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Very nice! It's a big fun play toy.

 

Not really a "Pick-up" tho', a psuedo pick-up. Pick-ups have boxes big enough to actually carry sh*t AND they can play, like an MJ really ;)

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I think it is Horrible and NOT at all a pickup... And I would not give up my MJ for that but if they actually do make a Real Pickup Next year then I would for sure more so if it actually resembles the Gladiator concept...

 

I can not see too many people spending the $5500.00 on it to convert a JK Unlimited to a JK Half assed truck...

 

You can watch the Youtube Video of MOPAR building one of these...

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I think it is Horrible and NOT at all a pickup... And I would not give up my MJ for that but if they actually do make a Real Pickup Next year then I would for sure more so if it actually resembles the Gladiator concept...

 

I can not see too many people spending the $5500.00 on it to convert a JK Unlimited to a JK Half assed truck...

 

You can watch the Youtube Video of MOPAR building one of these...

 

Don't you remember the interview with Jeeps CEO ? ! ? Before this came out ? ! ? He clearly stated "Its a truck but its NOT a pickup that is all I can say at this time" You honestly don't recall that ? ? ?

 

It wasn't ment to be a pickup, Just have the look of a truck its for "FUN" not for "Work" they still got dodges to sell ya know ;)

 

Mike

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It would make for a nice driver, for what I would haul/tow on a daily run about that could/would/should do just fine . . . Now would I ditch the MJ for one ? NO ! But it might make its way in addition too ;) Tho $5.5K on a $30K rig seems high, Now a TJ-Brute $9.5K kit onto an $8K rig seems way better as 1 its cheaper to build and 2 its more of a pickup then a truck.

 

Plus;

JK-8 Indy = MiniVan V6 ? ! ? V.S. TJ-brute = 4.0L I6 ? ! ?

 

Anything the AMC-4L fits in so will an AMC-V8 jamminz.gif that's more so of interest to me ;)

 

Now there is a company AEV building TJ-pickups profitably and another company building I forgot the name building CJ-pickups profitably so if 2 independent companys can make a buck building CJ-5 n 7 versions of the CJ-10 and the modern version the TJ-wrangler into TJ-brute how couldn't CryCo make a buck on a small Jeep truck ? ! ? ! ?

 

Part of this "New Deal" or "New Chrysler" is Jeep is or at least was going to be an international brand built n sold everywhere on the planet that dose vehicular production n transportation.

Well with out a Yota T100/Nissan D21 sized trucks they ain't going to do well over seas ! ! !

 

The Jeep CJ-10 was mainly export only and built 84'/85'/86' model yrs yet they are all over India and bejiging . . .

 

Mike

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Don't you remember the interview with Jeeps CEO ? ! ? Before this came out ? ! ? He clearly stated "Its a truck but its NOT a pickup that is all I can say at this time" You honestly don't recall that ? ? ?

 

It wasn't ment to be a pickup, Just have the look of a truck its for "FUN" not for "Work" they still got dodges to sell ya know ;)

 

Mike

 

I never seen or heard that Quote from him But my Friend Who works for Chysler said he heard the CEO in an "Internal" interview that the New Jeep Truck which is suposed to be comeing out soon "is a Better then 50% chance it will be based on the gladiator concept"

 

Regardless of the Quotes we all know that they will go with the cheapest option not the best so if they sell enough of these they will convience themselves that the market is now shrunk so there is no need for a Actual Jeep Truck even though they have been teasing us since 05 with the gladiator concept and keep promising that one is comming soon I know they are all about the cheap so cheaper usually wins over Public demand...

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We keep throwing out the $5500 price for the cost of the kit. Lets not forget the cost of labor involved to convert the truck. I don't know about you, but I'm not going to be the one cutting up and welding on my brand new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-door. I assume this kit will also fit the 4-door JK's from 2007...so we're still looking at a used vehicle in the 15-20K range.

