Dealer tells me that I can get an additional 6-8% off a new 2010 if I know someone that works at Chrysler. Anyone want to be my friend?

Thanks,
Mike

LMAO, "anyone want to be my friend." - i will, but I'm not an employee with Chrysler.

Why couldn't your salesman be the friend?

Good point Johnny. Lol

You can be my friend Johnny, no problem. You're one of the most polite brothers on the forum. I enjoy your posts. Discount requires a PIN number from an employee. Dealers must not be employees. Dealer now tells me that I can qualify if I belong to a local credit union. Glad you found the post funny because I also got a laugh out of it when I was typing it. Thanks for your help.

You can be my friend Johnny, no problem. Your one of the most polite brothers on the forum. I enjoy your posts. Discount requires a PIN number from an employee. Dealers must not be employees. Dealer now tells me that I can qualify if I belong to a local credit union. Glad you found the post funny because I also got a laugh out of it when I was typing it. Thanks for your help.

:) Thanks for the kind words.

I figured that, but I wouldn't see why they couldn't get the discount if they worked at the dealer.. Basically they all are buying from Chrysler and that who is giving the % off. ya know? Well glad that worked out.

Let us know what and when you do something!

I like to get a laugh out of any thread I have the opportunity too. :lol: :p

i am NOT a chrysler employee but I do get some insider discount. at least i used to.

ill see if its still active.


no its gone. only GM, Ford, and Nissan.

Just tell them to sell toy you for invoice and half of the holdback, that is about what the Chrysler friends program is. I work for Chrysler but just greensheeted a new Ram last week so I have to wait a bit otherwise I would help you out

by pin do you mean SID number. i have one of those to log onto dealerconnect. but i work for a chrysler dealer. im not sure if they would want someone that works for chrysler directly, like up in michigan somewhere, or say a factory rep, cause im a tech.

PM me. I'll help you out.

Mike

Kudos to scoutermike, and thanks to all who helped me achive a good deal. The friends program really helped me get a good piice with no bull****ting around with the dealer. Thanks to all.

Mike

Did you get the friends and family price or the actual employee price. Could of got you employee price. We get one certificate to give out once a year. Also the Plant manager was and may still be handing out special employee certificates to move some cars.

srt8Canada:

You should have a PM.

Mike

Glad I could help you out. I can do this 6 times in a year. Anyone else in need?

Yes, i am looking to get a 2010 Jeep srt8 but the prices in south Florida on them are still a little bit to high, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ditto, I need a PIN number as well. I'm going to the dealer tomorrow. Need all the help I can get.

PM sent to sully and Eric

Any more left, Mike? I have been working on a deal for a week now, but the price still isn't right. Appreicate any help i can get...thanks!

Glad I could help you out. I can do this 6 times in a year. Anyone else in need?

Mike,

Sent you a PM as well. Let me know if you can help. Thanks.

Jack

Any left by chance? I have a red SRT8 sitting at my local dealer with my name on it if I can get a deal. So far they want to give me 500 off MSRP.

Thanks for any help.

PM with numbers sent to COL P, ciscoios and robjeep.

That's it. I have no more numbers to give out unless one of the 6 people lets me know that they aren't using it.

Good luck to everyone on their new purchases.


Mike

Thank you very much Mike. I will def. let you know if i don't use it.

Thanks again Mike. Hopefully, I will be posting my new baby pics within a week or two.

Question: Is this program invoice plus $25?

eric@brookspeed will not be needing his so I have one more.

Yes Rob, invoice plus $25.00

If you have the unused one I could really use it...sending pm

Just sent a pm to 'jntdysf' with EC -Employee Choice#.. Saves an extra $3k.
I still have several Friends#'s though if anyone interested. Send me a PM.
I may be able to get another EC# if my brother hasn't given it away yet. I already sent mine out to someone on here and my stepdads though. Cheers.

GlobeWarmer09
Pm sent.

PM sent to Globewarmer09

I now have none left again.

srt8Canada - jntdysf has one from me and has done his deal. You could send that one off to someone else.

Mike

Dealers sure can be something. My dealer said "sure we participate in the friends program", then "oh, no you can't use any of the incentives with that". Good grief. So I am still looking for my SRT. I might be flying somewhere to get one.

