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[aceisback]

Some of ya aren't reading the fine print or are totally misunderstanding the program. You receive your membership number usually within a day or two, via email. You can place your order then if you chose to do so as in most cases your Jeep isn't going to arrive within the 30 days that TL request that you wait.
Then in a couple of weeks you will receive your official TL membership letter along with some swag, T-shirt/stickers/coupons. From that point on you have one year to generate up to two control numbers. Here's the fun part: your control number is good for one year from the date that it is generated. So if your membership is active for 364 days you can still get a control number that is valid for a year. This can be verified with Mandy who is the one who will answer the phone at TL.
I also know it to be fact as it's what happened to me as I was getting ready to place an order back in March of 2021. Got my membership in January. As I'm getting quotes from seven or eight different dealers I get wind of the Gobi rumor. Wait and wait and wait.
It gets down to crunch time, my 1 year TL membership is getting ready to expire, I call TL, get my control number, Gobi is released early this March, order is placed in Idaho and here I sit.
Anyway, lots of misunderstanding on how TL works but they are just a phone call away to help clear it up.
Dealers on the other hand: brought affiliate rewards up with one that I was working with and was told flat out that they are not a non profit organization. No shit Skippy.

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[ShadowsPapa]

Here's the fun part: your control number is good for one year from the date that it is generated.

Mine wasn't - it plainly said it was good through a date near the end of the following January. I recall being concerned, hoping the Jeep arrived but then realized I could always generate another later if needed. The number letter I got was very clear about the expiration. Maybe if you generate it in January 2021 it's good until January 2022, but in my case, it was generated in the fall and the thing clearly said it was good until January the following year. Not 6 months.
The first number clearly was good only for months. I did read the fine print and saw I could generate another.

 

[aceisback]

Mine wasn't - it plainly said it was good through a date near the end of the following January. I recall being concerned, hoping the Jeep arrived but then realized I could always generate another later if needed. The number letter I got was very clear about the expiration. Maybe if you generate it in January 2021 it's good until January 2022, but in my case, it was generated in the fall and the thing clearly said it was good until January the following year. Not 6 months.
The first number clearly was good only for months. I did read the fine print and saw I could generate another.

Well PaPa your $100 just ain't as good as the rest of ours! Step up that game.

Q: How often do I need to renew my membership?

A: All memberships need to be renewed annually. Your membership expiration date is the same
calendar date as your join date. Ex. If you join on July 17, 2021, your expiration date and date of renewal
will be July 17, 2022. We do not hold onto your credit card information. Your membership will never be
auto renewed. You must manually enter in all your information on the membership join form to renew.

 

[ZoMojave]

1964 Rambler Classic 770 287 V8, 3 speed OD, limited slip rear. I worked in a former AMC shop and salvaged an Ambassador 327 intake and 4bbl Holley.
I was 14 when I bought it from the family mechanic (Andy) when Iowa had their inspection law. Wipers didn't work so it didn't pass inspection, he said I had to fix the wipers and get it through inspection and I could buy it. I asked Andy if I could borrow a few tools and his work bench. I had to repair a broken field winding inside the motor, got it working and passed inspection.
I repainted it, didn't mine the turquoise body but the white roof had to change...... painted it black.

My second car -

I was 16 when I purchased mine from a buddies Grandpa. Went to the junkyard in the fall of '77 and picked up a 232ci for $100, borrowed a cherry picker and dropped it in with the help of my buddy in this pic. My first experience doing real mechanical work on a car. Who knew it would turn into a 30 year career?

Ran great for awhile but as a young punk usually does, I beat on it and it only lasted a year or so. Even though these engines were bulletproof, they weren't foolproof!

My vacuum controlled wipers worked fine while driving but would slow to almost nothing at stop signs!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Man, does that pic bring back memories! That could be a friend I knew back in the 70s. (I actually had two)
That's the same color as my HS buddy's Rambler. He also had a Marlin - which in later years turned into about 6 Marlins he liked them so much.

