Rockfish said:
1)Was the full time 4wd on the web site?
2)Where did you see that it was not going to be offered?
1) Yes, it used to be an optional selection box on the Dodge web site. They had planned it as a late availability, but now it is gone.
2) It is not that I see this anywhere. It is that I no longer see what once was there. There is an ARI fleet news website that up until last week was listing the full time 4WD availability to be delayed until July 10, 2007. This delay has been removed from that website. The removal from that website coincided with the removal of the option from the Dodge website.
I have a Nitro R/T 4WD on order. I know that it is not possible for a dealer to order a Nitro as either Full Time or Part Time. All they can do is order 4WD accompanying the specification for SXT, SLT, or R/T. Once they do this, their order screen indicates what type transfer case that will be included on the order. All Nitros are currently being produced with Part Time 4WD transfer cases. Since the option for the full time 4WD transfer case has disappeared from all websites, I can only conclude that it will not be offered for this model year. I waited for three months to place an order because I wanted the full time 4WD. On January 10th, I gave up and ordered what I could. Up until recently, that order was held up waiting for MyGIG to be approved for installation. Now that it is finally going forward, maybe I will see my R/T in a month or so. If you want to wait for full time 4WD, then you will have a long wait. However, you will have a 10-12 week wait on any 4WD, even if you order tomorrow.