i64X
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I own a TJ already that I purchased last summer. That was my first time owning a Wrangler. I've wanted a Wrangler since high school, but for some reason I've never bought one. It always seemed like the TJs with the 4.0L and a manual were too hard to find without paying a small fortune. Especially in MI where everything rusts out due to road salt. When the JKs came out I read a bunch of reviews about how the 3.7Ls were underpowered. When the 3.6L came out I had high hopes, but there were head issues and issues with sludging due to sand/casting. They started to "get it right" after a couple years of the Pentastar being out, and started putting it in everything so trust in it began to rise. I almost pulled the trigger on a JK when talks of the JL started rumbling and spy shots started surfacing. It was hard to wait.
I'm glad I did.
I was going to wait until the second model year before I bought my JLUR, but when my local dealer got one in, I had to go look at it. It was a completely loaded out Firecracker Red JLUR, and it was sold already... but it was still in the showroom to see because the buyer was on vacation. After seeing it, I had to have one. More waiting be damned.
The deal was sealed when I checked one of the local dealers' websites and they had two fairly loaded JLURs with $4700 off the sticker price as a "Internet Sales Price." That did it. I dropped what I was doing and headed over. I asked about what I'd seen on the site but the sales person didn't know what I was talking about. "We don't have either of those." He did some digging and found out that they had come in that morning. The Internet sales manager had JUST put them online. They hadn't been prepped, no pictures taken or anything. I bought mine and the other one sold while I was doing paperwork. It's crazy how fast these things are selling, especially when they throw money on the hood.
I honestly don't know why they had them discounted, and neither does the salesperson. He said that they've been flying out the door as soon as they come in, and it's been that way for a month now. Oh well... This one had everything I would have ordered it with, with the exception of the Cold Weather Package (but it does have remote start so not a huge deal), and painted fenders. I can live with it for -$4700 though. haha. Plus given the crap that I'm now seeing get thrown up on these fenders due to winter driving, painted fenders may have been a bad choice.
I've got just under 500 miles on it now, and I'm loving it. I was stoked to see an old school forum too... since everything else has gone to crappy platforms like Facebook. It's good to be here with you all. Happy Jeeping!
I'm glad I did.
I was going to wait until the second model year before I bought my JLUR, but when my local dealer got one in, I had to go look at it. It was a completely loaded out Firecracker Red JLUR, and it was sold already... but it was still in the showroom to see because the buyer was on vacation. After seeing it, I had to have one. More waiting be damned.
The deal was sealed when I checked one of the local dealers' websites and they had two fairly loaded JLURs with $4700 off the sticker price as a "Internet Sales Price." That did it. I dropped what I was doing and headed over. I asked about what I'd seen on the site but the sales person didn't know what I was talking about. "We don't have either of those." He did some digging and found out that they had come in that morning. The Internet sales manager had JUST put them online. They hadn't been prepped, no pictures taken or anything. I bought mine and the other one sold while I was doing paperwork. It's crazy how fast these things are selling, especially when they throw money on the hood.
I honestly don't know why they had them discounted, and neither does the salesperson. He said that they've been flying out the door as soon as they come in, and it's been that way for a month now. Oh well... This one had everything I would have ordered it with, with the exception of the Cold Weather Package (but it does have remote start so not a huge deal), and painted fenders. I can live with it for -$4700 though. haha. Plus given the crap that I'm now seeing get thrown up on these fenders due to winter driving, painted fenders may have been a bad choice.
I've got just under 500 miles on it now, and I'm loving it. I was stoked to see an old school forum too... since everything else has gone to crappy platforms like Facebook. It's good to be here with you all. Happy Jeeping!
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