Dealer Gifts

[Tuner1]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish


Hey Rob, it was a red '91. Thomas K. bought it off me over the summer when it just rolled over 20,000 km. I hope he can find more time to drive it than I did!

Sorry to get a bit OT! A ha, I know the car well! I have seen it many times and sold Thomas some wheels and brakes for it. What a perfect E30 M3!


Rob

[SpoonEK9@STRD]

bought my car years ago and nissan still sending me free ski trips/offroad adventures....

Got lifetime oil/filter change ... always include lubricating hinges/antanas....vacuum and carwash.... free stuff is great...

Brasso nissan is decent, but never ever get them to fix any problems on your car... there mechanics suck nuts and can never fix or diagnose any problems the first time.... gay homos

[GingeRRRBeef]

I got lifetime oil change and 3 window tint from Sunridge Nissan

[missblondie]

I got two dents in my fender when they did my first oil change (Northwest Acura) from leaning on the hood. I am not sure if I should consider that a gift? And I got a leather day time organizer and a coffee mug.

[5gluder]

Originally posted by EnRich
I bought a Honda Prelude 2001 in 2001 HONDA WEST = GOT A THANKS YOU LETTER
I bought a Honda Accord 2002 in 2002 T&T HONDA = GOT NOTHING...
RICH

Why don't you get you car serviced at Honda West? you can get your car serviced at any Honda dealership. I bought my car at High River Honda and it's serviced at Calgary Honda.

BTW, I got a tin of cookies from High River Honda. I did however get free mats, hood deflector, sunroof deflector, tape player, keyless entry, and 5 years of free oil changes, when i bought my car

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by turboMiata


You actually got something from those guys? Man, when I bought my S4, I got a BIG FAT FUCK-ALL. Who were you dealing with?

Man, they should have given you something... anything like a keychain, coffee mug set, etc. Even if the gift is totally useless, at least it's the gesture that counts. The hardcover book was sent to me by Audi USA (came from Michigan), but months and months after I bought the car.

I was dealing with Marty, but the second time I came down with a buddy who used to work there. Doug (one of the owners) saw us and started shooting the shit with my buddy. Then Doug offers me the car for a few hundred below base MSRP, but threw in all options, freight/PDI, and snow tires/rims for nothing. I figured that was probably as good as I could get, so I agreed and Doug gave Marty the okay to write up the deal.

That was late in the model year (2001) and there were still 3 S4's left. One Nogaro demo, a Cactus with a dead battery sitting in the back, and my virgin Santorin still with its white shipping stuff on the paint. They had to make room for the new B6 A4's.

[4wheeldrift]

I only got keychains and stuff from subaru of calgary, but to this day they call on a fairly regular basis to make sure the car is running ok and suchlike. Although they are probably just trying to entice me into buying a WRX, the thought is appreciated

[szw]

I never got offered free stuff...but I asked for stuff! I got wheel locks, back 3 tint, steel wheels, and some nissan posters.

i want moreeeeeee!!!

[kevie88]

A swift kick in the nuts with a frozen boot. Oh wait, I've never bought a car from a dealership.

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by kevie88
A swift kick in the nuts with a frozen boot. Oh wait, I've never bought a car from a dealership.

oh man I love those.
lucky bastard! haha.

Hey 5gluder, does Calgary Honda do good service or do they jack you? Cuz T&T is just too far from my house.

[5gluder]

Originally posted by buh_buh

oh man I love those.
lucky bastard! haha.

Hey 5gluder, does Calgary Honda do good service or do they jack you? Cuz T&T is just too far from my house.

Well the work they do is pretty good, type 2 tune-up is $300. I also got my front lip painted by them for $100. The only downside is latley i've been having problems with my sunroof ticking. I took it to them twice and they still never fixed it , i even gave them to TSB# and procedure on how to fix it. I'll have to fix it myself when it warm up.

[350hp_or_Bust]

I got free lifetime oil change and a free trailer hitch

[turboMiata]

That sounds like an awesome deal. They must really want to get rid of the car. We just bought a B6 avant and Marty won't even absorb the labour to swap the summer tires out for the winter ones.

The service department seems to try harder though.

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish


Man, they should have given you something... anything like a keychain, coffee mug set, etc. Even if the gift is totally useless, at least it's the gesture that counts. The hardcover book was sent to me by Audi USA (came from Michigan), but months and months after I bought the car.

I was dealing with Marty, but the second time I came down with a buddy who used to work there. Doug (one of the owners) saw us and started shooting the shit with my buddy. Then Doug offers me the car for a few hundred below base MSRP, but threw in all options, freight/PDI, and snow tires/rims for nothing. I figured that was probably as good as I could get, so I agreed and Doug gave Marty the okay to write up the deal.

That was late in the model year (2001) and there were still 3 S4's left. One Nogaro demo, a Cactus with a dead battery sitting in the back, and my virgin Santorin still with its white shipping stuff on the paint. They had to make room for the new B6 A4's.

[Stratus_Power]

when you guys go buy your cars from a dealership, do you try to get them to lower the price or throw in free stuff? how much do you push them if u do

[turboMiata]

You push them to the max and don't back down. Because if you do, they'll walk all over you. The worst dealer here is the Audi dealer simply because they don't have any other competition. The next nearest Audi dealership is in Edmonton and they monopolize their market as well.

It's easier to negotiate if they already have the car in the lot. If you are ordering a new one, it's harder.

Originally posted by Stratus_Power
when you guys go buy your cars from a dealership, do you try to get them to lower the price or throw in free stuff? how much do you push them if u do

[Mr. Grinch]

95 Accord EX Wagon, from Crowfoot Village Honda
- Prolock engine imobilizer
- First 4 years free oil changes
- Great service to date. Sure, I guess that should be expected from any dealer, but I consider it a bonus these days.

2002 BMW M3
- 2 candles
- full tank of gas
- I requested M3 logo floor mats. When I showed up, the car only had regular 3 series mats... the dealer called them "M3 mats". The car was also missing the 6 cd changer I'd paid full price for... took 5 months to get that resolved. Long story.

I had a terrible experience at T&T as well... bait and switch. Used accord, 25,000 km, asking $20,000 on the phone. When I showed up, the "stealer" was telling me they had to charge full new price, $28,000.

I ended up getting my current wagon at Crowfoot instead. It had 9000 km on it, mags, in-dash CD, and was in better shape, for $24,000.

[mrmattyk]

My friend got a stuffed monkey and some balloons when he bought his Imprezza 2.5 RS.

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by mrmattyk
My friend got a stuffed monkey and some balloons when he bought his Imprezza 2.5 RS.

Damnit, I didn't get a monkey Shafted!

[G]

Originally posted by acuraxx
I got two dents in my fender when they did my first oil change (Northwest Acura) from leaning on the hood. I am not sure if I should consider that a gift? And I got a leather day time organizer and a coffee mug.

Northwest Acura is the worst dealer in Calgary. My friend was having problems and was calling them almost everyday. One day he calls and the guy on the other end thinking that he put him on hold said "I don't want to deal with this asshole again"

[Ajay]

I got absolutely nothing from Honda West when I bought my hatch from them in summertime.

Only thing I got was a handshake and a congratulations from the salesperson that sold me my car. He was a cool guy so it was all good!

I haven't taken my car back to Honda West though for any service or anything cause it's just too far from my place....Crowfoot Honda baby!