New Incentives?

[RGardner]

Anyone here any rumors as to what the incentives will be come April 1? It would be nice if DCX would match the $1000 owner loyalty rebate and keep the good financing.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Well I was able to finally pick my truck up Friday night. Everything really came together for me. This weekend my credit union ran a 3. 9% financing special. I got the $2000 rebate and another $500 Farm Bureau. But most of all, the night before I went to get my truck I had a message on my machine from the VP of Chrysler, Jim Young, (prerecorded) announcing a 3-day "March Madness Bonus Cash" of another $1000 off on top of everything else. From what I understand this only went out to a total of 400,000 people who had bought a Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler between 1996 & 2001. So basically 1 out of 10 people I guess. So altogether I made out with $3500 off and 3. 9% financing.



Took it in the shorts on the trade though, only $16,000 for a nice '01 shortbed 4x2.



Vaughn

 

[Ken B]

Congrats Vaughn!



I too was able to get the extra $1000... total $3500 rebate on Friday!



Glad to hear you worked things out and have your new rig.



-Ken

 

[Posm]

Not even Dodge dealers know what the programs will be until tomorrow when they pull them off of the computer.

If they are like every other corporate marketing department that I know of, the DC marketing department will not have them finalized until late this evening.



Bryan

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Right on Ken, you lucked out too



But now that we just bought ours the incentives will probably hit $4000 in April



I had the same situation where I was always finding out the incentives before the dealers did



Vaughn

 

[Ladders]

Well, as of this time the Dodge site has NO incentives listed. Maybe, by the weekend they will update again. At least I "locked" mine in with the $ down on the order.



Interesting that some got this call and others didn't (maybe because mine is ordered?). Sure could use some more incentives to get me to buy ! More BOMB money would be good (or is it ALWAYS gud?).





\\BF//

 

[nkiewel]

Looks like the incentives are the same this month.

 

[gthiessen]

Our zone did give the new option of $2000 or 0%@36mo. 3. 9%@48mo or 4. 9%@60months. Your best options is to take the rebate up front. Still dealing very, very close to invoice. Greg Thiessen Fleet Manager. -- email address removed --

 

[wyosteve]

Wonder how Dodge chooses who gets the extra bonus incentives like the one last weekend. I've never heard from them and I'm on my 5th Dodge w/ Cummins. If I would have got the extra $1000, I'd get an 03, but without that I will keep the one I've got.

 

[RankRam]

wyosteve, I agree with you I'm real close to buying one myself but I believe the incentives will go up.

 

[gthiessen]

The extra rebate they offered which was called March Madness was like a lottery pick from any previous owners between 97-01. If you were called you qualified for the extra 1k. There were 400,000 people put on the lottery galley list. I hope Dodge will come up with another program like this for April. It sure does help the consumer. Greg

 

[Ladders]

Anyone know what the "incentives" etc are from being a member of the Team Dodge club (joined today under the "old" vin#)? Will get pkg in about 2 wks she said. Might have rebates? Might have discounts for accessories?



\\BF//

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

The additional $1000 I got was very timely. It really helped take some of the shock out of the rough deal I had on my trade last week, after marching out of the dealership when I tried to pick up my new truck. It really made my day to come home and have that on my machine the next day. It was a good thing I marched outa there 'cause I would've missed out on the additional incentive.



I don't know how many Chrysler product buyers there were between 1997 and 2001, but I'm sure the odds were 10:1 or worse, and then to have it happen at just the right time.



Vaughn

 

[MO'Donnell]

So far, this area has $1500 or the financing. GM just launched a 0% for 60 months program here, and if I understand correctly you can still get the "loyalty" cash with the financing.



What does that article say about DC responding to other makers incentives?



I can only hope!

 

[Ladders]

OK, asking agn if anyone know if being a member of TEAM DODGE gets any discounts on anything (accs, new vech or ??)



\\BF//

 

[Snow man]

Vaughn, Im glad it all came together for you. I dont think you took it in the shorts at all,the 2nd gen CTD's are dropping in value real fast now that the 03;s are out. That price is right in line ,considering the miles,and the fact that its an 01. They did right by you. They will likely make less than a 1000 on it.

 

[nkiewel]

I am a Team Dodge member too, have been for about a year now. I have never seen anything in the materials about vehicle purchase incentives for being a member, but that doesn't mean that they don't exist. I did get a cool umbrella and a set of binoculars for joining though...