We ordered a Series III Grand Wagoneer back in March and when we went to pick it up from the dealership on Friday night, it was ordered as a fully loaded Series III Wagoneer. Ugh- My heart sunk as we had decided 2 years ago to order a GW when Jeep first started disclosing its intention to bring the Wagoneer back.
So my husband and I were in a pickle. For tax reasons, we needed to purchase a car before the end of the year, so even though it wasn’t what we had ordered, we opted to go ahead and keep it. What I will say is that the Wagoneer is amazing. The ride is terrific and there are so many features, I’m still learning them all! At this point, we are trying to decide if we are going to go ahead and order a Grand Wagoneer Series III and sell this one after the new year with just a few thousand miles on it or keep this onE. I did a little research to try to establish the major differences that would matter to me after driving this Wagoneer and it really has come down to a few things:
1. No power folding mirrors: To me, this is crazy. My 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited minivan has power folding mirrors that had a sticker price of almost half of this Wagoneer.
2. Rear back up camera: I may not be finding the settings to change this to the 360 view but my minivan has this and I can’t forego it. I love the 360 camera. Can anyone help that might know if mine is equipped and how I find the setting to change it? On my van, in reverse I can change it right on the screen but that isn’t an option on the Wagoneer.
3. There are no sunshades in the back on this Wagoneer which again seems insane at this price point. My van has them in both the second and third rows.
4.The one thing that I wasn’t really considering in the GW that makes me wonder whether or not to keep this one is the second row seating. Now that we have it, I like having the walk thru in between the second row captains chairs in the Wagoneer. Can someone tell me if the GW only comes standard with the console in between the 2nd row captains chairs? Don’t get me wrong, the console is amazing but we have a 7 and an 8 year old so I can already envision them walking over it to get something out of the back row.
Random questions: Where is the fuse panel for the sunroof? I have to take it back to the dealership tomorrow as the sunroof and sunshade won’t work. I suspect it is a fuse and was going to try that first before making the jaunt back to the dealer tomorrow. I tried looking at the fuse panel under the hood but it doesn’t match what is in the owners manual and what is listed on the diagram. My Dad is a retired mechanic who thinks that there are several fuse panels on the car.
The alarm keeps going off. It’s happened three different times and twice, the car wasn’t locked and the key fob was in the car. Opened the back hatch and the alarm went off. I can’t figure it out.
For those still waiting, the car is amazing. It drives like a luxury car. Moving from a minivan which I loved, I was concerned about third row access which was terrific in our Pacifica. In this car with the running boards and second row tilted seats, it is even easier to get in and out of. My Dad is 75 and he walks with a cane due to a stroke and he got in and out of the third row with ease. For those of you mamas with small kids in car seats and booster seats, these Wagoneers will smoke the competition with access to the third row. The second row seat tilts just like my Pacifica but the Wagoneer also slides forward while tilted which is super.
Thanks in advance for your insight and help to my questions.
So my husband and I were in a pickle. For tax reasons, we needed to purchase a car before the end of the year, so even though it wasn’t what we had ordered, we opted to go ahead and keep it. What I will say is that the Wagoneer is amazing. The ride is terrific and there are so many features, I’m still learning them all! At this point, we are trying to decide if we are going to go ahead and order a Grand Wagoneer Series III and sell this one after the new year with just a few thousand miles on it or keep this onE. I did a little research to try to establish the major differences that would matter to me after driving this Wagoneer and it really has come down to a few things:
1. No power folding mirrors: To me, this is crazy. My 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited minivan has power folding mirrors that had a sticker price of almost half of this Wagoneer.
2. Rear back up camera: I may not be finding the settings to change this to the 360 view but my minivan has this and I can’t forego it. I love the 360 camera. Can anyone help that might know if mine is equipped and how I find the setting to change it? On my van, in reverse I can change it right on the screen but that isn’t an option on the Wagoneer.
3. There are no sunshades in the back on this Wagoneer which again seems insane at this price point. My van has them in both the second and third rows.
4.The one thing that I wasn’t really considering in the GW that makes me wonder whether or not to keep this one is the second row seating. Now that we have it, I like having the walk thru in between the second row captains chairs in the Wagoneer. Can someone tell me if the GW only comes standard with the console in between the 2nd row captains chairs? Don’t get me wrong, the console is amazing but we have a 7 and an 8 year old so I can already envision them walking over it to get something out of the back row.
Random questions: Where is the fuse panel for the sunroof? I have to take it back to the dealership tomorrow as the sunroof and sunshade won’t work. I suspect it is a fuse and was going to try that first before making the jaunt back to the dealer tomorrow. I tried looking at the fuse panel under the hood but it doesn’t match what is in the owners manual and what is listed on the diagram. My Dad is a retired mechanic who thinks that there are several fuse panels on the car.
The alarm keeps going off. It’s happened three different times and twice, the car wasn’t locked and the key fob was in the car. Opened the back hatch and the alarm went off. I can’t figure it out.
For those still waiting, the car is amazing. It drives like a luxury car. Moving from a minivan which I loved, I was concerned about third row access which was terrific in our Pacifica. In this car with the running boards and second row tilted seats, it is even easier to get in and out of. My Dad is 75 and he walks with a cane due to a stroke and he got in and out of the third row with ease. For those of you mamas with small kids in car seats and booster seats, these Wagoneers will smoke the competition with access to the third row. The second row seat tilts just like my Pacifica but the Wagoneer also slides forward while tilted which is super.
Thanks in advance for your insight and help to my questions.
