As you may already know, Stellantis CEO was given the boot recently. He simultaneously raised prices and cut costs across the board to the point where people voted with their wallet. My buddy has a 2020 Sahara that he bought used in 2022 for $40K. He loved it so much he gave to his daughter and ordered a 2023 Rubicon 4xE for $82K! The pricing just doesn't make sense so now supply far exceeds demand which means prices will have to come down to clear out the old inventory.
I recently sold my 100 series (sadly due to rust) and ordered a '24 Willys V6 6MT w/ 33's and Sky One Touch. MSRP was $56K and I got it for $45K. I got in line for a new LC, but it didn't give me the same tank like feeling of my 100 and I'm just not a fan of 4 cylinder turbos. All the dealers around me were adding stupid ADM so it was going to be $70K+ for the LC 250 - nope.
The Jeep checks a lot of boxes. Sure, it doens't have the quality of my LC, but my LC was $63K new in 2003! I like driving a manual transmission again. The SOT is like owning a convertible. The wireless apple carplay is excellent. Having 33's from the factory where nothing rubs is awesome. 3.6L NA V6 with port injection - about as simple as they come. Rear locker and tow package comes standard on the Willys. 13 mpg with the LC, 19 mpg with the Willys. Don't know if I'll keep it for 10 years, but I'm having a blast with it so far.
