This four door D5 pickup is better than your concept. I don’t like low vehicles. It also improves via elimination of the horrid rear end of the D5.
Very true and each time I load mine in the Disco it just goes right in handle up.My pressure washer wouldn't even fit through the door of a Defender.
This four door D5 pickup is better than your concept. I don’t like low vehicles. It also improves via elimination of the horrid rear end of the D5.
I just want a Gladiator with a better engine, higher payload, LR design, and a green oval.
I still haven't driven one of those, but I intend to.
I generally hate the way Jeeps drive, and I don't like the dash, but that has a different personality than their normal products.
It's tough to tell just how strong that new frame is, though. If it's got the juice and the vehicle is heavy enough, one could increase the payload with wheels, brakes, suspension, and things of that nature. If it's not, there's not much you can do about it within reason.
Cheers,
Kennith
This four door D5 pickup is better than your concept. I don’t like low vehicles. It also improves via elimination of the horrid rear end of the D5.
I have had a couple of Jeeps and loved them. One was an ubber trail rig. That said why the hell would you consider one of those? It's an overpriced gimmick.
I don’t know what you’d do with it. I wouldn’t buy it or Kennith’s Outrider. It’s good for gardeners. That’s about it. At the price point those types of vehicles come in at there is no reason to buy anything except a F-250 4x4 XL with a Diesel engine if you want a truck.
I don’t think the Gladiator is a gimmick. The Gladiator is the Unlimited with useful cargo space for camping with a family. It’s not supposed to compete with real pickup trucks. It’s supposed to convince those who don’t buy the Unlimited to buy Jeep. Disco owners won’t ever understand because we’ve never had to deal with not enough interior space. Jeep people have always suffered in that area. I’m hoping that they eventually produce something like the Africa concept. That much space and maybe a third row and Jeep would eliminate all competitors in the 4x4 SUV segment.
I'm a small-time car nerd, but I had to look that up...
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She's a goofy little thing, but kinda cool at the same time
How is that any different than any other small old Nissan/Toyota pickup?
How is that any different than any other small old Nissan/Toyota pickup? I wouldn't underestimate the utility of HD trucks. Their cargo and payload capacities are on a whole different level, even if many of them are only used as redneck Range Rovers.
My family drove a Peugot 504 sedan for three years when we lived in Zimbabwe and a 505 sedan for two in Kenya. It's a car, albeit a pretty sturdy one. We didn't abuse ours (that's what the Series 3 109" and 65 series Land Cruiser were for), but I remember seeing the single-cab 504 variants carrying loads that probably put them over their GVW. Neither of those cars was very fun but on the plus side neither ever broke down, either. And some of the potholes in Nairobi became navigable waterways after the rains.
The closest I ever thought I would come to death in a vehicle was in Nairobi. I've only been to Voi once, and that's when it was just a dusty crossroads in the vast emptiness between Mombasa and Nairobi. Crates of Tusker and soda stacked in the sun outside the small store, chickens running around in back, one of which got the chop for my dinner. It was served undercooked and let's say inadequately prepared in other ways. That experience turned me off to chicken for about 15 years. Other than my culinary misadventures in Voi and the overwhelming chaos of Nairobi, the rest of the country was brilliant.
As for the rest of the nation... After about a week, it's about the most relaxing place on the planet.