Is pricing good enough to jump early?

[flycast209]

That part won't be an issue. My DD is a lifted Frontier (which goes back to my son in a year, hence my car search) and my other car is a Sprinter-based RV. Neither of those will be a threat at Lime Rock. As for MPG the Nissan only gets above 16 when driving 65 on a highway.

Thank you to all who've taken the time to reply. If the incentives do dry-up today I'll have missed out. If not, I'll be going to my local dealers once I confirm their inventory.

Awesome bunch of people on this board - looking forward to sticking around.

You should go for any deal 9% off msrp or better. Even though I have a 7M ZO6, I have to fight my son for the Mojave keys when I want to go for a fun drive. Glads are awesome vehicles, with a much better seating position than a Taco, too.

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[Pedal Metal]

No, this is rare. But typically, discounts are more with anything on leftovers when the new models are hitting showroom floors.

Agreed. I tried to quote both your answer and the other forum member's comment, but it didn't take. I thought to share that I first came into the Gladiator fold in August of '21. For some reason, the mfg was offering around $3-4K depending on the trim in my region at that time. I believe the Mojaves were incentivized at around $3k and the Rubicons were up to $4K and maybe the Sports were $1.5k. As I recall, later that year (maybe Dec, '21) Glad Rubi incentives climbed up to $4.5K and maybe that was true on the Mojaves too. In general, there are no general rules on these incentives, because they can and do change on a dime! However, I will share that I've noticed past incentives were most often available on Sports, Sport S's, Overland's and Rubi's first and for greater amounts than other trims. I've seen varying incentives throughout '22 and '23, and they are usually seem best towards the middle to end of the month. However, the last couple months the manufacturer has taken a new approach in decorating with their 'new pieces of flair'.

First, I noticed the Employee Pricing promotion roll out late August (I think). Then, Sept. there was 15% off MSRP for ALL Glads from the mfg and some dealer offered additional promotions which increased that discount even more (maybe something like a 1 followed by a 0 followed by a % sign). Yes, that's right, some dealers were discounting as much as 25% off of MSRP or advertising up to $18k off from what I saw. Note, be careful on the fixed $ amounts as some dealers add every little rebate such as first responder, military retirement, and some type of disability modification rebates into that number (just saying). However, that month was a weird month as it was the month that the strike started (Sept. 14th). BTW, my dealer told me his rep told him that incentives would go away in Oct. because of the strike. Now, maybe I misheard him, or maybe that rep's mgmt overruled or whatever, but it is clear that the "MFG" considerably walked incentives back on some trims in Oct. So, it can really be a true guessing game. Now, keep in mind, I'm referring to my area which is based on my zip code and even though I live in Nebraska, my region is considered the Denver region. So, keep in mind, your incentives will be tied to your zone / region dictated by your zip code. Perhaps, the only way to beat that little zip code categorization is having a vacation home, family member's house or whatever in another region and changing one of your credit card statement to mail there to your new "summer / winter home" address, which may provide some proof of multiple residents; but that's gotta be some kind of 5 moves deep chess game there. As well, who knows if it's even worth it or the rebates would be better in the alternative local, but it could be a nice little 'wild card' to have in your back pocket if you were playing for all the marbles.

One more thing to keep in mind is that sometimes there are incentives called "private offers" which will be tied to your email address, name, phone number, or whatever. So, that's something to watch for, because sometimes those will stack on top of the mfg's typical fixed $ off rebates and sometimes not. For instance, I and others have received them through the mail, from tinkering around with Jeep.com's build site, and I've even found a $500 private offer from searching on Truecar.com 's website. However, when I closed on my recent purchase, I was unable to stack any additional rebates on top of the newest promotion the mfgr's offered in the month of Sept. (which technically closed on Mon. Oct. 2nd.). As well, the Sales Mgr I was working with freely showed his screen which showed that they were greyed out when the newest better incentive was selected. So, just saying that sometimes the your dealer is truly doing all they can to help close the deal and I at least appreciate the transparency.

Best of luck.

 

[Warped]

And, when there are no incentives, their are corporate affiliate programs, such as Tread Lightly that guarantee below invoice pricing. Also, there are dealers offering great pricing on orders through these forums.

 

[Pedal Metal]

Ok, I really do find today's updates intriguing. So, earlier today I looked at the incentives for 68154 and I see 15% off on Sport and 10% off on Rubicon (Glad), Mojave and High Altitudes. https://www.jeep.com/incentives.gladiator.2023.html#/model/CUJ202311

Just a thought, but on the off chance you find what you like you might try to hold something with a refundable deposit with a reasonable explanation that you're moving money around to get your affairs in order. The reason I say that, is because incentives usually get better further in the month. Ask me how I know...

