How much louder are soft tops?

[bullsnake]

I'm assuming the Alpha's have a pretty good heating and cooling system as well? I'm in Iowa and we currently have 6" of snow on the ground with an expected high today of 12 degrees. The heater in the 'ol 96 will run you out on high! I'm assuming the insulated soft top stays nice and toasty too in the winter?
Haven't really had an H1 through the summer-can the AC keep you from getting completely pitted out if you were heading out to an event?

Thanks!!

Originally Posted by bullsnake

I'm assuming the Alpha's have a pretty good heating and cooling system as well? I'm in Iowa and we currently have 6" of snow on the ground with an expected high today of 12 degrees. The heater in the 'ol 96 will run you out on high! I'm assuming the insulated soft top stays nice and toasty too in the winter?
Haven't really had an H1 through the summer-can the AC keep you from getting completely pitted out if you were heading out to an event?

Thanks!!

The heating and cooling in the Alpha is probably about the same (maybe a little better) than the '02 wagon that I had. There's less room to heat and cool in the open top, so that makes a difference as well.

Heating has never been an issue for me living in the southeast. (It's 60+ degrees today...).

What is more of an issue is the cooling. During the peak summer days when the humidity and temperature are both over 90, the A/C can be a bit challenged to keep up. I added a slight tint to the windows to help reduce the interior heat, and I blast the A/C on MAX HI during the hottest months.

That helps, but the interior design of the truck is not optimal for cooling. I find most of the cold air does not make it down to the lower parts of the cabin, so you might have to plan ahead when going out to an event. Parking in the shade on a really hot day, etc.