Got a "new" Jk - some questions and first feelings
JK Super Freak
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,331
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From: Dallas, TX
It is your own fault. Period. Plain and simple.
Read the contract.
Do your homework BEFORE you get to a dealer. Window etching and paying for it is crap. That's like paying for fabric seat protector.
YOU have control because YOU can walk out, and if it don't feel all warm and fuzzy, leave the dealer.
Sorry you were taken advantage of, truly I am. Enjoy your Jeep, makenit your own. Could always be driving a Prius, eh?
Sent from some string and a few tin cans.
JK Jedi
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,192
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From: REDONDO BEACH, CA
This is a random thought but the dealer might have been aggravated having to bring a vehicle in from another dealer. I say that because I know several guys at dealerships and they've been candid with me regarding vehicle location. They've told me straight up they don't like to do that because they lose their "kickbacks" from the manufacturer. Of course this is just speculation as to why they may have been short and offered such mediocre service...but still a viable scenario. Either way I hope you enjoy your rig man it's tough to beat a jeep. Sam
A sale is a sale. Sure they'd rather move inventory on their lot, but they do dealer swaps all the time.
JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 26
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From: Fort Wayne, Indiana
I had no issue with my dealership identifying others to work with to get the vehicle I wanted; except that I had to wait an extra two weeks to close the deal. Dealerships do not lose money doing this... It just takes some time calling around and making such a transfer happen.
I would never buy a vehicle I didn't want - especially a new one.
I would never buy a vehicle I didn't want - especially a new one.
JK Super Freak
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,408
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From: Nashville, TN
My dealership did a swap for a copperhead jk in Florida. I'm in Tennessee. There were no 2 door sports to be found that weren't Rubis or 4 doors. It may aggravate the dealer but they'll do it to make a sale. They'd rather do than than lose the sale. And if they added extra fees bc you made them work, you have a lawsuit on your hands. But the rest falls on you.
Last edited by Cutman; Dec 14, 2014 at 06:58 AM.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 455
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From: Bluffton SC
It's plan and simple most dealers do a dealer swap and the vehicle just get re- invoiced to the new dealer, some do vehicle to vehicle trades so if they have something the other dealer wants they just trade vehicles, bottom line the dealer never losses, they have the chance in F&I to sell you warranties, finance rates etc. sure it is better for them to sell off their inventory but if they need to move a vehicle they will. Depending on the vehicle there is not a lot of " holdback" money but there are monthly sales incentives that they may need to hit to get a bonus from the manufacture and yours might be the one to make that happen or get them closer and finally when the record a sales that usually means they get a an additional unit from the manufacture so if they sell 20 new vehicles they get 20 more from the factory
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 106
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From: Prior Lake
One other comment... It absolutely does not take a dealer 2 weeks to do a dealer trade for a vehicle. They do this on a regular basis. I have had dealers do this for me numerous times. A couple of days is reasonable, 2 weeks is not.