My 68 Javelin had the 232 and vacuum wipers - they did fine, no troubles.

I trashed 3 transmissions racing my 64. (unofficially racing........ the local police and magistrate knew me by name)

I had the 64, then later talked a customer into selling me his 68 Javelin, I sold the 64, then bought the boss's shop Ambassador thinking I'd put the 343 form the Ambo in the Javelin but found that was a huge hassle due to cross member and other differences (and I got into college then, no more time for fun). For a while I had 2 cars - and a 67 Chevy truck.
I sold the Ambassador real cheap to a guy who was without decent income and in desperate need of a car for a new family. I decided I'd give myself a graduation present after college and bought a new 77 Hornet AMX, sold my Javelin to my little brother (for 200, he later sold it to a collector for 1,000 after he did a custom paint job on it)
Then after college I married a girl who had a 75 Gremlin. It went on from there - to new 84 Eagle, Jeep Comanche.............. and here I am.

 

[mystic330]

Well PaPa your $100 just ain't as good as the rest of ours! Step up that game.

Q: How often do I need to renew my membership?

A: All memberships need to be renewed annually. Your membership expiration date is the same
calendar date as your join date. Ex. If you join on July 17, 2021, your expiration date and date of renewal
will be July 17, 2022. We do not hold onto your credit card information. Your membership will never be
auto renewed. You must manually enter in all your information on the membership join form to renew.

I think we are confusing TL membership with an Affiliate rewards control number.
Yes the TL membership is for a full year of whenever you joined.
Once an official TL member, you can enter your info into the FCA affiliate website and generate a control number that can be used for affiliate pricing (1% below invoice) at participating dealers.
They are 2 separate things.

However, my affiliate control number said it was good for 1 year (expire date was 1 year from the date I generated it) - but only one number per purchase - so once you purchase, that number is toast. You can generate 2 numbers every calendar year.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

However, my affiliate control number said it was good for 1 year (expire date was 1 year from the date I generated it) - but only one number per purchase - so once you purchase, that number is toast. You can generate 2 numbers every calendar year.

Sounds right except for expiration. My number was good for months.
It did say I could generate another number, and it was that once you use THAT number, it's like a coupon, you surrender that number, it has been used.
So a person could buy two vehicles in a year - but you have to generate another number for that second purchase.
Generated in September, bought in October, it expired in January the follow year. I recall that it bugged me - dang, maybe I should not have generated the number yet, what if the Jeep doesn't arrive by January? (and never gave a thought to generating a second number)
This was all back in 2020.

 

[cj8scrambler]

Control numbers are valid for the calendar year that they are generated in. Guess that makes them tough to use near the end of December.

https://www.fcausaffiliates.com/content/affiliate-rewards/employee/faq.html

 

[JET_83]

I think everyone is missing the point. A forum sponsor dealer has said it comes and goes, some models not all, etc.
Just because YOU get a control number and give it to the dealership doesn't mean at that day on that hour Jeep will honor it and reimburse the dealer.
The point isn't the dealer says yes (of course without contacting JEEP) or that you get a control number - the point is that the affiliates simply give out the control number to the members, etc. - they have zero clue as to WHICH Jeep model, which LEVEL of that Jeep model you will get or even when you will get it.
This "as long as the dealer gets the control number" is assuming Jeep will honor it on that day for that model, etc.
Yes, it's likely - but when a sponsor here says "the program is coming and going", but ordinary people are saying "yeah, just get a control number" - who is most believable. Someone without a computer connected to FCA, or a sponsor dealer?
Enjoy it while you can because no one has made any guarantees or promises to you and Jeep has the right to not honor a number when they see fit - no matter you got the number - because the affiliates also don't know.

It says most models

 

[JET_83]

Well PaPa your $100 just ain't as good as the rest of ours! Step up that game.

Q: How often do I need to renew my membership?

