Modern Wranglers are about uncivilized as camping with a 4K projector and screen to watch movies stored on a hard drive.
Modern Wranglers are about uncivilized as camping with a 4K projector and screen to watch movies stored on a hard drive.
We buy the Wrangler BECAUSE it’s uncivilized.
TLDR: We dealers are paying A LOT MORE money for poorly engineered vehicles that we make A LOT LESS money on. They got rid of cars our customers want and are charging way too much for cars our customers dont want, and it’s the dealers problem to retain these now pissed-off customers.
The fact that Arctic Cat did the same thing at the same time is going to be a business school case study.
Did American consumers abandon sedans/smaller cars, or did American manufacturers do that?
Some of us just want small cars. I always have. I always will.
Now how about a manual behind the 392? And if we are really going at it, where is the 392 gladiator?
Ok now give us a 2 door gladiator.
My buddy in college drove a chevy truck from the late 70's or early 80's. Not in a cool way- in a “your grandfathers truck with 350,000 miles has been sitting in our back yard since he died and it’s what you’ll take to college, and the family of rats under the seat are gratis” way.
Anyways, we all came back from summer…
I would say the painful death and rebrand of the Mitsubishi Eclipse from an awesome 2dr icon to a crossover blob. RIP
Implementing the RAM sub-brand. Most folks still call ‘em Dodge Ram trucks.
Infiniti was on a downward spiral and Cadillac was struggling anyway but, Anything the infamous Johan de Nysschen touched-
Re New Car Prices: I think we are making a lot of apples to oranges comparisons.
The first fun car I ever owned was a brand new bright red 1998 Isuzu Amigo. I had wanted a jeep but after being absolutely terrified on my test drive when the jeep tried to buck me out of the drivers seat on a bit of normal everyday road, I went with the Amigo, which had the same size but was much better on the road.…
Jalopnik, just report the incident and shut your stupid comments and stupid remarks. And no I am not from Florida I don’t give a damn about Florida. Im in Guam, DA.
First Gen Kia Soul.
I once went to a Nissan dealership during the middle of the day (office was shut down early and everyone was sent home) so it was just about empty.
The car on top is a car, but the one on the bottom is a JAAAAAAG.
The new generation of “Compact Pickups”.
The Jaguar XJ.