Buy a NEW Chrysler get $2.99 GAS for Three Years guaranteed

In a move to make its SUV and other low mpg vehicles instantly mor
attractive, Chrysler has announced a novel new program to hel
customers with the rising costs of fuel

Starting tomorrow Chrysler is offering buyers a gas card that wil
allow them to purchase fuel at a capped $2.99 per gallon for thre
years, with a bunch of caveats. The automaker didn’t specify, fo
instance, which vehicles would be eligible for the promotional rate
or how much gas would be allowed during the three years

Chrysler did say that the program, which will have the automake
paying the balance of the gas cost over $2.99 a gallon, will cover 8
octane, E-85, and diesel. The fuel cards will only be able to be use
at sanctioned stations that are as yet unspecified

Would the chance at three-years of cheap gas turn your head toward
Chrysler product

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Interesting approach. I would have to see what the limitations were
though. I'm already a Chrysler person throwing around the idea of a
new car that gets better mileage.. that offer might get me to
actually go to the dealership if it was sweet enough (and the keep the
warranty deal too).

Steve B.

 

I can't see the reason for offering the cap on gasoline cost up to 87
octane, while including diesel fuel.
Diesel fuel is now the most expensive fuel there is. Why not include
all grades of gasoline?

 

Because Chrysler (like all automakers) know that practically all cars
are designed to run on 87 octane gas, and that people that use higher
octane gas do so because they either believe the oil company's
marketing about the benefits of higher octane, or they routinely buy
the mid-cost choice for most of what they buy, in the belief that they
are insuring themselves against any dammages that can arise out of
buying the lowest-priced item.

In otherwords, if you don't know any better, you approach a gas pump
with the idea that if 87 is ok for my car, then 91 has got to be
better for it.

Just like they know that a coach seat on an airplane is ok, but a
business-class seat is better (but more expensive).

They equate higher-cost with better or desirable, but they don't know
that logic rarely applies to the average car when it comes to gasoline
octane.

It's bad enough that Chrysler is willing to subsidize $3.50
(87-octane) gasoline at the rate of $3. They sure as hell won't
subsidize $4 (91 or 93 octane) gasoline at $3 when it's totally not
necessary.

 

.  They sure as hell won't subsidize $4 (91 or 93 octane) gasoline at
$3 when it's totally not

Just hide and wait! They'll be subsidizing $4 87 octane gasoline
pretty soon!

 

No. We all know how these deals work. As soon as the promo
commences Chrysler will start tracking the stations that are selling
the cheap fuel to determine the ones that are selling the most fuel.
3 months later those stations will be removed from the approved list,
and Chrysler will start tracking again. Another 3 months and the
most popular stations will be removed again.

1 year after the promo ends, the only stations in any given market
that will be on the approved list will be the ones that had the lowest
fuel volume - principally because they were the most inconvenient
stations for the fuel card holders to reach.

The only thing that would turn my head to buying a new gas hog
would be if the price on it was discounted steeply enough so that
the additional fuel costs of operating it over the life of the vehicle
were made up by the discounting.

Chrysler simply needs to quickly ramp up production of it's
fuel efficient small cars and ramp down production of it's gas
hogs, and figure out how to make money making the small
cars. This isn't anything that your typical bean counter cannot
do.

Ted

 

I figured they would have come out with a PT Cruiser Hybrid by now.

 

Wish they would offer the European diesel engine here in the PT
Cruiser. If they had that engine, we would still have our 2005
Convertible. We bought a Caliber and are getting 29 around town using
the air!

 

Nope, I keep my new cars much longer. I'm much more in the lifetime
Powertrain warranty.
I'm sure some who buy large vehicles will be influenced by this.

The diesel that was mentioned will have to wait a while.
I'm very interested in it, but with 70% of Europeans buying diesels
there is a supply problem.
A friend of mine rented a VW with the new diesel last year in the UK.
He didn't notice it was a diesel and looked under hood a few days later
to see what the engine was. His 2 week overall mileage was about 55 mpg
(Imperial), with about 50% highway driving.