Chrysler and its sub-brands (Dodge and Jeep) are offering $2.99/gallon gas for three years when you buy a new car. According to CBS News, that’s not such a great deal, when you consider the total costs involved. There’s a shocker. Skipping for a minute the costs of buying new cars, much of Chrysler’s product line gets somewhere between pretty mediocre and distinctly terrible fuel economy. What do you do after the 3-year guarantee runs out? Like so much in the auto sales industry, this is little more than a marketing gimmick.
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on June 2, 2008 at 2:38 pm Sam wrote:
Agreed, most vehicles nowadays get the same if not worse mileage than their 15 year old predecessors, partly due to weight. So aside from the $1 a galllon savings, you also will loose a lot in depreciation. http://www.pansypatrol.com/drive-your-car-to-death-save-31000/