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Is the dealer able to cheat me out of rebates?

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#1 ·
So as I approach the delivery / pick up date of my JKU, I am beginning to wonder about rebates. I requested a brochure but haven't received anything yet.

My dealer said they sell me the JKU for $300 off of invoice. I tried negotiating a $500 lower price using an offer from a dealer almost 800 miles away but he said they won't chase deals into holdback.

Now I am wondering if the following hypothetical scenario is possible.

Hypothetically, Let's say as of Dec 1st Jeep makes available a $500 rebate which the dealer does not inform me of. Would it be possible for the dealer to claim the rebate but not inform me of it effectively cheating me of said $500?

Is there anything I can look for in the contract to make sure I am not being cheated of any rebates?
 
#4 ·
If you have a dealership offer in hand for what appears to be $800 under invoice, why wouldn't you just take that deal?
 
#5 ·
Because I would have to pay approx $600 to ship it down to me or take two days off work, fly up to the dealership and drive it home which would amount to approx $320 ($150 flight, 120 in fuel, $50 hotel) not including lost wages at work because I can't use vacation time without 30 days written notice.

So all told, it is financially cheaper to just order from the local dealer which would be servicing my Jeep (while under warranty) anyways.
 
#11 ·
Because I would have to pay approx $600 to ship it down to me or take two days off work, fly up to the dealership and drive it home which would amount to approx $320 ($150 flight, 120 in fuel, $50 hotel) not including lost wages at work because I can't use vacation time without 30 days written notice.
So the $300 under invoice Jeep is really the better deal when you show all the math and...

Fixmy59bug said:
So all told, it is financially cheaper to just order from the local dealer which would be servicing my Jeep (while under warranty) anyways.
...there you go. Dilemma resolved.

That settled, a 2017 Wrangler at anything under invoice seems like a pretty good deal. Considering you're working next door, it might not be a bad idea to buy from them. I'm more pessimistic when it comes to people's actions than most but I don't imagine they'd try shenanigans, if that's what you're concerned about, for a customer who is next door every day. If It were me, I'd take the really good deal right next door to work, take advantage of the convenience of the transaction, and never give it another thought.
 
#6 ·
There are never rebates on Wranglers. If you are talking Golden Ticket, barely anyone gets those. I don't think you need to worry about this situation.

However to answer your question, yes sketchy dealerships can screw you out of the rebate. I had a dealership claim there were no rebates on Cherokees and argue it up and down. They told me it was military only and associates only. I called other dealerships around the area they said the rebates were for everyone as did Jeep customer care, even showed them on Jeep.com. I saw on yelp other people complaining about the same issue with this dealership. Basically they charge you a price then get the rebate incentive from jeep so it's like they sold the jeep for more.

I also worked a killer deal on a Chevy Silverado like 10 years ago on a technicality. Bought it for well under what the dealership paid. Months later I started getting paperwork in the mail from Chevy in regards to S&S Plumbing and S&S Construction. My fleet needs etc. SS are my intitials. The dealership told Chevy I owned businesses and planned on ordering fleet vehicles for my company qualifying them to get the vehicle's for a reduced price. This made me qualify for rebates I wasn't qualified for and the dealership to get a kick back on the vehicle.

Two totally different spectrums from these two dealers but they can play the system.
 
#10 ·
Yeah, I know there are more dealers. There are 5 in the greater LV area. 8 within 100 miles of me (Now I REALLY wish I had searched that beforehand, Stupid Stupid).

It's not that I dont have any confidence in my dealer. They were willing to work with me on my deposit and it is a matter of convenience that they are right across the street from my dealership. So when I turn in my current car, I can walk across the street and pick up my Jeep. I know, not a good reason to buy from someone. But it helps. LOL.

I dont have any experience with purchasing from a dealership as an "unrelated" consumer. My last 3 purchases have all been from the dealership at which I worked. So I was just wondering if this was within the realm of possibilities.
 
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