S2k Chris
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- Chris
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Looking into maybe getting a Wrangler, and I had a few questions. My wife has owned a couple Cherokees and a Liberty, but this would be my first Jeep. I’ve driven TJs and JKs fairly extensively, but all as vacation rentals in various places. Some recent lifestyle changes in terms of drastically reducing my commute means I’m interested in getting something fun, not just something that has to be reliable to get me to/from work economically. I’m not 100% convinced I’d be thrilled with it for the long haul, so I’m thinking of doing a 3 year lease.
So that’s sorta the background. I drove a base Sport last night, and mostly enjoyed it but I wanted a couple thoughts on some things:
-Sitting in the showroom in a Sahara, I noticed the door check strap (think that’s what it was) was kind of curled out into the footwell, and kind of brushed up against my ankle. I didn’t notice this in the Sport I drove. Is this a thing, and is there a way to mitigate it? I think it would annoy the crap out of me.
-Driving it, it was way more refined than I remember, but it did seem to kind of wander back and forth a bit on the road. Felt like maybe the tires were overinflated (I should have checked, but didn’t). I’m used to driving a sedan, so it may just be normal, or it could be the one I drove or the pavement I was on. It wasn’t bad, and I’d probably get used to it, but it was the only thing that felt different than a normal SUV. Any thoughts?
-Finally, I am fairly particular in what I want, and the dealer couldn’t find anything that matched my spec so it would be a custom build, which I’m fine with. Basically, I’d do a red 4dr Sport S, with the 3.6L/8AT, limited slip, Tech, convenience, cold weather, trailer, 2 top, and Alpine. I’d also do the all-weather mats and the soft top window storage bag. I’ve read about the issues with the soft top storage bag and ordering, would that delay my whole build or would they just send it separately? Is there anything else objectionable about the build? I live in the ‘burbs so I don’t need the Rubicon (would love it, but just not worth the extra $$ for me, I don’t plan on extensively modding the Jeep, I know famous last words…) and I don’t think I need to step up to the Sahara because I don’t care about the leather or color matched stuff or the Nav (Apple carplay good enough for me).
Appreciate any thoughts anyone might have on the above.
So that’s sorta the background. I drove a base Sport last night, and mostly enjoyed it but I wanted a couple thoughts on some things:
-Sitting in the showroom in a Sahara, I noticed the door check strap (think that’s what it was) was kind of curled out into the footwell, and kind of brushed up against my ankle. I didn’t notice this in the Sport I drove. Is this a thing, and is there a way to mitigate it? I think it would annoy the crap out of me.
-Driving it, it was way more refined than I remember, but it did seem to kind of wander back and forth a bit on the road. Felt like maybe the tires were overinflated (I should have checked, but didn’t). I’m used to driving a sedan, so it may just be normal, or it could be the one I drove or the pavement I was on. It wasn’t bad, and I’d probably get used to it, but it was the only thing that felt different than a normal SUV. Any thoughts?
-Finally, I am fairly particular in what I want, and the dealer couldn’t find anything that matched my spec so it would be a custom build, which I’m fine with. Basically, I’d do a red 4dr Sport S, with the 3.6L/8AT, limited slip, Tech, convenience, cold weather, trailer, 2 top, and Alpine. I’d also do the all-weather mats and the soft top window storage bag. I’ve read about the issues with the soft top storage bag and ordering, would that delay my whole build or would they just send it separately? Is there anything else objectionable about the build? I live in the ‘burbs so I don’t need the Rubicon (would love it, but just not worth the extra $$ for me, I don’t plan on extensively modding the Jeep, I know famous last words…) and I don’t think I need to step up to the Sahara because I don’t care about the leather or color matched stuff or the Nav (Apple carplay good enough for me).
Appreciate any thoughts anyone might have on the above.
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