Saw a Gladiator on the road

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Something like this suits the shape much better than shiny paint!

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Looks BA. And I’m sure that 3/4 front corner shot doesn’t hurt.:wink:
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Something like this suits the shape much better than shiny paint!

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I also saw one recently and took it in on all three sides, Im also hot/cold on it: would I buy one 'no' BUT I had a 2dr stick shift Cherokee in forest/emerald green I LOVED for five years [below NOT mine but similar] This 'boxy' style I think would have gone over much better in the 90's when it was 'in' everything has trended to aero-designs over the past 20-ish years. I had a friend who had a Comanche ['90] I would have killed for, you could never find one that was for sale that was not beat to hell or way over priced, folks just kept them.

Just not into boxy anymore, and bigger that I need now for a daily driver. If I was in the hills/trails I might consider it. would have to have a mil-spec appearance pkg though.

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I have seen a few of them on the road and parked at work. I don't like the look, which is just my opinion, but in general I would not want a vehicle where the doors and top come off.... (I hope the Bronco engineers are listening.)
 

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I've seen a couple on the road - not a fan. They're ugly (IMO) no matter if it's 3/4 front view, 3/4 rear view, side view, or full-frontal. Now, what Jeep SHOULD have done was left the crew cab out of the equation and built a new Scrambler based on the Wrangler.

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It kind of looked good and bad. That may not make sense but that's how I feel.
My wife liked it and felt it looked very rugged.

To me, I think I'd have to see it more to see that design really grow on me and I think it will.
However, I would never buy one even if it did.
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Two words: UG GLY!
Hi René

Okay...Rating a Jeep on a scale of 1 to 10. The difference between rating a Jeep a 4 (ugly) and rating it a 10 (Perfect) takes six beers! :) :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

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Hi René

Okay...Rating a Jeep on a scale of 1 to 10. The difference between rating a Jeep a 4 (ugly) and rating it a 10 (Perfect) takes six beers! :) :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

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After six beers it might begin to look better ...kinda like high school Betty ;)
 

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I have seen a few of them on the road and parked at work. I don't like the look, which is just my opinion, but in general I would not want a vehicle where the doors and top come off.... (I hope the Bronco engineers are listening.)
I’m pretty sure it’s too late to sway them on the Bronco!
 

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I pulled up beside a red one in Destin, Florida yesterday. I noticed right away the tires were much more designed for pavement (only) than the Bridgestones that came on my Ranger.
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