BikerBob1961... skip the Cherokee and get a Wrangler Unlimited like I did. The longer wheelbase will help w/ the snow and ice w/o giving up the convertible! If you can spring for it, get a Rubicon Unlmtd, they're unbelievable. Hard core wheeling in Southern CA and I've not been stuck yet. Plus, when the top is off my wife will ride shotgun while I smoke!!! That's worth the price alone...