Filed under: Auction Action, Crossovers/CUVs, Buick, Celebrities
$100K for a Tiger Woods-used Enclave? Seriously?
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Click image for a gallery of the Enclave used by Tiger Woods
In January, EA Sports held an online contest for Tiger Woods 08 players on the XBOX 360. First prize was a 2008 Buick Enclave CXL courtesy car used by Tiger during December's 2007 Target World Challenge golf tournament. Tiger won the tournament, finishing seven strokes ahead of '07 Masters champ Zach Johnson. Well, the contest is over and the winner has apparently taken delivery of the Buick, which came complete with a certificate of authenticity signed by Tiger himself. This might well be the only Buick Enclave in circulation that's Upper Deck authenticated.
Naturally, the car's new owner is looking to see if the Tiger connection is something that can be capitalized on, and the ride has been listed on eBay. Fully loaded, finished in Cocoa Metallic over Cocoa Cashmere, and showing just 220 miles on the clock, it's a really nice vehicle. As for the $100,000 Buy It Now price, well, that's ridiculous even with its certified, touched-by-Tiger history. According to the auction listing, eleven people have made offers, but there's no telling if they're anywhere near the asking price. We can't imagine they would be. Our advice: exercise some patience. Garage the Enclave, put the certificate of authenticity in a safe, and offer the whole package at Barrett-Jackson in January. As if by magic, a mundane, dealer-supplied courtesy vehicle becomes a "celebrity car". In B-J's massively hyped, more-money-than-sense environment, a hundred grand seems entirely feasible. Do we hear two hundred? Thanks for the tip, Steve.Gallery: Buick Enclave touched by Tiger
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[Source: eBay]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
icu812ru469 12:21PM (3/30/2008)
F Buick, Tiger, and golf... three crap combinations and the person to buy this even close to $50K has got to be retarded. "Touched by Tiger" ??? I wouldn't care even if it had his DNA in it. To say Tiger is the best "athlete" in sports ever, considering the "sport" is golf, is like saying Joe Schmoe is the best dart player in history... who F'n cares?
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Ferrari3nzo 1:07PM (3/30/2008)
im with you on that one, right on
Seminole 1:03PM (3/30/2008)
That has to be one of the most ignorant things I've ever read. Go back to the dark corners of the internet where you belong.
DannyBoyUK 12:29PM (3/30/2008)
Ha! The hologram code, which from what I can see is 'SHO35495' isn't recognised in that Upper Deck search!!!
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iSpec 12:41PM (3/30/2008)
I define him as a consdescending, expletive breathing god who undoubtedly would tatoo a corporate name on his child, genitals or soul if it would advance anything corporate, anything golf and most importantly anything 'Tiger'.
As one can read from my tone, I am not one of his mindless followers.
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iSpec 12:44PM (3/30/2008)
I forgot to mention he's ruined the game at my local golf course as every moron on the planet is now attempting to play...without any etiquette!!!
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why not the LS2LS7? 1:25PM (3/30/2008)
Whoa there.
This isn't anything new. For starters, Tiger has been around for some time. Additionally, I believe more golf courses have closed in the last two years than have opened. If there were really such an explosion in players, this wouldn't be the case.
Anyway, I played golf a couple years ago with a brother of a friend. He had been playing for 20 years at least. He grew up in a house bordering Warwick Golf Club (and playing it), the course that has hosted the Buick Open for 20-30 years. What does he do? Picks up his bag and walks right across the green.
Golfers with no courtesy and etiquette is not a new thing, and you can't blame it on Tiger.
John 2:34PM (3/30/2008)
Quote: "I forgot to mention he's ruined the game at my local golf course as every moron on the planet is now attempting to play...without any etiquette!!!"
Heaven forbid someone parks their Buick near the BMW's and Mercedes Benz's of the wine and cheese crowd that frequents golf courses. Everyone has a right to play golf, not just the elitists.
rpm773 12:47PM (3/30/2008)
I've always thought that Tiger Woods' association of Buick proves that either he's a first-rate sellout or has got one hell of an old-man complex. Buick? For god's sake, it's the stodgy car for the old man who can't afford the country club membership.
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DKB_SATX 12:55PM (3/30/2008)
LOTS of millionaires have as much money as they do (in part) because they didn't feel they needed a new Mercedes or BMW every couple of years. They drive lower-priced vehicles because they don't want to put lots of their cash into a depreciating asset.
Also, Buick sponsors lots of golf events, and Tiger is one of the best golfers around so Buick wants to affiliate themselves with Tiger, Inc. and is willing to pay to do it. There are LOTS of people like my stepfather who really like golf and are members of clubs to play golf rather than to show off how expensive their new car is.
info 6:27PM (3/30/2008)
Of course you would refuse to do an add for Buick if they were to pay you. Get real.
why not the LS2LS7? 1:26PM (3/30/2008)
Read "The Millionaire Next Door".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_Door
In short, you don't get rich by throwing money away.
almost Dr. G.. 2:29PM (3/30/2008)
why not the LS2/LS7?
i read that book when i was 20 and bought 2 cars after that (03 max and 05 s2000) being hard headed. now that i am in med school, broke and car-less, i am beginning to see the importance of it. its def something everyone could learn from to potentially straighten out the economy. even if its a couple key points in the book. although the most important key point in the book right now would be to feast on the belly up housing market.
Thedevil 1:09PM (3/30/2008)
Tiger Woods? who the hell is he? for some reason i just can't seem to put together golf and athlete in the same sentence.
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Mike 1:40PM (3/30/2008)
Thats because you have seemingly no appreciation for the game and this man who is amazing at it. Go lurk moar.
Mallory 1:55PM (3/30/2008)
sport: [spawrt, spohrt]
–noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport
Any true athlete that has ever seriously pursued golf will tell you it's probably the single hardest skill to master.
- Yes, most garden variety millionaires are millionaires because they DON'T buy over-priced foreign luxury cars like BMWs and MBs. See precious mention of "The millionaire nexy door."
- Yes, famous athletes get paid for endorsements. Nothing new. Once you've lived for more than 15 years you'll come to understand this.
harumph 1:50PM (3/30/2008)
"This might well be the only Buick Enclave in circulation that's Upper Deck authenticated."
It may also be the only Buick Enclave that people actually want to purchase.
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DKB_SATX 3:47PM (3/30/2008)
Actually it seems that any Enclave is the only Buick that people actually want to buy. I'm not quite sure why people like them so much, but at least it's a step up from the Rendezvous.
Edsel 2:01PM (3/30/2008)
huh?
220 miles?
I thought TigerW drove Buicks because Buicks made him a better golfer.
....huh.
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Buckus 5:01PM (3/30/2008)
Here's how I imagine the pitch to Tiger went:
Buick: We'll pay you a million dollars to be our spokesperson.
Tiger: I don't know, that's kind of an old man car...
Buick: Two million.
Tiger: ..maybe a corvette or something, now that would be awesome...
Buick: Four million.
Tiger: ...or a Lambo, hey can we get Lamborghini on the phone....
Buick: Here's a blank check. Please don't make us beg...
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