What options on the Rubi
Exterior Colors: Hydro Blue Pearl-Coat Exterior Paint $245
Grilles: Integrated Off-Road Camera $595
Exterior Design: Body-Color Fender Flares $695
Wheels: 17-Inch x 7.5-Inch Machined / Painted Black Wheels $0
Tires: LT285/70R17C BSW Off-Road Tires $0
Tops: Body-Color 3-Piece Hard Top $2,495
Safety & Security Systems: Remote-Start System $495
Locks & Keys: Remote-Proximity Keyless-Entry $645
Safety Group $995
Advanced Safety Group $795
Cold Weather Group $995
Trailer-Tow and Heavy-Duty Electrical Group $795
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Was anyone else as unprepared as i was when it comes to people waving at you? iāve driven about 20 miles and have gotten 10+ waves lol. Didnāt realize it was a thing.
Brings me back to my Subaru days
I thought they were just my adoring fans. Just wait until you catch yourself waving to Jeeps from your daily commuter.
itās funny because i drive my wifeās grand cherokee pretty often and have never gotten a wave. she informed me that itās a Wrangler thing?
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Yepā¦Iāve caught myself pulling a wave short when I see itās a sport. Not culty enough.
Wranglers will absolutely wave to you. I never realized it was a thing either.
Also, getting āduckedā? 
Thatās exactly the question I want to ask. As someone new to Jeep, I am a little worried about noise and cold in winter/hot in summer. Did you get answers? What is the recommendation for the top (soft, hard, SOT) for dally communication in city and freeway?
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None of the options are going to create a āquietā cabin on the highway compared to most cars/crossovers, but Iāve found the SOT noise level to be tolerable and something you get used to rather quickly. It is, however, by far the best option for usability and looks/feels very premium.
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The only thing about the soft top is that those plastic windows get dirty and then stay that way. They scratch easily in an automatic car wash too.
Were you talking about a low optioned 4Xe for yourself or a low option, gas only Wrangler? I know 1 day in the not too distant future Iām not going to be able to buy a manual transmission anymore. I was toying with the idea of a $45 - $46K Willys Unlimited with a stick. Looks great in hydro blue with all that black trim too.
This is good to know . As a fellow NYC/NJ area person, I visit automatic car washes alot (like most of us do)
ok, this made me laugh.
Soft top is by far the loudest, followed by SOT and hard top. Iāve also had all three and have hot heads liner for the SOT.
My SOT gets quite loud on the highway above 65mph or so. If itās windy out itās even louder. I love the SOT but if youāre frequently on the higher or do lots of long road trips Iād lean towards the hard top.
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This is my exact configuration, premium soft top Sahara with cold weather group and gorilla glass. The one pay was just under 12k in November 2021 and Iām in process of selling to Autonation today. I am going to order a 2022 and it will be a SOT. Iām frugal and my thought process was, if Iām going to have a wrangler may as well make it as easy to put the top down. Opening the soft to expose the driver/rear passengers is super easy. The rear windows are not difficult to get it into full convertible mode. One thing I do not like about the premium soft top is the vinyl windows, if you look at them very small micro-fiber scratches start appearing. Living in the midwest I wouldnāt dare touch a snow brush on them. I asked my wife how often will she open the top when the weather turns nice, she said probably never. I then asked if we had the SOT how often would you open the top and she said all the time. Iām going to order the exact same truck this time around with the SOT instead of the premium soft top.
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This is good to know, thank you.
The soft top rear windows seem to scratch easily. I wash my vehicles frequently at one of those automated āsoft touchā car washes, so these makes me want to steer away from the soft top. I do like the easyness of being able to quickly flip it open from front to back.
Seems SOT is just worth it really.
Just as an fyi, what is Autonation offering you on your soft top?
This right here (well, not your wife, but the general thought) is the whole point of the wrangler for me. Something I can easily open up and enjoy the weather and easily shut. Iāve had manual and power convertibles in the past and the power top got significantly more use. Now, add on that I can open and close it while driving? Game changer.
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Ok ok. Iām sold. Iām sticking with SOT.
I just had to hear the arguments from the Soft Top owners
Thank you guys !
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I really enjoyed our soft top and with how little we used it on the highway, I could get past the wind noise. My biggest issue with the soft top was the back plastic window. It made accessing the cargo area a PITA. Constantly having to unfasten it and get it back in place for groceries, strollers etc. The hinged glass window on the hard tops and SOT provides so much more utility.
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Interestingly my gladiator (with hard top) is as noisy if not noisier than the SOT on my wrangler because I have mud terrain tires in the gladiator. If youāre getting a Sahara and leave the stock tires on, youāll be quieter than a rubicon.
As someone else mentioned, itās not quiet at highway speeds. I think motor trend measured it at 79 decibels. Get the hot head and you knock it down to mid 70s. I have one and it definitely helps a bit (especially when itās windy out) but I happen to think the headliners biggest benefit is the insulation from excessive cold or heat.
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Your CarMax offer is low for sure. My 63k MSRP Rubicon has 3000 miles and I just got an offer of $58k for it yesterday. Iām in the north east.