Do I want a hardtop?

Hey I'm serious any vehicle that's equipped with air conditioning needs to be cycled every month or so... You have no rings that can dry out and compressor oil that needs to get moved around.
 
Hey I'm serious any vehicle that's equipped with air conditioning needs to be cycled every month or so... You have no rings that can dry out and compressor oil that needs to get moved around.
I agree with you on that. I do the same thing with the top off.
 
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I do like to have the top off and run the air conditioner on recirculate.

That way I'm cooling just the air that's inside the roll cage.
If you have the top off, how do you know what air is 'inside the roll cage'??:cool:
 
If you have the top off, how do you know what air is 'inside the roll cage'??:cool:
That was not a serious comment... I was just poking fun at my own insanity.
 
Comedian Stephen Wright .

"I like to make synthetic hairballs for ceramic cats"
 
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Comedian Stephen Wright .

"I like to make synthetic hairballs for ceramic cats"

Haha, I listened to this guy in the 80's and memorized a lot of his material. Paraphrasing this one, we'll have to see how close I am:

"The electricity went out and the only form of light I had was a Polaroid camera. I went to make a sandwich and took 80 pictures of baloney. My neighbors called because they thought there was lightning inside my house."
 
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I got a life size map of the United States, spent all summer folding it.

I'll give it one winter without a hardtop...I can tell the tops now are great ..

The snap on tops with full cloth doors about froze me to death years ago ....any of you guys remember those?

My wife and I dated in one and the vent was stuck open on her side , she wore skirts , was always freezing..I got all the heat , had no idea.
 
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LOL..that one reminds me of another one:

"Last year we drove across the country. We switched on the driving... Every half mile... We had one cassette tape to listen to on the entire trip...I don't remember what it was."

You should be good in AL without the hardtop, I would think (and a closed vent!). Maybe pick up a cheap top on craigslist if you happen to come by one. If you get a good deal, it would be easy to get your $ back.
 
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1. Ten years without doors may account for my tinnitus.
2. I insulated the ceiling of my hard top Jeep.
Now the A/C really cools in the Arizona sun.
3. Thieves have to get past the locks to steal stuff from my hard top.
4. Hard top Jeeps go everywhere a stripped Jeep goes. Okay, I lied. Most.
5. Nothing beats feeling like you are an invisible observer of the world as you ride a motorcycle.
Oops, drive a stripped-down Jeep.

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I’m in the South East like you, andon my 3rd Jeep, and I’ve had both tops. My CJ, had a really bad softie, then bought a hardtop, then sold it, and bought a new soft top, and loved it. Then my JY had a hard top, and I hated it. I bought a TJ a few months ago, and having a soft top was a plus. If I’d found a good one with a hard top I would have sold the hard top and added a soft top.

Down here we have to many days in the “winter” when it goes to 75 during the day and you can drop the top. Also with all the pop up showers in the summer it is nice to be able to put the top up quickly. The only way I’d consider a hard top is if I had a long interstate commute daily.
 
Cool. I’m staying soft top for a while, love the hard doors.