SoCal Custom Rubicon Order - HELP!

[WhtRubi]

So I've been creeping on this forum for about a year prepping for custom ordering my dream Rubicon. Well, that time has come - or so I thought. I have spent the better part of this weekend visiting every Jeep dealership in San Diego County looking for the best deal, and have come up disappointed.

Every dealership is either selling at or above MSRP. Below is a listing and their in-person responses:

- San Diego - MSRP
- Kearney Mesa - MSRP
- Bob Baker - MSRP + Trail Rated Kit and All-Weather Mats forced into the build
- Jack Powell - MSRP
- Pedder - MSRP (but would gladly remove the $5,100 upcharge for nitrogen, and "paint and stain protection"
- Carl Burger - $1,500 over MSRP
- Perry - $3,500 over MSRP (but would negotiate to MSRP)

Is this the wrong time to buy? Is there someone I should talk to? I don't have any issues traveling for a better deal. Please help!

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[Glamisfan]

Contact Rob Trachtman in Irvine. You can search this forum for his information. Only person I would do business with in California.

 

[Penguinking]

So I've been creeping on this forum for about a year prepping for custom ordering my dream Rubicon. Well, that time has come - or so I thought. I have spent the better part of this weekend visiting every Jeep dealership in San Diego County looking for the best deal, and have come up disappointed.

Every dealership is either selling at or above MSRP. Below is a listing and their in-person responses:

- San Diego - MSRP
- Kearney Mesa - MSRP
- Bob Baker - MSRP + Trail Rated Kit and All-Weather Mats forced into the build
- Jack Powell - MSRP
- Pedder - MSRP (but would gladly remove the $5,100 upcharge for nitrogen, and "paint and stain protection"
- Carl Burger - $1,500 over MSRP
- Perry - $3,500 over MSRP (but would negotiate to MSRP)

Is this the wrong time to buy? Is there someone I should talk to? I don't have any issues traveling for a better deal. Please help!

I second @Glamisfan, don't even mess around with the San Diego dealers. No SD dealers were willing to budge when I bought my JK, so that doesn't surprise me. I've heard nothing but good things on this forum about Rob and plan on going with him for my 2022 when I get back home. Best of luck and let us know how it goes

 

[jack bauer]

So I've been creeping on this forum for about a year prepping for custom ordering my dream Rubicon. Well, that time has come - or so I thought. I have spent the better part of this weekend visiting every Jeep dealership in San Diego County looking for the best deal, and have come up disappointed.

Every dealership is either selling at or above MSRP. Below is a listing and their in-person responses:

- San Diego - MSRP
- Kearney Mesa - MSRP
- Bob Baker - MSRP + Trail Rated Kit and All-Weather Mats forced into the build
- Jack Powell - MSRP
- Pedder - MSRP (but would gladly remove the $5,100 upcharge for nitrogen, and "paint and stain protection"
- Carl Burger - $1,500 over MSRP
- Perry - $3,500 over MSRP (but would negotiate to MSRP)

Is this the wrong time to buy? Is there someone I should talk to? I don't have any issues traveling for a better deal. Please help!

Short answer it's the wrong time to buy. Best, honest deal I found in Socal in the past 40 days is 2% below invoice on an order from Rob in Irvine, Tuttle. I ordered from him.

 

[WhtRubi]

Contact Rob Trachtman in Irvine. You can search this forum for his information. Only person I would do business with in California.

I left him a voicemail yesterday after finding his info on another thread... Told him the forum sent me. Will update after I speak with him

 

[Cypher]

what are you looking for? I may know of a loaded hydro blue Eco-Diesel Rubicon that may be available at 7% below MSRP. Message me if interested.

 

[WhtRubi]

what are you looking for? I may know of a loaded hydro blue Eco-Diesel Rubicon that may be available at 7% below MSRP. Message me if interested.

Looking for a 2-door, so diesel is out of the question. Build list below:

https://www.jeep.com/bmo.wrangler.2...GM,D5,UAQ,AEK,AD6,AJ1,RC4,HT3,MM3,GXD,CHD,25R

 

[WhtRubi]

I left him a voicemail yesterday after finding his info on another thread... Told him the forum sent me. Will update after I speak with him

Talked to Rob today. Great guy and very easy to work with. Pulled the trigger and placed the order!

He was offering 2% below invoice, when no one else was even going below MSRP... saved over $4,000 over the dealerships in SD!

Thank you all in the forums who recommended Rob!

 

[Eduardo909]

Talked to Rob today. Great guy and very easy to work with. Pulled the trigger and placed the order!

He was offering 2% below invoice, when no one else was even going below MSRP... saved over $4,000 over the dealerships in SD!

Thank you all in the forums who recommended Rob!

Was the 2% below invoice with tread lightly?

 

[WhtRubi]

Was the 2% below invoice with tread lightly?

While TL was mentioned, nothing on my build sheet (POC) mentions that as a requisite for the pricing received. Either way, I went ahead and got TL just in case. $100 to save $4,000 is kind of a no brainer

 

[RobTrachtman]

While TL was mentioned, nothing on my build sheet (POC) mentions that as a requisite for the pricing received. Either way, I went ahead and got TL just in case. $100 to save $4,000 is kind of a no brainer
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The 2 percent is with tread lightly by the way.

 

[EMpunker]

It's the timing...

I got lucky with mine, negotiated a little under MSRP back in May. But it was the last V6 Rubi on the lot, not custom ordered. Every other dealership in OC wanted ADM for Rubi's on the lot.

 

[SoCal]

Kent is still doing the 7-8% below invoice at Peterson CDJR in Nampa Idaho....well worth the $100 flight and awesome road trip home in your new Jeep.

 

[Ryparks]

Kent is still doing the 7-8% below invoice at Peterson CDJR in Nampa Idaho....well worth the $100 flight and awesome road trip home in your new Jeep.

Its amazing how good the prices are in Idaho. I would love Kent's contact. Rob does have good pricing, but I've been able to get a good offer from another Idaho dealer and Jim Marsh in Vegas which really is a day trip. That being said, a couple thousand dollars helps, so I'd love to look at one more option. Given that the wait for an order is so long, I'm eager to make the best choice I can.
Meanwhile, it feels like weekly I get a recall thats clutch related on my 2020 Sahara, oy!

 

[dalema]

Its amazing how good the prices are in Idaho. I would love Kent's contact. Rob does have good pricing, but I've been able to get a good offer from another Idaho dealer and Jim Marsh in Vegas which really is a day trip. That being said, a couple thousand dollars helps, so I'd love to look at one more option. Given that the wait for an order is so long, I'm eager to make the best choice I can.
Meanwhile, it feels like weekly I get a recall thats clutch related on my 2020 Sahara, oy!

Kent Shurtleff - [email protected]

Looks like you've covered all the bases here - Good luck!

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