If I am not mistaken, I think they are obligated to give you the price plus incentives. My dealer tells me any messing around with the price with your control number is a no no. Apparently, they can be audited by Chrysler. Chrysler has an incentive verification department, I would give them a call. If you are interested, here's the number 1-800-227-0757. Like you said, I would have a tendency to look elsewhere based on their attitude.

Here is the description of the friends program on my e-mail certificate:

Your Control Number is valid for the purchase or lease of one vehicle.
Buyer Instructions:
. Contact a U.S. Chrysler, Jeep (Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler) or Dodge dealership to verify its
participation in the Friends Program.
. Take your unique Control Number to any participating dealership.
. Tell the dealer you want to take advantage of the Friends Program.
. Receive the Preferred Price (a maximum of 1% below factory invoice plus a
$75 administration fee) when you purchase or lease a select
new Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle.
. Your savings may also be combined with other consumer incentives available
at the time of sale/lease.

Mike

MIke is right. All incentives get taken off of the employee discount. Call them on it. Don't let those pr!cks get away with it.

Mike

PM sent to Globewarmer09

I now have none left again.

srt8Canada - jntdysf has one from me and has done his deal. You could send that one off to someone else.

Mike
'jntdysf' delayed his deal so I could get him a EC#, but then found out that EC# is only good in Canada. Since when I don't know. Was worth a try though. Cheers.

Kudos to ScouterMike and srt8Canada for helping total strangers to purchase a vehicle at a more affordable price!! You guys ROCK! Some people owe you guys a few beers.

So i called another dealer last night just to see if he can beat the price i have from a local shop and was told the same B.S. as the other member "We are not willing to honor the Friends and Family pricing on the SRT8". He said they are getting offers from other dealers to sell it to them for $500 over so they won't sell it to me at that price. Best he can do is $42,400 with the 5k rebate. These guys are unbelievable scumbags, i can't believe they refuse to honor the friends and family discount!!
I am in technology sales so i know a thing or two about discounts and promo's from manufacturers, and I can't understand how they can respond like this to a customer willing to buy their product. Only in the Auto industry can this happen!
Example: If i have a manufacturer that is offering a promo on say a 15K Switch, do you think i could say to my customer "I'll sell you the hardware with only the manufacturers monthly promo discount, no other discounts from me. We, the reseller are going to keep all of the original discounts."They would laugh and ask me to leave. The promo is available to most resellers, so it's a bonus for the customer to sign quickly. My standard discount applies.
We should be able to get the same pricing from each and every dealer, which costs them nothing because Jeep refunds them everything back. And they still should be able to discount the car further; if it's sitting and they want to sell it.

This process of trying to buy a JeepSRT8 is driving me F'n nuts. I know these cars are hot, but... if the dealers would take a second to go own their own website and see how many are out there right now, they would stop feeding me the BS that there are so few out there and the guy across the lot is looking at it right now.

Sorry for the long rant, but i am getting very frustrated dealing with these guys. Next time i get the long stare after an offer that i question, I am going to...aahh nevermind, I don't want to get locked up:D

So i called another dealer last night just to see if he can beat the price i have from a local shop and was told the same B.S. as the other member "We are not willing to honor the Friends and Family pricing on the SRT8". He said they are getting offers from other dealers to sell it to them for $500 over so they won't sell it to me at that price. Best he can do is $42,400 with the 5k rebate. These guys are unbelievable scumbags, i can't believe they refuse to honor the friends and family discount!!
I am in technology sales so i know a thing or two about discounts and promo's from manufacturers, and I can't understand how they can respond like this to a customer willing to buy their product. Only in the Auto industry can this happen!
Example: If i have a manufacturer that is offering a promo on say a 15K Switch, do you think i could say to my customer "I'll sell you the hardware with only the manufacturers monthly promo discount, no other discounts from me. We, the reseller are going to keep all of the original discounts."They would laugh and ask me to leave. The promo is available to most resellers, so it's a bonus for the customer to sign quickly. My standard discount applies.
We should be able to get the same pricing from each and every dealer, which costs them nothing because Jeep refunds them everything back. And they still should be able to discount the car further; if it's sitting and they want to sell it.

