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Jeep Truck Photos Released. Who will be the first overlander with one?
- Thread starter Hourless Life
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Oh please don’t take offence. I’m just saying the vehicle looks like a Defender 130 which was a great vehicle.
You are right. Landrover are making all of their new vehicles look the same and I feel that since Ford owned them then TATA. They have have lost direction in their “agricultural beginnings “ their sales prove it.
Because of the width of the jeeps they would be ideal as the replacement for the Landrover’s on British and European farms. And the thin track roads.
Pathfinder II
That’s all Gerry NcGivern’s doing He was design chief when they were owned by Ford, and is still chief designer. He!s going fir the Chelsea tractor crowd and ignoring the old LR customer base for the upscale crowd...
I would love to get one of these! new jeep truck and my old jeep truck. But it won't be in the budget for years...
madcratebuilder
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Pathfinder I
That’s cheaper than I saw a few months ago. I saw base under $30000 yesterday though.
Enthusiast III
It will be interesting to see them in person. We love our 2018 Jl but would love a diesel version!
Some people are already thinking about build potential.
I was gonna keep my JK and use it just for offroad/camping and use the truck for a daily driver but after seeing this I have completely changed my mind.
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madcratebuilder
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No MSRP, just estimated in different reviews. I've seen 80K for a decked out diesel.
Some people are already thinking about build potential.
I like that. Who built it?
Traveler I
I’m very excited to see that they are planning a diesel version. With the recent trend by the big manufacturers towards more “Overlanding ready” designs, hopefully they’ll start adding diesel options to compete with the Gladiator.
Enthusiast III
Its hard to swallow the price of the new Jeeps but I was the same here with a new King Ranch Ford truck!
Influencer II
Its of topic, but I must stand up for the new defender. Even it is based on the frame structure of another model I can say it will be a complete different car in nearly every way possible It's going to be a good one ;-)
Can't share more about it because it's business stuff...
About the gladiator, great machine would love to buy immediately but I sure have to wait a few years before I can afford to buy one.
Influencer II
Don't actually like it, but it may grow on me in the future, am still trying to figure out how to get my dream Jeep a few years from now. (3 door Wrangler JK with 3" lift, 35" A/T tires, and a few other upgrades)
I like the easter eggs included in it. Shame the build quality on the Auto Show truck I saw looks to still be crap. FCA needs to really take a hard look at getting some quality control on the only two vehicles they build that actually sell. Before too long, even the hardest-core Jeep Fanbois will look elsewhere.
Traveler III
