BreakingPoint0
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Hi all! New to the forums and new to looking at a JL. Not a first time owner though, had a 2007 JK a while back and traded it for my current Ranger. Onto my question!
I went and saw a beautiful Mojito 2018 Rubicon 4 door that was pretty much fully loaded: body color hard top, body color fenders, leather, upgraded sound system, etc. It had everything but the adaptive cruise package. It did have a few off things: original PO had the dual top but the soft top was no where to be found, floor mats were missing, body plugs were missing, and body had some slight cosmetic damage that could be easily fixed(mostly some chipped paint from rocks kicking up, some deep enough to expose the under layers and would rust). All that to say, it's a banging Jeep and I'd love to own it. Price is listed on their website at $46,988 which being honest is a little above the price range I was looking, but this thing has everything and I'm willing to go a bit above if it's THE Jeep.
There is the backstory. Now onto today: I spoke with the dealer the other day and they told me that added onto the price would be 3 things: 3% sales tax, $699 Doc fee, and ~$150 in registration fees. Calculated out that's ~$48K. I was feeling them out to see what they would do and said, what about $43K, expecting at least "hey, best we could do is X". What I got back surprised me in that they said the best and final offer they had was $50K out the door. That may be their "hey, leave us alone" price(knowing it's higher than what I was told the fees and taxes are). Or simply it's mislabeled on the website. I've been thinking about it today and it's been bugging me. It's been a while since I've purchased a vehicle so maybe I missed the mark in this new internet savvy world and sort of blew the chance at getting the Jeep at a good price.
Anyway, what do you all think? Is there something I should be concerned about here and just move on? Or just a dealer knowing I'm fishing for a deal and using the number to scare me off?
As an aside I'm from NC, so if there are any NC readers out there who have purchased recently let me know the taxes and fees you all paid, maybe there is something they didn't mention that was being factored in that I just don't know about.
PS, sorry for the long post. I tend to overthink and have a bit of word vomit!
I went and saw a beautiful Mojito 2018 Rubicon 4 door that was pretty much fully loaded: body color hard top, body color fenders, leather, upgraded sound system, etc. It had everything but the adaptive cruise package. It did have a few off things: original PO had the dual top but the soft top was no where to be found, floor mats were missing, body plugs were missing, and body had some slight cosmetic damage that could be easily fixed(mostly some chipped paint from rocks kicking up, some deep enough to expose the under layers and would rust). All that to say, it's a banging Jeep and I'd love to own it. Price is listed on their website at $46,988 which being honest is a little above the price range I was looking, but this thing has everything and I'm willing to go a bit above if it's THE Jeep.
There is the backstory. Now onto today: I spoke with the dealer the other day and they told me that added onto the price would be 3 things: 3% sales tax, $699 Doc fee, and ~$150 in registration fees. Calculated out that's ~$48K. I was feeling them out to see what they would do and said, what about $43K, expecting at least "hey, best we could do is X". What I got back surprised me in that they said the best and final offer they had was $50K out the door. That may be their "hey, leave us alone" price(knowing it's higher than what I was told the fees and taxes are). Or simply it's mislabeled on the website. I've been thinking about it today and it's been bugging me. It's been a while since I've purchased a vehicle so maybe I missed the mark in this new internet savvy world and sort of blew the chance at getting the Jeep at a good price.
Anyway, what do you all think? Is there something I should be concerned about here and just move on? Or just a dealer knowing I'm fishing for a deal and using the number to scare me off?
As an aside I'm from NC, so if there are any NC readers out there who have purchased recently let me know the taxes and fees you all paid, maybe there is something they didn't mention that was being factored in that I just don't know about.
PS, sorry for the long post. I tend to overthink and have a bit of word vomit!
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