I hate carpet in cars - makes absolutely no sense to me to put something that gets dirty at holds moisture on the floor of a car
I've removed the carpet from 2 vehicles.
The first was a 1972 Porsche 914. That car had a carpet with no sound deadening under it - just painted metal. It was much louder without the carpet
The 2nd was a 1991 Ford Ranger truck. The truck had a layer of rubber or tar like sound deadening. Removing the carpet didn't change the sound level much at all and I drove it for years without a carpet. I just sprayed the floor with some spray on bed liner to prevent scratches and rust.
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