I value your experience, that is to say undoudely your experience is true. I like the Sunrider top on my Wrangler.
Gravity is always at work. I’ve fixed and maintained too many sunroofs. In this instance I am hoping for a less complex vehicle.
Wanting a 2.4/ 5spd and less content makes the likelihood of finding a car fitting my ideals unlikely. I imagine most 2.4 were only bought in a deluxe package like SS.
I must say I was only figuring it as short term transportation to later be used a a donor for my varied and nefarious schemes or more likely disposed of after my family makes me give up driving in a decade or so. (Hoping for 2 decades, we will see.)