What dealer gifts have you received?

[midlifecrisis]

TSI. Got 2 keyrings, 2 VW golf umbrellas and 2 jackets. Suprisingly warm for how thin and light they are. One of the keyrings has broken , but I don't feel like complaining about a freebie. Also got tint and extended warranty.

Which dealership/sales person?

[cme2c]

Penrith Volkswagen, Johnathan.

[Christopher]

I just had a woman tell me I'd have to pay for the umbrella.....

WHAT?!!!?? They're meant to be dealer gift's, not dealer souvenirs. That's really dodge! My sales guy better not make me pay for them!!!

[BTJ]

I got the umbrella (with the dealer's ad on it, plus it's too long to fit conveniently anywhere in a Golf), a cap that I'd have to wear back-to-front — also with an ad on it, mats with 'Golf' on them and a tank of diesel (no ad on that...)

hope you purchased a TDI....

[nicandlance]

WHAT?!!!?? They're meant to be dealer gift's, not dealer souvenirs. That's really dodge! My sales guy better not make me pay for them!!!

I know! Pretty poor isn't it?
Got the after sales, pushy type giving me the long arse ramble about why tinting (through them) was the only way to go. Funny seeing as they don't actually do it (she was cagey as to who actually did it), but outsource it to some independant local tinting company.
If she hadn't gone on so much I may have considered it, but she went on about being 'passionate', and about how many dodgy /good jobs she'd had on her own cars. (Probably never had it done once, and if she did - bet it was never $330 for 2 windows!)
Then she told me that I could have the umbrella with the tinting at $360 odd dollars! Said she had to pay for the umbrella somehow.... (she mentioned a Passat umbrella, but thats not the one I was thinking of... isn't there meant to be just a vw one?)

Like you said - thought dealer gifts were meant to be a 'gift'.

[Mk6 GTI]

I know! Pretty poor isn't it?
Got the after sales, pushy type giving me the long arse ramble about why tinting (through them) was the only way to go. Funny seeing as they don't actually do it (she was cagey as to who actually did it), but outsource it to some independant local tinting company.
If she hadn't gone on so much I may have considered it, but she went on about being 'passionate', and about how many dodgy /good jobs she'd had on her own cars. (Probably never had it done once, and if she did - bet it was never $330 for 2 windows!)
Then she told me that I could have the umbrella with the tinting at $360 odd dollars! Said she had to pay for the umbrella somehow.... (she mentioned a Passat umbrella, but thats not the one I was thinking of... isn't there meant to be just a vw one?)

Like you said - thought dealer gifts were meant to be a 'gift'.

Thats insane lol
Im sure there are much better umbrellas you could buy for $30 if you wanted to pay for it! LoL

[Idle]

This thread rather reminds me of haggling for cameras, clothing, transistors etc. with Singapore traders about 50 years ago.

At the end of the deal, if the trader smiled and offered you an orange drink, you knew you'd been done.

[madison]

When i went to pick up my 118tsi i got 2 umbrellas 2 hats 2 key rings and a shirt -

She was lovely - Barloworld Mascot

[Mr Messy]

haha... absolutely. I choose, she haggles, I pay...

(note my age, I'm still at home)

MOM, THE MEATLOAF. F**K!


Dude, priorities!
Independence + walking to work > mum + mk6



MOM, THE MEATLOAF. F**K!

[Christopher]

hahaha.. Well I'm not walking the 30-odd km from home to work. Also, given the hours I work, I'm not walking the 30 mins from my place to the train station, then spending 50mins on the train to get to work...

So for me, the decision was simple...

[KWICKS]

hahaha.. Well I'm not walking the 30-odd km from home to work. Also, given the hours I work, I'm not walking the 30 mins from my place to the train station, then spending 50mins on the train to get to work...

So for me, the decision was simple...

Ignnorance is bliss, a $1000 car will get you to and from work as well as a new car, or alternatively it is implied you move out near enough to work?

[Christopher]

buying a place in near the city was an option, although given I'm only 22, I didn't really want a mortgage hanging over my head this early...

[lawsy82]

buying a place in near the city was an option, although given I'm only 22, I didn't really want a mortgage hanging over my head this early...

What do u mean only 22?? Thats old enough to purchase a property, the younger the better!!! I bought my 1st place at 21, struggled for a few years now I reap the benefits at age 27 - Own my car, unit in the city etc - 22 is not exactly 17

[Swallowtail]

On topic dealer gifts > off topic discussion about living at home...

Let's keep it on track here guys.

[mattyf83]

What do u mean only 22?? Thats old enough to purchase a property, the younger the better!!! I bought my 1st place at 21, struggled for a few years now I reap the benefits at age 27 - Own my car, unit in the city etc - 22 is not exactly 17

Dude buying a house 7 years ago was a lot easier, a 22 year old affording property remotley close to a city without assistance is near impossible.