six in the Jeep. But after driving the Jeep for a couple of days losing 220 horsepower wasn't near as bad as I thought it was going to be. Of course I have been driving a 2014 Rav4 for a month so that might have dulled my sensory receptors a tad. I am 60 so I probably don't need to be racing Raptors,Tundras or Rams anyway.
While the power in the Jeep is by no means awe inspiring it is still pretty peppy for a six cylinder and shifts pretty smoothly.
The only complaint I had after the first day was the lack of legroom in the front seats. After browsing through this forum I found a seat extension to move the seat back 5 inches. Issue will be resolved by ordering the $350.00 extensions from Extendmyseat for the driver side. Great I'm going to get out cheap on modifying this thing.
Second day of reading through the forum I quickly found out that the 35" tires and small 2" lift or level looks pretty sweet compared to the stocker 255/70/17s. Not bad another 2-3k thats doable. Oh wait I'm going to need a Tazer programmer to tune for the tire size change also. Might as well add a camera to the front while I'm at it.
I was at the movie theater yesterday and came out to find that some a$$hat backed into my front bumper and took off without leaving a note. Grrr. Not a big deal.
the bumpers are pretty cheap and they need to be upgraded anyways. But that can wait as my buddy bought a Jeep Wrangler 4XE last week and said I could have his front bumper. That will hold me over for a while and keep me from spending another 2K for now?
While the Alpine stereo is decent the sub and speakers leave a little to be desired and I guess I need to add that to the list of mods also. Another $1K+.
But that is all I am going to have do to this thing. Right? Right?
In all seriousness this is a fun little truck to drive and me and my wife are super happy with our purchase. Y'all have some damn nice rides on here and I will definitely be taking build ideas from you.
I am currently looking for low interest loans or a second job to fund this hobby.
Peace out!
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