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 A new ransom demand arrives in the Nancy Guthrie case. What we know about former Prince Andrew's arrest. Blame game over massive sewage spill is heating up. Former Prince Andrew is arrested—on his birthday. Report an error