August 14, 2007

The new 07' styling Of Jeep wrangler is great; it has the retro feel with round lights, and better fenders than the last generation. The interior styling is all redone as well, and looks much better in the dark slate than the Khaki. The new freedom top is their best hardtop yet, but I still went with the soft-top. The sound system is quite amazing on the base stereo package with its six speakers, but if you really like pounding it get the upgrade (I test drove one with the upgrade, WOW). The seats are comfortable, and I've put on a few day trips in them so far. I got the vinyl ones so I could keep them clean, but they have stain resistant fabric too. Even the back seats are fairly comfy. They do sit over the rear axle though, so if you really give it over some huge bump, people in the back are going to know it. It's hard to get into/out of the back, but I did get the two-door model, the four door Unlimited’s solve that problem. The Wrangler still has all the capabilities of the older models, but the road handling is definitely "new school". You can tell that Mercedes engineers had some input into this puppy. My last long term vehicle was a little Honda CRX that was a blast to drive; the Wrangler feels bigger and taller, but no less fun and far more capable. You can still pop the top, pull the doors and flip the windshield down if you like as well. I'm eventually going to put a <a href="http://www.jpartsonline.com/jeeppowerprogrammer.html">Jeep Power Programmer</a> larger tires and wheels on this thing as it came with 16's. They look kind of smallish on the Wrangler and definitely won't suffice for what I planned on this thing. And hey, it's a Jeep. If you don't like the bumpers, doors, stereo, seats, flooring, lights, WHATEVER and are afraid to go after market, just hit up Mopar (Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler owned) and change-out your parts for warranty/insurance-covered parts. I got some extended warranty after seeing the issues with my girl friend's VW so I'm making my Mopar wish list so I can still be fully covered under warranty. I like it so much I tell all my friends they should get one, and I used to be into the small tunable cars! I have no regrets at all with this one.

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