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      02-21-2019, 03:06 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho View Post
I have toyed with the idea as well but talked myself out of it each time. Most (clearly not all) owners have told me everything about a Wrangler is AWESOME except actually driving one. They are slow, noisy, spartan, poor-handling vehicles. If I still had my car commute, there's zero chance I would own one (20 min in stop and go traffic). Now that I have a train commute and only drive around town, I could certainly swing it. That being said, I used my substantial Jeep discount to buy my second consecutive Grand Cherokee Hemi and couldn't be happier.

You have to be willing to give up some pretty substantial creature comforts to gain the few months of weekend top-down driving.
Same boat. I just can't curry the braking distances or poor handling with carrying my kid around. I think if I lived somewhere that I could access trails more readily I'd be more inclined to suffer the consequences, but not in the middle of a big city hours from fun.