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Does the Gladiator seem just 'meh' to anyone else?

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it's NOT a WRANGLER so I don't have any interest in it...
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Probably one of the nicest pickup trucks I've ever driven was a Ram Rebel late last year. This thing would have blown my old Ram Big Horn out of the water and it still had thousands of dollars worth of options that weren't on it. Truck shopping can get expensive if you go the luxury route. lol.
And if I had the money, a Rebel, would be my dream truck, but I can't see myself using it to haul around bricks or cut up lumber. :)
 

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And if I had the money, a Rebel, would be my dream truck, but I can't see myself using it to haul around bricks or cut up lumber. :)
I'd definitely need the rubber floor mats to help keep the interior clean when I'd take it mudding. There's no way I'd let those Duratracs stay clean for very long, lol.
 

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I'll read the rest later, but I was all for it until I thought about how a 2dr would really suit me better.

I like em, don't get me wrong, but if I don't need to tow, why get a truck when I can get a Jeep?
 

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Was originally going to buy it till I saw it in person....the truck bed is out of proportion with the rest of the vehicle. Way too shallow reminded me of my friends cub cadet. Glad I got a 19 JLU Sahara.
 

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In the days of my Tacoma ownership it would have been compelling, but with a full size truck the Wrangler completes the garage. I wonder what the Toyota Tacoma crowd thinks? I did not think my 2005 lived up to the legendary reliability. Lots of issues with the frame and leaf spring steel.
 

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I bought a gladiator and love it. Would have loved to have a 2 door with a 6’ bed, but the room in the rear passenger area is great for people hauling.

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Not gonna lie, if I didn't need the Ram but still a truck, I'd get one in a heartbeat, they're beautiful
 

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For a 2-dr, sĂ­. But a 4-dr, no es bueno


Exactly , it's not really a typical work pick up truck and so why the 4dr? It could be definitely a great overlander with a short 2 dr cab.
 

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It's fully loaded to me. When you got all the creature comforts you need like power windows, locks, mirrors, push button 4 wheel drive, and a uconnect system for your phone, it's fully loaded. I grew up in the 80's when they still put crank windows in vehicles as standard equipment, sorry, but in my eyes those big horns they had on the lot were fully loaded. I don't need a truck to wipe my nose, I can do that myself.
I knew what you meant. I grew up in the '40s and '50s when fully loaded meant you'd get a radio. I'm still at the point that my Sport S has features I don't use and my wife's Benz is a pure electronic puzzle. As for the Gladiator, I get why some like 'em and some don't. I think it would be useful for overlanding and camping with a tent on the pickup bed, but I don't see it particularly useful as a pickup truck. For my use as a daily driver and for trips, the JLU is more practical, but I know there are users for whom the JT is the best choice. As I don't see the Wrangler, in any configuration, as particularly 'aesthetically pleasing' - for want of a better term - I can't condemn the JT on that basis.
 

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Love my gladiator over all. All the good of a wrangler with a pick up bed. Exactly what i wanted.

i wasnt cross shopping wranglers. I was cross shopping the BroComa. The gladitor was better in every respect from the other midsize offerings.

what i wanted was basically a defender pickup or a 76series pickup like i had in africa. The gladiator is the only vehicle in the US market that fit that niche.
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