N875ED
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Mark
- Joined
- Nov 6, 2020
- Threads
- 0
- Messages
- 52
- Reaction score
- 109
- Location
- Lebanon, OH
- Vehicle(s)
- 2021 JLU 80th Anniversary
WAIT, what?? You mean the top comes off these Jeep’s? Who knew?
Sponsored
This is why I actually opted for the soft top. I felt like if I got the hard top I would be much more resistant to taking the top off because of Michigan weather and going through the hassle. And the top off was a big selling point for me personally.The hassle of taking off the hard top isn't worth the time for me. The weather changes so quickly here in Michigan, I'd spend an hour or two every other day dinking around with the top. I'd rather just take off the freedom panels and call it a day.
Also, with this being the dog mobile, I can't bring him anywhere if the top is off.
I have to ask what the breed is - my golden retriever looks at me funny if the top is ON. He much prefers the wind and the view with the top off.The hassle of taking off the hard top isn't worth the time for me. The weather changes so quickly here in Michigan, I'd spend an hour or two every other day dinking around with the top. I'd rather just take off the freedom panels and call it a day.
Also, with this being the dog mobile, I can't bring him anywhere if the top is off.
Same here, soft top was a must. It's really theThis is why I actually opted for the soft top. I felt like if I got the hard top I would be much more resistant to taking the top off because of Michigan weather and going through the hassle. And the top off was a big selling point for me personally.
I agree with this post 100 percent. It was at the top of my list for reasons to buy a Wrangler. And I also agree with the OP's and others' observations that too many are buttoned up tight with the AC running on beautiful days. I live near the ocean and just shake my head when I watch the parade of Wranglers touring up the Blvd at slow speeds without even a cracked window. It makes me wonder why they are driving a Jeep when there are so many superior SUVs for that kind of driving experience.This is why I actually opted for the soft top. I felt like if I got the hard top I would be much more resistant to taking the top off because of Michigan weather and going through the hassle. And the top off was a big selling point for me personally.
They do sell that one-touch power top that is as fixed as you can get.I’m probably in the minority here but I’ve always said if Jeep offered a true permanent fixture hardtop like a traditional suv there is no doubt I would buy that instantly. I’ve never taken the doors off or the full hardtop off, no desire too. A traditional roof version of the Jeep would offer better insulation and noise properties, I would far prefer that.
plus the Florida summer heat is far too hot to go naked, I don’t get how people do it, the spring and fall for a month is about the only good time.
That all being said I do occasionally take my freedom panels off because it’s there but I’d trade that ability for a traditional roof straight away.
To respond to the OP: yes, open motoring is a dying art. It’s been dying for the past 70 years.
Open motoring was common since the appearance of the automobile through the end of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
A variety of factors conspired against open motoring: safety, cost, comfort, convenience. But the biggest contributor was speed: as vehicles grew faster and distances longer, the fate of open motoring was sealed.
Unavoidable mechanical and electrical complexity made convertible tops unreliable. Widespread adoption of air conditioning through the 1960s further made enclosed motoring more comfortable and enjoyable.
1938 Buick convertible sedan was the last of many mass produced open 4-door cars
The art of open motoring would be truly dead by the 1960s
Driving into oblivion