dezeinstein
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- First Name
- David
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2019
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- Location
- Los Angeles
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 Audi TTRS, 2020 JLUR Sahara Altitude
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Greetings JLers! New user here - have really been enjoying the forums and learning about the JL from the people who drive them and love them.
My wife and I have been trying to track down a unicorn - looking to purchase a 2019 2 door Wrangler Sport S, in Granite Crystal Metallic, with the 4 cylinder and a soft top. We cannot find one in stock anywhere within 500 miles of us. With the factory down for the 2020 changeover, we don't want to custom order and wait until after summer for delivery.
We're both former Jeep owners - she had a CJ-7 in high school in the early 80's, and I had a '94 YJ (don't hate on the rectangular headlights). The dealer experience here in Southern California has been less than stellar in the couple of weeks we've been looking. I won't call out specific dealers, but our salesman for the test drive knew almost nothing about the truck, and kept trying to talk us into a 4 door since "we have a million of them sitting on the lot." At another dealer, our 2-week-on-the-job saleswoman answered one of my questions with "I'm better trained in Chrysler products - I could sell you a Pacifica." I think she was kidding, but not really sure. We left.
As convenient as the internet has made checking a dealer's inventory, it's still a relative pain in the ass. And it only seems to get worse when you get a human at the dealership involved. Cars that show in inventory are actually in transit, and I've been told they'll be in in 1-4 weeks. I can't seem to get a straight answer regarding availability or price via email or the phone, and most of the other salespeople just tell me to come on in and we'll work something out.
Is this just how it is generally with Jeep dealers? Is it a SoCal thing? We're ready to buy a JL tomorrow, if we could just find the car we want and someone who knows how to sell it to us! Also, do you think any dealer will swap a hard top for a premium soft top? One dealer said I could buy the soft top and just leave the hard top with them. Awfully generous of him!
My wife and I have been trying to track down a unicorn - looking to purchase a 2019 2 door Wrangler Sport S, in Granite Crystal Metallic, with the 4 cylinder and a soft top. We cannot find one in stock anywhere within 500 miles of us. With the factory down for the 2020 changeover, we don't want to custom order and wait until after summer for delivery.
We're both former Jeep owners - she had a CJ-7 in high school in the early 80's, and I had a '94 YJ (don't hate on the rectangular headlights). The dealer experience here in Southern California has been less than stellar in the couple of weeks we've been looking. I won't call out specific dealers, but our salesman for the test drive knew almost nothing about the truck, and kept trying to talk us into a 4 door since "we have a million of them sitting on the lot." At another dealer, our 2-week-on-the-job saleswoman answered one of my questions with "I'm better trained in Chrysler products - I could sell you a Pacifica." I think she was kidding, but not really sure. We left.
As convenient as the internet has made checking a dealer's inventory, it's still a relative pain in the ass. And it only seems to get worse when you get a human at the dealership involved. Cars that show in inventory are actually in transit, and I've been told they'll be in in 1-4 weeks. I can't seem to get a straight answer regarding availability or price via email or the phone, and most of the other salespeople just tell me to come on in and we'll work something out.
Is this just how it is generally with Jeep dealers? Is it a SoCal thing? We're ready to buy a JL tomorrow, if we could just find the car we want and someone who knows how to sell it to us! Also, do you think any dealer will swap a hard top for a premium soft top? One dealer said I could buy the soft top and just leave the hard top with them. Awfully generous of him!
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