A New Car for Christmas?

[Mr Natural]

The commercials have started and have gotten me thinking:

Has anyone ever given or gotten a new car for Christmas?

 

[rightwinger]

Guilt trip by car manufacturers

 

[jbrownson0831]

The commercials have started and have gotten me thinking:

Has anyone ever given or gotten a new car for Christmas?

Not this year, the dealerships cant get any new cars because of Poopeyman's new supply chain program.

 

[hjmick]

Two years ago I bought a previously enjoyed vehicle for my wife (the one she was driving was costing as much to maintain as a monthly car payment), she didn't want a new car and really like the 2015 Rav4 she test drove...

 

[Blues Man]

The commercials have started and have gotten me thinking:

Has anyone ever given or gotten a new car for Christmas?

There is no one on this planet that I would spend that much on for Xmas. Not even my wife.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Not this year, the dealerships cant get any new cars because of Poopeyman's new supply chain program.

I was just gonna say that. If you can find one.

Some of the car lots around here look like they have gone out of business.

The local Honda dealership called me and asked if they could buy the car I purchased off of them in 2018.

Never had that happen.

 

[petro]

Five years ago I got myself a Grand Cherokee for Christmas.
My old one gave out literally two days before, but it was a nice present to myself. I deserved it.

 

[turbofish]

I did get a new car for Christmas way back in 1985
My parents always worked hard in treating my sister and I the same. No favorites [but we all know it could only be the first born of the first born - saint Turbofish]. I had purchased a brand new car on my own a year before back in the days when a young adult could afford one. A Pontiac T-1000 [Chevette clone] that cost brand new a whole $5K. But my sister had a piece of crap that was most likely couldn't travel the 200 miles back and forth to college. So, we came home from a Christmas trip to find two new vehicles. A something for her [I can't remember what she had] and an Escort GT Turbo for me. Many tickets in that car.
I found a picture on the internet that was even in the same color of my Christmas gift.

I still have the personalized tag that was on the car and now mounted on my office wall. Fun story with that as well. All of my fathers employees got together and bought my dad this tag. When he traded in his vehicle for a lease vehicle, he wasn't able to take the tag with him so he transferred it to me.

That 1984 Pontiac T-1000 was the first new car that I bought. I had always purchased cars used including my first one, a 1975 Ford Pinto. The Escort was gifted to me. The second new car that I bought was just back in June of this year just before my birthday so I'll call it a birthday gift from me

But from the used car world [I work in IT for a used car company with 150+ locations in 12 states], sales in late Nov, throughout Dec are usually fairly low. Our high sales period starts at the end of Jan up until April - based around tax returns.