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Nice, mine was arctic silver with a metropol blue interior. Great cars!

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Originally Posted by 911boost (Post 10730914)

Nice, mine was arctic silver with a metropol blue interior. Great cars!

Yup, love my 996turbo. Best bang for the buck on the market today.

Agreed, looking at your sig I had a WRX and an 1150GS. Similar tastes, let me know if you are thinking about getting a GT series 911 next :)

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Originally Posted by 911boost (Post 10730921)

Agreed, looking at your sig I had a WRX and an 1150GS. Similar tastes, let me know if you are thinking about getting a GT series 911 next :)

I’ve always wanted a GT porsche but never found one I could afford. I resorted to slowly converting my 75 911s into a custom GT3-like hotrod. It is tons of of fun.

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Originally Posted by 911boost (Post 10730893)

That have the red anodized looking dash part as well?

Looks cool!

It does have the red dash. There is a leather dash but it was not an option for my model unless you got the launch edition. At first I didn't like it but now I think it is growing on me. 500 miles in, It drives like a straight axle truck. It is not bad, it behaves better than my old CJ7 and my sons 05 Wrangler. the transmission is as easy to shift as an S2000 although it has a longer throw. It is very quiet with minimal wind noise at speeds over 65. 35 inch tires will fit without modification, 37s will fit with 2 inch lift, anything bigger you will lose your fullsize spare under the bed. the backseat has plenty of legroom for fullsize people, my daughter loves it ( she is 10 years old and 5'7). you still get the jeep experience by taking doors and top off but retain the ability to haul stuff like a truck. I really like the three piece top that has the ability to remove sections over the front seats. The price is a little high but considering the price of trucks these days I do not think it is extreme. It is about the same as a land rover discovery. When I bought my 03 discovery new then traded it in 10 years later I took a huge hit on depreciation. I don't think it will be as extreme with this truck.

My DW, and I had a 1985 CJ7 that was alot of fun at the time, but really sucked for anything but bopping around on weekends. It was a real handful in rain/wind/snow/highway. Hopefully the new Gladiator with a better suspension, and longer wheelbase would drive much better.

I like the design, but not the price.

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Originally Posted by ckelly78z (Post 10733824)

CJ7 had leaf springs. Mine was a handfull as well but the gladiator is well behaved and surprisingly comfortable.

I hope they come out with the two door version.
By the time my son is old enough to drive, a used version of that might be a cool ride for skiing/biking/camping.
I like the limited number of seats for a new driver....