Do you have a Backcountry? I have questions for you! :)

[deeve]

Hello, I am looking at picking up a Backcountry fairly well equipped. I love the look of the Rebel without the cost of one. As I do not plan on using the off road skills of the truck. I am going to be ordering one and the dealer told that that they could get it with the LED headlight upgrade, which was a surprise to me. I was in the office when he was able to click the button spacing it. Anyone else have LED lights? Also, I had to add blind spot monitoring separate. Of all the additional safety measures, that is the one I think I would appreciate the most. Anything you wished you spec'd with yours but didnt?

 

[Mathis35]

You can see mine in my sig, can't speak from first hand experience yet though. It should arrive to the dealer next week though. Only thing I have second thoughs about was not getting the 12 inch screen, but that's mostly because I haven't been able to find a screen protector for the 8.4 inch lol.

I've seen/sat in one at a local dealership and everything feels premium in it for sure.

 

[deeve]

I've found a few protectors for the 8.4". I have had a couple of Jeeps with the same screen and never had a scratch end up on them though. Better safe than sorry I supppose! My 4xe has the 8.4 and I think I would prefer it over the 12". I like physical buttons and it has always done everything I need. The $2000 extra seemed pretty speedy for just the screen. Thats just my opinion those as I know others would really want the screen.

My build would be very similar to yours minus the sunroof and bigger fuel tank. I was hoping to take advantage of locking in the low lease rate but my dealer said they cannot lock in rates on special orders.

 

[Mathis35]

I've found a few protectors for the 8.4". I have had a couple of Jeeps with the same screen and never had a scratch end up on them though. Better safe than sorry I supppose! My 4xe has the 8.4 and I think I would prefer it over the 12". I like physical buttons and it has always done everything I need. The $2000 extra seemed pretty speedy for just the screen. Thats just my opinion those as I know others would really want the screen.

My build would be very similar to yours minus the sunroof and bigger fuel tank. I was hoping to take advantage of locking in the low lease rate but my dealer said they cannot lock in rates on special orders.

Yeah I get that. That's the main reason I opted for the 8.4 was the physical buttons. If you're looking for the best deal, order thru Aaron at Mark Dodge in Lake Charles, LA. There are a couple others that are offering deals well below invoice pricing. I'm getting 1% below invoice from a local dealer on mine.

 

[deeve]

Thanks. My local dealer is right at invoice so I will see if I can do a little better if not I will work on a using a broker as I know they can get me 11% under invoice, but when I add shipping the vehicle it comes out pretty close to invoice.

 

[deeve]

I wish the Sport hood that is on the Rebel and Laramie Sport came on this Backcountry. As I look at it, it is hard to tell if if had the same profile minus the vents. Does that sound right?

 

[fifdynutz]

The profile of the sport hood is a little different, has more of a concentrated cowl section. I have a sport hood waiting to go on my backcountry that just arrived this weekend. I'll get some pics of it all once i get the truck done

 

[deeve]

Id love to see a side by side when you get it done!

 

[fifdynutz]

Truck showed up over the weekend and so far I have the lift and wheels done, hopefully the hood will be on tonight

 

[fifdynutz]

Id love to see a side by side when you get it done!

 

[RyanSh]

Do the heavier duty shocks make the ride stiffer in the Backcountry? I really like the Backcountry package, but don't plan to do any off-roading beyond maybe a dirt road.

 

[deeve]

I dont own a Backcountry yet...mine is on order, but I have test driven one Backcountry and several with the Off Road package and Rebels. All had shocks vs air suspension. Some were new and some were used. I thought the ride was really nice and did not seem harsh at all. If anything I felt the Off Road shocks were a better ride due to firmness. It really was hard to tell.

 

[Mathis35]

Do the heavier duty shocks make the ride stiffer in the Backcountry? I really like the Backcountry package, but don't plan to do any off-roading beyond maybe a dirt road.

Ride is outstanding. Don't really have much to compare it to. It rides better than my wife's cx5 and better than the Malibu I traded in on it. Haven't done much offloading yet unless you count donuts in a snowy field lol

 

[deeve]

Donuts count! lol.

 

[Lacky]

I got a backcountry last week. Came from 4th gen with air suspension. Backcountry drive so much smoother that the 4th gen.

The only thing I wish I got was the sport hood. One day I'll probably get one though.

 

[arod412]

Love my back country. I opted out from the led package, because with that $1k savings I got other goodies, like rambox and pano roof.

I figured that I’m going aftermarket with the headlights and tail lights, and I knew I would pay more later. My thought process was that I can upgrade the headlights/tail lights…but I can’t upgrade to a ram box or aftermarket pano sunroof.


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