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Dealer gimmicky trends back in the day

  • 07-07-2019 11:50pm
    #1
    mondeo
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    I remember Fiat in the early 1990's gave you a small model car of the actual car you bought. An Uncle bought a red Fiat Tipo back in the day and he got a Tipo model car from the dealership on a little plaque to go with it. It was very cool actually, the doors opened on it to.

    Any other manufacturers doing that back in the old days, or even today ? Any other interesting little trinkets being given out to new car owners ?


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  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,505 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Toyota dealers gave Corolla buyers a years ownership of some prize bonds to help shift petrol Corolla's they were stuck with post July 2008 after the motor tax changes.


  • #3
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Got a c'mon doll with an Astra is 2013!


  • #4
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,658 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Nissan did the "buy one this year, replace it next year for free". I availed of that in 2005/2006/ I also got a free TV with it. Ended up holding onto the car for 10 years. Sold it on, and I know its still going strong! (And the TV is still going strong!)


  • #5
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,544 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Didn’t Mazda do his and hers watches with the 10th anniversary mx5. Remember looking at a car as a trade in years ago and the owner had the watches with him. Think it was an MX5 anyway.


  • #6
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,268 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    I got a free paper bag to wear on my head when I collected my Talbot Solara!


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  • #7
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,617 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    Stallingrad wrote: »
    I got a free paper bag to wear on my head when I collected my Talbot Solara!

    Are you sure it wasn't to stuff in the sills before applying filler?


  • #8
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,794 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    But a toaster, get a free Lada- I believe this was popular in the 90s.


  • #9
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    mickdw wrote: »
    But a toaster, get a free Lada- I believe this was popular in the 90s.

    I thought it was a petrol cap for a lada
    It seemed a fair swap :)


  • #10
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,479 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Got a free indicator stalk with a BMW once but never used it... :p


  • #11
    Tzardine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭Tzardine


    A dealer in Alabama (obviously) was giving a free Bible and a shotgun with every car purchase for 4th July.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/06/26/us/alabama-dealership-guns-bibles-flags-trnd/index.html


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
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    bazz26 wrote: »
    Got a free indicator stalk with a BMW once but never used it... :p

    They should give out EGR valves and fire extinguishers :P


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