A Wrangler would be fun if I did a lot of off-roading, but they’re supposedly pretty bad on the Interstate – noisy, difficult to handle at high speeds, and so on. I make a lot of long road trips, and thus highway performance is very important.
I’ll agree with necros, though – 'round Denver, I see a lot of “Joe Colorado” types in Wranglers. Men in their 20s through the early 30s, baseball cap, goatee, flannel shirt, Labrador Retriever in the back, etc. If you live in Colorado, you’ll see 'em in droves.
BTW, I’m glad to see civilized, fun discourse on this topis. I posted a similar message in another bulletin board, and got nothing but flames – comments about what “chick cars” and “guy cars” are was appearently thought of as “generalizing” and sexist.
Remind me not to take my Wrangler (we call it a YJ in my parts) to Colorado; I’d hate to be mistaken for one of those guys. But I guess I wouldn’t be: my Jeep is ten years old, rusty in spots, and has seen much more mud and crud than I suppose theirs ever will. And while I do wear flannel shirts, they have mostly been used for working on a farm, and the only things in the back of my Jeep are safety boots, safety goggles, and a pile of tools.
Hey, I have to stick up for the Jeeps. Neither my Jeep nor me are the best looking things on the road, but mine has done everything I’ve asked it to, and I don’t care what anybody thinks.
Seriously, elmwood, they’re not as bad as you think on the freeways. Yes, they can be a little noisy and the ride might be a little bumpy to those who are used to passenger cars, but handling is not a problem at freeway speeds. (I had more problems handling a small Honda, which tended to get blown from side to side when passed by a semi.) And you do get used to these things quickly–I did, anyway.
The image of the Joe Colorado types you described is scary though. Thinking about it, maybe I really should drive down there and shake them up a little.
