This must have been some kid, because the Wordpress blog that had the post was deleted in it's entirety.

There are good and bad dealers everywhere, and the Jeep.com price is sticker. Shame on the dealer for financing something he had supposedly 100% cash for, but maybe the person didn't figure out adding tax title and fees, but there's no way there were 20+% taxes and fees on a 25k car.

Here's an easy one - if you have the money to pay for the car outright - then just order it. You'll not only get what you want exactly, but usually a lot cheaper. And - this guy is whining because the dealership wouldn't sell them what they had in stock for the price he came up with online for a model with different options? Am I missing something here? He wants them to sell their $31k Jeep for $25k because the one he built online cost that? Think they'll sell me a $48k Challenger SRT8 for $23k bc I built up a Challenger SE online for that price? The "bailout" is actually low-interest loans, not grants and they don't mean they are going to start giving away cars.

The first mistake a buyer with $'s can make is to say he has the $'s to buy it outright.

One, as long as it's not 0% financing, they gonna make more money from the interest if you barrow. Your cash sale of $25K nets them less money than financing $25K. Also, if you're financing they may be able to work with you a little more on the price tag because they'll usually make back any discounts over the life of the loan.

Two, dealers are gonna think, hey if you've got $25K, let's talk you into something you don't need that costs more. I mean hey, what's a few thousands dollars more than you planned on? Of course, they're then planning on you financing that extra 4, 5, 6K so they get some extra bucks coming in.

Three, if you tell them you got $25K, you lost all ability to haggle. If you tell 'em that and they actually had a deal they could work out for less than $25K, I guarantee you won't see that deal. Magically, everything that you might of considered under $25K will now be $25K or more. They certainly won't come down a penny more than they have too.

While I generally don't like dealerships/salesmen, I can't blame them for always looking to make as much as possible on a sale. After all, they're in business to make money, not to short change themselves and not to just give cars away. Obviously some of these dealerships take it way too far. The best thing you can do is go elsewhere so they don't get rewarded for being a bad dealership. Enough people leave and they'll either have to change or go under.

I blame the democrats. Afterall, they are in league with Satan to turn the country into Hell on earth. This is merely the first step.

I luv how Dalberts FIRST EVER post is calling people idiots....do you work for Chrysler, LOL......

Link is down. I don't doubt he's not getting the same price as a cash buyer. At least part of the rebate is for financing through Chrysler Financial.

I was JK shopping myself until I realized the customer loyalty mailer they sent me completely lied to me. It told me I had $1500 off a new Jeep Wrangler but really it meant only new 2009 Unlimiteds even though there was nothing in the mailer specifying year or model type. The amount varied for anything else. It was only $500 for an 08 Unlimited. That's some nerve to make a loyal customer think they're getting $1500 off until they get to the dealership and find out they're getting shorted $1000 of that. I didn't believe the dealer and called the Rebate hotline myself (had to look the number up since it wasn't on the mailer) only to confirm that the dealer was correct. I would've just checked the website link they sent me but Chrysler yanked it and told me to talk to my delership for details even though the mailer's offer was over a month away from expiring.

I went and bought a nice used TJ Saturday. I might never buy a new Chrylser again.

Maybe it's too early in the morning and I may still be in a fog from the weekend...but...

I don't get it. I have used the www.jeep.com website MANY times over several years, and the price of every car I've fantasized & "built" (many dozens) is essentially identical to the sticker prices. With the rebate(s) and the "employee pricing" posted, it's pretty straight forward... [O.K., I'll concede, EXCEPT for the hidden footnotes... see above...]

Of course, the dealers can put their own "add-on" stickers to try to screw you for waxing & prepping it with a few doo-dads, but that's rather obvious.

This guy needs to go to yet another dealer. To save frustration, I'd recommend sending an e-mail and trying to cut a deal first. It worked well for me.

My experience is the prices on the website are accurate. Could the dealer have been quoting the sum total of his finance payments? Or is the dealer working the financing with sales tax, and sans rebates?? Something's wrong, and the link to the rest of the story is broken!

There are dealers out here (upstate NY) who would get into a no holds barred cage match for the opportunity to sell this guy a car.

I hate car dealers, but if this (young?) guy walks in with his Mom, he's looking like a lot of fresh meat. Harsh, but true. Pass the ketchup.

What you build on the web site is not an order, it is a wishlist !!what is in stock are two different things.And chrysler if you are reading this,these people are idiots !!

Oh I belive this story as it happened to me at 2 different dealerships in the DFW area back in 2005 when i was trying to buy a Rubi Unlimited. I ended up going on ebay and buying from McGonical up in Indinapolis and having it shipped to me in Texas and SAVED $5,000 doing it this way...Strange to see this going on right now when its a buyers market and car makers about to fold...a real shame!