Why do car owners give free advertizing to the car dealer?

[JoesMorgue]

Originally Posted by KK6PD

Imagine the amazement of every salesman at every dealership I ever purchased a car from, when just before we signed the papers I would add an addendum specifically stating that absolutely NO dealer Logo's, Names, or Other adornments other than FACTORY applied would be acceptable and the sales contract would be null and void if the dealer add ons were installed. No holes to be drilled, no decals applied!

To this day I have never had a dealer logo on my cars!!!

Contracts are wonderful things!!

73 de Pat KK6PD

My mother took her car in for service once, it came out with a nameplate attached to the trunk...

She went into the owners office, chewed him a new one, and walked away with a new trunk lid.

[howardbc]

Hi. On one of my customized license plate frames, I wanted to make a polite semi-political statement. The second license plate was just for fun. On my Prius, the license plate plate frame says "NiMHrod" at the top of the frame and "Batteries Included" at the bottom. I am enthusiastic about my Prius, but I know that some people may think we take ourselves too seriously.

[chris_wass]

Originally Posted by JoesMorgue

My mother took her car in for service once, it came out with a nameplate attached to the trunk... She went into the owners office, chewed him a new one, and walked away with a new trunk lid.

First, let me say that I am so happy to hear that there are others like me who refuse to give free advertising to dealerships (unless they wanted to)!

I had an experience with my previous car that a dealership had put a branded license plate frame on the car after I had a service done there. I made the service manager take it off before I would pay the bill.

[lovemygreys]

No free advertising for our dealer! I wouldn't mind if they put on a dealer plate frame b/c that's easy to take off and would be replaced by an adopt a greyhound or dallas stars frame anyway. They try to put a decal or badge on anywhere and I will pitch a fit. I dont' mind the other standard badges like the Toyota emblem or Prius name.

There a Honda dealership around here that has the ugliest and most annoying badges they put on cars...usually they aren't even straight. I shake my head whenever I see one and wonder why anyone would let the dealer do that to their car.

[Turbogizzmo]

Originally Posted by pdhenry

Why do you need one?

Good question...guess i am just use to them, had them on my Celica and Supra......I do like howardbc idea for a frame