Pulling the Trigger

[TRebel]

After about six weeks of back & forth with a dealer, I think I am going to pull the trigger this evening on a loaded 2018 JLU Rubicon V6. I think it has about every option, except the soft top.

The salesman is a good guy... young family man working a lot of hours to support his family. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure the sales manager hates me (really ).

I would have liked to have waited to get a 2019 model year, but I only found one with the V6 and it was the wrong color (it was a ordered unit that the buyer backed out on).
The dealer is having to do a dealer trade to get the color & equipment I want, so probably will not take delivery until late next week.

Anyway, I've been lurking and learning here for several weeks and I am grateful for the wisdom and info I have gleaned from some of the post I have read here... it has helped me be a more "informed buyer".

So far, the first planned mod will be the front bumper. Pretty sure I will be going with a Rock Hard aluminum. I will probably not get too carried away with the mods, as my plan (so far) is that this will be my daily driver.

So anyway, maybe I can upload a pic or two next week.

TD

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[RussJeep1]

Troy, I wish you all the luck and if nothing else don't want to be a kill joy. But here's where I'm am humbly confused.

You're willingness to wait it out for 6 weeks tells me that your buying habits reflect more that of the buyer interested in getting the best deal, rather than one paying more for the convenience of driving a rig off the showroom floor: even if it was some other dealer's showroom floor initially.

If convenience and speed were something you were willing to pay for I'd simply say, "well, I felt differently when I purchased but best luck to you."

Now, given all this time, I get how you don't want to wait another 8+ weeks. But why not do a factory order with one of the high volume dealers closest to you that this bboard recommends--especially if the time crunch is mostly in your head, not in the absence of alternate means of transportation?

With a factory order you won't pay for features you don't want, don't do without features you do want, get those features as part of the sticker--so insurance will cover them if the rig is stolen or damaged, and get a great price.

Just a thought. I wish you nothing but the best anyway you go with this!

Yes, I get the salesman's a family man. It sounds like you might be too. Money in your pocket is money not in his and vice versa. If he's not willing to match price on a factory order, crying poverty, suggest that he speak to his boss about setting up a volume sales program that will offer FCA incentives to the dealer that can be essentially shared with the customer.

 

[shutamouth]

Get 5% under invoice or less. Give 1/4 of it to the family man. The other 3/4 to front bumper. Otherwise, order it. No sense to me in spending 51k on something you're not in love with. I paid 60% of that and didn't budge on everything.

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[bem1]

Good call! I have no regrets after buying our JLU 2 months ago. You're gonna love it!

 

[JlURT]

Congrats! Your going to love it! As long as you are happy with the deal then you are happy overall. It's not about squeezing every penny out the deal sometimes.

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