Judd Quarles
Active Member
For a while now, I have been thinking of trading the Trac for a Jeep, as I need the interior cargo room of an SUV. I stopped at one dealer who had a new '07 Liberty left on the lot, a loaded Limited model. It was "new" but actually ended up having 5000 miles as a demo, so I expected a decent discount. Anyway, he came back in and said he was offering $17,000 for my 2005 Trac with 50K miles. I thought that sounded great and then got to looking at the paperwork- he lumped the rebate and discount and whatever he actually was wanting to pay for a trade into one sum, came up with $17,000....and tried to make it sound like that was what he was offering for mine. But...I knew better, because he said I would still owe him over $11K including tax, which would put the cost of the Jeep right back to the sticker price. Once I figured in the $4500 rebate and a reasonable amount for the discount (since it did have 5K miles), they wouldn't actually be giving me but about $9500 for the Trac. I told them I hope they enjoy that Jeep because with that kind of deception, it won't sell!!
On another note, I then looked at a 2007 Grand Cherokee Laredo at another dealer. Only 4000 miles, 4.7 engine and they are asking $19,990. It was also a demo. They offered $12,000 for the Trac so I'll just wait and see if I can sell it myself. The Grand Cherokee is an exceptional deal, in my opinion.
Anyway, thanks for reading my rant about the first dealer!!
On another note, I then looked at a 2007 Grand Cherokee Laredo at another dealer. Only 4000 miles, 4.7 engine and they are asking $19,990. It was also a demo. They offered $12,000 for the Trac so I'll just wait and see if I can sell it myself. The Grand Cherokee is an exceptional deal, in my opinion.
Anyway, thanks for reading my rant about the first dealer!!