A: All memberships need to be renewed annually. Your membership expiration date is the same
calendar date as your join date. Ex. If you join on July 17, 2021, your expiration date and date of renewal
will be July 17, 2022. We do not hold onto your credit card information. Your membership will never be
auto renewed. You must manually enter in all your information on the membership join form to renew.

Yeah, doesn’t make sense why his wouldn’t have been good for a year if he actually did it too.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

It says most models

Yes, not all, and not always. At it again, I see......

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Control numbers are valid for the calendar year that they are generated in. Guess that makes them tough to use near the end of December.

https://www.fcausaffiliates.com/content/affiliate-rewards/employee/faq.html

Yes, thank you, you proved my point. They aren't good for a year, they are good for that calendar year. Big difference. I generated mine in September. That means it's not good next spring, it's good only until the following January. That means it was good basically 3 months. Not a year, but through the end of the year. Calendar year, not good for 12 months. If you generate it in the end of October, you'd better use it fast.
That snippet supports what my email and letter said.

Yeah, doesn’t make sense why his wouldn’t have been good for a year if he actually did it too.

LOL - you didn't READ - good for THAT calendar year. Not good for "a" year, not good for 12 months unless you generate it the first week of January.
I was absolutely correct as was proven above - the control number is only good through the end of the year you generated it in - not for 12 months after you generate it.
It's really not confusing at all, it's actually quite simple. Generate the CONTROL number and it's good THAT CALENDAR YEAR, not for "a year".
Sorry, kid - I'm right on this one -

READ the answer to the SECOND question - CALENDAR year. Look it up. If you generate a control number right now, you cannot use it next February or March. 2023 comes along, you are done.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Well PaPa your $100 just ain't as good as the rest of ours! Step up that game.

Q: How often do I need to renew my membership?

A: All memberships need to be renewed annually. Your membership expiration date is the same
calendar date as your join date. Ex. If you join on July 17, 2021, your expiration date and date of renewal
will be July 17, 2022. We do not hold onto your credit card information. Your membership will never be
auto renewed. You must manually enter in all your information on the membership join form to renew.

Membership is annual, good for 365 days.
We are talking CONTROL numbers, those are only good for that calendar year.
My control number expired January 2021,
my membership was good through September 2021.
I could have generated a second control number up through September 2021, which would have expired at the end of 2021 because membership is 12 months, 365 days, control numbers are only good for the year in which you generate them.

 

[JET_83]

Yes, thank you, you proved my point. They aren't good for a year, they are good for that calendar year. Big difference. I generated mine in September. That means it's not good next spring, it's good only until the following January. That means it was good basically 3 months. Not a year, but through the end of the year. Calendar year, not good for 12 months. If you generate it in the end of October, you'd better use it fast.
That snippet supports what my email and letter said.



LOL - you didn't READ - good for THAT calendar year. Not good for "a" year, not good for 12 months unless you generate it the first week of January.
I was absolutely correct as was proven above - the control number is only good through the end of the year you generated it in - not for 12 months after you generate it.
It's really not confusing at all, it's actually quite simple. Generate the CONTROL number and it's good THAT CALENDAR YEAR, not for "a year".
Sorry, kid - I'm right on this one -

READ the answer to the SECOND question - CALENDAR year. Look it up. If you generate a control number right now, you cannot use it next February or March. 2023 comes along, you are done.

Shadows must be retired… ?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Shadows must be retired… ?

Yup - worked hard, saved money, invested, retired early and now run my own shop doing restoration work for some award winning auto restoration shops around the country. Go out to FB, some of the auto sites and you'll find more info.
Currently I'm waiting for parts in the cleaning tank for plating, and paint to dry on some other parts so I can stamp build dates on them.

Don't know why that's funny to you....... I guess you'd really laugh if my oldest son makes his retirement goal of 50. (I think he could, actually, his wife owns multiple schools and finished up a book deal) You'd find that hilarious, I guess.

Time to turn off the tank heaters......... haven't automated those, yet.

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