This process of trying to buy a JeepSRT8 is driving me F'n nuts. I know these cars are hot, but... if the dealers would take a second to go own their own website and see how many are out there right now, they would stop feeding me the BS that there are so few out there and the guy across the lot is looking at it right now.

Sorry for the long rant, but i am getting very frustrated dealing with these guys. Next time i get the long stare after an offer that i question, I am going to...aahh nevermind, I don't want to get locked up:D

I understand you frustration. But the dealers view is they can't order them anymore, and they think they can get more $$$ and are willing to lose you as a customer. If you were still able to order one, then they would have to honor the friend discount. Otherwise you could complain to chrysler. Its all about supply and demand. Just like when the new challenger came out, they were going above MSRP. If they think they can get more they will try to. I suggest you take you business elsewhere. From what I've been reading on this forum there are tons of them on dealers lots. Maybe you need to order out of state and pay the extra for delivery. Good Luck! :o

Thanks for the advice. I have one locally ready to go, but we are off only by a little. Once i heard his reponse about not honoring the employee discount, there was no way in hell i was dealing with him. What difference is it to him what i use if Jeep is giving him the money back, there must be something i am missing.. He gets an easier sale with someone with that discount.

After i make the sale with another dealer, I will surely call corporate on his a$$.

It is sort of my own fault that this is turning into an issue. I shouldn't have waited until they stopped production. I had decided to just wait until the 2011 comes out and get a fully loaded overland, then an SRT just happened to be in the showroom of my local dealer and my wife saw it. She loved it and told me I was an idiot for not buying it. hehe.

Same situation here, there is one in the showroom I have been working on for a few weeks now. Just trying to get the best deal i can without being bent over.

Did you get her yet?

Second dealer now tells me he will not honor the friends and family discount. I called corporate and they said it's not right, but they are independantly owned and they have the right to not to sell me the car. Unbelievable..

Second dealer now tells me he will not honor the friends and family discount. I called corporate and they said it's not right, but they are independantly owned and they have the right to not to sell me the car. Unbelievable..

Like I was trying to say.
It would be a different story if you put in an order for one though. If that was even still an option, which it isn't. :o

Second dealer now tells me he will not honor the friends and family discount. I called corporate and they said it's not right, but they are independantly owned and they have the right to not to sell me the car. Unbelievable..

It's unfortunate and frustrating yet all I can say is keep at it. The vehicle WILL NOT DISAPPOINT.

One question for you -- is this the salesperson telling you or the sales manager or ownership? I'd go straight to ownership or senior management on it and point out that you're looking for a long term relationship (ie, service, parts etc). Sales doesn't always look at the 'bigger picture'. I'm not excusing their behavior, just pointing out WHY they sometimes act in a non-logical fashion :). They work off commissions so that system is setup for them to be this way.

An owner will look at the deal differently and weigh total revenue (ie, sales + service) from a customer rather than just the sales end of it.

Just my $0.02 --> good luck!

BTW, I just realized your screen name is cisco ios - cool. I'm in IT as well so I get it.

Thanks for all the advice guys, I appreciate it. I seriously want to give up but after recalling my test drive, I still want it.

The second dealer that turned me down is a local shop that is 5 miles from my house. I have been working with them on this one for weeks and figured as a last effort to seal the deal, I would throw the firends and family discount out there figuring we would both win. Guess not. I have heard rumors that the owner/GM is a D-bag so i will steer clear of him. The sales guy is very professional and has been great, but it's tough to get them to budge on this sweet rig.


Yeah, I latched on to the Ciscoios username for just about everything when i first passed my CCNA about 12+ years ago. It's funny when i call into Cisco and i have to repeat it 10 times before they get it :D

That's too bad. Chrysler needs all the loving from the public that they can get right now. Not good PR for Chrysler with dealers like that representing them.

I know. There are too many car salesmen that still hold on to their old ways with the "what can we do to put you in this car today" and "See that guy over there, he was just looking at it too" I am not saying that all car salesmen are whores, as my Dad called them, but some are. They need to reverse the situation and imagine them sitting in the chair and treat us like humans and leave out all the car salesmen BS slogans. It's a major turn off.
I told this guy and the others that i understand you have to make money and everyone else down the chain. Give me a fair deal and we'll all be happy. I know they are holding out on me, as most do.

