Dodge's Gas Price Protection Plan Is A SCAM

As the most fuel efficient major car maker in the US, Honda does not need to try something like this...

— IhavearedS2000 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 5:42:40 PM | | Votes: 8   

No tattedtwice, its just s much of a scam as the Mccain/clinton summer gas tax holiday proposal which they are in no position to do anything about until after the next president formally takes office in January 2009. There are too many ifs and buts in the Chrysler gimmick which is entirely model dependent. Chrysler should stop confusing the customer and provide straight cash incentives instead.

— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 6:17:33 PM | | Votes: 10   

honda is biggest polluter due to all their small engines (lawn mowers, portable generators, etc...)

— olscuul (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 7:20:52 PM | | Votes: -8   

he is right, one leafblower equals the pollution of 70 cars (not greenhouse gas emmisions)

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 7:38:45 PM | | Votes: 0   

tattedtwice, you must be new here. These ppl rip every effort apart if it comes from toyota (good and bad). Do research first before speaking

— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 10:30:53 PM | | Votes: 2   

no your right if it were Toyota than know they wouldnt be saying that, as you can read by alot of these bias posters their responses, if you cant walk away with at least 6,000 off a Dodge Ram without a rebate than you just got sold, ive seen as high as 10,000 off one in the paper. "Any" car shopper knows that a rebate is from the factory, it doesnt affect a dealer at all, so fine pass up the rebate for the gas, negotiate the price down. It is no different than the whole 0% or very low interest vs a rebate when alot of the times what you are saving in interest by doing 0% or the low interest rate is less than the rebate if you have good credit and get a very good rate elsewhere. But hey you always have bias cynics, that wont see logic, but find away to someone is trashing Toyota, blah in this "dodge" post

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 8:29:55 AM | | Votes: 2   

Thanks. We did some quick math and it didn't seem right, so we started really diving into it and quickly discovered that the average person was going to throw away a few thousand dollars if they took advantage of Dodge's offer. Had to say something...

— tundrahq (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 12:30:25 PM | | Votes: 1   

umm, F150!!!

— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 10:32:58 PM | | Votes: 0   

F 150 can't do 0-60.

— StickShiftCamry (View Profile)

Posted on 5/6/2008 11:09:43 PM | | Votes: 2   

yeah come on 0-around45, an f-`150? are you kidding me? seriously, even the silverado beats that! f150 only has like 300hp. silverado gets 367, tundra has 381

— lexusrox123 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 8:59:19 AM | | Votes: 1   

Some of you guys need to step away from HP figures for a moment and realize that even low on hp the F150 has the highest towing capacity in the half ton segment, Toyota Tundra included!

— 91z4me (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 9:29:19 AM | | Votes: 1   

I'd still take the F-150. It appeals to me more.

— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 9:55:54 AM | | Votes: 1   

You need 300 hp in an F-150? For all that racing you do in them???

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 10:37:25 AM | | Votes: 1   

Rupert...Ford NA doesn't offer a diesel option, so we're kind of stuck with either the 4.6L 250hp or 5.4L 300hp engines for producing any kind of usable torque, for towing applications.

— Bmw8ter (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 12:24:30 PM | | Votes: 1   

....that is, for the Ford F150.

— Bmw8ter (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 1:03:25 PM | | Votes: 1   

I always forget that the smaller petrols don't have the torque. That's why diesels are so popular in heavy cars, as the torque is what you need to pull away sharply and to tow easily. Any hp deficit is usually hidden, plus the mileage is good.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 6:32:36 PM | | Votes: 1   

I heard that if you do the 3 year $2.99 fuel thing you don't get any of the rebates or incentives, but thats only what I've heard. Anyone know if thats true?

— 85bmw745i (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 2:34:39 AM | | Votes: 1   

you didnt read my post at all...im referring to a DISCOUNT not a rebate. thats why it saids rebate or no rebate, ive heard of people getting like 7-8000 off one of these things, people are going to want more than just a rebate off of these things, and many other cars, the rebate is from the factory, the discount is from the dealer

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 8:24:17 AM | | Votes: 1   

85bmw,

In many cases other incentives still apply. See your dealer for model specific information.

— 91z4me (View Profile)

Posted on 5/7/2008 9:31:11 AM | | Votes: 1