No swag (apparently) this time, but " For every participant who test drives a vehicle at the event, BMW will make a donation to the U.S. Olympic Team."
If you are interested in buying a BMW, you should definitely sign up. Participants are given a $1000 rebate certificate on a new BMW (expires within a few months).
hahaha. Had me for a second. I couldn't figure out the angle, so I had to read the fine print.
The pre-calculated interest in advance amount $61,294.00 based on the 1.20% APY available through May 31, 2012 can only be used towards the purchase of one of four (4) specific Mercedes Benz vehicle models from Crown Eurocars Inc. with a MSRP of $59,585.00 and includes $3,488.34 sales tax, $687.70 delivery fee, $2.50 Florida Lemon Law fee, $6.50 Florida tire and battery fee, $500.00 registration/tag and $24.00 electronic filing fee with a total purchase price, net of $3,000.00 discount, of $61,294.04.
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Someone over at FatWallet calculated the interest generated at another bank would pay for the Mercedes in ~5 years. Not a great rate of return on your million with this deal. Good hook to grab your eyeballs though. :shades:
Just remember the time you are scheduled for starts with a product review. You get to drive about 20 minutes after that. Each group has an X5 towing a trailer.
At Oktoberfest 1989 in Keystone CO BMW offered test drives to CCA members. The test route was from the hotel to the top of Loveland Pass and back. Myself and a Roundel columnist(who shall remain nameless) would take cars out at the same time and see who could get to the top and back down in the shortest amount of time. After the third run our spouses refused to ride with us. Funny thing; we never had a really scary moment even though we had a reputation for burning up the test route. On the last test session of the last day a new E30 M3 was totaled, and everyone thought we were the culprits, but we were innocent. For once.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 2020 C43 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
"NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open to legal residents of the United States and District of Columbia, 18 years of age or the age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is older, as of the date of entry. Void where prohibited. Ends July 9th, 2012. See Official Rules for complete details."
Yesterday Chevy was at this theme park and handed out T-shirts for anyone who signed up for their mailing lists. It's white with an old school Chevy logo on it.
Just a heads up for anyone else who sees a Chevy stand around anywhere else. All 4 of us got one.
"Starting on June 30 in New York, Ford is offering a free consumer driving event featuring performance training and a timed autocross to participants who simply sign up. "Our fans have expressed extremely high interest in this car, but we know the proof is in the pudding," said Lisa Schoder, Focus ST Marketing manager. "We want ST fans, as well as drivers of competitive vehicles, to be able to taste this car firsthand."
Good find. I got a jug of SuperTech yesterday for ~$12.50. Might have grabbed the last jug of 5w30. They had squat for choice and nothing on special at the local Walmart here. Hm, I may have overlooked the end caps though.
I haven't done a mail-in rebate for months. They are just too much of a pain unless it's an especially good deal. I really hate getting "gift cards" back.
I have a Caribou Coffee reloadable gift card. When it drops below a pre-set balance it automatically adds a few bucks from a credit card. I take rebate gift cards into the local CC location when I'm getting a cup of coffee and have them add the balance to my Caribou card. I tell them the exact amount it's good for. No fees or fuss, credit on the Caribou card never expires, it defers the next automatic reload, and I know I'll use it up.
These are square 4 x 4 cards with a rubber band that holds them to the bottle neck. One display was an aisle island in automotive in the main aisle and they had the coupons on the bottles in the slide racks for the oil and antifreeze.
I wonder if it's a zone-by-zone thing when they get shipments in from Pennzoil supplier.
I took my mom's Fiesta in for service and got the oil and filter changed plus tires rotated at the dealer for $45, including tax. $63 minus coupon for $18, minus $10 mail in rebate. Also, 5% of the of the top line bill before taxes went into an account that can be applied toward any future service department charges. Net is about $32.
I haven't tried this; just grabbed the info from FatWallet:
"If you go to http://www.nfl.com/sweepstakes/gmc and enter to win the Superbowl tickets and GMC vehicle. Sign up with e-mail address, select options on GMC vehicle you like, and enter ame and address info, then a popup will come up giving you a unique GMC code for a test drive worth $50! Write down or print out the code and follow instructions for test drive and redemption."
Turn your sound down before opening the NFL page - you'll have to suffer through some loud talking heads otherwise.
The other day I went to rotate my tires for the first time, and I realized the dealer didn't ever give me the key to the lock nuts on my rims! Whoops.
