2020 Jeep Gladiator Launch Edition Sells Out In One Day

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Well they did something right to sell out like that.
I'de love to see what AEV could do with one of these.
 
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I can see many being purchased and then appearing for sale at a huge markup.
 
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I would feel physically sick driving a vehicle worth $62k off-road and I'd be so worried about breaking or scratching it that I don't think I'd even have fun in it.

One of the best parts of owning a TJ is that I can beat the crap out of it and not feel bad at all about it. Even if I broke my Jeep in half I could take off all of the aftermarket stuff and put it on another TJ for 1/10 the cost of this Gladiator.
 
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Chadillac said:
I would feel physically sick driving a vehicle worth $62k off-road and I'd be so worried about breaking or scratching it that I don't think I'd even have fun in it.
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X100 to this.

Seriously, I'm with you 100%. But to be honest, I'd bet dollars to donuts that no one is paying 62k for one of these and then taking it off-road. They'll live 100% on-road and just have the "off-road look".

Okay, maybe there's 1 out of every 500 people who will actually off-road it, but those are the guys who are loaded and can afford to buy a replacement very easily.

I'm sorry, but for a true off-road vehicle, I'd rather have a cheap vehicle that I won't cringe when it gets beat up.
 
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Chris said:
X100 to this.

Seriously, I'm with you 100%. But to be honest, I'd bet dollars to donuts that no one is paying 62k for one of these and then taking it off-road. They'll live 100% on-road and just have the "off-road look".

Okay, maybe there's 1 out of every 500 people who will actually off-road it, but those are the guys who are loaded and can afford to buy a replacement very easily.

I'm sorry, but for a true off-road vehicle, I'd rather have a cheap vehicle that I won't cringe when it gets beat up.
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The first time I took my TJ off road was soon after I bought it in Feb 2018, a new JLU rubicon was part of the wheeling group, we were both using our skid plates that day (pre-lift).

The difference was 45k and a car payment. We both had tree stripes, I don’t know if I could live with those for 5 years worth $500 payments....

Much happier with the TJ, not the end of the world if it gets banged up.... just means I get to buy more parts!
 
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IPerkWVU said:
The first time I took my TJ off road was soon after I bought it in Feb 2018, a new JLU rubicon was part of the wheeling group, we were both using our skid plates that day (pre-lift).

The difference was 45k and a car payment. We both had tree stripes, I don’t know if I could live with those for 5 years worth $500 payments....

Much happier with the TJ, not the end of the world if it gets banged up.... just means I get to buy more parts!
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Yep, my thoughts exactly. Unless you have stupid amounts of money and own that JL outright, I wouldn’t like the idea of getting it all beat up and battered when the payments are $500+ a month.
 
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I’m thinking of buying one of these but not to wheel. Just for the cool factor. We do wheel my wife’s 2016 4Runner. So I guess I’m one of those guys! 😂

The TJ is admittedly the more hardcore wheeler. But we do overland type of exploration anymore. I can’t help myself to overbuild. Both rigs have skids, bumpers, sliders, beadlocks, winches, racks, recovery gear....

If I buy a JT it will get lifted, wheels/tires... on and on...
 
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glwood said:
Remember when the PT Cruiser first came out? The line to order one was months out. Now you'd be lucky if someone took it off your hands for free.
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When I bought my TJ in the fall of 2000, they were just starting to trickle out. I remember one of the dealerships we visited had only one — it was in the showroom with a velvet rope around it! Still cracks me up to think about it.
 
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TJBob said:
@Chris ETA for “The unfortunate Gladiator of the day thread”?? Lol!
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