Getting new jku looking for your thoughts on deal

JAGS said:

Have the dealer install all the mods and then lease it so you can write it off on your taxes. [emoji106]

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trexburn said:

First off I apologize for this post as it will be lengthy.
I will start with my trade. 2012 sport 2 dr soft top ,manual, power windows, tow package, with 36600 miles. It has xrc front and rear bumpers with tire carrier. I have gotten two trade numbers of 19500 and 20000. Seem high low or about right?
Now too the new one. 4 dr, hard top, auto,power, connectivity, max tow, side air bags, track lock diff.
I emailed about 12 dealers locally with various results but bottom line too get what I wanted and in the color they would have too order it. Several quotes all within about 100 to 200 bucks. Lowest being 35227 at a dealer that has no fees and giving me 20000 in trade. So what do you guys think?

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trexburn said:

I pay taxes only no processing fees or little fees they try to charge

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Blazindevl said:

By processing fees I'm assuming you're referring to the documentary fee or doc fee? Most dealers will charge this but if given enough resistance, they will either remove the fee or take the fee off of the sale price.

Your original question was what do we think about the deal you were given at a local dealer of yours and quite frankly thats like picking a cute girl out of a crowd and posting her picture here and asking what people think... You're going to get a rash of different answers and opinions... The real question is what do "you" think? I'm guessing that you thought it was too high or you prolly woulda bought it.

The general rule of thumb on wranglers seems to be that if you can get the sale price around 1-2% below invoice then you've done decent for yourself(this does not include any additional rebates or dealer incentives that may be available). This of course varies slightly by region. As for your trade in, I personally would never trade in a wrangler... They have extremely high resale value and are not hard to sell. You could potentially be leaving a few thousand dollars on the table in doing so but i do also understand that some people just really don't want to deal with that hassle.

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Blazindevl said:

By processing fees I'm assuming you're referring to the documentary fee or doc fee? Most dealers will charge this but if given enough resistance, they will either remove the fee or take the fee off of the sale price.

Your original question was what do we think about the deal you were given at a local dealer of yours and quite frankly thats like picking a cute girl out of a crowd and posting her picture here and asking what people think... You're going to get a rash of different answers and opinions... The real question is what do "you" think? I'm guessing that you thought it was too high or you prolly woulda bought it.

The general rule of thumb on wranglers seems to be that if you can get the sale price around 1-2% below invoice then you've done decent for yourself(this does not include any additional rebates or dealer incentives that may be available). This of course varies slightly by region. As for your trade in, I personally would never trade in a wrangler... They have extremely high resale value and are not hard to sell. You could potentially be leaving a few thousand dollars on the table in doing so but i do also understand that some people just really don't want to deal with that hassle.

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13_gecko_rubi said:

The only other thing to consider on trade is how taxes work there. Some states you only pay sales tax on difference between new price - trade. I loved that about PA. MI is getting there but not totally yet. If sales tax is 6% and you get 20k trade that's 1200 savings vs selling yourself and buying new. But you may still do better selling yourself, never know and I don't know your state rules.

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13_gecko_rubi said:

The only other thing to consider on trade is how taxes work there. Some states you only pay sales tax on difference between new price - trade. I loved that about PA. MI is getting there but not totally yet. If sales tax is 6% and you get 20k trade that's 1200 savings vs selling yourself and buying new. But you may still do better selling yourself, never know and I don't know your state rules.

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trexburn said:

First off I apologize for this post as it will be lengthy.
I will start with my trade. 2012 sport 2 dr soft top ,manual, power windows, tow package, with 36600 miles. It has xrc front and rear bumpers with tire carrier. I have gotten two trade numbers of 19500 and 20000. Seem high low or about right?
Now too the new one. 4 dr, hard top, auto,power, connectivity, max tow, side air bags, track lock diff.
I emailed about 12 dealers locally with various results but bottom line too get what I wanted and in the color they would have too order it. Several quotes all within about 100 to 200 bucks. Lowest being 35227 at a dealer that has no fees and giving me 20000 in trade. So what do you guys think?

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spencerd45 said:

Not sure the sticker price of the jeep you are looking at, but I know when I bought my 2015, I was able to get full kbb value for my trade and 2,000 off a 32k JKUS. The dealer also waved the 900 dealer scam fee

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sipafz said:

What's a 900 dealer scam fee?

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spencerd45 said:

The dealerships price was 900 more than the sticker due to their "dealers fee". Whatever you want to call it

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spencerd45 said:

The dealerships price was 900 more than the sticker due to their "dealers fee". Whatever you want to call it

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