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re: Vehicle Advice: Jeep Gladiator

Posted on 5/6/25 at 5:39 pm to
Posted by TigersHuskers
Nebraska
Member since Oct 2014
15523 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 5:39 pm to
Junk.
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
42222 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 5:40 pm to
I thought you were
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N2cars
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39472 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 5:59 pm to
The Jeeo is a TOAD.


2010, w 29xxx.

Its held its value almost as well as my car and waaay better than my wife's.

I like the Gladiators b/c no tire in the way of the hitch.




Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:13 pm to
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39472 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:25 pm to
7's gets $3.34 every time someone posts that meme.
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
15084 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:29 pm to
I’ve had 3 jeeps now and the gladiator is my favorite. I love driving it. I’ve had it 3.5 years and the only issue was the auxiliary battery going bad. I bypassed it.
Gladiators held their value during Covid and the chip shortage, but now they are tanking in value. You can buy new ones for 10k-12k or more off msrp
Make the splurge.
I like mine a lot more with a lift and bigger tires
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
33454 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:32 pm to
Get a real truck…
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
9638 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:37 pm to
quote:

AMC has been gone a long time.


40 years
This post was edited on 5/6/25 at 6:38 pm
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
26451 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:39 pm to
58k miles zero issues
Posted by done dancing
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2016
219 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:43 pm to
2020 wrangler here. Had the same problem with the auxiliary battery. Just changed the water pump and radiator overflow jug along with new.plugs at 133k miles. Other than, regular.maintenance.
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39472 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:47 pm to
I've got a F-250, baw, but I aint flat-towing it.
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39472 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:48 pm to


Good to know.

Auxiliary battery?
Posted by done dancing
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2016
219 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:49 pm to
Start/stop battery located under the main battery. There's two on a Jeep.
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
15084 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:52 pm to
quote:

Good to know. Auxiliary battery?


Yes. The start stop battery. They go bad in the newer jeeps pretty quick. Then it will drain your main battery. It will cost ya 400-600 to replace them both. If you unhook one cable and take out one fuse, you can bypass the start stop battery (auxiliary)
This post was edited on 5/6/25 at 6:55 pm
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39472 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:52 pm to
Not in a 2010.

I got 10 + years out of the OEM battery tjsnks toa battery tender.

Thanks for the HU.
This post was edited on 5/6/25 at 6:53 pm
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
15084 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:53 pm to
It’s in all the newer ones
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33807 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:58 pm to
One of the owners of the Buick dealership in Kosciusko, MS drove a 72 Opel GT. I drove it around the block at the Methodist church one day.

Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39472 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:58 pm to


Imma disable that crap.
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
15084 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 7:04 pm to
Easy to do. Plenty of topics and videos. I got the auxiliary battery warning light on my dash so I had it unhooked and took out the fuse the very next day. Main battery never drained and it has ran perfectly
This post was edited on 5/6/25 at 7:06 pm
Posted by DarthRebel
Tier Five is Alive
Member since Feb 2013
25762 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 7:06 pm to
I have owned following wranglers

1987 YJ
2001 TJ
2016 JK
2023 JL (current)

They all have held value better than any other vehicle, outside of exotics.

2023 excluded, they have all been riddled with minor maintenance issues. It really is just a Jeep thing and abuse put on them.

While Gladiators are kind of cool, they are not very popular. Stellantis has been majorly discounting them to move those off the lots. It is just to much of a niche truck and not a true one. They need to bring this one to life though, it would sell



Or drop the 6.4 in the existing body or at least the 5.7. I read the V8 goes in easier than the new I6.
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