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I bought my wife a new Chevy Blazer one year for Christmas. I believe that was in 1997. It was what she wanted.[/quote
Did you make it a big public scene though or did you just go buy it together? I would never do that to my wife, she would be upset and know that I was losing it.
I mean I think it's a really nice gift and a really nice thing for you to do for her.
What is a big public scene?
You buy the car.
You put it on the driveway.
You say, "Surprise! Here is your car."
How is that public?
My wife and I went and picked up her car at the dealership.
The DEALERSHIP wraps every new car purchase with a bow.
I dunno...with everyone's lives on facebook for the whole world to see, I am not sure what you mean by public.
What is a big public scene?
You buy the car.
You put it on the driveway.
You say, "Surprise! Here is your car."
How is that public?
My wife and I went and picked up her car at the dealership.
The DEALERSHIP wraps every new car purchase with a bow.
I dunno...with everyone's lives on facebook for the whole world to see, I am not sure what you mean by public.
Four years ago, my dad surprised my mom with a new Lexus for Christmas and it wasn't a public spectacle at all. They were planning on buying one anyway so why not have it be a surprise? It was sort of fun to see her reaction when it was sitting in the driveway with a big, red bow.
I've seen it first hand. I've worked at luxury auto dealers off and on for six years. I've seen Cadillac, Lexus, Land Rover, Porsche, Audi, and BMW purchases.
The largest one I saw a guy bought a 100K XLR-V for his wife for Christmas. A lot of those big baller guys get year end bonuses or their accountants recommend they buy something they can write off right before the end of the year or they'll lose that cash. I think that loophole has closed so to speak, but I don't occupy that tax bracket so I wouldn't really know.
This thread reminded me of something my brother did quite a few years ago. I was fresh out of college and neither my parents nor I had cell phones. So, we decided as a small present to each other that we would get phones and share the cost of the plan. We never thought in a million years that anyone would actually buy us cell phones. Well, my brother shows up on Christmas and hands each of us a wrapped cell phone and says, "Hey, I bought you cell phones, I know you guys wanted them....you only have to pay $20 a month each to be on my plan....just give me the cash each month." We sheepishly told him we had just gotten phones, but thankfully we could still cancel our plan under the 30-day trial period. I mean seriously, who gives someone a present with a monthly payment attached?
The next year I took a BMW from work, put a giant bow on it and wrapped up the keys. I handed him the wrapped keys and a fake payment book. Look, I got you a BMW for Christams, all you need to do is make 60 monthly payments of $499....he got the point.
As for the actual topic, I get why people do it. If I had the financial means where the actual purchase or financing wasn't a big deal, I would buy a car for my wife and do the whole bow on the car in the driveway thing. I know what she would like to drive and she would probably be thrilled. As it is, cars are a major financial purchase in my house, so I couldn't see doing it on a total whim without her being involved. If it was a situation where we were already looking for a car and just hadn't found one yet, I may try to pull off something like that assuming I could work out how to handle her trade in and not tip my hat.
Oddly enough my Grandparents did this. Funnier still is the fact that it was a Lexus. Grandpa bought my Grandma a brand new Lexus GS300 back in 2006 I think it was for their 50th wedding anniversary. She got the car and he got a Rolex.
They're old and have the disposable income so why the hell not I guess.
Honestly, cars are made to run for many years, but people buy new ones for themselves ALL THE TIME. Might as well buy one for someone else and make their day instead.
So, did anyone here actually find a car wrapped under a giant novelty bow tie sitting on the driveway for them this morning? And that it was a true surprise?
Paris Hilton's boyfriend, bought her a Lexus LFA for her birthday.
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