I own my 2005 Dodge Ram and I will most likely be buried in it, so i know they make good cars. No issues...knock on wood.

I am not happy that all this bullsh!t is happeneing. It's not the vehicles that are causing the US auto industry to suffer, it's not the workers, it's the idiot dealers that are in the system. I am VERY lucky that I have found a great dealership and an even greater service department.

It might make it worthwhile to travel outside your area to get your vehicle. Try contacting a dealership near a Chrysler manufacturing plant. They would be open to all the normal employee plans.

Mike

Kudos to you scoutermike! That's a helluva favor you've extended to fellow forum members! It sucks that some guys are still having trouble using the discount. I happened to buy mine right before they stopped production and was able to negotiate it down to what I thought was a great deal W/O any (friends/family/employees) connections.
So I'm curious to know how deep the discounts are W/O TTL from the MSRP. Anyone that was able to buy one with scoutermike's help willing to share their numbers with the rest of us just for reference sake?

Thanks.

I am in the process. I will share numbers next week if it gets finalized. I am going to fly to detroit and pick it up (hopefully next Sat).

41k FOR $49,295 msrp. Includes friends discount and rebates. If you have a blood relative that works for Chrysler, they can get you the employee price which was 38K+. Took delivery yesterday from Oklahoma to Indiana. No problems with shipping. Painless transaction with dealer and shipping process. Those guys in Oklahoma are really friendly. I am pleased. Now I know where the "beast" nickname comes from :D. My wife says it has the hehehehe factor. She giggles every time she stomps on it.

Mike

GREAT! Glad she likes it too.

Thanks for the nice words jms. It's appreciated.

Hey Mike,

Does the 41k you got your Jeep for, does that include taxes and tags? I am still working on mine and the last offer was $43,996 OTD (includes the 5k rebate). I am trying to get closer to 42k OTD and I'll sign without hesitation.

ScouterMike- I agree, that was a great gesture to help out total strangers. If the world had more people like you, we would be a lot better off.
I appreciate the assist, even if the d-bag dealers don't accept it..tx

Good luck to all of the guys negotiating right now. A lot of dealers treat their SRT8 Jeeps as if someone will pay sticker eventually.

I tried buying a Modern Blue from 2 dealers in Chicago that wanted to charge more "because someone will pay what we are asking". Fortunately, I was able to order mine from a local dealer.

Don't settle for the overland. The SRT8 is a totally different beast. Many members on here had a 5.7 Hemi WK before the RT8 and would never go back.

Don't settle for the overland. The SRT8 is a totally different beast. Many members on here had a 5.7 Hemi WK before the SRT8 and would never go back.

(Raises Hand)

One thing is right now there are a lot of black ones around compared to other colors. If you want a black one you probably will be more successful getting a great deal. My local dealer still has a red, but they were jerks. I know it is wishful thinking, but I would love to see them stuck with it for about a year.

Hey Mike,

Does the 41k you got your Jeep for, does that include taxes and tags? I am still working on mine and the last offer was $43,996 OTD (includes the 5k rebate). I am trying to get closer to 42k OTD and I'll sign without hesitation.

Taxes and tags not included.

Anyone that I sent a number to, please let me know if you are not going to use it as I have someone waiting.

Mike

Mike- Bought mine on Monday without the number, the dealer wouldn't honor it. I can PM you the number if you need to know which one it was.

Thanks for your help...

I am using the one you gave me Mike. I pick it up on Sat. I am flying to Detroit to get it. Yipee!!!

ciscoios - I'll pass the unused number onto the next lucky winner

robjeep - that's great. If you see a Red Rock driving around with Ontario plates, it's me. I'll be over there shopping with the missus and having dinner on jntdysf. He was very generous in his thankyou.

Mike

ciscoios - I'll pass the unused number onto the next lucky winner

robjeep - that's great. If you see a Red Rock driving around with Ontario plates, it's me. I'll be over there shopping with the missus and having dinner on jntdysf. He was very generous in his thankyou.

Mike


Hello, i'm interested onto the unused number. Thanks in advance!

Flad

Hey guys, it's been a month and haven't heard back from you on whether you are using it or not. Please let me know.

jntdysf - used it
globewarmer09 - ???
sully - ???
col p - passed on to 08R6
brn2surf1000 - ???
robjeep - used it