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#1 ·
Are new vehicles shipped from the factory with any gas in the tank?
 
#3 ·
From the little info I've found, a little bit of fuel/gas goes in the tank after they are built. A bit of gas/fuel is needed to move the vehicules around a bit, get them onto a transport truck, etc... before they reach a dealership. Even cars that come from overseas.

Edit : @Array beat me to it ;)
 
#4 ·
I had about a quarter tank of gas when we purchased ours new from the factory....
 
#5 ·
They are shipped with a few gallons, typically 3-8 gallons. Dealers are not reimbursed for filling the tank at delivery, so there are some who do not fill them (mine is not among those).
 
#9 ·
My dealer did NOT put any additional gas in the tank. Left it at ~ 3 gallons and said, "Don't forget to stop at the gas station very soon." As compensation they installed a set of Mopar wheel locks for free. They included a wheel/tire warranty for free. They threw in a fob warranty for free. Had a tire destroyed by a broken bolt in the road. Got a free OEM tire balanced/installed by the dealer. Used the fob warranty to get a 3rd fob. Use it as a spare (without battery) hidden in the interior. I was happy with the deal at purchase and even happier now.
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#7 ·
When I test drove a Deserthawk right off the transport, we had to drive straight to the a gas station. It was almost bone dry. I would have had a free tank had I bought that one.
 
#8 ·
When my SO test drove her 2017 Cherokee, it showed a range of 17 miles. But when they delivered it for pickup, they had filled the tank for her.
 
#10 ·
Interesting. I think mine had a quarter in it, if I remember correctly? I also think it had 20 miles or something so maybe they had filled it up a little bit prior for test drives.


Every car I've bought (In Montana) the dealer would run it through the wash and fill up the tank. In the grand scheme of things they "loose" what, $25 on a $30,000 sale? lol
 
#11 ·
strictly being devil's advocate here for a moment, but a $30,000 sale does not mean a $30,000 profit. most dealers in my area typically sell their cars (especially KLs) thousands below invoice, resulting in a legitimate loss when selling the car. thus, spending $25 or more on gas when you're already losing on the sale does indeed add up.
 
#15 ·
I bought mine used but I got charged like $27 for gas on my receipt for the entire purchase of the Jeep???

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#16 ·
When we were deciding on the 6cyl or 4-banger and were test driving, It was important that I was happy with the start-stop functionality. Unfortunately, by the time the engine was at full temp and the battery was charged, there wasn't enough fuel for the feature to work. The dealer we work with put enough fuel in for us to test it out even though we had no intention of getting that KL (We wanted to order). I thought this was nice. They also put a fair amount of effort into finding us money in spite of the fact I already supplier discount. They ended up knocking another 4k off of my supplier price. When we took delivery they did not fill the tank, but I'm not complaining. They made and make up for this in other ways. I tend to complain a lot about dealers and their techs, but ours really hasn't done anything to deserve it. The parts guys are about as sharp as boiled onions, but nice and work hard. They also work magic for me on part pricing.
 
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