Confirmed JL Dealership Arrivals

[JayV]

I'm kind of a data nerd. I looked up new inventory within 150 miles of my house which is a little north of Houston. The tracker found 292, all in transit. So I went looked at what was coming. Here's what (mostly) the dealers have ordered for south Texas:

Nothing but autos and hard tops- that shouldn't be a surprise.

Of the 130 Sports: 129 come with the Technology Group and 110 come with the Convenience Group.
42 of 44 Rubis come with the steel bumper.
Rubis/Saharas: 145 come with LEDs and 129 come with Infotainment.
Of the 292 total, 116 come with Safety and 82 come with Towing. 10 have Remote Proximity.
This was a surprise to me: 187 come with the Cold Weather Package. In Houston.
And ZERO come with the Smoker's Group.

The highest MSRP is $54,465 for a Sahara and there are 10 Sport S models configured the same which are the lowest at $38,980.

Just some fun facts to discuss as we keep waiting for ours.

Im in Houston and I ordered cold weather group. Heated seats are the $hit.

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[usmcss]

Read the Ordering and Pricing forum on this site. There are a few high volume dealers who are offering deep discounts on factory orders. If one is within reasonable distance you can use them as a baseline to try and negotiate something close with local dealers. Some will give you an additional discount for Tread Lightly.

You local dealer doesn't have to really negotiate because customers are willing to pay MSRP for a new vehicle. So it will be difficult but some dealers will negotiate.

And Tread Lightly is a good cause and $100 is a good investment to get 1% below invoice with no haggling which is not a rock bottom price but a good fair aggressive price.

Thank you very much Thirtyone, I really appreciate your feedback!!!

 

[Nate]

Im in Houston and I ordered cold weather group. Heated seats are the $hit.

The heated steering wheel is just as sweet. Drove a Durango in Idaho with and talk about comfort... made coming in from pumping gas in 20mph and 35 degree winds much better.

 

[usmcss]

I bought my 2014 Rubicon using the Tread Lightly program as well as when I placed the order for my new JLUR. It works well, removes any negotiating with sales people and tends to improve the buying process overall.....well worth the $100 donation (which is to an awesome cause....so win/win).

All that said.....talk to your dealer before obtaining your Chrysler affiliates Control number. The number is time sensitive and if you are ordering a late production (like we did with Mojito! Green)...it may actually expire before your Jeep is processed. Tread Lightly gives you 2 control numbers for the donation, so if you make a mistake, you have an extra.

We made this mistake but our dealer said that they would honor the price if for some reason Chrysler backed out on the deal.

Doc

Really Appreciate it Springtail!!! Helps a lot!!!!

 

[zyt]

Thanks! It's interesting to me, at least, as it reinforces how we on forums like this get such a skewed perception of what people buy.

Here, you'd think everyone was getting a Rubicon, whereas they're actually only 15% of sales, though perhaps it'll be different elsewhere.

And you're saying that 0 of the 292 of JLs have soft tops or manuals, or just that there aren't many? If actually zero, that is surprising to me, even after I adjust for real-world vs. forum-land.

Great point. Totally agree that forum members' perception are quite skewed here. Regarding soft tops and manuals, I believe this just another confirmation that there might be a hold up on those builds. Obviously ZERO dealer orders since they haven't been built.

 

[Mid-life Wrangler]

Thanks Schmeegz! Other than the Tread Lightly though, the dealers probably won’t come down on price? I just don’t want to deal with arguing over price when it’s just known that the dealers arnt going to budge. I also don’t want to get screwed over.

Although I guess for $100 it seems it negates any arguing by getting the Tread Lightly so if all dealers accept that then that’s the way to go.

I’ve just been discussing this with my family and they seem to think they can just walk in the dealer and bring the price down with negotiation; I feel that due to the high demand and low volume, there won’t be any negotiation.

Thanks!

I would research these vehicles on this forum and then reach out via email and phone calls to dealers in your area. You are likely to know more than the dealers about the JL if you do and negotiating from a position of power (knowledge) is more comfortable. Just emailing the internet sales manager, mentioning that you are interested in ordering, but are wanting 1-5% (you pick) under invoice and waiting for a response is pain free. Worst case they say no, best-case they accept, but probably they counter. Several people have found good deals doing this. I think it really depends on the salesperson. Low volume is due to the trickling out of a new product. I would imagine you are more likely to get a deal on a Jeep you order than one sitting on the lot just because it’s an easy sale and there aren’t customers to compete with on your vehicle.

 

[usmcss]

I would research these vehicles on this forum and then reach out via email and phone calls to dealers in your area. You are likely to know more than the dealers about the JL if you do and negotiating from a position of power (knowledge) is more comfortable. Just emailing the internet sales manager, mentioning that you are interested in ordering, but are wanting 1-5% (you pick) under invoice and waiting for a response is pain free. Worst case they say no, best-case they accept, but probably they counter. Several people have found good deals doing this. I think it really depends on the salesperson. Low volume is due to the trickling out of a new product. I would imagine you are more likely to get a deal on a Jeep you order than one sitting on the lot just because it’s an easy sale and there aren’t customers to compete with on your vehicle.

Great advice! Thank you Mid-Life!!!

 

[kurt13]

Thanks! It's interesting to me, at least, as it reinforces how we on forums like this get such a skewed perception of what people buy.

Here, you'd think everyone was getting a Rubicon, whereas they're actually only 15% of sales, though perhaps it'll be different elsewhere.

And you're saying that 0 of the 292 of JLs have soft tops or manuals, or just that there aren't many? If actually zero, that is surprising to me, even after I adjust for real-world vs. forum-land.

It just means that manuals and soft/dual tops haven't been produced/shipped yet.

 

[kurt13]

Im in Houston and I ordered cold weather group. Heated seats are the $hit.

I just don't leave my house anytime the temp drops below 45 F- a luxury since moving here from northern Michigan nine years ago.

 

[PeterMomo]

Hold up! who is this guy a local drug dealer or a cousin to the Director of Jeep? Fuck me I want this vehicle:cwl: can't wait until it arrives in Houston

 

[PeterMomo]

Thanks so much, great to actually see one show up at a dealership. Nice job!

I see the first thing i would remove from the Jeep.

 

[OldGuyNewJeep]

It just means that manuals and soft/dual tops haven't been produced/shipped yet.

Build schedule in other thread says 2-door hard top production doesn’t start until mid-Feb. Soft top is mid-March. I ordered 2-door, soft top, manual. Gonna be a loooong wait. :-(

 

[J.R. Quimby]

Build schedule in other thread says 2-door hard top production doesn’t start until mid-Feb. Soft top is mid-March. I ordered 2-door, soft top, manual. Gonna be a loooong wait. :-(

I ordered a premium soft top JLUR, but I'm ok with a longer wait, I'd rather take delivery late Spring.

 

[wanderer]

really like the tan interrior on the sahara

 

[will1111]

Build schedule in other thread says 2-door hard top production doesn’t start until mid-Feb. Soft top is mid-March. I ordered 2-door, soft top, manual. Gonna be a loooong wait. :-(

Same here hopefully by then we see more aftermarket parts

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