Dealer Loyality Cards

[BPofMD]

What can one do with a DEALER LOYALTY CARD that hasn't been used and there's nothing I want from VW? Can I give it to a relative that has a VW - but not a diesel.

 

[BuyMeBackSoon]

You can use it at the dealer for anything you want. In my case our dealer owns a high performance shop so I bought tires and they ran it through dealers machine

 

[BPofMD]

They don't have anything I want.

 

[dmarsingill]

Then throw it away, or it give it to someone. There has to be something you need. It doesn't have to be for your car.

Donald

 

[yatzee]

They don't have anything I want.

you don't need tires? Maintenance items? A roof box? I dunno. It's free money.

If you don't want it, I will happily take it!

 

[BPofMD]

All I've bought off it was a set of windshield wipers.... how much would you give me for it?

 

[AmandaSch]

20 VW coffee mugs?

 

[SuperDaveAPK]

The driver gear site sells plenty of other items...bikes, Oakleys, etc. You could buy 5 pair of Oakleys and then sell them elsewhere.

http://www.drivergear.vw.com/

Plus they give you 20% off first order, so it'd be like having $600 to spend.

 

[bubbagumpshrimp]

20 VW coffee mugs?

x2. It's not that difficult to find something that you can use for yourself or a vehicle (not necessarily your VW).

 

[wilcharl]

You can also sale them for generally 4/5s the amount either on here or eBay.. I sold mine for 400 bucks

 

[redneck47441]

Tires for your next vehicle. Let's face hardly any vehicle comes with tires worth a ****.

 

[BPofMD]

Possibility..... but only 19k on the new car. BUT! The Passat needs new tires at 25k. It ain't gonna get them tho.

 

[langer]

Anyone try and use it at a collision/body shop that is part of dealership where there is a vw/audi dealership?
Need a bumper painted/replaced on my gasser gti and have an audi loyalty card for our a3 tdi.

 

[srs5694]

The driver gear site sells plenty of other items...bikes, Oakleys, etc. You could buy 5 pair of Oakleys and then sell them elsewhere.

http://www.drivergear.vw.com/

Plus they give you 20% off first order, so it'd be like having $600 to spend.

So does that site accept the VW-only card? Or can the stuff be ordered via a local dealer? Most of the stuff is massively overpriced, but if VW's paying the tab, I could probably come up with $500 of purchases from there that wouldn't go to waste.

 

[MichaelB]

Anyone try and use it at a collision/body shop that is part of dealership where there is a vw/audi dealership?
Need a bumper painted/replaced on my gasser gti and have an audi loyalty card for our a3 tdi.

My VW dealer has a body shop. Last spring I backed into a car on the street parked behind my driveway. My insurance covered the liability to the parked car and I used the the card to cover the 500.00 deductible for the repairs to my bumper and tail lights. Insurance paid the rest. No questions asked by the VW dealer owned body repair shop.

 

[k1xv]

I believe, as far as the dealer is concerned, it is no different than any other debit card.

I have used mine, at VW dealers, to pay for straightening of a wheel that they sent out to a wheel specialist, annual state vehicle inspection, and other miscellaneous service. When they process it for payment, I don't think they report to VW what it is you purchased.

 

[JohnQ]

I tried to buy toyota parts at one dealer (combo dealership). Same parts counter but the counter guy refused saying it needs to be used for volkswagen parts only. I think he was just a really lazy guy.

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

Has anyone tried using the dealer card as a regular Visa online, somewhere besides an authorized dealer (or other vendor that's 'supposed' to accept the dealer cards), by using the first 16 digits on the back as the 'credit card' # and the last 3 as the security code?

When I picked up my loyalty cards, I immediately used it to buy some parts (wiper blades, etc.). The service guy wasn't sure how to run it through the system, and was eventually told by his manager "just run it through like a regular Visa"...which worked.

 

[DSL HED]

Has anyone tried using the dealer card as a regular Visa online, somewhere besides an authorized dealer (or other vendor that's 'supposed' to accept the dealer cards), by using the first 16 digits on the back as the 'credit card' # and the last 3 as the security code?

When I picked up my loyalty cards, I immediately used it to buy some parts (wiper blades, etc.). The service guy wasn't sure how to run it through the system, and was eventually told by his manager "just run it through like a regular Visa"...which worked.

Hmm, interesting. So that means I could potentially buy tires through Tirerack with it instead of having to go to the dealer. Good information, I will have to try a small purchase and see if it works.

 

[BigGaryG]

I tried to buy a bunch of items from www.drivergear.vw.com and got email the next day saying they couldn't process my form of payment, which was the loyalty card.

The driver gear site sells plenty of other items...bikes, Oakleys, etc. You could buy 5 pair of Oakleys and then sell them elsewhere.

http://www.drivergear.vw.com/

Plus they give you 20% off first order, so it'd be like having $600 to spend.

 

[16vjohn]

I was planning to use it on driver gear as well, bummer. I may try a test sale to see what happens. If that fails, I'll just go get 5 of those roadside assistance kits and give them as gifts this winter.

 

[bshockme]

I have tried to use it on Amazon and on Square... No worky.

 

[Blackbug1]

Hmm, interesting. So that means I could potentially buy tires through Tirerack with it instead of having to go to the dealer. Good information, I will have to try a small purchase and see if it works.

My dealer matched Tirerack price for two new rear tires for our Corvette, while our 2012 Jetta sets in the garage waiting buyback. Mounted and balanced them out the door price charged to the dealer card.

 

[tc1uscg]

All I've bought off it was a set of windshield wipers.... how much would you give me for it?

This solves your problem, http://www.drivergear.vw.com/Produc...tm_content=VWDriverGear&utm_campaign=July2016

You can get rid of your plastic card in one swipe. If you sign up now, you get 20% off your first order.

But with all the "stir" that VW has caused, not sure many people will want to be walking around in tree hugger states like California with a VW insignia on their jacket. Could be like walking around with a Tennessee Battle Flag on your chest in downtown Detroit. Just a little frowned upon.

 

[gulfcoastguy]

I used mine for a new set of tires. Nothing says that the tires have to be for a VW.

 

[gliitch]

I also bought tires for my truck

 

[showdown 42]

Did you buy the tires from VW? I would like to buy some for my vintage Alfa.

 

[gliitch]

Yeah went to my local dealership and got through the parts department

 

[gulfcoastguy]

Same here.

 

[flee]

This solves your problem, http://www.drivergear.vw.com/Produc...tm_content=VWDriverGear&utm_campaign=July2016
You can get rid of your plastic card in one swipe. If you sign up now, you get 20% off your first order.
But with all the "stir" that VW has caused, not sure many people will want to be walking around in tree hugger states like California with a VW insignia on their jacket. Could be like walking around with a Tennessee Battle Flag on your chest in downtown Detroit. Just a little frowned upon.

Californians have glorified the VW brand since the 60's.
Sorry to burst your fantasy bubble and please don't choke on your kool-aid but
we like our TDI's here even if we dose them with a bit of veg oil from time to time.
It sounds like you have bought in to the 'us vs. them' mentality but clean air is on
everyone's agenda now. We had the worst air and so we acted first.
The results speak for themselves. I can see distant mountains that were once obscured
by a dense orange haze, and this is with 3x to 4x the vehicle miles being driven.
It's not an opinion or a political view, it is science.