Not with the jack, not in the glove box, couldn't find them. Maybe they forgot?
You think they'll give me a spare set or try to charge me for it?
Any suggestions to remove them? That oil filter tool is obviously too big, but some thing small that wraps around the round-ish lug nut could probably remove it.
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Hurry, limited time. :-)
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Had me for a second. I couldn't figure out the angle, so I had to read the fine print.
The pre-calculated interest in advance amount $61,294.00 based on the 1.20% APY available through May 31, 2012 can only be used towards the purchase of one of four (4) specific Mercedes Benz vehicle models from Crown Eurocars Inc. with a MSRP of $59,585.00 and includes $3,488.34 sales tax, $687.70 delivery fee, $2.50 Florida Lemon Law fee, $6.50 Florida tire and battery fee, $500.00 registration/tag and $24.00 electronic filing fee with a total purchase price, net of $3,000.00 discount, of $61,294.04.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 2020 C43 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 2020 C43 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
At the rate BMW updates engines, we may be driving different cars.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 2020 C43 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
You get to drive about 20 minutes after that.
Each group has an X5 towing a trailer.
The last BMW one I attended (in Baltimore at the Ravens parking lot) was a mini-autocross course. Neat.
The Drive for the Cure that they used to do... was on public roads... I always made it a point to never exceed 110 mph..
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I admire your discipline.
I suspect this event will be on public roads.
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Not to surprising considering every dealership is going to get a visit.
For once.
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Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
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Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
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It's not just any Chevy either - it's a Camaro ZL1.
Just a heads up for anyone else who sees a Chevy stand around anywhere else. All 4 of us got one.
Ford Launches Free 2013 Ford Focus ST Performance Academy (Straightline)
(Don't get too jazzed - all sites are currently full).
Offer valid 29-30 June only.
Some people report that they got the discount even though they didn't use Discount Tire for installation, but YMMV.
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$5 off the 5-quart bottle or $1 off up to 5 1-quart bottles.
Instant coupon at register--no mailing.
This Walmart is in West Central Ohio. Your area may vary.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I haven't done a mail-in rebate for months. They are just too much of a pain unless it's an especially good deal. I really hate getting "gift cards" back.
These are square 4 x 4 cards with a rubber band that holds them to the bottle neck. One display was an aisle island in automotive in the main aisle and they had the coupons on the bottles in the slide racks for the oil and antifreeze.
I wonder if it's a zone-by-zone thing when they get shipments in from Pennzoil supplier.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Net is about $32.
Ah, shoot, I need to do that.... Thanks for the reminder (I think).
"If you go to http://www.nfl.com/sweepstakes/gmc and enter to win the Superbowl tickets and GMC vehicle. Sign up with e-mail address, select options on GMC vehicle you like, and enter ame and address info, then a popup will come up giving you a unique GMC code for a test drive worth $50! Write down or print out the code and follow instructions for test drive and redemption."
Turn your sound down before opening the NFL page - you'll have to suffer through some loud talking heads otherwise.
Craftsman Universal Oil Filter Wrench, Auto-Adjustable
Good reviews over at FatWallet, although you shouldn't need a wrench to loosen your oil filter. But mine are hard to get to and this could help.
That's what I was thinking.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Not with the jack, not in the glove box, couldn't find them. Maybe they forgot?
You think they'll give me a spare set or try to charge me for it?
Any suggestions to remove them? That oil filter tool is obviously too big, but some thing small that wraps around the round-ish lug nut could probably remove it.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Use a hammer to bang it on.
Apply impact wrench in reverse.
PROFIT!!
This is the ND Miata. It's my daily but since I drive 2 vehicles the miles on it are very, very low.
I do think I have spare lug nuts. Somewhere in the shed.
Plan on disposing of either the socket or the lug nut.
This is the ND Miata.
Only you Miata gurus know what this means. Pop up lights or not for the rest of us please!!
Or I'll make you go look up my B5.5 Variant is.
Basically NA meant 90-97, so pop-ups. There was no 98. 99-05 was the NB. 06 to current is the NC.
I've actually heard enough VW codes to know that that is.
Funny, I could never memorize that big chemical chart but I know most engine and chassis codes by heart.
The Garmin 1450 LMT 5" GPS is available at Walmart for $89.98. Lifetime maps and full warranty.