Right now unless you can get the supplier discount, you are going to pay MSRP or maybe a few hundred below at best. There are still dealers marking them up and there are still plenty of us waiting on ours to come in so the hype is not over yet. I think as more hit the road and people see them, there will be more people headed to the dealer to get one. As far as power goes, it depends on where you drive and how you like to drive. I have only spend 10-15 minutes behind the wheel of one and it felt find to me coming from a V8 SUV. If he is concerned about it, tell him to rent one for a day or two and see if it is a problem. If he waits, there is bound to be discounts down the line but if he wants to play now, he is going to have to pay.
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I don't care about the "Jeep thing"
as long as my mail is on time!!!
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