Did a spring break trip once in an YJ ragtop. It was about a 6hr drive, and I was in the back seat (did it before Grad school, IIRC). Even with earplugs it was LOUD. But spring break in a Jeep in 1990 - priceless. I could not count the number of co-eds that were taking our picture for doing spring break right (or at least as right as could be done on South Padre Island - still about 50k college kids on the beach.
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I hope they put absolutely nothing in it at all.
I've put 12,000 miles on my soft top 4runner without a oz of sound deadening, my main transportation half the summer time.
I've put 12,000 miles on my soft top 4runner without a oz of sound deadening, my main transportation half the summer time.
Will be interesting to see how sound is factored into the design. Was in Denver this week for a trip and rented a 4-door bronco soft top. I have to say the road noise was terrible. My F150 is super quiet inside which I have become used to. Rain/snow and some highway driving was not really that enjoyable in the bronco, so I’ve pretty much scratched the cabana top off my list for the Traveler, unless Scout is able to release some specs on how the fabric top will seal and have some sound dampening built in before we start selecting options. Would be great if they released interior dB meter readings at 10-30-45-70 mph with the different roof options.
Reminds me of when my wife thought she wanted a Jeep Wrangler. One test drive with the soft top and she was done. She hated the Jeep. Next thing I know she’s picking out a Chevy Colorado ZR2 in bright orange. She loves that damn truck!
You just get used to yelling so the backseat passengers can hear you.
Backseat passengers?You just get used to yelling so the backseat passengers can hear you.
Yelling was required in my dads TJ to communicate with the FRONT seat passenger at any speeds above about 60mph.
Back seat passengers were effectively isolated the whole freeway travel time.
My buddies CJ we would simply stop trying to talk to each other at speed. It simply wasn’t worth the effort.
That approach could save marriages on long road trips. Especially when the wife is driving…
Where was it implied about different battery packs besides between BEV and EREV? I thought Jamie mentioned on that thread there hasn’t been discussion of a single motor or smaller range battery. Maybe I missed something, but so far only have heard of the 350 range BEV and 150 range EREV battery. I definitely think at $60k prior to incentives that should be 350 range capability, hopefully that’s what is put forth and not extra cost to have the range capacity initially marketed.
I’m thumb upping the save marriages, not the wife driving part as my wife loves driving and I’m happy to play passenger. When I want to drive I drive otherwise I let her captain the ship
Not the case in this house. My husband and I did a 4400 miles roadtrip in our Surpa in a week. We had a system. He drove highway. I drove once we got into town. No arguments the whole trip and we had a great time. He even told me the other day I’m a really good driver. I can’t wait to do a roadtrip in the Scout. Just a slower one. We had some really long days on that trip. I’m ready to go!
I’ve had a CDL for almost 25 years. I’m a terrible passenger.
I have a bare metal tub, cracked exhaust manifold and no top or doors on my YJ, with the 4.0 and MTRs. It is capable of driving on the highway, but that is not exactly a pleasant experience.My father owned a TJ with a soft top, half doors, and mud terrains. That was pretty dang loud.
My buddy at the time owned a '74 CJ5, with a V8, glasspacks, and no doors, or top. I remember one time we did a 2hr road trip to go wheeling. That was... much louder.
My ZJ is pretty loud by modern standards, but pretty dang quiet compared to either of the above. But I'd be lying if I said I desired the scout to be that loud.
I have the KO2s on my VW Atlas, which is lifted by 1 1/2 inches and equipped with a B2B Fab camber correcting kit. Our experience shows that they can be a bit loud! They really shine off-road,surprised by how much noise they though we were generate.
That surprises me. I’ve spent a lot of time in my brothers truck, plus my 2020 Raptor had the KO2’s, and not once did I think the tires were loud. I’ve spent my whole life running some sort of off road tires on my trucks/suv’s, and if it was any kind of mud terrain it was on the loud side. Good A/T tires have always been quieter. Of all the tires I’ve ran, the KO2’s and the General Grabber’s I’m running now are by far the quietest tires I’ve ran.
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