Already emailed both
. Which did you go with? And what type of discount? And financing?
I got my JLUR with almost every bell and whistle except for the ACC. The build was $57.7k. We agreed at $54k (6.4% off). But it all depends on your negotiation skills, how is the sales situation at the dealerhsip and the Sales Guy you get. In my case, my strategy was to throw a target price at them that is reasonable without pissing them off. I proposed $52k before taxes/fees and the guy met me at $54k before taxes/fees which I thought was reasonable. Unfortunately the guy is no longer with Westbury Jeep as he retired (Joe Seplow). He was very good at constantly updating me about my build status.
Tri-City is also similar and a forum sponsor. They are a little further south though.
EDIT: for financing I went to TFCU on Deer Park ave at the time. They gave me a six year loan at 3.49% APR. However these days, FCA is doing zero APR loans. Back then the FCA APR was 5.5%. Yikes!
Leon at Criswell. He and Koons were within a few hundred of each other at the bottom line. And, Criswell is 2.25 hrs drive, Koons is 2.5 hrs drive. So, it came down to me picking Leon as he’s a veteran. No other reason, hard and difficult choice in my head.Already emailed both
Yeah true, I want to avoid refi as welllLeon at Criswell. He and Koons were within a few hundred of each other at the bottom line. And, Criswell is 2.25 hrs drive, Koons is 2.5 hrs drive. So, it came down to me picking Leon as he’s a veteran. No other reason, hard and difficult choice in my head.
Went with my own financing from the credit union for 5% below invoice. I’d rather know my rate going in instead of having to refinance after some little time. That was for my own anxiety levels.
For the engine/transmission all choices are good ones. The 3.6 Pentastar has been an FCA Workhorse and considered one of the most reliable engines in the market. The 2.0 Turbo is new and more fun to drive. Given the fact that there have been no major complaints or recalls on it, it too seems to be a very good choice. Time will tell if the 2.0 is as reliable as the 3.6 but it seems to be headed in the right direction. I got the 3.6 because in July of 2019 when I ordered there were not enough data points to see if the 2.0 is as good as the 3.6 or not.
We bought my wife's WK2 brand new in Q1 2012 with the 3.6 pentastar and 145K miles later it's still a rock star. When we ordered our JLUR in 2019 it was an easy decision to go with it again.
My current JL is the 3.6 been good. I'd like something different just to switch things up which is why I want either the manual or the 2.0.
Get the 2.0 then. You won't be disapppinted.
From reading this board the feedback seems to be positive on the turbo engine, i'm just not big on them in general because eventually they become another (expensive) part to replace once the turbo goes. Though you probably will have to own it a long time before you have to replace.
Most Tier 1 manufacturer installed turbos require a rebuild after 100k miles. This was back in the mid 2000s to early 2010s. I would assume the technology has somewhat imroved now and wont be surprised if a turbo does not require a rebuild till after 125k or 150k miles.
Seems about right. I used to own a 2007 Saturn Sky Redline and at around 115k miles my mechanic told me the turbo was starting to go. Vaguely remember him saying it would be about 1,500 for the part, but i could be off.
Don't know about you but I like buying them brand new and keeping them till they die. Think I got that from my father. Example: we had a 1990 Nissan Stanza that we got rid of in 2011 after 325k miles. We have a 2008 Altima in the house and an 09 Civic sedan (120k miles each), a 2011 Pathfinder (only 40k miles) and of course my 2020 JLUR (5.2k miles). All but the Stanza were bought brand new.
