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We Got It!

Took delivery today and put about 30 miles on our new Jeep.  We are very happy that we waited and got what we wanted.  The half doors and white are well worth it.  It only took about 5 weeks, October 13 to November 19.  Pictures tomorrow.

J Day

Got a message from our salesperson yesterday that they'd be taking delivery and we could pick it up Today or Tomorrow.  Hmmm... yeah I think today.  Now we just have to get our paperwork in order, get a big check from the bank and hope Chrysler financial thinks we're a good risk.

KZN

I just called Chrysler and got our build status.  We are KZN, which means, "first rail arrival".  I'm now wondering how many stops (if any) there are between Toledo and Captain, I mean Selkirk, NY.  We're supposed to get our Jeep next week, but it's a holiday week and I'm afraid that might mess us up.

Thankful for a Jeep??

Went to the dealer today to drop off some paperwork and found out that our ride is gonna be in next week!

Sticker

I've been checking online for the window sticker just about every day and today it was there!  I called Chrysler and they told me our Jeep came off the assembly line yesterday!  Now if they would just ship the thing.

D1 Status Confirmed

Called Chrysler again last night, and today.  Both times they had trouble finding our info.  Yesterday they told me it was scheduled for 12/5 (a month after the date they gave me Thursday).  Today they told me 11/5.  I also got email from the sales manager at our dealer.  And I quote:

Your wrangler has been assigned a full ID number. It is in fact in a D1 status. Which means will be built any time next week. The plant is in Toledo, OH. So it should be released to shipper within 2 weeks.

The Status then will Show KZ, and the Jeep will be in Selkirk, NY. It is our holding ground for most of New England. That should happen all by the end of the month...

My best guess work at this point that your Jeep will be here the first week in December. Calling anyone by phone, and if they know how to read the routing and work screen, will only be an approximate at best.

I will keep in touch with you as our current D1 status change.

It looks half full, but I have a suspicion it's half empty...

I couldn't put it off any longer, and called Chrysler tonight.  It was my third call since we ordered.  As before, they couldn't get any information with the vin number at first.  Finally the guy was able to tell me it's status was "gateline" with an estimated ship date of 11/8!  I was trying to stop my head from reeling, along with looking through my papers for more info on what "gateline" is.  I finally found my list of build status codes and asked him if we were in D1 status (gateline, scheduled to be built).  He seemed surprised that I knew the code and said something like, "You must be looking at the same thing I'm looking at".  If I had his access, why would I call? 

Anyway, from his info, our Jeep isn't built yet (today is Thursday), but could be shipped as early as Monday!  Do they work weekends in Toledo??  I've been checking the "find your sticker" site every day, but our vin number doesn't pull anything up yet.

He did say a couple times that the ship date has a 30 day leeway, and that the dealer could get the Jeep as late as December 8, but that's still almost a month earlier than we thought, after the last call to Chrysler.  I guess I'll call next week.

"The life we live is tricky tricky
I love my home, and my family
Who's gonna love you when the
Mountains gets steep?
We're gonna make it-in a jeep"
--Iggy Pop