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Old 08-04-2009 | 06:15 AM
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I'm considering buying a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Does anyone know of a good website where I can find actual dealer costs so I have a good position to begin dealing from?

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Old 08-04-2009 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Slice
I'm considering buying a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Does anyone know of a good website where I can find actual dealer costs so I have a good position to begin dealing from?

Thanks.
Only one I can think of would be Consumer reports, but I think its a pay site...
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Old 08-04-2009 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Slice
I'm considering buying a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Does anyone know of a good website where I can find actual dealer costs so I have a good position to begin dealing from?

Thanks.
Slice, I don't think they have come out with the Unlimited version yet. You may be stuck with the Limited.
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Old 08-04-2009 | 07:58 AM
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Yeah the closest thing the unlimited that I know of is the Super Jeep, not quite unlimited but it does fly:



I've used Kelly Blue Book and Edmonds in the past & they seem pretty dialed in, check this out:

Let me google that for you
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Old 08-04-2009 | 08:03 AM
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Slice, I don't think they have come out with the Unlimited version yet. You may be stuck with the Limited.
The 'unlimited' is the 4 door version of the Wrangler.
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Old 08-04-2009 | 08:05 AM
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Yeah the closest thing the unlimited that I know of is the Super Jeep, not quite unlimited but it does fly:



I've used Kelly Blue Book and Edmonds in the past & they seem pretty dialed in, check this out:

Let me google that for you
Funny...of course I've searched Google already...
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Old 08-04-2009 | 08:07 AM
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Btw, I'm trying to find actual dealer cost, not invoice. There's a big difference.
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Old 08-04-2009 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Slice
Btw, I'm trying to find actual dealer cost, not invoice. There's a big difference.
Yep good point, I guess I always considered invoice as dealer invoice (i.e the price the dealer paid) and not any of the multiple names for retail pricing they come up with.

I just checked Edmonds and it doesn't look like they offer the dealer invoice any longer. 2009 Jeep Wrangler optional equipment at Edmunds
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Originally Posted by Slice
Btw, I'm trying to find actual dealer cost, not invoice. There's a big difference.
Slice -

Having recently been through this I found quite a few good sites.

Edmunds and KBB of course are the most popular and Edmunds especially has the True market Value (TMV) and True Cost to Own (TCO) calculators that will help you in your search.

Truecar.com is a site that has the actual DEALER cost - even lower than the invoice price listed. It also has all the charts and graphs to help you with the TMV cost.

When I was bargining with the dealer they had already done their homework on Edmunds too and already knew what the TMV with Options Pricing was and they basically were unwilling to deal much off that price.

Most sites state that somewhere between 3-5% over invoice is a reasonable price for the vehicle.

I feel like I was VERY lucky to get mine at $100 over invoice and $1,000 below true market value.

Good luck in the search.

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Originally Posted by Slice
The 'unlimited' is the 4 door version of the Wrangler.
So much for Google search.
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