Jeeper here.
I just rented a 4 door in Kona last month. First time I lived with one. It was a 2 week rental.
Hell no. It is too big. It is too heavy and so underpowered.
It is pretty quiet at 60 mph compared to a TJ. This was a hard top. Not as quiet as a car of course but enough for it not to be an issue.
The suspension OTOH was as bad or worse, yes worse, than the TJ. Not sure how they fucked that up. This is for road riding. Don't know what it's like offroad (not allowed by rental). Doesn't matter though. It'd get stuck between two trees or on a hairpin turn on the trails we have in WA.
Turning radius was like a bus. Turning it around on Ali'i was a pain in the ass.
If I were buying a new Jeep I'd get a 2 door JK. No way I'd ever get the 4 door. If you need all that space then just get a Cherokee!
Best way to own a Jeep is to have a different daily driver, then get a used unmodified 2 door Wrangler for weekend fun. If you buy it jacked you are buying someone else's shoddy workmanship.
I just rented a 4 door in Kona last month. First time I lived with one. It was a 2 week rental.
Hell no. It is too big. It is too heavy and so underpowered.
It is pretty quiet at 60 mph compared to a TJ. This was a hard top. Not as quiet as a car of course but enough for it not to be an issue.
The suspension OTOH was as bad or worse, yes worse, than the TJ. Not sure how they fucked that up. This is for road riding. Don't know what it's like offroad (not allowed by rental). Doesn't matter though. It'd get stuck between two trees or on a hairpin turn on the trails we have in WA.
Turning radius was like a bus. Turning it around on Ali'i was a pain in the ass.
If I were buying a new Jeep I'd get a 2 door JK. No way I'd ever get the 4 door. If you need all that space then just get a Cherokee!
Best way to own a Jeep is to have a different daily driver, then get a used unmodified 2 door Wrangler for weekend fun. If you buy it jacked you are buying someone else's shoddy workmanship.