amen, father of twins and we took them everywhere including wheeling. To this day those kids can sleep anywhere. I still have the opinion that nothing beats carpet in the end. It lasts 15-20 years, costs 200 for a full set and takes a ton of abuse. There are a lot of cool things out there for floors but I think I'm a carpet guy. Lol.

 

Carpet is great unless you spend a good amount of time in wet conditions. Mud falls off/ snow melts off your shoes and the carpet just traps water on the floorboards causing rust fairly quickly. Not to mention spilled drinks, dog **** or whatever else might happen in your car.

Now amost every car has carpet of course but the XJ is shaped terribly and has no auto drain to speak of. I was pretty shocked at how bad mine were especially since there is no salt anywhere I have lived.

If my jeep were not used In mud/snow etc. as much, I would have stuck with carpet.

 

I agree and the good mats will hold about everything you can throw at them. In fact my grandson filled a 2 liter bottle with water at the car wash last year and pored it into the mat from the pass side when it was on the ground to be washed, that damned thing was just a little over half full with 2 liters of water in it.


These aren't as nice or as costly as the "Weather Tec's" in my WJ but they are an excellent buy from Quadratec with their brand name on them.

 

I'll have to read your thread, I'm still fairly new to finding anything on the forum... Or responding to two people in one post. Haha. This is a good idea. Lizard skin seemed so expensive and I don't care what color it is because I'd go over it anyway. Thanks!

 

Yes, it's my first and I completely agree with you. Haha. I'm just trying to find a good compromise between buying a new Jeep, and keeping mine just the way it is. I sure never had a new, quiet car to ride in as a baby.

 

See? And you turned out okay, right? LOL

BTW congrats on your soon-to-be-addition...it is the most rewarding, yet most difficult, experience you'll ever have.

My daughter is now 22 FWIW....been a long, LONG time since I've experienced what you're about to...but it was awesome! Enjoy and cherish it!

 

Yup. I turned out ok. I grew up in a Cherokee, learned to drive in one, and was my first car. I think it's the prefect family car. ☺

Thank you. Due in October. Here's my pregnancy announcement.