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We keep throwing out the $5500 price for the cost of the kit. Lets not forget the cost of labor involved to convert the truck. I don't know about you, but I'm not going to be the one cutting up and welding on my brand new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-door. I assume this kit will also fit the 4-door JK's from 2007...so we're still looking at a used vehicle in the 15-20K range.

 

 

No cutting or welding...

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I Read the artical a dozen times, Now i can't find it your right they went the cheapest/easiest way . . . I heard the Wrangler plant is at max production and there was room for another variant, plus Jeepdidn'twant to have a huge investment in something that might tank :???:

 

So kit truck was a "good" idea "IF it tanks we aren't out much, IF they fly off dealer lots we ain't over worked and back ordered" is i'm sure their thoughts on it, yet its NOT a "pickup" so there isn't any internal competition :???: about all i can figure :???:

 

It looks like a truck and has a "bed like" cargo area, So its step in the right direction . . . My hope's are IF they sell like hotcakes maybe they'll be motivated to try another Jeep pickup :dunno:

 

:dunno: Am I :nuts: to think this way :???:

Mike

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No cutting or welding...

 

After watching that, I'd be concerned about the bed sides (it essentially has double outer panels) retaining water between them leaked from above or splashed from below, thus rusting away over time. Plus, beds are made to be bashed on, I wonder if its durable. Does look cool though.

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Jeep will never build a true truck as long as the brain trusts over at Chrysler view as direct competition with Dodge and the Dakota in particular. That is what killed the Comanche in the first place. Sure, we may get some watered down truck variation of the Wrangler, like the independence, but everything else appears to be smoke in mirrors, i.e. Gladiator. May the Comanche rest in peace. :cry:

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I don't know about you, But in the world of MiniVan v6 and neon I4 powered Jeep's I'm NOT so sure they could've offered a true truck with out going to a RAM chassie which would then be an FSJ and once again Ram amd Jeep would be combatants ;)

 

CryCo thinks that's a bad thing, I say for US that would be a good thing as jeep n Ram would be continually one uping each other and we would have 2 set's of trucks being improved at faster rate jamminz.gif

 

Making ford n GM have to play catchup to Chrysler :thumbsup:

Mike

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I don't know about you, But in the world of MiniVan v6 and neon I4 powered Jeep's I'm NOT so sure they could've offered a true truck with out going to a RAM chassie which would then be an FSJ and once again Ram amd Jeep would be combatants ;)

 

CryCo thinks that's a bad thing, I say for US that would be a good thing as jeep n Ram would be continually one uping each other and we would have 2 set's of trucks being improved at faster rate jamminz.gif

 

Making ford n GM have to play catchup to Chrysler :thumbsup:

Mike

 

They won't be one uping each other because the trucks would be exactly the same except for sheet metal and possibly an option here or there.

 

From what I've read the dakota is done as is the ford ranger, 2011 being the last model year the public can purchase one. Chrysler would be smart to fill its place with a cheap COMPACT pickup, not a midsize truck. Why not produce a Jeep truck to fill that market share. I'm sure businesses would purchase them as fleet trucks as long as they can be had with a economical 4 banger and were priced cheaper than a mid/full-size truck(thats the problem with all the midsize trucks, you can get a similarly equip full-size for roughly the same $).

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Jeep sold all the tooling and dyes to a China company that now makes a knock off called the 2500. Of course you all knew that. Why don't they just buy them back, make some minor styling mods and remake the comanche nearly as it was, just meet all the impact, safety, and mileage(fiat diesel anyone?) requirements of our lovely government? Seems like we could be building it in a couple years? Isn't retro styling the "in" thing right now?

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They got a prototype Fiat/Dakota looking thing reminds me of a subaru brat only a 4dr truck.

 

If ya want a Jeep truck your choices are :

JK-8 Independence.

TJ-Brute.

Comanche.

CJ-10.

CJ-8.

 

 

J-series/Gladiator/Honcho.

 

Another option I seen was in thread on Jeep forum it was company doing CJ-10 replicas/Conversions made from CJ-5/7s . . .

 

To my knowledge the Jeep 2500 was an XJ-Cherokee which got discontinued in 06' ;)

 

Mike

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