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Senior Discount! Dodge offers employee pricing to AARP members
Joining Denny's, Dunkin' Donuts and Dairy Queen, Dodge has rolled out its version of a discount for the geriatric among us. While the aforementioned restaurants will cut prices for anyone generally over the age of 50, Dodge is seeking card-carrying AARP members (it's $12.50 per year, in case you need to join). Presenting a valid AARP card at the time of sale will get you "Employee Pricing" (or better) on all 2008 and 2009 Dodge vehicles except the Sprinter, Challenger, and Viper SRT 10 ACR models. According to the fine print, the program isn't compatible with other national incentives and it expires (the incentive program, not Chrysler LLC) on January 2, 2009. There's also a $200 fee just to be eligible for the offer, which our penny-pinching parents aren't going to like one bit. Thanks for the tip, MarkWeb!
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kjhihioho 5:35PM (11/11/2008)
Howabout if they want me to buy one of there cars they better give me any deal I want.
Please, AARP card or not, they will do anything right now to sell you a car. Otherwise I will go to GM. They too will do ANYTHING.
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Brn 7:09PM (11/11/2008)
Chrysler offers deals like this to a zillion outfits. AARP just happens to be one of them. Chances aren't bad that you or a family member would qualify in some other fashion.
jv2k 5:38PM (11/11/2008)
I could go for some pancakes right about now...
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Joe 5:39PM (11/11/2008)
Nice chance for retired person.
but, If this company be a bankrupt, how does A/S?
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TJ 5:39PM (11/11/2008)
For what the offer is, I would rather work at Walmart for $12.50/hr and drive my ACR retirement toy to 'work' each day.
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Gardiner Westbound 5:53PM (11/11/2008)
Selling to seniors minimizes spending big bucks honoring Chrysler's non-transferable lifetime warranty.
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Chris 6:31PM (11/11/2008)
pure evil you are.
The cynic in me enjoyed it
Jrejre 6:48PM (11/11/2008)
So I can't use it on the only Chrysler model I'd want to buy? Great. . . .
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Joey Mazz 7:27PM (11/11/2008)
This promotion makes perfect sense to me, because you'd have to be senile to want a dodge caliber or avenger.
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AngeloD 9:22PM (11/11/2008)
Folks, you only have to be 50 years old to join the AARP.
There are a lot of AARP members who aren't "retirees" or "seniors" who can participate in this offer from Dodge.
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AngeloD 9:23PM (11/11/2008)
Folks, you only have to be 50 years old to join the AARP.
There are plenty of AARP members who aren't "seniors" or "retirees" who can benefit from this offer from Dodge.
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Bob-omb 10:53PM (11/11/2008)
SCENE: CHRYSLER BOARDROOM.
Exec 1: How do we get these Sebrings and Pacificas off of our lots, guys?
Exec 2: Let's target the people who think we still make good cars!
Exec 3: When did we last make good cars?"
*board room falls silent*
Exec 2: Yeah, we better target an audience that can't remember, either. Senior Citizens it is!
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Rob Huck 10:59PM (11/11/2008)
Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep is also offering employee pricing plus incentives (rebates, low APR) to Wal-Mart employees. My wife works at Wal-Mart. It's too bad Chrysler doesn't make any cars I like. The only Chrysler vehicle I'd consider buying is the Pacifica, and they don't make it any more.
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Erik 9:59AM (11/12/2008)
I was going to forward this to my grandma so she could get a discount on that car she's been wanting, but then I read that the Viper SRT 10 ACR is not included.
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FTP 11:31AM (11/13/2008)
LOL! I agree ... the only car that Chrysler makes that I would want would be the Viper too and I'm 65! Other than that, I'll stick to my Toyota!
Dave Ex 9:23PM (11/12/2008)
Not interested in Chryslers anymore. Bought two in 2000, both had weatherstripping that shrunk. They fixed one car, refused to fix the other and shortly after the repair of the one, it came apart. Dealer claimed wear and tear. What a joke, eight doors all with the same problem. Put the Chryslers where the sun doesn't shine.
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deborah 10:14PM (11/12/2008)
This is a very interesting story... Today. Icalled my 83yo mother who told me during our call "guess what I got in the mail today?" I say's what ma? "I got a check for 10,000 dollars" when I asked what it was from she said... "G.M. want's me to buy a car,but guess what I did ?" yea ma,what did you do? "I put it in the shredder"!!! I told her it was probably the right thing to do. What were they thinking?? She's 83, and people wonder how this country got into the mess we're in!
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Les Stratton 10:55PM (11/21/2008)
Re: The 82 year old woman who received a $10,000 check from General Motors== I am 69 years old and retired. And I am always getting e-mails from different places wanting me to get training for a job. One of them is an online training course that takes 3 years. No telling what that would cost. Seems to me they waste a lot of time sending e-mails out to retired people.
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BDC 3:06AM (11/13/2008)
Another lame OLD story....come on...try to post NEW and CURRENT relevelant news...GEEZ AOL!!!
Yawn!
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Clay 3:32AM (11/13/2008)
Employee pricing? I didn't know they had any employees left on the payroll. If I couldn't beat the employee price by at least $1000 I wouldn't even talk to a dealer.........my last Chrysler product .....hmmmm.......in the 70's! A 1972 Dodge ...the dashboard caught on fire with 3000 miles on the car ....and a 1977 Dodge truck which required an engine rebuild with 40,000 miles. Why haven't I given them another chance! My bad.
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