Welcome to the board.

I looked, joined, then ordered... my ETA is 05APR11.:doh:

Lots of great info here.

I look forward to pics of your LAT.

 

welcome and congrats.

 

Paddy7, welcome to the forum, glad to have ya here.

Was that a factory order in 2.5 weeks or a locate? Just curious as I ordered one very similar a week ago.

 

Factory order. I was expecting at least a month, but the quick delivery definitely made it worth ordering exactly what I wanted rather than settling for something on the lot.

 

Welcome! Post some photos of the Jeep when you can.

 

Hi

Since red cannot be ordered at this point, MG interests me. Could we see some pics of your new ride including the interior?

Also, is yours the Lat X ?

 

Another MG memberepper:..congrats...yes some interior pictures would be nice...mine is in slate...

 

As requested...

 

Yowsa....2.5 weeks....great. I wonder if I will be so lucky.

Paddy....one last question, did you get the Employee deal?

 

I didn't get the employee price, but pretty damn close.

From the invoice:

Invoice - 25,854
Holdback - 784
Friends and family price - 25,595
Employee price - 24,636
My price (before rebates & TTL) - 25,070

So, if I'm doing my 1st grade math correctly, looks like all the dealership got out of it was their holdback. I found this hard to believe, especially since this was their initial offer. But, since I ordeded it on the last day of the month I'm guessing they must have hit a number and cashed in on some bonuses or something. I tried to get them to throw in the mopar hitch for free but I think they got the sense I would buy the car anyway. Pretty happy with what I paid...this was my first new car purchase, maybe this is normal for factory orders, or maybe I just got lucky...

Beautiful Pat!! Love the color!!

Hi

I really like the colors as well. This is giving me something to consider if I cant come up with Cherry Red.

Awesome Patriot!! I really like the color. Did the 2011 come with rubber floor mats or did you buy those separately?

They came with the All Weather Capability group, but I replaced them with some black Weathertech floor liners.

We really like the color combo as well. Our basset hound sheds like crazy though so the slate gray interior was really not an option for us!

 

Beautiful Pat!! Love the color!!

 

Awesome Patriot!! I really like the color. Did the 2011 come with rubber floor mats or did you buy those separately?

 

Hi

I really like the colors as well. This is giving me something to consider if I cant come up with Cherry Red.

 

awesome man, I wish i bought the Freedom drive 2 so bad i love the tow hooks up front without having to cut holes lol hope you like it as much as we love ours man.

 

sweet

 

Thats almost exactly what im getting... thanks for the pics, makes me feel good about what I ordered!

 

Real nice look Patriot you got there. And did $500 better then the Friends and Family deal, awesome. Thanks Paddy and good luck.

 

TrueCar.com average price paid for your model and options:

http://www.truecar.com/prices-new/jeep/patriot-pricing/2011/427E665B/?zipcode=07801&colorInfo=859828,867847&optionInfo=6856579,6856593,6856607,6856589,6856600,6856578,6856577,6856594,6856590,6856584,6856582,6856583,6857932,6856603,6856605

according to TrueCar.com the average price paid for your model Patriot with those specific options was $24,968 .

the start of my negotiations would have been exactly at dealer cost: $24,053

 

http://www.truecar.com/prices-new/jeep/patriot-pricing/2011/427E665B/?zipcode=07801&colorInfo=859828,867847&optionInfo=6856579,6856593,6856607,6856589,6856600,6856578,6856577,6856594,6856590,6856584,6856582,6856583,6857932,6856603,6856605

according to TrueCar.com the average price paid for your model Patriot with those specific options was $24,968 .

the start of my negotiations would have been exactly at dealer cost: $24,053

Are you saying I should have paid less? My final price was $23,570.

Is your Patriot a Latitude X?

No...latitude.

 

Is your Patriot a Latitude X?

 

No...latitude.

That is what I thought. Your steering wheel has brushed silver spokes. I thought that was part of the Latitude X trim package...

... but, it must not be.