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2013 Jeep Grand Wagoneer

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First image of the 2013 Jeep Grand Wagoneer?
 

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The jeep service dep may not be up to par, but the vehicles are.

We own a 2012 GC Overland, and a 2007 GL which I'm about to replace with a new one.
The similarity between them is great. The GC has a nicer exterior to my taste.
The only place the GL wins is the 2 more seats and the better head unit.

To get similar feature you get in the GC you need premium package II on off road which makes it a custom build as none of the dealers have it in stock and more options like heated cooled front seats, heated rear seats etc. also no factory remote start on any Benz.

Making the GL450 go from a base msrp of 63 to 85. And the GL550 to over 95.

If jeep had a 7 seater modern design (no fake wood) Waggy, I would have bought it and not the GL.

And if they throw in the new bigger all aluminum hemi it could rival the GL550. And at 85 be even cheaper.
 
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The jeep service dep may not be up to par, but the vehicles are....
If jeep had a 7 seater modern design (no fake wood) Waggy, I would have bought it and not the GL.
I do not disagree that the vehicles are up to par. (In fact, with the lack of a '14 Waggy available, the '14 Durango is on the top of a very short list of options for me for my 3 row cross-over I'll be buying this fall.)

And if they throw in the new bigger all aluminum hemi it could rival the GL550. And at 85 be even cheaper.
This is probably an area where we disagree.

I simply don't think that the current market will support a Waggy that is priced similarly to, or just undercutting the GL. Sure, there would be some discernible buyers willing to purchase an $80-$85K Waggy, but I don't think the vast majority would consider a Jeep over a Mercedes if they were in the same ballpark with respect to price.

The time may come some day, but I don't think it's here yet. IMO, for a Waggy to succeed in today's market, it should be priced no higher than $65K (vs. a similarly equipped GL at around $85K). Just my opinion. ;)

This pricing is higher than some other 3 row luxury cross-overs that would be cross-shopped ( Infiniti JX35/QX60 and Acura MDX.) The waggy would have true off-road capability that the Acura and Infiniti do not.
 
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