Contemporary Chrysler Dodge

• Convenience
• Hassle-free fueling
• Price protection from rising fuel prices
• Consumer control of vehicle operating costs
• A long-term fuel solution

Contemporary is working with non-profit organization Operation Gratitude to support our soldiers.  Not only is Contemporary a collection point for items from Operation Gratitude's wishlist, but we will also be donating $10 for every demo drive and $50 for every vehicle sold from 5/15/08 to 12/5/08.

Wishlist:
DVDs, CDs, Batteries (all sizes)
Computer Flash Drives
Headsets (earpiece and microphone)
Beanie Babies, Small Novelty Items
Disposable Cameras
Prepaid Phone Cards
Travel-Size Board Games, Handheld electronic games
Bandana Coolers/Cool-Ties*, Mini-Battery-operated Fans
Hand and Foot Warmers
Commercially wrapped individual packets of Trail Mix, Beef Jerky, Nuts, Energy Bars, Sunflower Seeds, Candy (Halloween Candy is great!!)
Ready To Eat Tuna or Chicken Salad kits
Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies; Small tins of Danish Cookies
Packets of Powdered Cold Beverages
Commercially sealed Lip Balm, roll-on deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Individual packets of moist towelettes
Travel Size containers of Foot Powder
Screen Printed T-Shirts, Socks
Baseball Style Caps, Knit Hats and Gloves; Neck Gators*
Holiday Greeting Cards (blank)
Tobacco Products
Unsealed personal cards and letters
Used Cell Phones, Video Games and Systems, IPODs, PDAs, Ink-jet Cartridges

Please work with us to support our troops!! 

Buying in the United States?

As a way of recognizing those who risk their lives to defend the United States, we offer:

• $500 Cash Allowance

• Lube, Oil & Filter Service for up to three years

The $500 cash allowance and service covers new 2008 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles (excludes Sprinter, Viper and all SRT models) and is extended to all qualified military personnel.  Go ahead, enjoy the freedom to roam, in the country you serve and defend.  

Consumer eligibility:
Eligible consumers include: active military, active military reserve, retired military (honorable discharge and 20 years of service required), and retired military reserve (honorable discharge and 20 years of service required).  Honorably discharged veterans are eligible of vehicle is purchased or leased within six months of discharge date.

All eligible personnel must present their military ID, discharge papers (DD214 form), or other documentation that clearly reflects their eligibility status, to franchise Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealers in the United States at the time of retail purchase or lease of an eligible vehicle.

When military ID or discharge papers are presented which bear a former or changed name, the customer must substaintiate the former/changed name with a copy of legal documentation, (i.e., marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order).

The vehicle sale or lease must be registered in either the name of the eligible participant or registered in the name of an immediate family member living in the same household.

The eligible retail purchase or lease customer must assign the cash allowance to the selling dealer.  The retail purchaser's order must show the cash allowance as having been applied to the vehicle's purchase price, or in the case of a lease customer, as reducing the total lease obligation (12 month minimum lease term).

July 27, 2007

By Josee Valcourt

    The Chrysler Group upped the warranty ante Thursday by announcing lifetime powertrain coverage for most new models in a bid to push Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles to the top of consumers' shopping lists.  The automaker said the lifetime warranty, a first for the industry, is a statement of confidence in the reliability of its powertrains and designed to give consumers peace of mind about their vehicles.
    "We came to the decisions that we don't want to match everybody, we want to go way beyond that," Steven Landry, Chrysler's executive vice president of sales and marketing, service and parts for North America, said during a media conference call.
    The extended warranty, available on gasoline-powered 2007 and 2008 models sold beginning Thursday, covers the cost of parts and labor to fix the engine, transmission and drive system.  It is limited to the first registered owner or lessee of a vehicle and is not transferable.  Until this week, General Motors Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. offered the most competitive warranty packages with coverage up to 100,000 miles or 10 years.
    "We wanted to be unprecedented," Landry said.  "We want to show the confidence that we have in our products, both at our level and our dealers' level, and provide customers with a level of comfort unprecedented in the industry."
    Landry said Chrysler conducted research that supported the extended warranty.  The study found that consumers who knew about the lifetime powertrain coverage were more likely to consider a Chrysler product, whether they currently own a Chrysler vehicle or not.  "It helped give us a pretty strong indication that we'd be taking it in the right direction," Landry said.
    To qualify for the warranty coverage, car buyers must have a powertrain inspection every five years, which will be performed at no charge by an authorized Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep dealer.  "This is better really than anybody," said Tom Libby, senior director of industry analysis at Power Information Network, an affiliate of J.D. Power and Associates.  "It gives them a message that they can use to really promote the brand and company and it's going to cut through a lot of clutter."
    Industrywide, new-car buyers typically trade in their vehicles after 5.3 years of ownership, according to J.D. Power.  In comparison, the average for those who buy Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles is five years.  By brand, the average is 5.1 years for Chrysler cars and trucks, 4.9 years for Dodge and 5.2 years for Jeep.  The increased warranty also signals that Chrysler's pending new owner, Cerberus Capital Management LP, is "dead serious" about turning Chrysler around.  "It says that they're not going to sit around," Libby said.  "They're going to be competitive and motivated."
    The warranty offer may help the automaker offset its costly incentive spending.  "They're hoping to not have to increase (incentive spending) even more," Rebecca Lindland, analyst with Global Insight Inc. "It's a way to sweeten the deal without adding more incentives."  Chrysler launched a new ad campaign for the warranty Thursday with one 30-second television spot for each brand.
    The decision to increase the warranty coverage stemmed from a meeting with Chrysler's dealer council in January, when retailer's major gripes were discussed.  Top issues of concern were stock inventory, marketing and warranties, Landry said.  The automaker has reduced inventory levels, and poured millions into advertising at the national level and to support dealers.  Now, it is boosting warranties.
    Landry said should a new owner decide to sell their vehicles within the first three years of ownership, Chrysler's standard three-year/36,000-mile coverage will replace the lifetime powertrain warranty for the subsequent owner.  Dealers are ecstatic about the program.
    "It's a closing tool," said Ron Kutz of Dallas Dodge Chrysler Jeep. "When the customer gets up and says, 'I'm not quite sure that I want to go look at that,' the sales manager can say, 'Don't forget that we're the only car company that's so bullish about our product that we offer lifetime warranty.'"
    Dealers say the new warranty package will increase consumers' confidence in Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.  "More than anything, to a consumer the warranty means quality," said Doug Wilson, president of Wilson Dodge in Flowood, Miss. "It overcomes any quality perception problem that they might have.