Comments on: Is $2.99 Gas Really a Good Deal?

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Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:32:17 +0000

[...] Read the full post at Earn on the Side. I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials lately for Chrysler’s new “Refuel America” incentive program. In case you haven’t, the deal is that if you purchase a qualifying Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep you will be able to purchase gas for the next 3 years at a price of $2.99 per gallon. Seems too good to be true, doesn’t it? [...]

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:12:24 +0000

I’m a Jeep guy, and was worried that Chrysler would lose it’s shirt on this (at first blush it seems like it would cost them a fortune). It’s interesting to hear that it cost the same as their normal promotions.

By: Jim L

Jim L — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:37:30 +0000

I’m not in the market for a new car (have an ‘08 Altima), so I wasn’t going to get caught up in this deal, but every time I saw the commercials I thought “I wonder what the catch is?”. Now I know. Good post.

Before I bought my ‘08 Altima, I did a ton of research on any and all cars. Dodges and Chryslers consistently had the worst fuel economy, I guess this is there way of trying to ease the pain of those MPG numbers.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:54:24 +0000

I still think that buyers are paying $4.00 a gallon through the price of the car. Catherines last blog post..Chant, Chant, Chant

By: Roxiticus Desperate Housewives

Roxiticus Desperate Housewives — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:27:51 +0000

Thanks for the analysis…I have a Jeep with a lease ending in the October/November time frame, and have been getting lots of pressure to end it early for the $2.99 gas deal. Since I don’t have many miles on my Jeep and it’s basically “good as new,” I asked if I could extend my lease at a lower rate with no miles or buy the car. The dealer told me “no one wants SUVs, your Jeep isn’t worth anything, you’d better turn it in and get a new one.” Odd how my old Jeep “isn’t worth anything because no one wants one” but I should want a new one??!!

Have a great weekend as you get to it!
Roxy

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:10:12 +0000

yea this is definitely not that great of a deal for the consumer. but for the business its a great marketing campaign by tapping into people’s emotions. and for them there are enough suckers that will think great cheaper gas and go buy a new car

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:16:27 +0000

How about gas goes back to less than $3 a gallon, wouldn’t that work?

By: COE

COE — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:17:17 +0000

All the better reason to take the bus or ride a bicycle – that’ll actually save you a lot more! Why put so much money in a ‘go-kart for grown ups’ with a CD-changer? Ahh, that’s right, gotta have that fancy car, right!? Consume, consume, consume… the only thing society is good at.

That’s the straight forward truth if there was any.

By: BlueWorkhorse

BlueWorkhorse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:13:26 +0000

Great analysis. I’m not in the market for a new car (as I have a ‘07 Toyota Yaris), but I really have been wondering about what the catch was with this article.

By: Doug Rosbury

Doug Rosbury — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:23:18 +0000

I drive a 79 Plymouth duster with a 318 V8 engine. It may be the most reliable car I have ever owned. I try to keep it running efficiently and it doesn’t let me down. The economy It delivers is found in its design. So I dont worry about fuel mileage with a car that with well over 100,000 miles on the odometer runs as well as any car on the road. The best part is: IT’S PAID FOR. Doug Rosbury