Husband wants a new Jeep "pickup", is this ugly or is it just me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a jeep guy and will be in the market for another one very soon. I really wanted to like the Gladiator but didn't. It looks odd and I didn't like the way it felt when driving it. The only positive is that you could throw the doors in the back of the truck bed.

So, it looks like I'll be getting another Wrangler.

Bought the Rubicon Unlimited. Don’t regret it even a little. The gladiator is terrible (and, they could have at least called it the "Scrambler".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a jeep guy and will be in the market for another one very soon. I really wanted to like the Gladiator but didn't. It looks odd and I didn't like the way it felt when driving it. The only positive is that you could throw the doors in the back of the truck bed.

So, it looks like I'll be getting another Wrangler.

Bought the Rubicon Unlimited. Don’t regret it even a little. The gladiator is terrible (and, they could have at least called it the "Scrambler".

Scrambler was a two-door designation for CJ-7’s with a pick up bed. Gladiator was the name for the full size Wagoneer chassis/J10 with a pick up bed.

The Gladiator name is actually appropriate given the vehicle classification as a half-ton pick up.

I wanna see a 2-door version.

[Anonymous]

It's sexy ugly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's sexy ugly.

That’s a pretty good way to put it.

It’s growing on me though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a jeep guy and will be in the market for another one very soon. I really wanted to like the Gladiator but didn't. It looks odd and I didn't like the way it felt when driving it. The only positive is that you could throw the doors in the back of the truck bed.

So, it looks like I'll be getting another Wrangler.

Bought the Rubicon Unlimited. Don’t regret it even a little. The gladiator is terrible (and, they could have at least called it the "Scrambler".

Scrambler was a two-door designation for CJ-7’s with a pick up bed. Gladiator was the name for the full size Wagoneer chassis/J10 with a pick up bed.

The Gladiator name is actually appropriate given the vehicle classification as a half-ton pick up.

I wanna see a 2-door version.

True, but Scrambler is cooler. Also, they were designated CJ-8.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a jeep guy and will be in the market for another one very soon. I really wanted to like the Gladiator but didn't. It looks odd and I didn't like the way it felt when driving it. The only positive is that you could throw the doors in the back of the truck bed.

So, it looks like I'll be getting another Wrangler.

Bought the Rubicon Unlimited. Don’t regret it even a little. The gladiator is terrible (and, they could have at least called it the "Scrambler".

Scrambler was a two-door designation for CJ-7’s with a pick up bed. Gladiator was the name for the full size Wagoneer chassis/J10 with a pick up bed.

The Gladiator name is actually appropriate given the vehicle classification as a half-ton pick up.

I wanna see a 2-door version.

True, but Scrambler is cooler. Also, they were designated CJ-8.

Yes. But you and I are probably the only two people on DCUM who know what a CJ-8 was. (or a CJ-6, or 5, or 3, or 3B, or 2A). More people might remember a CJ-7 though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's sexy ugly.

Love this term, lolz!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a jeep guy and will be in the market for another one very soon. I really wanted to like the Gladiator but didn't. It looks odd and I didn't like the way it felt when driving it. The only positive is that you could throw the doors in the back of the truck bed.

So, it looks like I'll be getting another Wrangler.

Bought the Rubicon Unlimited. Don’t regret it even a little. The gladiator is terrible (and, they could have at least called it the "Scrambler".

Scrambler was a two-door designation for CJ-7’s with a pick up bed. Gladiator was the name for the full size Wagoneer chassis/J10 with a pick up bed.

The Gladiator name is actually appropriate given the vehicle classification as a half-ton pick up.

I wanna see a 2-door version.

True, but Scrambler is cooler. Also, they were designated CJ-8.

Yes. But you and I are probably the only two people on DCUM who know what a CJ-8 was. (or a CJ-6, or 5, or 3, or 3B, or 2A). More people might remember a CJ-7 though.

Lots of Jeep/Wrangler owners around who know. We looked at the Gladiator but didn't like the videos we saw off roading because of the long wheel base. Got a Rubicon and LOVE it.

[Anonymous]

Just got one and love it. Love the top down on it and no doors. It's just fun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a jeep guy and will be in the market for another one very soon. I really wanted to like the Gladiator but didn't. It looks odd and I didn't like the way it felt when driving it. The only positive is that you could throw the doors in the back of the truck bed.

So, it looks like I'll be getting another Wrangler.

Bought the Rubicon Unlimited. Don’t regret it even a little. The gladiator is terrible (and, they could have at least called it the "Scrambler".

Scrambler was a two-door designation for CJ-7’s with a pick up bed. Gladiator was the name for the full size Wagoneer chassis/J10 with a pick up bed.

The Gladiator name is actually appropriate given the vehicle classification as a half-ton pick up.

I wanna see a 2-door version.

True, but Scrambler is cooler. Also, they were designated CJ-8.

Yes. But you and I are probably the only two people on DCUM who know what a CJ-8 was. (or a CJ-6, or 5, or 3, or 3B, or 2A). More people might remember a CJ-7 though.

My dream project car is a CJ-5. Someday perhaps I will have the time.

[Anonymous]

Ilike the jeep pickup I think it looks nice

[Anonymous]

Who he wants to pick up in it?
That is the correct question you should be asking!

[Anonymous]

I think we’re going to get one next year. They’ve really grown on me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think we’re going to get one next year. They’ve really grown on me.

I love my Wrangler but you can get a much better pick up truck for the price.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think we’re going to get one next year. They’ve really grown on me.

I love my Wrangler but you can get a much better pick up truck for the price.

I don’t know if that’s actually true, though.

I say this because we’ve shopped a lot of compact/midsize pick-up trucks lately, and feature-for-feature, the Gladiator seems to be at least on par with the others in terms of pricing and features (we need about 6k tow capability, 4wd a must-have, and at least 1,200 lb bed capacity). We’ve looked at the Tacoma, Frontier, Ridgeline, Colorado, and Ranger. The Ranger and Colorado were out because they just felt too small inside. Same with the Frontier. Ridgeline was nicest to drive, but lacking in payload and the bed is partly composite plastic. The Tacoma was very expensive for the TRD Pro model we’d be most interested in, and also was a bit light in payload on the shorter length bed. We aren’t looking at full sized PU’s at all, but if we did, it would be only the Tundra, which is getting a redo next year, and will still be way more truck than we need.

When price/features are about equal or slightly in favor of the Jeep for all of them, and then throw in the part about being able to drop the roof and pull the doors and have that fun factor, the Gladiator picks up a lot of points. It’s like a split personality vehicle, where it can haul our furniture or yard stuff, tow, get around in snow and do all the mundane stuff you need a PU for, but then it can transform into fun vehicle in ways other PUs can’t. Plus being really, really off-road capable, unlike the others.

So the more we compare stuff like that, the better it’s starting to look.