It's that time of year

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
12/05/2016 at 12:54 • Filed to: None

When manufactures attempt to convince people it’s as thing to gift a car, so long as it has a big red bow on it

Yes honey that’s right...I said I want a highlander for Christmas, make it happen.

DISCUSSION (33)

450X_FTW > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 12:58

Do people actually gift cars to people on christmas, or is that just a made up thing? Surely rich people can do it, but does any normal type of family do this?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 12:58

I was the new guy at a Lexus dealer during Christmas, so the big ass bows were my problem. Had to bring them down from storage and put them on all the cars in the showroom. We only had one person ask to use it at their house though, so I had to run it over to him, wait for him to unveil it to his wife, and then bring it back.

HammerheadFistpunch > 450X_FTW
12/05/2016 at 13:01

No idea. I can’t imagine it happens outside of a coincidence in timing much

My citroen won't start > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:02

I mean, this stuff happens. Not as in “I want a Land Cruiser for Christmas” but “My wife/husband already wants to change their car or my child just got their licence, I might as well make the purchase a surprise”

HammerheadFistpunch > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
12/05/2016 at 13:02

Thank you dear it’s just start I wanted and...who’s that?

Oh him? Just the bow guy, don’t mind him...now let’s go inside for some prosciutto and cocktails

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:02

Kinja'd!!!

My stepfather — who had dough — took me with him to order a new car for my mother for Mothers Day at the dealership. 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham with a 429 CID engine and various other options. I think he arranged delivery at the door. The divorce was ugly and my mom, never one to take particular care of a car, ran hers low on oil and spun a bearing.

shop-teacher > 450X_FTW
12/05/2016 at 13:02

I actually do know a normal person, who gave his wife a new ‘87 Dodge Caravan for Christmas. They needed a new family hauler anyways, and the Caravan was exactly what she wanted.

TheHondaBro > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:05

HammerheadFistpunch > My citroen won't start
12/05/2016 at 13:05

I can see that I guess, still feels weird. I think I would feel wrong seeing a car for me with a bow on it...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:05

Yes honey that’s right...I said I want a highlander for Christmas, make it happen.

If I was told this I’d come home in a kilt.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
12/05/2016 at 13:05

Oof, there’s a lot to take in there

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:06

Totally innocent and why-no-i’d-never-do-this question: Is it okay to buy Christmas cars for people off Craigslist? What if they’re not $900 Hondas that smell like Wendy’s fries and are more like $3k Mercury Cougars that smell like burger and have an oil leak?

AT WHAT POINT IS A CL CAR PURCHASE EXPENSIVE ENOUGH TO BE OKAY

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:06

My family did that once...my mom’s current car was presented to her as a “Valentine’s day gift” back in 2007, complete with a bow.

My citroen won't start > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:06

Me too, but weirdly enough this is a thing my mother always wanted, to get a new car with a bow on it.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/05/2016 at 13:08

Depends on what point the giftee draws the line between asset and liability

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:17

Merry Christmas! Have some taxes.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:17

If they are actually looking for said liability, then it counts for double, right?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:17

I think she ruined the car to spite him. It’s a family affair, but definitely Oppo. I think it was, in all, a fine car, if also as large as a tuna vessel.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
12/05/2016 at 13:19

No is a great ride, sad to hear it succumbed to an untimely end

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
12/05/2016 at 13:20

It’s hard to read about the death of such a magnificent beast. The family troubles as well, I suppose. (I jest)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:22

Yeah, well, so did the marriage. C’est la vie .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/05/2016 at 13:25

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... I neglected to mention: The cost of the car was $5,500...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:25

I neglected to mention that the price of the car was $5,500 in 1973...

Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:30

Wait, are we still talking about the Brougham?

Vicente Esteve > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:33

I have seen it. Complete surprise gift for an older relative, a new fully loaded Sienna. No one in the family expected it, and her face when she saw it was so massive it makes me want to do it in the future.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:35

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:36

The real gift isn’t the car, it’s the fact that you are not making the receiver go through the purchase experience.

HammerheadFistpunch > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
12/05/2016 at 13:38

truf

404 - User No Longer Available > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
12/05/2016 at 13:39

Are you sure you don’t want the warranty?

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/05/2016 at 13:47

It would actually be pretty interesting to ask an S.O. of a jalop to find a car for them on Craigslist for whatever the budget of your next car would be. I know exactly what car I would get if I were to sell my two cars. Can you imagine, if You just asked your partner “buy a car on Craigslist for $_____ for me for Christmas.”

Way better relationship test than most I’ve done or heard of.

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > 404 - User No Longer Available
12/05/2016 at 13:50

How about some trucoat?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > HammerheadFistpunch
12/05/2016 at 13:52

I like to think that I added to the romance of the moment.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
12/05/2016 at 14:11

It’s definitely an expression of trust. :3