Low mileage pre-owned

[bhutch]

I am looking for a Wrangler Rubicon and have noticed a tremendous number of low mileage pre-owned on dealer lots. What's up with this?

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[TrailScooter]

the economy is bad.

 

[TheBirdie72]

Interest rates are getting higher and higher. People are losing jobs. Housing is expensive as ever. Overall cost of living is ballooning. All equates to a lot of people that can’t afford to buy a $50-90k vehicle. ?

 

[TheBirdie72]

Caveat: Unless the Jeep dealer lot is really just a collection of:

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[bhutch]

Caveat: Unless the Jeep dealer lot is really just a collection of:

That's what I was wondering. Are their really that many lemons?
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[bhutch]

That's horrible if their are that many lemons, makes me wonder if I am missing something before I make a purchase?

 

[Deleted member 59498]

That's horrible if their are that many lemons, makes me wonder if I am missing something before I make a purchase?

Nah they are just as reliable as anything else out there as far as I am concerned.

I have had Wranglers or CJs for a long time. They just are not what some people expect when they buy them. So some families thinking they want a Wrangler is really not what they are expecting. But do check carfax.

 

[Punkn89]

The honeymoon phase can end quickly for some people that romanticize having a wrangler. It’s no Cadillac. As said above, check carfax, test drive, bring it to a mechanic on your trial period or even during test drive, and compare the used price versus a new wrangler with current incentives. For what you’re paying used, you might be able to swing a new one. ?

 

[Wbino]

Some dealers buy up end of lease vehicles for resale.

 

[The Fixer]

A lot of them come in after a few years with low miles because they were leased and it's an extra vehicle for some families, or people get tired of them when they realize they don't drive like anything else they've experienced. Personally, there's no point in getting a Rubicon unless you're gonna use it to it's full capabilities. I see a lot of Rubis on the road here (suburban NYC) but they've never been outside of a mall parking lot. My son just got a CPO'd '20 JLUR and the underneath is spotless; not a scuff on a skid plate or bolt to be seen anywhere.

 

[gsbrockman]

They just are not what some people expect when they buy them. So some families thinking they want a Wrangler is really not what they are expecting.

The honeymoon phase can end quickly for some people that romanticize having a wrangler. It’s no Cadillac.

Ironically…..my used 2022 Wrangler Willys XR was lady owned. She previously owned a Cadillac CTS, had a tinge of midlife crisis, bought the Willys, accrued 6,709 miles on it, and went back to another Cadillac CTS.

 

[Deleted member 59498]

Ironically…..my used 2022 Wrangler Willys XR was lady owned. She previously owned a Cadillac CTS, had a tinge of midlife crisis, bought the Willys, accrued 6,709 miles on it, and went back to another Cadillac CTS.

LOL hard to argue with a CTS for comfort.

 

[Ratbert]

If you're considering buying a relatively new / expensive Wrangler then also consider ordering exactly what you want new for possibly less money by looking at the spreadsheet in my sig.

 

[Deleted member 59498]

If you're considering buying a relatively new / expensive Wrangler then also consider ordering exactly what you want new for possibly less money by looking at the spreadsheet in my sig.

Agree completely! Sometimes think you are getting what you want but when you can sit down with dealer and check each box you really want is great idea.

Such as myself I have a really not amazing build, but Heated Seats, Remote Start, LED and Sting were non negotiable and didn't need frivolous costly extras to that.

Oh and Rubicon for stitched seats and red dash.

 

[Tyler88]

I am looking for a Wrangler Rubicon and have noticed a tremendous number of low mileage pre-owned on dealer lots. What's up with this?

Well I think part of it is like others were saying is the economy is bad, but if you do your research you can probably get a good deal. I actually got my 2018 JL with low miles pre owned back in 2019 and still have it, but it was modified by the dealer and was driven around by the owner of the dealership and used as a demo vehicle to show off at car shows, but they didn’t let anyone sit in it so that wasn’t an issue. I got it with 4K miles. But I guess the moral is to do your research when buying light pre owned

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