Old and New

[Backpacker]

Parked beside a gladiator today while getting a spare ignition key cut (surprisingly difficult as most places have employees that have never seen a key without a plastic fob before ), and realized the size difference was even more than I initially realized! Anyone else have fun pictures of their old jeep trucks beside new ones? 

[eaglescout526]

I have old and old. 

[Pete M]

MJs are tiny little things by both today and yesterday's standards for a truck.  we punch way above our weight.  

[Backpacker]

30 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

I have old and old. 

Love the J series trucks, sweet turbines!

[eaglescout526]

J-truck isn’t mine. It’s another’s that I met at the cruise in. But it’s pretty cool with a lucky back story of it being a desert barn find out here and all the guy did was just got it running and is driving it. 

[coheed]

[PCO6]

[89 MJ]

I’ve got some new and old back before my truck had stripes, chrome, and the sportbar. 

 

And also plenty of old and old. The j10 is my brother’s truck. 

[gogmorgo]

punch way above our weight, yes. 

[coheed]

Found another

 

[WranglerMangler]

Here’s the real question though, Do you guys wave at them when crossing paths? The “Jeep wave”? Most people that drive these seem to be unaware that the new “Gladiator” isn’t the first truck Jeep produced.

In my experience, Jeeps with round headlights do not wave back (the newer the more true it is) at an MJ and I have stopped even trying. Most people that drive XJs are oblivious as well. Unless it’s fairly modified of course. 
Side note: I am glad the “Gladiators” are fairly popular now, so we can beat on them in 15-20 years when they become affordable to us commoners. I call a Diesel one! 
 

This is how we are seeing “Gladiators” in the Seattle area too BTW. 
 

 

I'm not parking next to either of these, even if just for a picture. 

[fiatslug87]

Those made my eyes hurt.

[gogmorgo]

I ocasionally wave at oncoming vehicles, but I don’t really make a habit of looking to see who’s inside or what they’re doing. I’m not going to get upset over whether or not anyone waves back. 

[strictlyxjs]

I still like the sticker I have on the back window my mj. Ruffles feathers at the local jeep meets and no one likes to approach me or my wife which is fine by me

[pizzaman09]

I've found most people driving XJs love the MJ and we give each other thumbs up.  There is also a local CJ5 driver that has geeked out on my MJ.  Not too many waves, not really any love from the new Jeep crowd.  There is another local MJ, we have yet to meet up.