A Little Gift from Chrysler

[Intrepidation]

My birthday present came early! Check it out:

Dear Mr Currie,

We are delighted to learn of your satisfaction with your vehicle! Thank you for sharing your experience.

It's quite a milestone to watch your odometer roll over to 204,369 miles and to share our appreciation we have enclosed a 200,000 mile license plate bracket for your vehicle. Chrysler Group LLC want to honor you and your vehicle for this achievement and wish you many more safe and pleasurable driving miles.

Congratulations!

Sincerely,

Susan

Senior Staff

Very cool, its really nice too...much thicker metal than the frames you buy at stores. Can't wait to put it on!

[ocnblu]

Put some kind of locking hardware on it, too. You don't want to lose it. It's a nice one.

[Croc]

Nice!!

[Robert Hall]

Cool...maybe in about 8-10 years I can get one of those for my Jeep.

[Intrepidation]

Put some kind of locking hardware on it, too. You don't want to lose it. It's a nice one.

What makes them special? Is it just a torx bolt? That's all I've seen.

[ocnblu]

Well, mine's an allen head. Still not theft-proof, but a thief is more likely to have a screwdriver. I'm sure someone makes something more secure than a torx or allen.

[SAmadei]

Did Chrysler send that to you automagically? Or do you have to ask them for it? Very cool form of customer appreciation.

I'll leave any snide remarks about Chrysler being shocked their cars would go 200K out of this.

Put some kind of locking hardware on it, too. You don't want to lose it. It's a nice one.

What makes them special? Is it just a torx bolt? That's all I've seen.

Do a search for security bolts or tamper-resistant bolts.

For a Chrysler, you need something like this...

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[Justin Bimmer]

Very cool DF! I too vote for the penta screws!

[daves87rs]

Cool!

[caddycruiser]

Too cool--glad to see Chrysler has a system/people and gifts for these milestones.

[Z-06]

Such nice and small touches will go a long way in creating goodwill and fostering retention in customers.

Good job AC.

[Intrepidation]

Got me thinking, does anyone else do that?

[Drew Dowdell]

Got me thinking, does anyone else do that?

Volvo does, but I think for a higher mileage.

[vonVeezelsnider]

Got me thinking, does anyone else do that?

Volvo does, but I think for a higher mileage.

Mercedes does it too.

[William Maley]

Got me thinking, does anyone else do that?

Volvo does, but I think for a higher mileage.

I think Volvo starts at 250,000..

Cummins I know has one and I think Mercedes-Benz as well

[Z-06]

I think GM has new vehicles for people reaching 1 million mark. There was a story about a Silverado being replaced by a another one, and SAAB replaced the 900 with a 9-5.

[Croc]

Wow, only 887,xxx more miles to go before I get a new car!! haha

[Intrepidation]

Friend of mine is more than halfway there. His 2001 300M had 540,000 miles on it last time I talked to him

[SAmadei]

Got me thinking, does anyone else do that?

Again, I have to ask... did they send that to you out of the blue, or did you have to send them proof? If they did it automagically, I can only assume that in Mass., they can data mine you because the DMV is getting that info at registration renewal time or inspection.

In NJ, IIRC, the DMV is not asking for our mileage except at inspection time... no inspection, no data to mine. Even though in theory the data is there to mine for my cars in NJ, I still get advertising for extended warrantee insurance... even though I'm well beyond where they are willing to cover... so even if the data is there, I have to assume NJ isn't coughing it up. I've noticed that Carfax reports are less thorough for mileage in Jersey, too.

Just my observations, YMMV.

[Robert Hall]

Got me thinking, does anyone else do that?

Volvo does, but I think for a higher mileage.

Mercedes does it too.

I looked into this a while back for my sister's Mercedes...200k or 250k I think...get a grill badge. Alas, with her odometer stuck at 176k I have no idea how close it is to 200k now.

[Intrepidation]

Got me thinking, does anyone else do that?

Again, I have to ask... did they send that to you out of the blue, or did you have to send them proof? If they did it automagically, I can only assume that in Mass., they can data mine you because the DMV is getting that info at registration renewal time or inspection.

In NJ, IIRC, the DMV is not asking for our mileage except at inspection time... no inspection, no data to mine. Even though in theory the data is there to mine for my cars in NJ, I still get advertising for extended warrantee insurance... even though I'm well beyond where they are willing to cover... so even if the data is there, I have to assume NJ isn't coughing it up. I've noticed that Carfax reports are less thorough for mileage in Jersey, too.

Just my observations, YMMV.

Ah didn't see you ask. I sent them an email with my VIN and Mileage and that I was happy with my vehicle. Been meaning to do it for a while, but a thread about them popped up recently on LHF about them, so it motivated me to contact Chrysler. And lo was it so.