While there may be cases where these offers are beneficial, please don’t confuse this with “lease hacking.”
I would have never settled for 6% off my Audi, for example, and many (like me) qualify for fleet/corporate sales programs through their employer or other membership group.
I have an offer from CLEAR for one free year of Founders Card membership, but benefits like late checkout at IHG properties aren’t exactly making my thighs sweat.
Apparently the full list of membership benefits and detailed descriptions are shown only after joining, which I believe tells me what I need to know about the ongoing value.
I have the founders club elite, which brands you looking at I’ll post the benefits. Some benefits only open to elite members. I found it useful and renewed but I use it for many business benefits.
PLEASE NOTE: Preferred pricing is only accessible by obtaining a personalized Audi Affinity Program Certificate from FoundersCard. Acceptance of this certificate and participation in the Affinity Program is subject to the discretion of the individual Audi dealership.
-At participating United States dealers, all new, untitled and unreported Audi vehicles are eligible for purchase or lease with the 6% discount off MSRP with the exception of A3, RS3, RS5, RS6, RS7, SQ7, SQ8, RS Q8, R8, TTRS, and e-tron. Dealers participate in the Audi Affinity program at their sole discretion. Please contact your local Audi dealer for more information.
-FoundersCard Members can purchase one (1) Audi vehicle per year with this program.
-This program is designed to sell vehicles to households of FoundersCard Members. In order to verify program compliance, Members must provide an original certificate with “FoundersCard” preprinted on the form provided.
I was going to take a pass on this, but I have an international plane ticket to buy in the next couple of weeks, and since the membership is free for the first year… it’s worth a try to see if any of the vague “savings off standard fares” benefit gets us anything.
I usually book this itinerary with United or Lufthansa.
These incentives are in addition to current sales offers except loyalty & conquest credits.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Corporate Sales Program Cash Purchase incentives are available to all members of FOUNDERSCARD that have partnered with BMW USA and MINI USA. Customers can use their own source of funding to purchase a new BMW or MINI vehicle.
Corporate Sales Program Lease or Finance incentives are available to members of FOUNDERSCARD that have partnered with BMW USA and MINI USA and who do not currently own or have not owned a BMW or MINI in the last twelve months. Customers must Finance or Lease the vehicle through BMW Financial Services NA, LLC, including its division MINI Financial Services. All applications are subject to credit approval by BMW or MINI Financial Services. Other offers may be available to members of FOUNDERSCARD who are more recent BMW or MINI owners.
Employee must provide a current paystub as proof of eligibility. The paystub is used to verify employment with a company participating in the BMW Group Corporate Sales Program. The employee may redact personal information that is not relevant to prove the employment relationship. Provided paystubs will remain with the BMW or MINI dealer for auditing purposes and are not shared with third parties.
Corporate Sales Program incentives can be combined with other program credits such as Lease, APR, or Cash credits. It is not combinable with the Loyalty or Conquest program.
Corporate Sales Program FS Lease / OwnersChoice incentives are not valid in Puerto Rico.
BMW Pre-Owned, BMW Company Vehicles, Extended Test Drive, Retired Service Loaners, and previously reported vehicles are not eligible with the Cash Purchase incentive.
BMW Pre-Owned, BMW Company Vehicles, Extended Test Drive, Retired Service Loaners, and previously reported vehicles with 5,000 or more miles are not eligible with the Lease or Finance incentive.
BMW Corporate Sales Program incentive cannot be used in conjunction with Car Club of America (CCA), College Graduate Program, Group Partner & Family Program, European Delivery Program, Diplomatic and Embassy Program, Military Sales Program (USAA), Limousine & Hotel Shuttle Program, and VIP Purchase Program.
MINI Next, MINI Company Vehicles, Extended Test Drive, Retired Service Loaner Vehicles, and previously reported vehicles with 300 or more miles are not eligible for Cash Purchase, Lease, or Finance incentive.
MINI Corporate Sales Program incentive cannot be used in conjunction with the College Graduate Program, Group Partner & Family Program, Military Sales Program (USAA), and VIP Purchase Program.
The Corporate Sales Program incentive is applied toward final MSRP. Specific vehicles are subject to availability and may have to be ordered. Options may be limited due to product availability at time of sale. Incentive amounts are subject to change without notice and should be confirmed with your dealer at the time of transaction. Incentive cannot be applied toward tax, title, registration, destination, handling, or other dealership fees. The Corporate Sales Program incentive must be used at time of purchase, lease or finance. Offer available only at participating, authorized BMW and MINI dealers.
In order to receive your incentive, please fill out the form below and you will receive your Corporate Sales Program claim certificate in your inbox within 1 business day to the email you provided.
*One certificate per purchase per year. Certificate cannot be used for multiple purchases.
I found the same surprise when I signed up. Need to pay to get the good benefits. Canceled right after, don’t need the worry for forgetting to cancel next year. They still let you keep the membership (and what little it’s worth) for the remainder of the year after you cancel.
Haven’t done a car rental in a while, but the time has arrived… and I’d virtually forgotten about this FC membership that was comped through CLEAR for one year.
But it did occur to me that I saw President’s Circle as a benefit, so why not connect the benefit to my Hertz account?
