[PontiacJim1959]

I don't know if this is an option, but Enterprise car rentals sells their vehicles after they get some mileage on them. I have always rented from Enterprise when making long vacation trips to visit family. They have a good maintenance program and keep their cars up.

I purchased a 2015 Hyundai Accent 5-door from them with 32,000 miles. I now have 122,000 on the car with no issues. By buying from Enterprise, you get a substancial savings because it is a used car, so you don't lose that initial depreciation value. It is hard to screw up a car at 30,000 miles or less. They offered a 1 year warranty on the major drive line components and you could buy an extended warranty - which I did not get. They will give you a trade-in value for your old car. They handled all the paperwork for my loan in purchasing the car. It was an uncomplicated experience and I would purchase from them again.

I see a couple Jeeps in the inventory near you. You can even give them your wants and they will look through their entire network to see if they can find it. Depending on distance, you may have to pay transportation charges, but you are not obligated to purchase if you don't like the vehicle.

So maybe this is an option?

https://www.enterprisecarsales.com/l...=Jeep_Wrangler

[squidtone]

I appreciate the comments. It's good perspective on how these dealers are doing their thing.


As far as used, well, it's so hard to find 2 door Jeeps. And manual trans too. I don't blame her. I hate automatics.



As an aside, I helped my other daughter buy a Ford Focus at an Enterprise. It was a good deal. Beautiful car. But then I found out about the infamous dual clutch automatic. And sure enough, soon it was shudder-city. She's on the 3rd clutch set. We paid for third set, but then Ford extended the warranty and we got our money back (took a looong time though). Neat car but terrible transmission. It's a shame.


Soooo, I think I'll tell my Jeep seeking daughter to be patient, and maybe visit a couple more dealers. Who knows, maybe at least one will bend a little.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by PontiacJim1959

I don't know if this is an option, but Enterprise car rentals sells their vehicles after they get some mileage on them. I have always rented from Enterprise when making long vacation trips to visit family. They have a good maintenance program and keep their cars up.

I purchased a 2015 Hyundai Accent 5-door from them with 32,000 miles. I now have 122,000 on the car with no issues. By buying from Enterprise, you get a substancial savings because it is a used car, so you don't lose that initial depreciation value. It is hard to screw up a car at 30,000 miles or less. They offered a 1 year warranty on the major drive line components and you could buy an extended warranty - which I did not get. They will give you a trade-in value for your old car. They handled all the paperwork for my loan in purchasing the car. It was an uncomplicated experience and I would purchase from them again.

I see a couple Jeeps in the inventory near you. You can even give them your wants and they will look through their entire network to see if they can find it. Depending on distance, you may have to pay transportation charges, but you are not obligated to purchase if you don't like the vehicle.

So maybe this is an option?

https://www.enterprisecarsales.com/l...=Jeep_Wrangler

You do realize that Enterprise is a rental car company that is self-insured. Any self-insured company is not obligated to report a thing and reports to no one. Therefore, all their vehicles will come back with a clean vehicle history no matter how hard they were wrecked.

[PontiacJim1959]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

You do realize that Enterprise is a rental car company that is self-insured. Any self-insured company is not obligated to report a thing and reports to no one. Therefore, all their vehicles will come back with a clean vehicle history no matter how hard they were wrecked.

And you also know this applies to all manufacturers who wreck their cars in transport prior to the sale. They have a repair shop at my brother's rail road yard where they fix damaged new cars before they go to the dealership - this includes major damage rebuilds and even car fires. And they don't have to report it. Life is one big chance, isn't it?

[Chris65LeMans]

Originally Posted by PontiacJim1959

And you also know this applies to all manufacturers who wreck their cars in transport prior to the sale. They have a repair shop at my brother's rail road yard where they fix damaged new cars before they go to the dealership - this includes major damage rebuilds and even car fires. And they don't have to report it. Life is one big chance, isn't it?

Anyone remember Chrysler in the ‘80s?

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans

Anyone remember Chrysler in the ‘80s?

I was a mechanic at a Chrysler dealer back then. What about them?

[Chris65LeMans]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

I was a mechanic at a Chrysler dealer back then. What about them?

http://content.time.com/time/special...894719,00.html

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans

http://content.time.com/time/special...894719,00.html

I never heard of it but it doesn't surprise me. When I worked at a Chevy dealer we have a few cars and trucks come off the car carrier with in-op speedos. Hook the cable back up, all better.

[mgarblik]

The Jeep brand is Hot, Hot, Hot. So when that's the case, there won't be any deals. The Jeep Truck, Wrangler, Cherokee, all selling as fast as they can slap them together. Pandemic has barley put a dent in those model sales, at least around here. Grand Cherokee, and the Fiat based Renegade, possibly. But my experience and findings show all Chrysler products depreciate at an incredible rate, one of the reasons I own several. My wife drives a Grand Cherokee that had a 52K sticker, I purchased from the original owner 2 1/2 years old with 13k miles on it for 24K. Dealer would only give her 22K trade-in. It was like brand new. Have you considered a 2-4 year old model?

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by PontiacJim1959

And you also know this applies to all manufacturers who wreck their cars in transport prior to the sale. They have a repair shop at my brother's rail road yard where they fix damaged new cars before they go to the dealership - this includes major damage rebuilds and even car fires. And they don't have to report it. Life is one big chance, isn't it?

Ford sends theirs to the Auction, usually Adesa.