Some people will take the engagement and enjoyment of diving over .2 sec to 60.  I will, every time.

When I was looking at Gladiators I stopped by a dealership to talk with the salesman there, sit in one, hopefully test drive one. I told him I was looking for a manual and he said “no one stocks those, but we can order it”

Or, and get this - a 5' bed with the tail gate down give ~6.5' of support which is plenty for a piece of plywood.

And I thought the pandemic couldn’t bring us anything worse than ketchup ice cream...

What, exactly, were your expectations when they announced a revival of HUMMER as an electric truck brand? This looks a whole lot like a 2020 version of a HUMMER with an electric drivetrain. 

It has 11,000 ft-lbs of torque, plenty to pull a 5x8 trailer behind you.

This didn’t exist before because:

Fair enough, I can’t say I buy a lot of it since we have tons of good local brews, but I have no problem with them as a company and individual tastes vary

The pictures make both look black.  I see the blue paint even it if looks like a blue-tinged silver more than a real blue

Nah, these are Bill Gates mind control seeds, they grow microchips that will embed themselves in you when they’re mature.

What’s going on in Jalopland? We CP a 2 door V8 manual small truck and NP a Cmax with a CVT?

What’s going on in Jalopland? We CP a 2 door V8 manual small truck and an italian turbo convertible but NP a Cmax with a CVT?

Sell everything but the durango and buy 1 project vehicle and 1 fun and drivable vehicle.

Mine has been a project since the day I got it, and its better than it was but not running and in no condition to drive, wasn't when I got it and isn't now. Once its done I expect pretty good reliability through simplicity

The clutch in the gladiator is so light that when I switch back to my mazdaspeed3 it feels like something is broken and I have to retrain my brain not to pop the clutch at take-off. My wife can’t drive a stick either but I’ve told her many times I will teach her. She’s wanted a Jeep most of her life and now we finally…

The clutch in the gladiator is so light that when I switch back to my mazdaspeed3 it feels like something is broken and I have to retrain my brain not to pop the clutch at take-off. My wife can’t drive a stick either but I’ve told her many times I will teach her. She’s wanted a Jeep most of her life and now we finally…

It’s not a negative.  They have used their buying power in the past to help smaller breweries and I believe will continue to do so in the future.  They are not out to shut down small competition like the typical macros, they are still very much a proponent of craft beer.

I bought a Gladiator about a month ago.  5 seat soft top with a bed!  And a 6 speed manual!  Jalop special

I bought a Gladiator about a month ago.  5 seat soft top with a bed!  And a 6 speed manual!  Jalop special