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Posted Feb 11th 2007 2:37PM

I got two offers from Hyundai at two different times. $50 check card to drive the Tuson. $50 Amazon credit to drive the Azera. Unfortunately the Azera dealer was too "busy" to give the test drive as I was not an immediate buyer. Got the gift.
February 14 2007 at 12:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"Can't beat getting paid to drive cars, right?"
I'm pretty sure there are better jobs than taxi driver and valet.
#11 if u know marketing you will understand why Mazda is doing this though i agree that $15 is such a small amount, the main purpose of this is to familiarize people with their product .. its not to lure u in buying the product .. u r so cheap if u can be lured to buy a product because they are giving u something .. there are still alot of car shoppers who dont consider Mazda just because they dont know what they offer or is this ur way of bashing the whole FORD family?
February 11 2007 at 10:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat a joke. Build a car people want and you don't have to bribe them with these incentives. Just look at Toyota and Honda. Do you see them doing such marketing gimmics?
February 11 2007 at 8:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just got $75 gift card from Ford for taking a spin in the Edge. That promo. came from the auto show I attended recently. I have Toyota bags, a shop-vac from Chrysler, a gas card, and cash from a bunch of them.
This $15 offer is one of the smallest incentives I've seen for a test drive. But I might pay them a visit anyway. I'm not particularly interested in a CX-7, but I could check out the CX-9 which is on my "like to see" list.
I like the cx-7 but I think they should have considered a V6 instead of the turbo.
Rob
http://www.autoshortlist.com
I love these offers, though years ago, they were handing out cash or MasterCard debit cards that could be used anywhere. I used to take groups with me to these test drives and we would fund political campaigns with the money!
But I love the free food, free gifts and the gift cards are great as well. $15 at Best Buy is good for a couple of cheap DVDs or CDs.
What gas guzzler? The CX-7 gets the same milage as a car, and it is a splendid vehicle by reading the tests
February 11 2007 at 6:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"Use mainstream engines to capture the mainstream buyers. A lot of potential buyers hate the turbo engine because it's different, they don't understand it, and all they know is that it is fancy and takes premium fuel."
Mainstream people wrapped their minds around turbocharged Buick Regals and supercharged Park Avenues just fine. Or are mainstream people dumber than they were 20 years ago?
They can't give these gas guzzlers away. One dealer is advertising them at 18K.
February 11 2007 at 4:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply