QOTD: Should you be allowed to own this?

On Wednesday, November 29, 2018, the world changed forever. Jeep fans finally got what they wanted, and Fiat Chrysler will almost certainly get what it wants – lower profits and an even stronger Jeep brand.

Yes, the next Jeep Gladiator seems to be a vehicle that should not exist in the increasingly diverse automotive landscape of today. Let FCA reveal something brutal and desirable, not a micro-mobility solution coveted by technical writers and urban utopians and by those who feel that their own lifestyle is the only one appropriate. And a sports plate? It was a surprise, which left us very curious to see the starting price of this model.

If the money was given to him for a mundane pick-up, a full-size pickup truck (the default carrier of the current family, it seems), would you like to avoid the high-performance offers Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, Ram, Toyota and Nissan and go to your nearest Jeep dealership to try your luck? Now, ask the following question: Should you be allowed to to buy one?

While Los Angeles automotive journalists were looking at the beefy Gladiator as he sat in a swivel chair, smoking a cigarette, s'. preparing to uncross his legs, the debate began to arise on the Twitters. As usual, the burning voices began to flow from those who probably do not live the same lifestyle as you, dear reader.

In fact, it seems that some of these voices may not even have a friend who lives an average lifestyle. On average, I mean that they own a single car that meets most of their needs with a fairly tight budget because that is where their income lies. Home-to-work commutes are most likely part of their bbad lifestyle, which certainly does not include trips paid by OEMs in the Scottish Highlands to test the pinnacle of perfection in performance. The vehicle in front of their house is not a special tuner, nor a rare exotic, nor another toy, but it is a consumer product that could be confused with the one next door in the car park a grocery store. Yes, reliability and maintenance costs were taken into account at the time of purchase, although the reseller may have offered them a "smoking agreement" to ignore the JD Power ratings. This friend does not talk about chbadis code and does not spend his life being obsessed with competing imports of JDM since the early 1990s.

Twitter Auto often reveals In the presence of such a thick bubble, the Washington DC belt looks like Saran Wrap in comparison. Lately – finally, since GM's announcement on Monday in particular – some Auto Twitter users have suggested that Americans are buying the wrong vehicles. It's wrong and it makes them angry. You make the wrong choices, the people! With the ambitious and achievable Jeep Gladiator revelation on Wednesday, things have only gotten worse.

The Gladiator is not a creature that vomits oxygen and was born in Toledo for the express purpose of spreading hugs to pandas and solving the world 's environmental and social problems. . It will not generate fuel economy similar to that of the Prius, nor will it bend and fit in the trunk of a car. It's a big heavy truck that wants to scrap it into the extremely profitable truck segment. And because we do not live in the Soviet Union, we are allowed to buy one, just as the original builder is allowed to build and sell one, provided it meets the standards. safety and environmental standards.

continue to offer economic and low-cost sedans and hybrids? Totally. I would like to see a market that offers all buyers the opportunity to buy what they want. Damn, I drive a Cruze because it's quite spacious, powerful and consumes very well, all at a reasonable price for tight budgets. I will be sad to see him picked. Auto Twitter instead gives us a vision of a world where lords themselves will choose what people should be allowed to buy, based on their personal moral convictions or their lifestyle preferences.

Do some people simply want to have an important status symbol, seeing, trapping roads and gulping? You bet. They were paying a lot of tax on this vehicle and, according to the jurisdiction, more tax on fuel than they consumed.

Do like the others like the satisfaction of knowing that they have absolute off-road capability (if not used), if any? Sure. Everything is legal. Just like the purchase of a new Porsche 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4 S, 911 Carrera 4 S, 911 Carrera 4 S, 911 Carrera 4 S, 911 Carrera 4 S, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo Cabriolet, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera GTS, 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4 GTS, 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3 RS, or 911 GT2 RS.

Creating a system in which, supposedly, a government overseer will judge that your vehicle needs certain (environmentally friendly) capabilities will surely lead to a world with even fewer choices. What's less useful for the company – a Porsche of non-Cayenne or Macan persuasion or a Ford F-150? A roadster that consumes 29 mpg is it more useful for a family than a five-seater off-road pickup truck that can accommodate 22 mpg? It is certainly not necessary to own an original French project car in the 70s, an RX-7 or this vintage Porsche when a modern and more practical alternative exists. It's antisocial and selfish on your part!

People badume that in the utopia of their dreams, it is up to them. Everyone will have to change their habits. Not so. They will have to sacrifice themselves like the rest of the people.

To close this long mouth, I ask you, B & B: the Jeep's gladiator turns the crank? Why? And should we be allowed to buy it?

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