Ok, I once bought a Jeep on the 7th of the month and mfgr incentives later increased by about $1k - $1.5k financing / bonus cash rebate on about the 14th of that same month. Sadly, I had already closed on the deal and sold my other vehicle in a passthrough / in and out deal and the ink was dry on all the paperwork However, since I had ordered that jeep, I technically was locked into 15 days of price protection before I had to actually take delivery and close on the deal. So, I'm just saying that had I thought to pragmatically delay taking delivery on the hopes that promotions would have increase towards the end of the month, my net worth today may well have been $1K - $1.5K greater today. FYI, I had asked to Sales Mgr who I had been working with if he'd reach out to his dealer rep and he told me had had and the information he had is that things wouldn't get better. So, that was that. LOL!

Also, the internet is your friend. Don't be afraid to do a search around your area of what's being built and in transit. https://www.jeep.com/new-inventory.gladiator.html?modelYearCode=IUJ202311&radius=100

Oh, and here's a tricky little thing that the mfgr's do. I think a price increase can happen at any time. So, it seems like updated prices will flow through to any vehicles that haven't had a window sticker generated at the time of the increase. So, you may find aged inventory on lots with stickers before a price increase which will be cheaper than another vehicle with the same feature sitting right next to it. ...or, new vehicles in transit or being built may have a higher price than that which is on the lot.

 

[Macbrun]

Ok, I really do find today's updates intriguing. So, earlier today I looked at the incentives for 68154 and I see 15% off on Sport and 10% off on Rubicon (Glad), Mojave and High Altitudes. https://www.jeep.com/incentives.gladiator.2023.html#/model/CUJ202311

Just a thought, but on the off chance you find what you like you might try to hold something with a refundable deposit with a reasonable explanation that you're moving money around to get your affairs in order. The reason I say that, is because incentives usually get better further in the month. Ask me how I know...

Ok, I once bought a Jeep on the 7th of the month and mfgr incentives later increased by about $1k - $1.5k financing / bonus cash rebate on about the 14th of that same month. Sadly, I had already closed on the deal and sold my other vehicle in a passthrough / in and out deal and the ink was dry on all the paperwork However, since I had ordered that jeep, I technically was locked into 15 days of price protection before I had to actually take delivery and close on the deal. So, I'm just saying that had I thought to pragmatically delay taking delivery on the hopes that promotions would have increase towards the end of the month, my net worth today may well have been $1K - $1.5K greater today. FYI, I had asked to Sales Mgr who I had been working with if he'd reach out to his dealer rep and he told me had had and the information he had is that things wouldn't get better. So, that was that. LOL!

Also, the internet is your friend. Don't be afraid to do a search around your area of what's being built and in transit. https://www.jeep.com/new-inventory.gladiator.html?modelYearCode=IUJ202311&radius=100

Oh, and here's a tricky little thing that the mfgr's do. I think a price increase can happen at any time. So, it seems like updated prices will flow through to any vehicles that haven't had a window sticker generated at the time of the increase. So, you may find aged inventory on lots with stickers before a price increase which will be cheaper than another vehicle with the same feature sitting right next to it. ...or, new vehicles in transit or being built may have a higher price than that which is on the lot.

All great information, thanks again!! Here in 08088 I'm only seeing 10% off all other trims. We had the 15% off Sport and 10% off everything else until yesterday. Which is fine, I'm eyeing Sport S or Willys right now.

Hmmm. I checked a few other zip codes. I may need to make a trip to NE, I have a friend in the Omaha area... seems to have the best incentives.

 

[Pedal Metal]

All great information, thanks again!! Here in 08088 I'm only seeing 10% off all other trims. We had the 15% off Sport and 10% off everything else until yesterday. Which is fine, I'm eyeing Sport S or Willys right now.

Hmmm. I checked a few other zip codes. I may need to make a trip to NE, I have a friend in the Omaha area... seems to have the best incentives.

Well, you might want to first see if your friend is ok receiving your credit card statement under your mutual agreement as your second residence, since I understand these promotions are based on where you reside and not where you purchase. Note, I've technically never proved this will work other some loosely worded conversation with a sales manager many moons ago around what was required to validate one's zip code was one's zip code. Besides, many people have multiple residents. I have a family member who has 3! Heck, I've heard news stores of some senators having as many as 7 residents and they're to be working for the people in just one state. ...Just saying.

 

[Swordfish44]

If you want opinions on your other choices, a good source is forums that are NOT about those vehicles. You'll hear more of the bad stuff vs fanboy talk. I'm sure everyone here will be happy to bash the competition and also give honest comparisons. The general consensus, and you can prove that to yourself with a highway test drive on a gusty day, is that Jeeps are not the best handling on-road vehicles. You need to know that going in.

If i had a dollar for everytime someone drove a jeep for the first time and said "wtf" i could probably afford a 392. Lmao!

 

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If i had a dollar for everytime someone drove a jeep for the first time and said "wtf" i could probably afford a 392. Lmao!

The cheap rental option in Hawaii is a basic 2 door wrangler. After driving on the windy coastal roads, I instantly realized they haven't come very far from my friend's CJ6 ?

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