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Makes me think sales are slowed to a crawl, however our MN gas went from $3.05 the day we bought our GC to $2.85, and it's in the $2.75 range in other towns around us (feels good until one realizes a year ago it was $2.15, clearly a deterent to new SUV sales until we get the next snowstorm!). Is ANYONE buying new 07s or 08s?
Those figures are still below last year's numbers though.
Angel
I am looking at getting a new 07 with no options but metallic paint, mats, and fog lamps. The MSRP is 31,080, and probably can get zero % financing. I will be goign to the dealer on Wed, Dec 26. The price quoted as of now is 21,999. I have no trade in and will be looking to get soem sort of extended warranty.
Now they also have 08s, which the only thing I care about is that they do have heated mirrors standard. The 0% for them is not compatible with the 3000 rebate. So those will probably be quite a bit more expensive because the 0% is what I would want to get. I see that swede405 got a good deal (22k!) on an 08 WK. That is the same as I would be paying for the 07, but with 0%.
Is the deal I posted a good price? I think it is, but with edmunds TMV only around 1000 more, maybe the dealer can give a little bit more off? They have 4 07s and 4 08s on the lot. The 07s are equipped same as the one i'm looking at but they have the sun and sound package which I dont want.
I should add that I don't need to buy NOW, but can wait a few months. The 0% deal + 21,999 for the 07 is whats pressing me right now.
Thanks for any info!
You can get a warranty from Chrysler at any time up until the 3 year/36k miles warranty is up. Google around for Chrysler Warranty. You'll get tons of hits.
The biggest difference between 08s and 07s that affects me is the now standard heated side mirrors.
I will try to drop the dealer down a little bit more, but gettign an 07 with 0% for around 21k would be great. And I plan on keeping the car at least 6 years so resale is not an issue for me.
I had the Max care on my 01 Jeep when it was a more reasonable $500 (and there was no power train automatically priced into the vehicle either, go figure!) however that was for 5 yr 70,000 at the price. It barely paid for itself since that vehicle has been pretty reliable: 2 of the 3 drivers seat heaters got replaced in that time. I bought a 7/70 Max care at 3/36 last Spring for my 04 Chrysler 300M which has been very reliable w/only one warranty repair in the 3 years - even with 7/70 powertrain they wanted $900 but in that case they'd wanted $1100 on day of purchase and it went DOWN (we got a $100 coupon from Chrysler that helped, interested the price to buy it from Chrysler via mail was higher than the dealer). We did have the instrument panel go out this summer which cost $700 so we have almost paid for it in the first 6 months. Dealers want you to buy these warranties or service contracts which is what they are officially called since they know you'll come back for more routine service like brakes & fluid changes as well, and most like our dealer do a good job but at 2-3x higher price than the corner garage. One of my thoughts however is with these extended or lifetime power train warranties any battles you may have w/Chrysler will go smoother with dealer records and the dealer on your side.
The only other option for extended warranties is buying one from an independent outfit as I did some research on these (Warranty Gold, Warranty Direct, but one of these is out of business already...there are forums discussing these). Their price on my 300M turned out to be higher than the $900 I got from the dealer and I did not consider mixing that with a Chrysler lifetime warranty this Fall on our new Jeep. Also you get free towing/jump start etc, free rentals if > a day service or if problems away from home with Chrysler's service contracts. I did ask the ominous question what if Chrysler sells Jeep but the dealership said the warranties go to the new buyer, just like they did from Daimler to Cerebus ... well you never know.
I got a quote from a dealer's website (found him via google, heard about him in other forums) for $750 for a 5 years/60k miles with $100 deductible warranty. Not bad. That's hundreds less than what my dealer wanted.
BTW, I should have mentioned in my post above, for anyone reading this, all my service contracts were with a $100 DEDUCTIBLE. It's worked fairly well to lump 1-2 things together at a time (now that I think of it, when I had them change my instrument cluster last summer they checked a tranny thing which was a fluke and replaced a door speaker that had a slight rattle too, all for a single $100 payment).
It's a great debate if they are worth it but with all the expensive parts (that even the corner mechanic has to buy from Chrysler or even NAPA is not always that cheap), new US vehicles are a pricey maintenace proposition despite being usually less expensive than overseas brands.
I have heard of eservicecontracts.com on a couple of jeep forums.
Do you think I got a good deal?
Whats the MSRP on your 08 WK? A local dealer has an X pack laredo (i dont know if it has nav) with MSRP 35,600 for a no haggle price of 27,900.
This is assuming you want an 08 in a common configuration and there are several Jeep dealers near you.
Let us know how you make out. Not sure if you're considering the HID lights, but they are well worth it.
A local dealer here (who is known for excellent online prices) has base 08 4wd V6 laredos for 24,500 with MSRP 31,335. I know for a fact that they are willing to sell at 23,999...So I think you are getting a pretty good price. Good luck with your purchase.
I got it for 18,3xx + TTL. It is a relatively clean vehicle, the dealer is going to do a few touch ups with the paint and replace front rotors.
Locally you can get used base 07 4x4s (15-20k miles) for 16,999 and 17,999.
Was there a trade in involved?
Wife & I have twins on the way (in addition to our 3-yr old) so we need to bite the bullet and get a minivan. We're going to get a Dodge GC or a Chrysler T&C sometime in June. Money will be real tight since wife will be quitting work to stay home, hence us going down to one income, so if anyone has a friends code for 2008, then I would reeeeeeally appreciate it. .... I'll even put you on my Christmas card list!!
e-mail me here at carspace and let me know....
