Money | college tuition Buy Our Minivan, Give Your College Fund a Boost: VW $1,500 incentive offered with purchase of Routan model By Nick McMaster Posted May 8, 2008 7:05 PM CDT Copied Volkswagen America president and CEO Stefan Jacoby, left, introduces the Volkswagen Routan with Ulrich Hackenburg during the Chicago Auto Show on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jerry Lai) Volkswagen is offering an innovative incentive to parents to buy their Chrysler-built Routan minivan: $1,500 in a college savings plan, Left Lane News reports. The partnership with Upromise might pale to those with more pressing concerns (or who hate planning ahead), though: Chrysler itself is offering a credit card that locks in gas prices for three years. Read These Next Trump's too late to claim trumpkennedycenter.org. One term is enough for weary Republican senator. At least 16 Epstein files vanish from DOJ site. US forces board oil tanker under Trump's blockade. Report an error