I am thinking about ordering a 2008 2 door Rubicon and selling my 07 Unlimited when the Rubicon comes in.

Any estimates on how long it will take to come in?

 

short answer: a long time
long answer: a really long time.
seriously, it varies. it depends on the options you want and the availability of those options. it also depends on the dealership you buy it from.

 

my 2 door Rubi ordered 8/28/07, received at dealership 10/11/07

 

ahh yeah i kinda want a two door rubi....might just buy one a few years old instead and have two.

 

You could'nt pry it away from me today. Totally incredible, well worth the wait..




check my sig for timeline. Good Luck

 

There are roughly 12,000 Rubicons currently on order, both 2 door and Unlimiteds. They have only been able to produce about 350 to 390 Rubi's a week. This means an order placed today could take 7.5 to 9.5 months to build. The good news is that 2 door Rubicon orders on this forum have been getting built much more quickly than the Unlimiteds. So you shouldn't be in too bad of shape.

Just know that the potential is there for a very long wait. Those 2008 orders placed today that wait 9+ months will be at risk of not getting built at all this model year (which ends in July). Those unfilled orders would be converted into 2009 orders, and would resume their wait when 09's production begins.

This all depends on IF things stay the same. If demand remains high, if they continue to receive more orders per day than they are able to build, if Rubicon specific parts suppliers continue to have difficulty keeping up with demand, if Chrysler doesn't add a 3rd shift, if they don't shift their production ratio to include more Sold Orders and less Dealer Inventory units...etc.

 

If you can not wait and plan to buy off the lot of a dealer as some are suggesting, be careful of price. The "gougers" are out there already. I ordered a 4-dr. Rubicon 06/07 with most options except that "Gig thing." I'm still waiting and plan for a 12/07 delivery if I'm lucky. I'm in Oregon and just for kicks I searched out a rig almost identical to mine from a Calif. dealer who wants over $40 K for it. I'm paying under $30 K for mine. Be careful my friend.