Hi all, this is my first post here, I just joined the forum today...
I'm looking for a new vehicle, and I really like the Wrangler, but after reading many negative reviews, I'm having some doubts. The reviews mostly say the same thing -- that the Wrangler makes a terrible daily driver and is only good if you go off-road often.
Here is what I'm looking for in a vehicle:
1) First thing I should mention is I do NOT go off-road. I suppose if I get a Wrangler I could become interested in trying that sometime, but I never have before in the past.
2) This will be my daily driver and will spend its time on the pavement, with about 50% of that being highway driving.
3) I have a really bad back, so I need a vehicle with a very upright seating position. I test drove the Wrangler and found it very comfortable.
4) I don't care about back seat space -- I cannot remember the last time someone sat in my back seat. Nor do I need a ton of cargo space. I prefer a smaller vehicle that I can parallel park somewhat easily.
5) I live in the Northeast, so it needs to be great in the snow. Having a bad back, I prefer to avoid shoveling snow. Often times my car gets plowed in, and I would like a vehicle that I can drive out of (or over) a pile of snow without much difficulty.
6) The roads around here are terrible -- lots of pot holes and broken road. I want a vehicle that has a robust suspension that I don't need to worry about this and drive around dodging the pot holes. I just want to be able to bounce over them without much harshness.
So far it seems like most of the vehicles with higher seating positions are huge full size trucks like the F150 which is exactly what I don't want. The only other smaller vehicles I've found that are comfortable and fit the other criteria are the Range Rover Evoque, Subaru Forester and the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk.
The Subaru Forester just reminds me too much of a soccer mom car -- no fun there. The Renegade seems nice, but it's a Fiat, so I worry about the reliability. The Evoque is great, but a bit pricey -- not sure if I want to spend that much on a vehicle.
I test drove a really nice 2-door Wrangler Sahara which was pretty loaded... MSRP was $39k. I'm thinking something like this would be good for me. Any thoughts or advise?
I'm looking for a new vehicle, and I really like the Wrangler, but after reading many negative reviews, I'm having some doubts. The reviews mostly say the same thing -- that the Wrangler makes a terrible daily driver and is only good if you go off-road often.
Here is what I'm looking for in a vehicle:
1) First thing I should mention is I do NOT go off-road. I suppose if I get a Wrangler I could become interested in trying that sometime, but I never have before in the past.
2) This will be my daily driver and will spend its time on the pavement, with about 50% of that being highway driving.
3) I have a really bad back, so I need a vehicle with a very upright seating position. I test drove the Wrangler and found it very comfortable.
4) I don't care about back seat space -- I cannot remember the last time someone sat in my back seat. Nor do I need a ton of cargo space. I prefer a smaller vehicle that I can parallel park somewhat easily.
5) I live in the Northeast, so it needs to be great in the snow. Having a bad back, I prefer to avoid shoveling snow. Often times my car gets plowed in, and I would like a vehicle that I can drive out of (or over) a pile of snow without much difficulty.
6) The roads around here are terrible -- lots of pot holes and broken road. I want a vehicle that has a robust suspension that I don't need to worry about this and drive around dodging the pot holes. I just want to be able to bounce over them without much harshness.
So far it seems like most of the vehicles with higher seating positions are huge full size trucks like the F150 which is exactly what I don't want. The only other smaller vehicles I've found that are comfortable and fit the other criteria are the Range Rover Evoque, Subaru Forester and the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk.
The Subaru Forester just reminds me too much of a soccer mom car -- no fun there. The Renegade seems nice, but it's a Fiat, so I worry about the reliability. The Evoque is great, but a bit pricey -- not sure if I want to spend that much on a vehicle.
I test drove a really nice 2-door Wrangler Sahara which was pretty loaded... MSRP was $39k. I'm thinking something like this would be good for me. Any thoughts or advise?