We 'Bought' a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon | What Should We Do With It? | Drive.com.au
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We don't actually buy these cars, but do try to replicate as much of the purchase experience as we can so that you get the full picture. What is it like to own a 2022 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon? Follow our long-term 'ownership' journey.
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We just took our JL to the tip… Creb OTT PDR, was solid as a rock the whole trip.
I’ve had one for a year now and I love it. I live in St Kilda, Victoria and drive it country, but primarily urban and so far I can’t fault it. For it’s size it drives extremely well around town and it’s got an engine in it that’s been around for 10 years now matched with an outsourced German made 8 speed transmission, so I’m not so worried about reliability.
An actual follow-up would be a start.
I've driven Wranglers for 25 years, the main purpose is to get the roof and doors off and hit the dirt, what else does this?? anything else it does is great. The tray on this is great for bikes or whatever, light loads from bunnings. don't compere it to the big seller duel cabs, they are not the same.
Couldn't agree more, David. The Gladiator is aimed at the lifestyle market, not the workhorse market. - Glenn
First thing to do is to get 2” lift and 37” tyres
my question: have jeep change their mind on honoring their warranty? A car company can give a 99yr warranty but if they simply deny everything that goes wrong with it, the warranty means nothing.
Take it 4wding and camping… what it’s designed for
Find out what options are in Australia to increase the power. Hemi swapping these are popular in the US.
Okay, will do - Glenn
2 inch lift and 37 inch tyres!
put the biggest legal tyres on and test with stock gearing and tazer mini to fix speedometer
Bring it to the JeepFreakz QLD GoTopless weekend on the 23rd October. There will be plenty of others there
I'm very interested in buying this car. So, could you guys lift it with a 2 '' or 2.5" lift kit, and match it with 37" tires?.....
i have done 37s and no lift
If this was mine, I would remove the doors, roof and drop the windscreen and then cruise a beach such a Stockton, north of Newcastle. The gladiator is built for fun, so even just cruise with the roof off, and a couple of mountain bikes in the back.
We fully intend to remove the doors, roof and windscreen. I'm just not sure of the legalities of driving a car without wing mirrors on public roads. - Glenn
Supercharger? Magna Flow Exhaust? Long Ranger auxiliary fuel tank?
We wish! But we will take a look at some of the mopar accessories, and maybe an aftermartket Gladiator or two - Glenn
Here's a challenge... publish the agreement between Jeep Australia and Drive.com.au for the 12-week loan. This will address the relationship of trust between you and your viewers.
Reliability and service is part of any product. Especially 1 that has a history of not supplying both, the process used to make and support this product are simply the let down, looks are subjective, I like the looks but would never consider one due to the mentioned issues and yes you will find some people that have no problems, unfortunately they are the exception. Looking forward to see your Impressions🙂
I’d still buy a hilux or D-Max but we all have our preferences and freedom of choice
That's why we're the Lucky Country, right? - Glenn
Challenge: make it good for overlanding and off-road with extra +350kg overlanding gear in its rear bed. by off road i mean real off road, rocks and mud...hard core like jeep should do.
The factory springs won't take this kind of load, try to find a product that would.
So no update at all???
We ran a full diary of updates at Drive.com.au, if you'd like to know more about our time with the Gladiator you can check out www.drive.com.au/reviews/jeep-gladiator-rubicon-ownership-review/
Hunky! ! ! Right?
Lift and big tires
You bought a Jeep? 😮😮 Errr.... I mean, You bought a Jeep!
I'm tipping you won't need sat nav to find the dealer after 12 months. Hope I'm wrong.
Compare it to other real off-roaders such as any 70 series cruiser , Jimny and I think that’s it sorry to say.
Great idea. We won't have time to sort that this time around - booking test cars needs to happen weeks in advance - but I like the sound of "Australia's ultimate production off-roader" as a Drive feature. - Glenn
the gladiator will leave them behind hands down
You should put a canape in the back
What ever you do, don’t go too far from the junk yard! You may need it?
crush it ideally
No can do - Glenn
Simple. Jeeps are built to be durable and capable off-road. I want to see it climbing rock steps, where the other IFS utes snap their CV joints. Rubicons come with mud terrains, so get it muddy.
What about climbing actual steps? Do you know any we can use legally? - Glenn
is it still a lemon?
why did you buy the rubicon when you just could have bought the Sahara for cheaper? Rubicon is vastly overrated.
No, the Sahara is...that's why we got Rubicons instead. People who call Rubicons "overrated" are usually those who couldn't afford one...and no one listens to what they say anyway.
-- BR
Well you can either buy the entry level Night Eagle or the Rubicon. They are the only 2 models and with all the extra kit the Rubicon is the better buy.
@@matthewrafferty4117 Don't forget the NEW (2023) model Chevy Colorado ZR2 (another off-road-focused mid-size truck) -- Chevy UPGRADED it big-time, and now (IMO) it truly IS a competitor of the Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. In fact, I'd call them pretty much equal out on the trail: What one can do, so can the other. On the hwy, the ZR2 would likely ride better given its Independent Front Ssuspension (IFS), but the Gladiator is still a VERY comfortable smooth-riding vehicle for long road trips (I've done 2 so far, each about 2,000 miles round-trip) but I'm guessing the ZR2 would have a slight "comfort" edge on the hwy.
-- BR
@@billredding2000 not in Australia where this report and I are from.
No seats or just sitting in the head of a car, very ugly .
The issue with the Wranglers and many other Jeeps is their horrible reliability. Every top ten worst reliability report has 3 to 4 Jeep models listed. Aussies need to be very careful when considering a Ram, Jeep or any Chrysler made products for that matter.
Only 13K miles on mine, but so far, it's been fine. All my vehicles have been...except for one Honda.
-- BR
I have 350 000km on my 2010 Wrangler. Maintenance is everything
If you mod, you have to consider your warrenty.
@@rachelhaynie1224 True, some mods could put the owner in "questionable" territory when it comes to warranty issues (and doing DF/S things off-road to abuse your vehicle could, too), but the "cosmetic" mods should be fine.
I'm keeping MY Gladiator stock as it's WAY mroe capable already OEM/factory than I'll likely ever need, so nothing serious like larger tires, more lift or re-gearing will happen, nor will any electronic device like a Tazer be used (engine performance is FINE as-is).
However, I HAVE done 4 minor "mods" -- but not for looks (don't care about that silly/adolescent vanity stuff) but for practical usefulness: Redline Tuning gas struts for raising the hood; locking Mopar gas cap (the one you key to your OEM Jeep FOB key); Undercover UltraFlex hard/tri-fold bed-cover and lastly replaced the OEM Jeep wipers with Rain-X Endura silicone wipers. That's all.
I doubt a Jeep dealership's "Service" dept could use any of that against me. Hopefully! ;-)
"Jeep Wave"
-- BR
Burn it 🤣🤣🤣
alla la estan quemando!