Wow…this went off the rails quick.
Anyways. Leaning towards the V6 Auto. I would consider the Rubicon if i can get a left over 22 model a little cheaper…guess we will see.
Some of you as usual have some sex identity issues with the comments around what someone drives…
I am currently in a Honda HRV. Has NO power to get out of its own way and NO room.
I have 2 little ones and as they are getting bigger the Honda is just getting smaller and smaller
Yes, home ownership and a truck make sense… but i do not need a F250 or a 15 yr old vehicle.
I commute to work and need a little bit more room (more than i currently have) and some room to put junk in the bed…bikes…sports gear…yard junk etc.
I always see a ton of jeeps on the road. The resale value is definitely there as used ones with high miles still bring big money.
I dont do major off roading… i do go to the mountains…some snow..and very light farm work with NO pulling.
I dont keep vehicles long enough to worry about 10 yrs.
I do about 75-80k miles and get a new one. My income, savings is high enough to justify a new vehicle every 4-5 years and was mainly just trying to see what owners thought that actually own one.
Thanks for the info from those that know them amd provided feedback.
It the pit… it always goes of the rails. I’m similar to you very rare that I keep a vehicle over 100k miles so the long term stuff doesn’t matter to me. Some people say the gladiator is a bad truck and a bad jeep I take the opposite opinion it does most of what both do and the reality most people don’t use either to their full potential.
The gladiator will tow 5-6k lbs… how many realistically tow more than this. 5-6 will pull your small boats, jet skis, utility trailers etc. If you’re the guy towing a 12k lb camper or 20k lb equipment trailer you know you need a 3/4 ton and you wouldn’t be asking this question anyways.
For me the gladiator was the best compromise of all. If you get the rubicon it comes with solid axels, locking front and rear diffs a real low range transfer case, disconnecting sway bars etc. there is not another factory truck made that prepared for off road use. Last year we go a +15” snowfall in central VA that was so wet and heavy it took down so many trees there were power outages for 7-10 days people stuck on 95 for 24 hours and the back roads near my house looked like they took artillery shelling. My gladiator went through over and around a lot of shit that 1/2 tons were stuck in. I can get it in parking garages in DC (watch the height) with no issue, parking around town is a breeze etc. It hauls 99% of what most people haul with a truck to include drywall, plywood etc. You have to leave the tailgate open and strap it down, which seeing how nobody buys a long bed truck anymore so does everyone else.
The resale value on wrangles is no joke, and hopefully the gladiator will continue that. I got 70% of my original purchase price when I sold my 2 dr Jk 9 years later.
The only downside I’ve found to the gladiator is the interior back seats are a little cramped and the shape of the door is a compromise. The rear seats fold up but they are not flush with the c pillar so that doesn’t afford you as much room as it seems. Also there is either a box or a divider under the rear seat. That prevents you from having much level floor space. You could remove it but I haven’t so can’t really comment on that. Make sure especially if you have kids that you think there’s enough room for your stuff back there and if you have car seats it’s not a pain getting them in and out.
Just my thoughts based on what you said lmk if you have any questions.