MY93SHO Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-Mo Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 This Jeep has the towing prowess of my 2008 Explorer. That was hard to watch with the motor red lining and the driver begging it to make it to the tunnel. Won't stop the Jeep guys from clamoring for it, though. In today's strange world, you don't have to be good, you just have to be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY93SHO Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 There are rumors about a turbo inline six but nothing solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 If you are buying a Gladiator to tow a trailer, you are buying the wrong vehicle.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going_Going_Gone Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 I kept hearing Andre say how well it drove, yet the video showed the vehicle wandering over the white lines on both sides. With big rigs around, that makes for white-knuckle driving for most people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Going_Going_Gone said: I kept hearing Andre say how well it drove, yet the video showed the vehicle wandering over the white lines on both sides. I noticed that too. It looked like he was really fighting it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-Mo Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Going_Going_Gone said: I kept hearing Andre say how well it drove, yet the video showed the vehicle wandering over the white lines on both sides. With big rigs around, that makes for white-knuckle driving for most people. And at the end, he was urging it to make the finish...that was painful. I know that hill well, the last 8th of a mile is indeed very steep. The Ranger crushed that climb - they held it back per their own ground rules, as they do with all Ford Ecoboost engines. Fords are the only trucks that can actually exceed the speed limits consistently with max load on that beast of a climb. Edited May 23, 2019 by Kev-Mo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) The TFL Ike Gauntlet with the Ranger was only with 5k lbs. I'd love to see them do the Super Ike (maxed out) with the Ranger. It could not be worse than the Jeep did. Edited May 24, 2019 by Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooter Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 $20k mark-ups on heep goadiator....geez....i will have to wait for used..2 door would sell as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnsmoke Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, snooter said: $20k mark-ups on jeep heep gladiator goadiator....geez....i will have to wait for used..2 door would sell as well Fixed that for you. Edited June 24, 2019 by blwnsmoke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooter Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) U can always spot the heep ownerz....$5k rims without a lick of dust on em and will argue over the rarest color..scout owners will be sportin rust and mud Edited June 24, 2019 by snooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 8:52 PM, Anthony said: The TFL Ike Gauntlet with the Ranger was only with 5k lbs. I'd love to see them do the Super Ike (maxed out) with the Ranger. It could not be worse than the Jeep did. Yes, Ranger has max towing at 7500 lbs but the Tacoma had less at 6400 lbs, so they went 5,000 lb to make sure that tacoma wasn't over gross combined weight. I have no doubt tht Ranger would do well on a super Ike run with 7,000 lbs, if only to compare like with like. So let's have it guys, a Super Ike with Ranger and Colorado maxed out to 7,000 lbs, maybe do Tacoma at its 6400 lb limit. People say that Jeep is not the vehicle to be towing up Ike Gauntlet but with respect,perhaps Jeep shouldn't be rating it at 7,000 lbs if there's a question with towing that much with a more off road oriented vehicle. Also, the reason Gadilator was moving all over the lanes had to do with truck grooves worn in the lanes being wider than a mid sized truck's track width, Mr. Truck Kent explained that well in the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I saw my first Gladiator on the road this morning. I was only able to see it from the back (not the side), but it looked good. I don't want to know how much they paid for the markup, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 hours ago, rmc523 said: I saw my first Gladiator on the road this morning. I was only able to see it from the back (not the side), but it looked good. I don't want to know how much they paid for the markup, though. That's about the only angle it looks good from IMO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: That's about the only angle it looks good from IMO I'd agree with that. From the side, it's very oddly proportioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 11 hours ago, rmc523 said: I'd agree with that. From the side, it's very oddly proportioned. No wonder Jeep stopped Mahindra from copying it, Imagine $2xK Jeep copies that are just as good, probably better quality/reliability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pffan1990 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 5 hours ago, jpd80 said: No wonder Jeep stopped Mahindra from copying it, Imagine $2xK Jeep copies that are just as good, probably better quality/reliability. Are you talking about the Mahindra ROXOR 'Jeep'? It's still in production where it's made in Michigan and still sold here in America. Mahindra claims it has the license to build the old Willy Jeep which Mahindra has continuously built in India for 70 years so it's grandfathered in when it comes to laws such as copyrights, etc. The ROXOR is off road use only and can't be driven on road; again to be able to bypass many laws. The frame is all-new redesigned and fully-boxes steel. The ROXOR comes with standard rollbars and comes with more options such as canvas top or hard top. Looks nice when you see the site that starts at $16,000 though it can quickly climb up to almost $40,000 though when fully loaded. Check out the Build page. From what I read, it's quite reliable and maybe even a better value on the brand-new Jeep Wrangler. The new Wrangler and Gladiator do look nice but I would actually consider the ROXOR which can be configured as Sport 2-seat, Sport 4-seat, and even 2-seat 'pickup'! https://www.roxoroffroad.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooter Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Goadiator needs a 2 door...the 4 door config has killed that heep....heep would still sell a 2 door unlimited today...04-06 LJ unlimited is still nearly 14 years later highly sought after...05-06 low mile LJ Rubicons can hit low 20's ....i would also like a retro 73 super jeep with modern drivetrain..it would be useless but fun Edited June 25, 2019 by snooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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