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Buy New - full tank of gas from the dealer??

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#1 ·
I've bought 10 vehicles in the past at other places and this was the first time the dealership didn't send me off with a full tank? The invoice even says you're paying for 5 gallons.

Is this normal for Jeep, or did I make them mad with my deal at $4500 below MSRP?
 
#3 ·
They didn't forget. It was on E in the test drive and 1/4 tank driving off. They gave me 5 gallons.
 
#77 ·
My very first new car, custom ordered just for me, was delivered to me with an empty tank. I had to drive to the first station, and fill it up.

I learned. For every new car, I have them write into the order, full tank of gas and no dealer plaque/sticker on the back.
 
#14 ·
Only 5 gallons when I took delivery here too. First time I've bought a new vehicle (and I've bought over 25 in my life) that it wasn't a full tank.

Frustrating? Yeah, but in the big picture, it's not a big deal. I'd rather put quality fuel in it instead of the crap they put in it anyway. (I watched him drive it to the "cheap crap gas station" before he delivered it.)
 
#18 ·
They ship from the factory with 5 gallons. Thats why its on the invoice. Thats on every jeep invoice. It could potentially cause a weight problem in shipping, a full truckload of jeeps with full tanks would have 160 gallons onboard....

A salesman a while back told me that they have all their cars on the lot on empty usually because people try to siphon gas out of the cars at night. Every dealer in my area has the cars on empty, unless they are recent trade ins and the previous owner left a lot in it...

If the dealer fills it up, youre paying for it. Chances are youre paying about 400 for "pre delivery prep". It better be full then....

I bought a motorcycle from a local dealer the other week and they even filled it up. With 3 gallons of gas......lol.
 
#23 ·
I purchased my 13 in April. Walked off the lot over about $800. They called me back and said they would give me what I wanted. I said I would think about it and call them back in the morning. They called back the next morning, gave me the $800 off the price and gave me $300 more for my trade. I told them I would take it and get over when I had the chance. When I got there, no Jeep! I asked where it was and the salesperson said they were filling the tank. It was the only thing I didn't have to negotiate! That was Pearson in Richmond, VA.
 
#34 ·
Me too. They even switched the wheels out for the ones I wanted. Happy, happy, happy.
 
#27 ·
Bought my Oscar Mike in December, it had a full tank. My wife's Sahara should be on the lot in 2 weeks, hopefully that will have a full tank as well. When I bought my daughter a used car from the local Toyota dealership when she graduated high school, it came with a little more than a quarter of a tank. When I asked the salesman, he stated a full tank of gas is only something they do for new vehicles.
 
#30 ·
dealer filled mine up for the test drive. drove it 45 minutes around town. he topped it off again while i was signing papers then gave me a coupon for a free tank on my next fill up.

after i talked them down almost 6k & drove my trade in around for a long time to use up the gas in it's tank prior to driving on the dealer lot. made sure the warning light was on when i parked it.
 
#50 ·
dealer filled mine up for the test drive. drove it 45 minutes around town. he topped it off again while i was signing papers then gave me a coupon for a free tank on my next fill up.

after i talked them down almost 6k & drove my trade in around for a long time to use up the gas in it's tank prior to driving on the dealer lot. made sure the warning light was on when i parked it.


Sounds familiar...I had a bad experience with the dealer I bought my Jeep from the last time I dealt with them but they were the only ones that had a Rubicon equipped how I wanted so I left the 36 gallon tank on my truck I traded in a bit low too.....I had to put in an extra $2 just to make sure I could finish the trip to pick up my new Jeep.:lmao:

In hindsight I almost feel bad about it because this time they were great to deal with, total change in how they operated this time.:redface:
 
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