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Apparently Stellantis is cracking down a bit on Tread Lightly discounts. Under the new rule, if you custom order a Jeep, you must have been a TL member 30 days prior to ordering in order to get the discount. This wasn’t a problem for me, but the dealer said a lot of people have been getting dinged under it.

AFAIK, the old rule was “30 days prior to delivery,” which meant most people just bought a TL membership at the time of ordering.

So if you’re thinking about ordering a Wrangler, buy your TL membership early and often.
Ordered both my JLs using Tread Lightly. Only stipulation from my dealer was an active membership ID when placing the order. 30 days? news to me..
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I may be trading in my jeep for another in dealer lot..2nd time tread lightly member I was told I didn't have to wait 30 days by tread lightly that I could use as soon as I get digital code which is tomorrow, so am I off the hook cuz I'm mot ordering this time but may buy on lot ?..gotta have earl word it's going away so I may do a trade
Pretty sure you can use your original letter to set the date. And confirm you are active.
 

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Well salesman said I can use it off the lot point is tread lightly told me I don't have to wait 30 days since I renewed an expired membership.
 

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I signed up 3 days ago but I am a renewed member my membership expired in Jan 2024..I used it twice b4..they told me as a renewed membership I don't have to wait 30 days..so im going tomorrow to strike a trade in deal for new jeep on the lot
Gotcha - makes sense on renewal.
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Any idea where that's documented? The Tread Lightly site is still somewhat vague on that detail: https://treadlightly.org/support/join-tread-lightly/
It is documented on the TL form I received. Another bit of information, I shopped all over the country, which took two months and less than half the dealers accepted TL, some never even heard of it. Last week I bought a 2 door Rubicon X off the lot for $16k below MSRP. That included TL, 2k Jeep rebate and the 1k coupon I got off the Jeep site. In my opinion, they cannot give two door jeeps away. During my shopping experience, the least I was offered was $7000 below MSRP. And there is currently a two-door green Rubicon at Peterson jeep in Nampa that is advertised on the website for 10,000 below MSRP. That is where I bought the X.

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It is documented on the TL form I received. Another bit of information, I shopped all over the country, which took two months and less than half the dealers accepted TL, some never even heard of it. Last week I bought a 2 door Rubicon off the lot for $16k below MSRP. That included TL, 2k Jeep rebate and the 1k coupon I got off the Jeep site. In my opinion, they cannot give two door jeeps away. During my shopping experience, the least I was offered was $7000 below MSRP. And there is currently a two-door green Rubicon at Peterson jeep in Nampa that is advertised on the website for 10,000 below MSRP. That is where I bought the X.

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You don’t ask about tread lightly specifically. Why should they have heard of it? You ask for FCA affiliate pricing.
 

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You don’t ask about tread lightly specifically. Why should they have heard of it? You ask for FCA affiliate pricing.
After I found out about TL, I didn’t ask for anything, I either handed, or emailed the letter. I actually never heard of TL, but one of the dealers I contacted, asked if I was a member. Apparently, dealers have a huge misunderstanding of how it works. Some told me it doesn’t apply if the price is negotiated below 1% of invoice, others said it did apply. All I know is it saved me a little over a grand. Actually it cost me $100, so it saved me a bit over $900. All I know is if you’re not in a hurry, it pays to shop. The $16k I saved will almost pay for the AEV build I ordered. I almost waited to pull the trigger to see if additional rebates would drop for Labor Day and as of now, they have not.
 

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I got a pretty nice t shirt from tread lightly, so the discount felt even better. With the coupons that are included in the membership, you get your money back several times over.
 

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I believe you’ve had to have the membership for 30 days prior to receiving your letter of acceptance for Tread Lightly. That’s how I translated it in 2023. After negotiating my price I came within 1% of the tread lightly affiliation discount. Good enough for me.
 

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I believe you’ve had to have the membership for 30 days prior to receiving your letter of acceptance for Tread Lightly. That’s how I translated it in 2023. After negotiating my price I came within 1% of the tread lightly affiliation discount. Good enough for me.
In my case, the date on the letter started the 30 clock
 

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So I did my 2nd jeep trade in. Today I was able to work on them with rebates 6k off msrp sahara sky top leather v 6 all packages they refused yo do tread lightly I think tgey didn't know how to use it my ar sides from affiliate program populated in their screen this morning. I hanmmered them and ended up with another 600 off s I fdd well i think for RI..not like a gruptons but I ended up paying 57k vs msrp of 63650..and I got my earl!

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So I did my 2nd jeep trade in. Today I was able to work on them with rebates 6k off msrp sahara sky top leather v 6 all packages they refused yo do tread lightly I think tgey didn't know how to use it my ar sides from affiliate program populated in their screen this morning. I hanmmered them and ended up with another 600 off s I fdd well i think for RI..not like a gruptons but I ended up paying 57k vs msrp of 63650..and I got my earl!

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It is need vs want and how much time and money do you want to spend. I spent a bit less than two months shopping and ended up with 16k off MSRP….at a local dealership with a vehicle on the lot. Check out the attached screenshot. The green Rubicon is advertised at approximately 10,000 below MSRP. The 2 door X I purchased was advertised at about 8k below MSRP. I actually ordered another X from a different dealership at $10,000 below MSRP, but I kept an eye on the one on a lot….same dealership as screenshot. I ended buying the one off the lot and got a refund on deposit of the one I ordered. As far as I can determine, the one I purchased was on the lot at least 4 months. Bottomline, if you’re happy, everything is good. Like the DJIA, the market is impossible to time and although it may improve, now is a great time to buy. A side note, I did most of my shopping on the phone and online, but the times I visited a dealership, I was the only buyer present. Life is short, enjoy the ride!

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