Thank you for allowing me to join the forum. I took a ride in a Wrangler event and loved the capabilities of this car. I need some advice on what to get. I drive a car now, and had SUV's in the past. I'm looking for something that will be, in order of priority, 1) daily driver 2)family of 4 car 3) convertible enjoyment at beach 4) winter go anywhere car (snows here). I've never gone off-road (intentionally) but will try some off-roading with a vehicle like a JL that definitely can do it. With that, I'd like some advice on whether to get a Sahara or Rubicon. Here are my thoughts.
Sahara: I assume the street tires and creature comforts like selec-trac will be ideal for on road comfort, which will be what I'll be using the JL for 95+% of the time. It seems to come with body color fenders so I assume it will look funny with the black hard top. That means at minimum it will be a body color hardtop / dual top combo, and add in the headliner for more sound isolation. At that price, it's only a few hundred dollars off the fully powered top, which will give me the convenience of not having to swap tops. Should I get the dual tops or should I go for the power top for convenience? I assume the power top is not as insulating during the winter as a proper hard top.
Rubicon: I like the aggressive hood, fancy steel bumper option, and the red dashboard. It's probably more capacity than what I need given my priorities above. Price is not a huge issue as they appear to be within a few thousand dollars of each other when comparably equipped. I have a garage so storing the hardtop is not an issue during the summer.
I plan to keep it for the longer term.
Also, should I wait for the 4 cylinder for better fuel economy? I'm going with the automatic regardless.
Sahara or Rubicon? Dual top or power top?
Appreciate the advice and thank you
Sahara: I assume the street tires and creature comforts like selec-trac will be ideal for on road comfort, which will be what I'll be using the JL for 95+% of the time. It seems to come with body color fenders so I assume it will look funny with the black hard top. That means at minimum it will be a body color hardtop / dual top combo, and add in the headliner for more sound isolation. At that price, it's only a few hundred dollars off the fully powered top, which will give me the convenience of not having to swap tops. Should I get the dual tops or should I go for the power top for convenience? I assume the power top is not as insulating during the winter as a proper hard top.
Rubicon: I like the aggressive hood, fancy steel bumper option, and the red dashboard. It's probably more capacity than what I need given my priorities above. Price is not a huge issue as they appear to be within a few thousand dollars of each other when comparably equipped. I have a garage so storing the hardtop is not an issue during the summer.
I plan to keep it for the longer term.
Also, should I wait for the 4 cylinder for better fuel economy? I'm going with the automatic regardless.
Sahara or Rubicon? Dual top or power top?
Appreciate the advice and thank you