Does anyone know the reason for 4190 LE editions?

[steveale]

We need something to break the tension....

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[DMoney]

Toledo, Ohio (where the gladiator is made) area code is 419...

 

[jeepguy225]

To feel special. They should only offer 419 of them, not 4190.

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

To feel special. They should only offer 419 of them, not 4190.

They must think there is enough pent up demand for the 4190 of them.

 

[bilash31]

Reason of which part? 4190? Or Launch Edition. Seems most responses assume you mean the 4190, so I will go with that.

Reason is so that FCA only loses $24 per LE instead of $240 per LE (if only 419 were sold) to fund the $100,000 prize.

 

[lookitsadam]

Reason of which part? 4190? Or Launch Edition. Seems most responses assume you mean the 4190, so I will go with that.

Reason is so that FCA only loses $24 per LE instead of $240 per LE (if only 419 were sold) to fund the $100,000 prize.

Realistically they're not losing anything, and it's a drop in the bucket for good PR. They're guaranteed almost $260 million in sales from LE alone.

 

[starrsRN]

Because they can fool all the impulse buyers into spending thousands more for a few badges, and not waiting on the cool colors Gobi/gator lol. I think the edition is pretty silly personally. Build your own loaded rubi, and save a few grand.

 

[Jake]

Because they can fool all the impulse buyers into spending thousands more for a few badges, and not waiting on the cool colors Gobi/gator lol. I think the edition is pretty silly personally. Build your own loaded rubi, and save a few grand.

I totally agree with you. Perhaps people would have felt a tad more excited to get a LE truck if the tag on the back said: Number 1 of 4190, or 2 or 4189, or number 4190 of 4190 instead of them all saying the same thing: 1 of 4190.

That would have made some of the very first ones made or some of the very last ones made a tad more valuable when it comes time to think about selling them down the road, a little bit of history to them.

 

[Trickster]

Do you think in 20 years the LE will be a collector?
With over 4000 made?
What is a future valuable collector that is made today?
If only we knew.

 

[steffen707]

I wanna know the reason the area code is 419. I mean the origin story of that would be amazing. Not as amazing as plywood's origin story, but still neat.

 

[Trickster]

I wanna know the reason the area code is 419. I mean the origin story of that would be amazing. Not as amazing as plywood's origin story, but still neat.

Because 418 was taken?

 

[bilash31]

I wanna know the reason the area code is 419. I mean the origin story of that would be amazing. Not as amazing as plywood's origin story, but still neat.

Because 418 was taken?

And 914 and 149??

 

[bgenlvtex]

FCA should have built and delivered ALL of the Launch Editions as 2019 1\2, then blocked all orders for 3 months, then took orders for 2020 models.

They should also have made the steel winch bumper and trail cam standard in Rubicon trim.

But they didn't, so there's that.

 

[Lou3.6]

They must think there is enough pent up demand for the 4190 of them.

Well here it is 4 months later . . . hindsight working ? IT WAS A POORLY THOUGHT OUT IDEA, poorly executed, and ;created a shitload of discontent among the "Faithful" and a few trolls too ! Would "they" do it again ? Probably ! Question IS . . . will "you" fall for it . . . Again ?

 

[propkillr]

I agree. Who ever in the Gladiator marketing should be let go! He/she has made a great thing disrespected and a laughing stock!
LE’s should have been built first. Made special yet now there is many waiting for them. Come on Jeep get it right!

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