I work at John Deere, we have a thing called Gold Key Customers. They come in for the day and watch there tractor being built from unpainted frame parts to driving it off the line. They are a encouraged to participate in certain parts of the assembly process and are the first to drive the finished product off the assembly line. I would love to do this for the new JK I ordered. Has anyone here ever done anything like this? This will be my 4th jeep in 16 years but the first I custom ordered.

 

Not happening. The only program I know of is with GM. You can build your engine for a Z07 or a Z08 Corvette.

 

Tiffin offeres the same thing, you can go and watch your motorhome being built. I believe Jeeps are probably assembled mostly by robotics, so it would be a huge liability to have folks wandering around as a machine slaps them together! Of course, you and your new Jeep could really bond, literally!

 

I doubt that car assembly lines are much different then tractor assembly lines. The photos I've seen of the Toledo plant look very familiar to where I work.

 

Try to contact them.. I know people that did that with dodge and ford..

 

Dear Christopher:

Thank you for contacting the Jeep Customer Assistance Center.

Unfortunately due to health, safety and security you will be unable to
watch the assembly of your vehicle.

We apologize a more favorable reply could not be provided.

Thanks again for your email.

Sincerely,

Sabrina

Customer Service Representative
Jeep Customer Assistance Center


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I was surprised to see a response today, but I guess that answers that.

 

I actually calld customer service back in May to try and get on the line to see mine get built. The woman was very nice and even asked around for me a bit but ultimately got an answer similar to the email you got - no. Sounds like they've never allowed it at the new Toledo factory. (maybe pre '07)

JJ