Jeep Wrangler Prices
I'm thinking about buying a Jeep Wrangler as a towed vehicle behind a motorhome. My first thought was to buy one a few years old to save some money. So I looked up the price for a 2014 Jeep Wrangler...
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I too have been looking at purchasing a Jeep, not to tow behind an RV but to go exploring the trails in the Osceola National Forest near where I live here in Florida. I have owed a CJ7 back in the late 80's that I bought new for $9K.
I had a Suzuki jeep that I bought new back in the early 80's for $5k.
The new Jeeps are ridiculously priced for what you're buying. You can buy a crew cab that seats six with a bench front seat F150 4X4 or Chevy Silverado 4X4 that can be flat towed for the same price. WTF! That's right, Ford and Chevy mark down their prices up $10K off if you shop around. Not Jeep, the best I found was a measling $500 off the MSRP.
I test drove 6 brand new Jeeps, Rubicons and Sahara's on the highways to 75 MPH, and yes in the mud too. Fun in the mud, but terrible at highway speeds, around town at 35-45 MPH is OK. Would not want to drive for hours down the freeway.
The Jeeps are very antiquated, a 5 speed auto, everything else has 6 speeds now a days. Fords now have 10 speed autos. A very underpowered V6, why wouldn't they put a turbo on it like Ford does? They want an extra $1-2K for a hardtop, Why isn't a hardtop standard for that ridiculously high MSRP?
I saw a lot of them on the lots, but when I asked the kids that the Chrysler Jeep dealers hires for sales people, they told me that they sell maybe two a month.
I had a Suzuki jeep that I bought new back in the early 80's for $5k.
The new Jeeps are ridiculously priced for what you're buying. You can buy a crew cab that seats six with a bench front seat F150 4X4 or Chevy Silverado 4X4 that can be flat towed for the same price. WTF! That's right, Ford and Chevy mark down their prices up $10K off if you shop around. Not Jeep, the best I found was a measling $500 off the MSRP.
I test drove 6 brand new Jeeps, Rubicons and Sahara's on the highways to 75 MPH, and yes in the mud too. Fun in the mud, but terrible at highway speeds, around town at 35-45 MPH is OK. Would not want to drive for hours down the freeway.
The Jeeps are very antiquated, a 5 speed auto, everything else has 6 speeds now a days. Fords now have 10 speed autos. A very underpowered V6, why wouldn't they put a turbo on it like Ford does? They want an extra $1-2K for a hardtop, Why isn't a hardtop standard for that ridiculously high MSRP?
I saw a lot of them on the lots, but when I asked the kids that the Chrysler Jeep dealers hires for sales people, they told me that they sell maybe two a month.
