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HorsesRear
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It might be better in some ways but it is not superior. Nice looking rig you have there.
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You won't get any arguments from me! Put it through a weight loss program, get the transmission tune and change out those stock gears to really put a smile on your face and some MPGs back on the gauge.
JTGuy
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The 3.0 is the best house in a very bad neighborhood .
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NOTJeepBeerSleep
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The superiority is real.
Swegian
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Mojave, Diesel? My 21 JLU Wrangler story.
Went down to get a Diesel Gladiator. Only on on the lot was a sport. Diesel was truly the only option on that rig. Talk about a plane Jane. If she'd had heated seats and mirrors, she would have gone home with me. ALMOST, blank canvas, but at 65, in the Pacific northwest I can't live without heated seats and mirrors. Yeah, I could have ordered and paid for them but it was my first visit.
A week later they had a Tan Mojave. Out for a ride, I was in love!!!! Got back to dealership and said "get it in a diesel" and im sold. Manager spent 3 hours on the phone before getting the whole story. (They dont do that!) I was bummed.
So the boss sales lady grabs a diesel wrangler andone of the young sales kids and tells him to sit in the back seat and keep his mouth shut. She sent my wife and I out with a (every option you could get except the 1/2 door options). Told us to come back and tell her what we wanted to order our own Gladiator.
Well we enjoyed the drive, testing all the stuff best you can in town. Got on the freeway to drive the 3 exits back and I see this button above the mirror. (one touch top)
Yep, what you'd expect. When we got back to the dealership my wife looking at my ear to ear grin, says....oh..this Jeep is following us home isn't it?
My Mojave diesel story.
Went down to get a Diesel Gladiator. Only on on the lot was a sport. Diesel was truly the only option on that rig. Talk about a plane Jane. If she'd had heated seats and mirrors, she would have gone home with me. ALMOST, blank canvas, but at 65, in the Pacific northwest I can't live without heated seats and mirrors. Yeah, I could have ordered and paid for them but it was my first visit.
A week later they had a Tan Mojave. Out for a ride, I was in love!!!! Got back to dealership and said "get it in a diesel" and im sold. Manager spent 3 hours on the phone before getting the whole story. (They dont do that!) I was bummed.
So the boss sales lady grabs a diesel wrangler andone of the young sales kids and tells him to sit in the back seat and keep his mouth shut. She sent my wife and I out with a (every option you could get except the 1/2 door options). Told us to come back and tell her what we wanted to order our own Gladiator.
Well we enjoyed the drive, testing all the stuff best you can in town. Got on the freeway to drive the 3 exits back and I see this button above the mirror. (one touch top)
Yep, what you'd expect. When we got back to the dealership my wife looking at my ear to ear grin, says....oh..this Jeep is following us home isn't it?
My Mojave diesel story.
hayduke-TX
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I mean, better at that.
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JTGuy
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I was done with my JK and had a good cash offer for it. I went to the local Jeep dealer a found a beautiful white Rubicon well loaded. This was when they were going for full MSRP or more. The earlier diesels had smog equip issues so I wanted the 3,6 . Had I known that the 3rd version was a good one I would have gotten one. Back in April of 22 for a 22. Live and learn.
Sweetums
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We have a diesel JT and LJ. I'm only on 35"s but there's no way I'm hauling the LJ around here at 75 MPH, not through these mountains or at these altitudes. Maybe 55 going uphill and with one eye on the oil temp the whole time.Just finished my biannual 1700 mile trip from southern trip of Texas to northern MN. Both vehicles are fully loaded down, averaged 75mph and 14mpg (hand calculated). No issues at all. Oh and I’m on 39s with stock gearing. The diesel is just better…
I thought about the Mojave, but then realize that I could make a Rubicon ride just as well or better when I do the lift. It's much more expensive and more difficult to put lockers in compared to a mild lift and upgrading the shocks and springs while you are in there.
Don't get me wrong, the Mojave is a very nice setup from the factory, but the diesel Rubicon can very quickly do everything the Mojave can, has the steel knuckles, frame reinforcement up front and has lockers.
professorkx
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For reading pleasure.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/diesel-cooling-options-and-ideas.46298/
this issue kept both my son and I from buying the Diesel Gladiator…and now they are out of
Production…
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/diesel-cooling-options-and-ideas.46298/
this issue kept both my son and I from buying the Diesel Gladiator…and now they are out of
Production…
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I've never seen my temps go higher than normal, even sitting in traffic when it's 110 outside.
Breadman
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Odd flex. Your hand math failed calculating your tow weight and payload. Try a scale next time. Looks super ghetto with that squat and the towels under the straps.
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