Asked for a bunch of info from the dealer that the AG said to ask for & the car is all of the sudden sold...... Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
Some perspective on it, back when Chrysler introduced the LX chassis (300, Magnum, later joined by the Charger and Challenger) they bought back cars that had a manufacturing defect causing an inability to align the cars properly within the limits of the existing holes/fasteners/adjustments. These cars probably could have been aligned by someone used to doing such work after a crashed vehicle was put back together, where the holes would be ovalled-out or welded-up and redrilled, or with things like camber bolts, but they felt it was important enough to go through the buy-back process and hope to sell replacements to the customers than to try to fix them that way. If I had been in your shoes, my upper limit would have been no more than half of going-rate. Not MSRP either. Further complicating the choice, in my state the vehicle sales tax is calculated based on MSRP, not on the negotiated deal, to help prevent dealerships from cheating on the taxes by writing a fake low-price on the equipment purchase and then add fake labor charges for nonexistent modifications. Here, labor charges are not taxed, so my guess is that was a problem at one point. Given that MSRP is already much higher than the normal negotiated deal, and how I'd still be stuck with it, it would be important to have a pricepoint that is not unacceptable given the tax man's take on the deal. Even then, again if I had found such a deal and been willing to consider it, I'd still have the vehicle checked out. Working on our '16 TH, some things about this Jeep are nice and solid, but a lot of that body sheet metal is really, really thin. I'd be afraid of unseen fatigue leading to body flex, which would be even worse for a 4x4.
We just got our 2016 Trailhawk with every option but the fancy roofs for $21,900 with just under 5k miles. It was 6 months old. Built one as a 2017 online and it was $30,800 before rebates. We had been looking to buy a new one for the past year just holding out for a deal. This one came thru our used car department as a trade-in and we snatched it up. With the new car rebates driving down the used prices, I'd hold out for somebody unloading an all-but-new one and save my money that way than ever risk buying a wrecked one. I've seen many "repaired" cars come thru the shop that never drive close to how they did before the accident. Sent from my iPhone using ToasterJeep mobile app
It's in the hands of the Attorney General now. Hope the people that bought it were told about the wreck & have a trouble free vehicle. My 6 spd Latitude was awesome before I knew about that TH & it's just as awesome now. I got a great deal on it, its the exact one i was looking for that i could afford. Thanks for all your input. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
