I too live in northern NJ and have gone to all the dealerships, dealt with their BS tactics, and found Suresky just over the border in Goshen,NY. Bought two JL's and found no BS and significantly lower prices. Dealt with Alex on last purchase, ordered '21 Rubi and picked up 6 weeks later...
I have been with USAA for 40+ years and it's truly a shame how bad they have gotten in just the last ten years. They used to be the most reliable, honest insurance company, and they have truly sold out. Recent rare claims were fraught with arguing over things that surely should have been...
Answering the original question, if you really want a JL and don't mind paying a premium, then order and wait out the delivery delays inherent to today's product shortages. You will likely wait longer than those who ordered 6 months ago, but you will have your rig. I don't think "left over...
With regard to the noise while turning, see https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/clicking-noise-when-turning.9713/
A quick adjustment to the ball joint castle nuts solved problem
After third trip to dealer where I said “customer states, torque the f’ing castle nuts”, they finally did and the clicking noise is gone. Great to see the solution but p@&$sed that it took 3 visits for them to get it right…,
I went to my dealer with this issue. I showed them the thread that identified the ball joint crown nuts. They said they checked everything and couldn’t find anything. It doesn’t look like they did anything to the ball joint nut torquing, and of course I still have the clicking noise (see...
After the OTA update, Just wanted to report after over a week my lines have not disappeared! Good news!
Not so good news- I am getting proximity phantom alerts that I believe are due to the spare tire positioning. I have noticed on hot days that I get the alerts, but on cooler days I do not...
Still have the lines! I now I have some new phantom proximity alerts - will have to check placement of spare. Maybe the update increased sensor sensitivity.
Applied the update last night. Had lines this morning, but obviously too early to tell if the update had any long term impact. I will report back in a week, or earlier if the lines disappear
Put in order 4/29; picked up 6/4. Given shortages of new vehicles, not surprised. I wonder if waiting out the chip shortage and/or MY turnover would cause them to go back to regular discounts? Unless you are in a hurry…