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Chrysler Let's Refuel America Cards

Todd Jensen — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:48:00 GMT

Chrysler Let's Refuel America Cards

Chrysler's Let's Refuel America Incentive Explained

Todd Jensen — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:17:00 GMT

When Chrysler announced its "Let's Refuel America!" gas price guarantee, it was met with a mixture of praise and doubt. Those in favor of the program called it the right incentive at the right time. Detractors called it a game of smoke and mirrors to distract car buyers from Chrysler's lower than average fuel economy ratings. What neither talked about were the actual details of the program. There are some terms as conditions the program sets forth, but overall it is quite simple.

To determine the most favorable deal on a new Chrysler, all the car buyer has to do is compare the money saved by the Let's Refuel America program with the money that would be saved by taking the alternative rebates or special financing offers. You can find out what the current rebates and incentives are right here on Autotropolis.

Here is how the Let's Refuel America incentive works:

Purchase or lease a qualifying 2008 or 2009 Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep vehicle through July 7, 2008. To qualify, you must have a valid MasterCard or Visa credit card.
Select the MasterCard or Visa credit card to use with the program.
Receive a Let's Refuel America card that you will use to purchase fuel. Each year for the next three years, you will receive an allocation of gallons that qualify for the $2.99 per gallon offer.
Fill up. In each of the next three years, when buying fuel with the credit card you specified, you will never be charged more than $2.99 per gallon for qualifying purchases -- regardless of the price at the pump.

Sounds simple, but here are some additional details:

The plan is an alternative to traditional incentives offered by Chrysler, and can be taken in lieu of consumer cash, lease cash, or special interest rates. If you chose the gas price guarantee, you give up the rebates or special financing. However, there is a bonus cash incentive attached to some vehicles covered under this incentive. The bonus cash ranges from $0 to $3,000, depending on model. For instance, the Dodge Caliber has $0 bonus cash, whereas the Dodge Ram has $3,000 bonus cash.
The plan covers only regular 87 octane gasoline, E85, and diesel fuel. If the car you purchase from Chrysler runs on regular 87 octane gas, your discount is not valid toward diesel purchases, and vice versa. Participants can opt to upgrade to a higher grade of gasoline, but will pay an increased per-gallon cost for doing so.
If you use the Let's Refuel America card to purchase fuel that is priced less than $2.99 per gallon, you will not be charged $2.99, however that purchase will count toward your annual allotment.
All SRT models, Sprinter, Viper, Crossfire, Wrangler, Wrangler Unlimited, Ram Chassis Cab, and Challenger models are ineligible to participate in this program.
The total fuel allotment is determined by the model of vehicle purchased. The fuel allotment is calculated by multiplying the average MPG totals by 12,000 miles per year over three years. For instance, a Chrysler Pacifica gets an average of 17 miles per gallon, the total fuel allotment is 36,000 miles divided by 17, which equal 2,118 gallons. The least amount of fuel allotted is 1,500 gallons with the Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass. The most fuel allotted is 2,400 gallons with the Dodge Ram, Dodge Durango, Jeep Commander, and Chrysler Aspen.

For more information and a complete chart of bonus cash and fuel allotments, visit Chrysler's official Let's Refuel America site.

Ford Announces Employee Pricing on F-Series

Todd Jensen — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Ford has announced a special employee pricing incentive for the month of June on all 2008 F-150, F-250, and F-350 pickup trucks (excluding the Harley-Davidson edition and chassis cab models). Employee pricing is being offered as a supplemental incentive to bolster the cash incentives already being offered on the F-Series. Beginning June 3, dealers will begin displaying supplemental window stickers that outline the MSRP, the employee discount, and any qualified cash incentives.

This announcement comes on the heels of dismal sales figures that were reported for the month of May. The Ford F-Series lost its best-seller status to not one, but four Japanese cars. The Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Honda Accord, and Honda Civic all out-sold the F-Series last month. The last time the Ford F-Series lost the #1 spot was October of 1991. Ford is banking on the popularity of employee pricing programs to prop up lagging sales, but we will have to wait until next month to see if $4 per gallon fuel wins out instead.

2008 Ford F-Series Employee Pricing

Todd Jensen — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:49:00 GMT

2008 Ford F-Series employee pricing incentive for June 2008.

Re: TIP ON 2007 PONTIAC VIBE

autotropolis.com — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:30:20 GMT

Our TIP is the actual market value of what vehicles are selling in your area. We supply this information to you so that you can take the printed out TIP price and say you want to pay no more than this price, since this is what the vehicles are selling for. It seems like the TIP on the Vibe is about 400 bucks over invoice, which is a fantastic price. PLUS the incentives on it will get you another $500 bucks off OR 0% financeing (I would take the 0% if you qualify (see our incentives vs finance calculator to compare savings). Basically, our TIP allows you to go into the dealership knowing you can get a great deal without the back and forth pricing war that is somethimes associated with buying a car.

As far as the best time to buy, usually toward the end of the month is a good time. However, with the TIP, you already have a great starting point, so if you need to buy in the beginning or middle of the month, you can expect to get the same great savings from your local dealership!

Re: tip price from autotropolis.com

autotropolis.com — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:35:24 GMT

Bruce,

Unfortunatly, every dealership is different.. Our TIP Price is the average of all the sales from the previous month in your state - They may be correct in saying that for a huge area such as Chicago - Have you thought of calling a dealer a few miles outside Chicago - Also, 2% under invoice is always a fantastic deal - Make sure that that does not include any incentives or rebates in that 2% under invoice. Another thing to consider is the TIP price may take into consideration incentives as well as sales price, so find out about the vehicle's current incentives.