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<p>Last new car I bought, I had it written in the contract that if
they put any advertising logo/stamp/badge/etc. on the car I'd
refuse delivery. That seemed to have the desired effect.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/2/2018 8:43 PM, Mike S wrote:<br>
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Right on, Mike. I had the same problem with an '86 Olds I bought
in Ohio. Fortunately the "logo plate" was only a decal, and
removed easily (as did the free advertising license plate
holders. "I did not pay thousands of dollars.............!" On
the other hand, they were nice folks to deal with, and the car
even came with a full tank of gas. I drove it for 16 years.<br>
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Mike Sinclair<br>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533233842278_51258" dir="ltr"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533233842278_51305">That's the one
thing my Dad used to hate about buying a new car in
Massachusetts. The dealers would drill holes in your new
car to advertise their dealership. I remember when he
bought a new Oldsmobile Cutlass F85 convertible in 1965.
He specifically told them NOT to drill the trunk lid for
their dealer logo. He said, "I am not paying you for your
free advertising." The day the car was delivered, right
there as big as the nose on your face, was the metal
dealer logo on the trunk lid. My Dad blew up. He yelled
loud enough that I think they heard him the service
department. He told them the deal was off on his factory
ordered car. He had told them not to do it, but somehow
the message never got to the service department when they
were prepping the car. We left the dealership that day
without the new car only to return a few days later with
the logo removed and the holes filled in and painted
over. My Dad signed for the car and took delivery then.
Always stuck in my mind and to this day I will remove the
paper plates with the dealer info off new cars I buy right
at the dealership here in California before I drive the
car home telling them, "I did not just pay thousands of
dollars to advertise for you for free!" Echoes of my
father in my head.</span></div>
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id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533233842278_51305">Mike MacLean</span></div>
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