2013 and Earlier - Jeep Cherokee (All) Prices Paid and Buying Experience
Have you recently purchased or do you plan on purchasing a Cherokee or Jeep Grand Cherokee? What did you pay? How did you negotiate?
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Are you sure you got the 3,000 rebate and the 0%? As I understood, you could only take one or the other....... Let us know
This discussion focuses more on the buying experience. I notice you didn't mention the price you negotiated :-)
Thanks!
Steve, Host
Steve, Host
Found several with this option plus the power sun roof raising the price up to 36, 700. Ouch!
Chryler has raised there option packages for all jeep invoiced after Aug 30th. Some have gone up so much they add another 600 1000 to the price to compensate for the rebate they don't want to be giving.
Steve, Host
It had all the equipment I was looking for less some of the equipment the Limited had that I didn't need (dual temp controls, 10 ways seats).
It was deep discounted ($5400 off the sticker) so we bought it.
Last, I heard that the car companies in general will be quietly upping the prices of options to make up for the heavy rebates in the immediate future.
Thus, right now you can get both rebates and low interest loans. My loan at 3.7 % (locked in) went up to 3.9 the following day 9/9, thus rates are starting to climb upwards slightly. If you're at all serious right now on any car, you might want to move on it sooner rather than later.
Offered 21,500 plus my old 97 jeep which had a bluebook value of about $4000 on a trade in. So I paid essentially $25,500 with the $3000 discount. Seemed a good deal at about $6700 below MSRP. And I got 3.6% on the loan.
Only down side is that the city mileage has been around 13 mpg which is 4 mpg below my old jeep and 3 mpg below what is listed so I am going to have them look at it. Highway is 21 mpg. Could just be that I need to break it in some more (has only 300 miles now).
Would love to hear how the new mileage is for others with a new grand cherokee.
Field1, does your trip monitor show the actual mileage? Because mine doesn't
So it was a bit of a shock when my new GC 6 cyl started with about 12-13 around town. Right now I am trusting the gas mileage display, but on my next fillup I will know if that is accurate. Read in various places that with tight rings etc causing some friction, it needs 1000 to 3000 miles to get to its typical gas mileage.
Is your trip monitor just inaccurate? Does it not match the mileage on the odometer?
Now I find out that you can delete this option at a no cost savings. Now that is a deal. Hopefully it will soften up. I guess I didn't do my homework. But the real kicker are the Chrome Clad Wheels. They are a plastic chrome wheel cover attached over a standard wheel. I specifically ordered chrome wheels like my 2001, 60th anniversary edition had but this is what I got. I wonder how they will hold up in the northeast with our hard winters.(road salt,anti-skid material etc.) At first glance they look good, but I noticed the plastic the first time I washed them. All this for a $40,000 plus vehicle. I am really disappointed in jeep. Too late now. I bought it and have to live with it. Just thought you wanted to know.
The stupid thing is that AVG MIL/GAL goes up by 0.1 after about 30 minutes of driving on the freeway and goes down by 0.1 after about 30 minutes of city driving. So it's like when I go see my parents I get about + 0.4 miles/gal, then loose what I got from the freeway when I drive around town. Then again, I go see my parents and get the same thing all over and the cycle repeats itself, not doing anything to the 'shown' mileage. I think it's pretty retarded to have this kind of inaccuracy in a 40G car.. I'm going to ask the dealer next time I go for my first oil change. And I will check my city mileage next time I fill up my tank.
About your question regarding the trip monitor matching the odometer.. I wouldn't know because I reseted my "trip mile" menu many times when I went places.. Haha.. But the trip mileage seems to be accurate. It's just the AVG MIL/GAL that's inaccurate. It changes so slow I don't know how the trip computer is calculating this value!!
As for the Chrome wheels.. I love mine even though they are plastic. I thought they were metal but turned out to be plastic. But no worries because I'm not going off roading with this car, as you said, you would have to be either crazy or just have a tree growing money in your backyard to take this thing offroad! I'm just hoping I won't be so unlucky and have something hard hit the wheels! That would be not very good... You can always replace one from the spare tire though.
They really shine a lot and are like mirror when you wash them and thoroughly dry them with a towel. Best-looking chrome wheels I've ever seem. Immagine cleaning those BMW wheels with a brush every inch because you're fingers can't go into the small gaps!
In 2003s, there is only the average MPG. And it starts calculating the average as soon as you hit the reset button while the MPG display is showing. So you can reset it on every fill up (or any time).
I can get about 20 mpg on the highway with no stoping - maybe a tad more. But that city driving hammers me. It is getting a bit less than 12 mpg. And the city plus a bit of highway around town is showing around 13.
Certainly hopes that improves considering it is just the 6 cylinder. Makes me wonder how jeep got that 16-21 mpg figure.