This late in the model year, I think you should be able to do get nearly that price w. just a bit of research. Good luck, and congrats on the twins.
Sorry to hear you had a bad JGC, there seem to be many problems during that 99 model change year: I have had both a 01 I sold to my son and now a 07 JGC Laredo with minimal issues, none major.
the four wheel drive market is so "going around the bowl,and down the hole" it's not funny..
one story was someone had 19 month old -top shelf g.m.c,with all the bells and whistles(two sunroofs,d.v.d,ect..)was going out of the country,ended up with$18000..
dealers are drowning in them.
so-yea!..go in and ask what ones they want to give away today!?!..and shop them to death!!usually the ones with the worst traffic stay in business is by best prices..and usually great service too..they earn your business..
There is a $4500 + $2000 rebate going on, and $27900 is after all these discounts. So the deal is not that hot.
BTW, we have been very happy with our 07 Laredo 10,000 miles later. The 4.7L is a fantastic boat puller (I would have never got a small V8 but needed a torquey engine and living in the N woods need 4WD weekly all winter). We get 20mpg@70mph and better on slow back roads, 15mpg pulling the boat so while that is about my only "complaint" I don't think I could do much better in anything else ... and the lifetime warranty is piece of mind. We also were happy with our 2001 Laredo which was sold to our son. Good luck!
Just as a reference, in September 07 I placed an order for a 2008 Limited. I was able to get invoice pricing without any problems at all. That was before the SUV market really tanked.
You have to consider two things:
* SUV market is not in good shape. Dealers can't give them away.
* You're buying an 08 at the end of the model year. In a few months, your brand new GC will be a year old. You should pay a bit less because of it.
You are in control. I love my GC. Best of luck and def. tell us what you ended up paying.
Oh, one last thing. If you have a trade in, make sure you don't get screwed in it. And be very careful in the F&I office. Don't buy any extras.
Keep in mind that you don't have to buy a Jeep extended warranty at the dealer. You can buy it at any time before your warranty expires. Just google for "Jeep warranty." Don't buy a third party warranty. If your dealer matches the internet price for the warranty you want (onlne is about half of what the dealer wants), then go for it.
I have been the owner of several Jeep Grand Cherokees. I would not own one without the factory warranty. Every jeep I have owned I have saved far more than the cost of the warranty. Waranty will definitely help resale value if you sell while warranty still in effect. Whatever you do BUY WARRANTY.
I'm not looking for another 6 months; just wondering what the initial discount people are getting on them.
I started looking at an 08 last year in early September. My deal was invoice minus all rebates (I didn't have a trade in). At the time the rebates were $3000. They ended up going to $3500 plus free MyGig later.
Keep in mind this was BEFORE the SUV market tanking, which will work in your favor. FYI, Jeep delayed production of the 09s by a couple of weeks.
In 6 months, you should be able to get a sweet deal. The changes for 09 are minor (push button ignition, availability of internet, and some other minor things). So if you can live without those, you'll be able to get a great deal on a left over 08. This is specially true for the 5.7 HEMI as it got redisigned for 09 (1 better MPG).
Make sure you get the HID lighs. They are worth it!
Come back and let us know how you made out.
Angel
I have the incentives plan through work but don't yet know how much under invoice it truely is. The dealer just gave me a price of $20,500.00. How does this sound?
From my research, I think the invoice is $28,797.00. The dealer told me today In October Jeep is giving 5500 customer cash + 500 cash.
You can also look up the invoice price here at Edmunds. Don't forget to add the regional advertising fee (I think it was around $350/$400) to get an accurate invoice price.
So lets assume that your $28,797 invoice price is correct. We have the following:
28797 invoice
- 5500 rebate
- 500 military rebate
- 400 dealer cash
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22397
He's offering you a price of $20,500, which is $1897 under invoice. You can do better, I think. As I mentioned in a previous post, last september I got invoice price for a brand new 08. Now the 08 is a year old since the 09's are coming out, and the SUV market is really bad. I think you can do a bit better.
If you do have a trade in, make sure they don't screw you over on it.
Best of luck, and let us know how you do. We love ours, and I hope you like yours too.
Decent deal? Any tips on potential other items to consider (extended warranty price, etc.)?
Thanks.
So it's nice to see people are still buying, go get a good deal! But maybe you can squeak out a few hundred more? Sheeze, last year I almost bought a Saturn Outlook and they who never drop prices found a way to get me $1500 more opening a free GM credit card and some other stuff. However we bought the Jeep and have been very happy with it after 12K miles, we just had our first minor warranty problem needing a new ignition lock cylinder but otherwise it's solid and helps me get through our yucky cold snowy winters.
I think that's a pretty decent price! I've only seen one lower price and that was one of those doorbuster/loss leader ads for a one-off model @18,995. Never seen a price like that since.
I've been a Jeep fan for the last 12 years - specifically the Wranglers, but family needs lead me towards another product. IMO, and as another poster mentioned, the Jeep name/product definitely has more brand value than any Dodge/Chrysler.
Good Luck! and enjoy it if you've already pulled the trigger!
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And $1495 with $0 deductible.
And I know there are cheaper websites out there. So do your homework and save yourself some money.
One more thing, you DON'T have to buy a warranty at the dealer. You can get the warranty at any time before your 36 months/48k warranty expires. So you have time to decide and find the best deal.