Breakdown of the Gladiator
The Jeep Gladiator is still fairly new to South African shores and as such has had very little time to develop a data set to compare in our local lineups. We took a look at how it has behaved in its home country of America and average the dollar costs of services there and compare them to the Jeep Wrangler locally, which in essence runs on the same drivetrain components. We were then able to estimate what the average service costs of the new Gladiator would be.
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Gladiator owners can expect R3781.88 – R4076.88 on average for a small service which includes parts and labour. This number can be doubled or even quadrupled depending on parts that need to be replaced or work undertaken during a major service or distance-mandated service.
If we extrapolate and take into account a worst-case scenario for a major repair, A Jeep Gladiator could cost about R185 000 for service and maintenance during its first 10 years of service.
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This is more than the industry average for popular bakkie models by roughly R20 000. There is also a 35.84% chance that a Gladiator will require a major repair during that time. This is 14.34% worse than similar vehicles in this segment.
In Conclusion
The Gladiator could be considered expensive to maintain over time and outside the service and maintenance plan period, but this is the same for all vehicles. When held against its competitors it is only marginally more expensive than segment competitors.
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