I did call the dealer and they said that I needed to put on some miles before they would be able to determine whether the mileage was low. It easy a wonderfully smooth ride though and seems to have plenty of power.
Changing your oil and getting a full flush can help a lot, as well.
Do you have Quadra-Trac or Quadra-Drive on your Jeep?
Weoflun, I can't see how changing air filter, fuel filter and cleaning the fuel injectors with such low mileage could make a difference (not to mention a new cat???). Field has a 2003...
Still enjoy the ride. Drove from NY to Minnesota and back and the JGC was fine, even at 90 mph. Actually averaged 20+ doing "above posted" speeds consistently w AC on last summer. City mpg still 11-12 mpg.
Steve, Host
Jeep has been perfect other than that. Plenty of power on those hills with the V6.
I'm looking at a JGC Columbia Edition. MSRP is $32K and change, but Columbia package (sunroof, Infinity sound, 17 inch wheels, etc.) looks like a bargain compared to adding the same to the Laredo - and I actually like the special interior. The seats feel like they have much more lateral support than Laredo's.
Question - The dealer dropped it down to $29.4K and threw in $5K in lease loyalty rebate for a total package of $24.9K. It's looking like a great deal - am I missing anything?
I've got a 2001 Cherokee Limited on lease that runs out in March - no real trade-in, as residual is poor. But the new package gives me a JGC at less than the lease price I've been paying for the Cherokee.
Anyone out there seeing better deals I can use to negotiate? It's the 4.0 I6 with Select-Track and no towing pkg. Happy holidays!
I have been shopping around for a while and done quiet a bit of research. After I test drove a few I think I am going to go with a 2004 JGC Overland loaded with Navigation,power pedals..etc. It has 5700 miles on it and the dealer wants 29,400$ for it after some back and forth negotiating. Considering the list is about 41,500$ I think this is a pretty decent deal.
Any thoughts/advice ?
Thanks
J
Another neat thing - I was able to access the dealer's inventory on the internet and actually selected my car before going to the dealership. They had over 100 GC in stock, ten of them were Overlands, at least one in each flavor. Easiest automobile purchase I have ever made.
Reg.
Thanks for the info. I am going to wait till thsy hit showroom and then I can see if I will fit comfortably.
mbjb
That's $9,899 savings vs MSRP total including tax...
Zero hassle, 3.5 hours at a local Metro Detroit(5 Star) dealer.
- 4.7L V8, 5sp AT, Quadratrac, tow pkg, sunroof, leather interior, steering wheel audio controls.
Otherwise it was standard Laredo. The TYH package is a great deal! A lot of Limited level stuff for a Laredo price.
I'm liking it so far. Gas mileage 14-15 mpg in mostly city stop/go after 300 miles. Hoping it improves, I'm sure it will be better once I get it on the hwy. The V8 sure makes it fun to drive!
2004 JGC Laredo
V8, leather, sunroof, winter pkg
MSRP: 34480
PRICE PD: 29888
LESS: 6475 (various cust incent/rebates)
LEASE PRICE: 23413
39 mo/39K mi
=$265.57/mo (monthly taxes included)
+995 cap cost reduction + sales tax/title
The CCR is the only thing that bugs me - is this part negotiable? How much down is typical??
Thanks,
SP
SP
I see payments in NJ at $139 month-The fine print states that you need a minimum FICO credit score
of 730 to qualify. Find out if this is that case
with your deal.
If you are an existing Chrysler Financial customer, they will pay your last 5 payments on your current lease to get you into a new car in August.
Also find out:
1. Have they given you all the rebates. Through 8/31 you are entitled to the following
-$3,500 Chrysler Financial Rebate
-1,000 CF cash
-$1,750 Conquest Cash
So thats $6,250 in rebates before any discount.
If its a 24 month lease with 12K miles a year, they will hit you up for 20 cents excess mileage charge if you go over the included miles.
2. Find out the following:
MSRP
Dealer Discount
Rebates
Net CAP cost(this is what your lease payment is based on)
Residual
What money factor are they using for the lease?
(This is important since it will tell you what the interest rate is they are charging you.
Excess Mileage charge(if they are giving you 12K miles per year, I suspect they will charge you 20 Cents per mile over)
What money factor are they using for the lease?
3. Total Due at Signing(What makes up the $1,500)
-$159(Usually 1st month Payment
-$ Any cash down payment
-$ Any security deposit
-$ Any bank fee
-$ any other fees
Good Luck!
Sunpro
Should I worry about the 73k miles?
When does it start to be costly repair wise?
it is a 2wd, is it much better mileage wise?
also can I still use some of the rugged features of the truck with a 2wd only?
Thx!
F.
Where can I find out the resale value of this car say in about 2 years time?--What will it be worth in 2 years--