# Have You Ever Bought/Received a Car for Christmas? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105 "2009-12-21T20:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105/21 "2009-12-23T16:29:35Z")
When I turned 16 my step-brother and I were given a beat-up old Chevy pickup truck as a Christmas gift. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105/22 "2009-12-23T16:37:43Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > But, they’re going to advertise their product anyway, and this is a way to do so that’s a little gimmicky and gets consumers to pay attention and remember their brand when they’re choosing their next new car. > > In this way I suspect the ads are pretty effective. You sure about that? What car brands were they again? Don’t YouTube now… ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105/23 "2009-12-23T16:43:53Z")
My first car was a college-graduation gift, but it was my mother’s seven-year-old station wagon, so we’re not talking brand-new Lexus or anything. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105/24 "2009-12-23T16:58:23Z")
When I was a freshly-licensed 17 year old, I would have gladly sold my soul for some sort of car. So for Hannukah that year Dad gave me a little toy car from the dollar store. He thought it was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105/25 "2009-12-23T21:51:18Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > You sure about that? What car brands were they again? Don’t YouTube now… It’s primarily one brand that runs these ads at Xmas. Not only to I immediately know the brand, I also know the tagline and name of the sale. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105/26 "2009-12-24T06:45:41Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > When I was a freshly-licensed 17 year old, I would have gladly sold my soul for some sort of car. So for Hannukah that year Dad gave me a little toy car from the dollar store. He thought it was hilarious. “Gee, Dad, years from now when your feeling sad and lonely in the old folk’s home, I’ll be sure to hop in my LITTLE TOY CAR and come visit you.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-received-a-car-for-christmas/522105.md?page=1)