tell me if you can spot the sale price of this jeep...

[Pierre.Suave]

The salesman at the stealership refused to admit that he could even see the price listed on the website, much less that they would actually sell for that little...

he did offer to sell me a used, year old jeep for MORE though...

:eyes:

[KitchenWitch]

1. $32,990

As plain as the nose on your face.

[Pierre.Suave]

4. yes, and my nose is pretty damn plain...

But he REFUSED to admit that and tried to sell me a USED one for 35K


I refused, obviously.

[MrCoffee]

5. Check your mirror, you may have lost your nose

It's $32,990

[KitchenWitch]

10. OOPS

damned dyslexia

[DS1]

2. There's no stock jeep in the world worth 45 grand

maybe one that was gold-plated.

[Pierre.Suave]

6. 45 grand is not the sale price

Look again

[DS1]

13. I see that

[Orrex]

3. Looks to me like about $22K too much

And I still wouldn't buy it.

But YMMV, so to speak...

[Pierre.Suave]

7. well, either way

I am not buying from that stealership after dealing with one salesman on the phone...

[Parche]

8. fukin SUV

sh*tty gas mileage

[Pierre.Suave]

11. Yes parche, perhaps...

However, how am I going to tow a sailboat without one?

[kentauros]

22. May I suggest renting the vehicle you need when you need to tow?

If you're not towing on a daily basis, then only buy what you need to use on a daily basis. Even if you go out every weekend, you'd still win in the long-run by renting versus owning :)

If you must own, find a used, beat-up standard shift pickup, something you can park and only use for towing the sailboat.

Now, if only Toyota would sell the Hilux over here :D

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/100875/505090

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. Sounds like that dealership wants to go out of business.

This is not a good car selling environment to be assholes.

[Pierre.Suave]

12. Yes, and I am a patient man

It is winter here anyway, I do not need to tow a sailboat for many more months, I can wait.

[flvegan]

14. Even with a gun to my head, I'd never pay $45k for a Jeep.

I see it's allegedly on sale for $33k, but they're fooling themselves at $45k. I see the Hemi version is still $43k. And the big 3 wonder why they're failing.

[Pierre.Suave]

16. Crazy isnt it...

I will wait until their going out of business sale when I can get it for 22.9K

:rofl:

[flvegan]

19. Seriously.

I know it's apples/oranges, but you can't price a Jeep, ANY Jeep at the Corvette price point. Especially considering in the apples/apples game, an Escalade starts at that price.

[Shakespeare]

15. You're about to buy youself a real maintenance dog.

I wouldn't touch one of the new Jeeps even at a great sale price (would pick up a 10+ years-old Wrangler in a heartbeat, though--those things will run forever). You'd be much better off with a different vehicle.

[Pierre.Suave]

17. Such as?

ANd keep in mind that I CAN get these for 33K, elsewhere... as well as a glut of unsold 08s still around.

Also, I am not aware of problems with this model of jeep.

[Shakespeare]

20. Personally?

I don't know how big/heavy your sailboat is, but I'd go for a Honda Element, Pilot or Ridgeline, or a Subaru.

But that's just me. :hi:

p.s. Just do a search on reviews for Grand Cherokees for the last 3-5 years--not pretty, especially compared to what else you can get, comparably speaking, for the same price. Chrysler's cranking out a lot of shitty cars these days, and it's a shame what they've done to most of the Jeep lineup (which used to be much, much better vehicles than they are now).

[Pierre.Suave]

21. 6500lbs

not counting the trailer.

It will take more than a subaru/element/pilot/ or Ridgeline to tow it.

[Shakespeare]

23. In that case, I'd probably go with a Pathfinder or...

...a nicely tricked out F150 (my dad's choice for hauling a range of things, and he's owned a few since '82, never had a problem with any of them). A friend of mine who sells cars and used to drive a '94 Cherokee Sport 4x4 loudly mourns the decline of the Jeep's reliability. Four-letter words are usually tossed in Chrysler's direction. :7

Hell, I'd even take a GM/Chevy over a Jeep at this point (though, as I said, I lust for an older model Wrangler!).

[DS1]

24. I tow my imaginary LA class Attack Sub around with a 1990 Chevy 454 SS

[appal_jack]

25. Go Chevy-Duramax-Allison

For that kind of money, you can get a Chevy 2500 Duramax-Allison pickup if you bargain hard. The Isuzu diesel (i.e.- Chevy Duramax) is bombproof, the Allison shifts smoothly, and the extra weight capacity will give you safety and peace of mind.

-app

[Pierre.Suave]

29. The thing is

That I was hoping to find a dual use vehicle that can tow the boat as well as be driven during the not so nice weather and on a daily basis. Also needs to be able to seat crew and carry gear to and from the lake.

I see this jeep as the best option for that criteria.

[appal_jack]

33. Chevy makes a crew-cab that seats six

Chevy makes a crew-cab that seats six rather comfortably. My Dad has the crew cab short bed, and it's a fine multi-purpose truck. He has an open bed, but with a topper on it, you would have a truly all-weather all-purpose vehicle.

-app

[graywarrior]

18. Duh. Like immediately.

[AlCzervik]

26. That dealer has no 2008 models left?

[Pierre.Suave]

27. Yes they do

The salesman tried to sell me one for 35k...

:eyes:

[AlCzervik]

28. wow, that's pathetic.

does he want to make a sale---i guess not.

[Pierre.Suave]

30. Yes, I think so too

But I am in no hurry, I can wait for the right deal to come along.

[LeftyMom]

31. At least he'd tell you the price.

A few car purchases back I couldn't get the douchebag on the phone to even give me a ballpark figure until I came in, which was a problem since the dealership with the option package I wanted was in Oregon. :eyes:

I had to have flvegan call and check the price for me- needless to say the salesdouche had no problem telling him what they were asking. :grr:

[Pierre.Suave]

32. He never actually told me the price of the new one

He spent all his time trying to squeeze me for more.

[old mark]

34. But hey, it gets 13 MPG! Might wanna investigate this one!

We had several older Jeep Cherokees at work. They really sucked. They were very uncomfortable, badly designed interior, terrible mileage.

I had no idea they were that expensive.

mark