I've had good luck with this approach: https://www.amazon.com/Racor-PHL-1R-HeavyLift-4-Foot-Cable-Lifted/dp/B0009I8AO6?ref_=ast_sto_dp You can hang the hardtop from the platform with straps and store the soft top (and other things) on top. Depends on the ceiling height of your storage area. Good...
I've also received many compliments over the 4 1/2 years I've owned my 2018 HellaYella Sahara. I didn't want a boring gray model and have been happy from day one, though my family is, shall we say, less enthusiastic. I agree on the hideousness of the Velocity Yellow.
Just wait. Like you, I read many common JL complaints over the last few years and wondered why I hadn't experienced them. But recently I noticed that the paint was bubbling on the doors and hinges of my 2018 JL Sahara (31,000 miles). It's bad and I'm bringing it into the dealer tomorrow to begin...
No question, the back seat is pretty upright. Thankfully, there's a kit available to tilt the rear seats back a bit and it's a pretty easy install. Worth doing if you'll have the kids in the rear seat often.
FWIW, I took my '18 Sahara on a 2,300-mile road trip this summer and it was a great...
If you look around too much and for too long you'll convince yourself that everyone has a problem. My advice is to relax and look forward to delivery. You'll love your Jeep.
I think this is really geography-dependent. I live in Vermont and have the hardtop on from late October to early or mid-May, depending on the spring weather. Swapping the hard top for soft top is reasonably easy, though for some storage might be an issue. If I lived in a different part of the...
I love my 2018 HellaYella Safari. I don't know what the actual build percentages are for the various colors, but I've seen only one other HellaYella JL on the road since I got mine last October.
Interesting. I just looked at my build sheet and it shows up as standard equipment. I wonder if they changed that during the year. Mine was a late build--ordered in August and delivered in October.
Congrats. My 2018 HY Sahara (ordered 8/18) arrived at the dealer in Vermont today. I'm having the tires swapped out and getting the MOPAR rustproofing done. (VT winters are rough.) Can't wait to drive it away next week!
Great looking rig. My HY Sahara (ordered 8/18) is in transit and should arrive in Vermont in the next week or so. Sorry to read about the chipping you're experiencing, and I'm curious about it. Where on the fenders is this happening? Are you on gravel a lot? I can't tell for certain, but those...