miljeep
05-30-2008, 11:48
Just saw an ad. Buy or lease a new Jeep vehicle and they will guarantee that you pay 2.99 a gallon for gas for the next 3 years, up to 12,000 miles worth each year.
So, although it may sound good, here is my quick math.
12,000 miles per year. Say the new Jeep gets 20 MPG, that means that it would take 600 gallons of gas to drive the 12,000 miles. If gas is at 3.99 a gallon, you save a buck a gallon which only equals 600 bucks in savings a year. Better than nothing, but not as good as it sounded when I first heard it. If gas prices drop to 3.79, you save $474 in gas.
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INTRODUCING THE NEW $2.99 GUARANTEE.
As fuel prices continue to rise, the Let's Refuel America Program helps providing stability to the cost of fuel with a simple solution - locking in the price of unleaded or diesel fuel at $2.99/gallon for three years.
Program participants use a special card linked to their MasterCard or Visa credit card account. The card may be used to purchase enough fuel at $2.99 per gallon to travel up to12,000 miles per year in each of the next 3 years. So no matter what the price at the pump says, you'll never have to pay more than $2.99 per gallon for qualifying fuel.
To qualify, you must purchase or lease an eligible Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep® vehicle from May 7 through July 7, 2008 and have a valid MasterCard or Visa credit card.
These are challenging times. Fortunately, the Let's Refuel America Program is doing what it can to help.
Here's how it works:
Buy or lease a qualifying 2008 or 2009 Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep® vehicle.
Select the MasterCard or Visa credit card to use for the program.
Receive a Let's Refuel America card that you will use to buy gas.* Each year for the next three years, you will receive an allocation of gallons to use.
Fill up. In each of the next 3 years, when buying fuel with that card, your credit card will never be charged more than $2.99/gallon for qualifying puchases – regardless of the price at the pump.
It's our way of helping to refuel America.
Your Let's Refuel America Card is valid at approximately 97% of all gas stations in the US. *Allow 6 weeks for activation
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After reading the fine print, I found this:
MODEL ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible vehicles must be delivered during the program start and end dates indicated.
Eligible Models:
All new, unused 2008 & 2009 MY Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge vehicles listed in the “Let’s Refuel America Eligibility and Bonus Cash Chart” below are eligible for this Let’s Refuel America incentive offer:
Note: All SRT models, Sprinter, Viper, Crossfire, Wrangler, Wrangler Unlimited, Ram Chassis Cab, and Challenger models are ineligible to participate in this program.
So, although it may sound good, here is my quick math.
12,000 miles per year. Say the new Jeep gets 20 MPG, that means that it would take 600 gallons of gas to drive the 12,000 miles. If gas is at 3.99 a gallon, you save a buck a gallon which only equals 600 bucks in savings a year. Better than nothing, but not as good as it sounded when I first heard it. If gas prices drop to 3.79, you save $474 in gas.
=========================================
INTRODUCING THE NEW $2.99 GUARANTEE.
As fuel prices continue to rise, the Let's Refuel America Program helps providing stability to the cost of fuel with a simple solution - locking in the price of unleaded or diesel fuel at $2.99/gallon for three years.
Program participants use a special card linked to their MasterCard or Visa credit card account. The card may be used to purchase enough fuel at $2.99 per gallon to travel up to12,000 miles per year in each of the next 3 years. So no matter what the price at the pump says, you'll never have to pay more than $2.99 per gallon for qualifying fuel.
To qualify, you must purchase or lease an eligible Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep® vehicle from May 7 through July 7, 2008 and have a valid MasterCard or Visa credit card.
These are challenging times. Fortunately, the Let's Refuel America Program is doing what it can to help.
Here's how it works:
Buy or lease a qualifying 2008 or 2009 Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep® vehicle.
Select the MasterCard or Visa credit card to use for the program.
Receive a Let's Refuel America card that you will use to buy gas.* Each year for the next three years, you will receive an allocation of gallons to use.
Fill up. In each of the next 3 years, when buying fuel with that card, your credit card will never be charged more than $2.99/gallon for qualifying puchases – regardless of the price at the pump.
It's our way of helping to refuel America.
Your Let's Refuel America Card is valid at approximately 97% of all gas stations in the US. *Allow 6 weeks for activation
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After reading the fine print, I found this:
MODEL ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible vehicles must be delivered during the program start and end dates indicated.
Eligible Models:
All new, unused 2008 & 2009 MY Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge vehicles listed in the “Let’s Refuel America Eligibility and Bonus Cash Chart” below are eligible for this Let’s Refuel America incentive offer:
Note: All SRT models, Sprinter, Viper, Crossfire, Wrangler, Wrangler Unlimited, Ram Chassis Cab, and Challenger models are ineligible to participate in this program.