Franklin Sussex Auto Mall Blog

Yesterday, Chrysler announced something that no other automotive manufacturer is currently doing. When you purchase any new Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep vehicle, they will lock the price of gasoline to $2.99 for the next three years for you!

The campaign called “Let’s Refuel America” provides new customers with a special card that allows them to fill up their new vehicle, as well as other vehicles in their personal fleet, for $2.99/gal for up to a 12,000-mile a year limit. If a cardholder sells their vehicle before the 36-month time period is up, they can still continue to use the card for the remainder of the three-year period.

The great part about this deal is that it also includes diesel-powered Ram Heavy Duty pickups. With national diesel fuel prices averaging $4.239 per gallon, according to AAA, a Ram Pickup owner with a Cummins engine could save $3,747, if Chrysler estimates average fuel economy at 12 mpg.

The following vehicles are eligible for the new Let’s Refual America Program (click on the vehicle name to search our current inventory):

Small/Compact Car
Dodge Caliber, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible

Mid-size Car
Dodge Avenger, Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler Sebring Convertible

Large Car
Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum

Crossover
Dodge Journey

Minivan
Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country

Compact SUV
Jeep Patriot, Jeep Compass

Mid-size SUV
Dodge Nitro, Jeep Liberty

Large SUV
Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Commander, Dodge Durango, Chrysler Aspen

Pickup Truck
Dodge Dakota, Dodge Ram, Dodge Ram HD

And the winner is …
The 2008 Chrysler Town And Country!

MotherProof.Com is dedicated to providing women in general and mothers in particular with useful and entertaining new-car reviews. The site’s innovative reviews are straightforward and casual, written by the Mother Proof mom-reviewers from one woman to another.

Back by popular demand are the 2008 Mother Proof/Spoof Awards. Their team of mom-reviewers have been busy all year, loading child-safety seats, carpoolers, teenagers, groceries and the occasional gaggle of giggly gal friends into all the latest and greatest cars. Here is why mom’s love the 2008 Chrysler Town And Country …

We LOVE the Swivel ‘n Go second-row seats that turn around to face the third row, with a living-room-like table that sits between them to create a conversation zone in the back. There’s also an automatic tailgate, automatic doors, an automatic-folding third-row seat that can flip back to create a tailgate seat, Sirius Satellite TV, a smooth crossover-like ride and uber-funky ambient lighting. And you thought minivans weren’t cool tsk, tsk!

At Franklin Sussex Auto Mall, we have a full line of these incredible minivans with a sales staff knowledgeable and ready to show you some of the many features made available this year. For some additional information and photos, you can check out a review of the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country here …

The Chrysler Town and Country, and its sibling, the Dodge Grand Caravan, are the most family friendly minivans on the market, if not the best driving. The many unique and handy seating and storage options make them worth a look.

The Town and Country’s entertainment and seating options are the best in the class, matched only by the Dodge Grand Caravan. The available Stow ‘n Go seating tucks the second-row seats nicely into the floor, and when those seats are up, the floor bins offer storage space. The rear seats fold into the floor on all models, allowing a perfectly flat, voluminous rear storage area that can accommodate items such as couches, 4×8-foot sheets of plywood, and most any other item you might need to transport. In addition, there is a handy well behind the third row that offers lots of storage space even with the seats up.

The new Swivel ‘n Go option will be great for family trips. The second row turns to face the third row with a table in between. It will help keep the kids entertained with games of checkers, a place to draw, or any number of other possibilities. And if that’s not enough, the Town and Country offers single and dual screen rear DVD entertainment systems, plus newly available Sirius Backseat TV with three kid-friendly channels. The dual screens allow different viewing options for kids that can’t agree on what to watch. And for the adults up front, Chrysler’s new MyGIG hard drive radio stores up to 1600 songs.

Overall, the 2008 Town and Country does what a minivan should. It is a great vehicle for families that need to haul kids and cargo on a regular basis. And the seating and entertainment options will prevent a lot of the fights that inevitably accompany road trips.