[evomind2]

well.....
besides a few constructive comments, this thread has been tarnished with drivel.
no one is knocking jeeps. jeeps werent the topic though. if all i wanted was a pure offroad vehicle, i might consider one. some of us like to have some style and comfort to go along with it though. some refinement when we use the vehicle to go out saturday night.
i offroad my lifted h3 and ive seen jeeps go where i wont go. ive seen beat to **** toyota pickups go where i wont go. not because i cant, but because i didnt like the idea of sideswiping my truck against a boulder to do it. jeepers dont care. guys in beat to **** toyota pickups dont care. if i sustain unforseen damage im not gonna sit down and cry abt it if it happens, but im not gonna purposefully use some big boulder to scrape against so i can get by.
ive forded water half way up my doors and not a drop gets inside. the jeepers did it (lifted like me) but they were sitting chest high in water to do it.
there is a big difference in refinement between the two vehicles.

back to topic.....
more specifically, i have a lifted h3 which im very happy with but after seeing an sut with the 6" fabtech lift i started thinking abt that. awesome vehicle on road, and wondered how good they are offroad. are they too top heavy?
lately ive been thinking of spending a few extra bucks and get an 03-04 convertible h1 and modding that. 2" lift, 2" body lift, bigger tires, rock rails, etc etc.....ive always thought the h1's were cool and i enjoyed driving it on the test drives ive taken.
so the question becomes besides the aesthetics, whats a better, more durable offroader, a lifted h2 or a slightly lifted h1 with some goodies and why?
are the doors water tight, unlike most jeeps? are the 6" lifted suts too top heavy and prone to roll?
are the h1's durable?
another aspect of the h1 that i like is i dont think an 03 or 04 will depreciate so much over the next several years.
comments?