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This will be the first Spring/Summer with my Jeep. So....I'm trying to decide how I want to run it this summer, top wise, so I need help deciding. Here are my conditions:
1. 2010 Unlimited with hard top (no soft top).
2. Jeep is a second vehicle, but I plan to run it a lot in the summer with "the open air feeling" as much as possible and use it for my daily commute.
3. I live in PA, so mornings may be chillier (spring) than afternoons plus I still have to deal with rain/wet weather. Sun does not get Florida hot here.
4. I have a garage, but it's taken up by other cars (wife's car, classic car). The Jeep will be stored outside over night.
So, here is how I look at my options.
Option 1. Buy a Trektop NX, store hard top in garage via hoist (need to install) but I don't really care for the fastback look of the NX while up.
Option 2. Take off hardtop when the day is going to be nice. Use lift in garage but I'll need to jockey cars to get to the lift for removal and replacement. Also could buy a trail cover for temporary cover if rain.
Option 3. Buy a standard soft top.
Option 4. ?
Also, I like to weekend at the beach, so the drive down and back I'd like the same open air but need to worry about storms.
So, do I just take the hard top off/on based on weather for the day/days? With this scenario I have to worry about possibly getting caught in a downpour. Do I bite the bullet (looks wise) and buy the NX, then I pretty much am covered for whatever weather hits me and I still have the open air? Or do I buy a standard soft top and deal with the drawbacks from that (longer to put up/down, higher cost, bulkier) but then I like the look better.
I need some opinions and I need some hints from people who have run topless or open air for years. What wisdom can anyone provide?
Thank you very much!
1. 2010 Unlimited with hard top (no soft top).
2. Jeep is a second vehicle, but I plan to run it a lot in the summer with "the open air feeling" as much as possible and use it for my daily commute.
3. I live in PA, so mornings may be chillier (spring) than afternoons plus I still have to deal with rain/wet weather. Sun does not get Florida hot here.
4. I have a garage, but it's taken up by other cars (wife's car, classic car). The Jeep will be stored outside over night.
So, here is how I look at my options.
Option 1. Buy a Trektop NX, store hard top in garage via hoist (need to install) but I don't really care for the fastback look of the NX while up.
Option 2. Take off hardtop when the day is going to be nice. Use lift in garage but I'll need to jockey cars to get to the lift for removal and replacement. Also could buy a trail cover for temporary cover if rain.
Option 3. Buy a standard soft top.
Option 4. ?
Also, I like to weekend at the beach, so the drive down and back I'd like the same open air but need to worry about storms.
So, do I just take the hard top off/on based on weather for the day/days? With this scenario I have to worry about possibly getting caught in a downpour. Do I bite the bullet (looks wise) and buy the NX, then I pretty much am covered for whatever weather hits me and I still have the open air? Or do I buy a standard soft top and deal with the drawbacks from that (longer to put up/down, higher cost, bulkier) but then I like the look better.
I need some opinions and I need some hints from people who have run topless or open air for years. What wisdom can anyone provide?
Thank you very much!