Has anyone gotten a car for Christmas?

[RandySF]

Because, according to every other commercial, we’re all supposed to buy them for the holidays.

[davekriss]

1. Yes

Well, my partner did. I gave her a car for Christmas.

[CottonBear]

2. Nope, but maybe I should ask Santa for one next year!

[MaryMagdaline]

3. Still waiting! Age 60 here

Also waiting for my parents to buy me a car. Or a TV. Did get a bicycle, though, so I’m not complaining. Everything else I bought when I became an adult. What a sick materialistic society we live in

[LittleGirl]

52. 60 here too

Same same!

[DFW]

4. Well, rats, I must not have been seeing the right commercials!!

NOW you tell me!

[randr]

5. Two large trucks is the norm

[A HERETIC I AM]

14. Bought by a youngish man living in an impossibly expensive house for his age.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

16. He surprised her with the house the Christmas before. n/t

[A HERETIC I AM]

18. LOL....

Yup...because in TV fantasy land, everyone is incredibly successful in their 30's

[Blue_true]

24. I had to laugh too. I remembered something that a newspaper person wrote

a few years back. It was like everyone in their early 20's see themselves as one day being a big success, then they hit 35 and accept that the old Ford Taurus and struggling to pay a home mortgage is all they will ever have.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

34. +1

That commercial kills me.

[A HERETIC I AM]

37. Just for fun;

"Hi! We're the Affluent's! I'm Chase and this is my wife, Citi. We're unbelievably loaded, even though we have only been grownups for 12 years! You see, my dad is the CEO of the Color Blue, and her dad is President of Oxygen, so we went through college and came out debt free and started immediately working at jobs that paid a half million a year. So I bought us two pickup trucks the day after Thanksgiving, just to rub your fucking nose in it!"

[question everything]

40. Second year (at least) in a row

And she is spoiled rotten just grabbed one "I love this." And he acquiesces, even though was going to get that one (green?) for himself and the red to her.

And, of course, the driveway larger that the first floor of hour house..

[A HERETIC I AM]

44. "the driveway larger than the first floor of our house"

Driveway larger than the entire lot the house I rent is on! LOL...

Aaaahhhhhh, well.... Someone has to keep the myth of the American dream alive. Might as well be a handsome 30 something and his gorgeous, yet selfish wife!

[ProfessorGAC]

57. Look At The House In The Background!

Glass wall 30 feet wide above driveway
You could land a helicopter in that kitchen!

[miyazaki]

6. I did. It required four AA batteries.

[rzemanfl]

7. Mine needed two "D" batteries in the contol unit attached to the car by a wire.

'53 Buick Skylark convertible.

[miyazaki]

13. Mine was an army jeep, OD Green.

I think my old man spilled coffee on the sticker sheet. blast!

[Buckeyeblue]

8. We always laugh at those commercials

Merry Christmas. Here is your car and your car payment!

[bluestarone]

9. Not me. BUT

I knew better than to ask for one.

[marlakay]

10. Heh I got some pj's that said

I am nice ish on them.

[Demonaut]

11. I sold a few new cars for clients buying for wives and daughters this Christmas

it happens more often than you might think

[question everything]

41. Cash?

[Demonaut]

50. does it matter?

[question everything]

61. Must be nice to just drop, what $100K? on two GMCs

But then, of course, many purchase $600K+ homes with cash so... I suppose my reality is different.. I usually take a loan for several years..

[Demonaut]

62. some lease or finance but others pay cash but most can afford it due to debt to income levels

the customers are pretty well protected where I work

[Initech]

12. And they're supposed to be high end Lexus, Mercedes or BMWs.

And they all need giant ribbons on them. Don't forget to ask about their "exceptional offers".

[MissB]

15. We gave someone a car for Christmas

It was our old truck. Gave it to our nephew.

Bought our new one on Black Friday.

[rufus dog]

17. Neighborhood kid got one from his Aunt

He brought it over yesterday, it was a hot wheel, he was elated.

[mnhtnbb]

19. I replaced my 12 year old car--unexpectedly--

with a 3 year old car 3 weeks before Christmas that I bought for myself. Does that count? They didn't give me a bow.

[Joe941]

20. Gave one to the wife 2 years ago for Christmas.

But it wasnt surprise. Would never do that unless we were rich and a car was not a big decision.

[3catwoman3]

35. Why do men say "the wife," instead of..

...”my wife”?

I have never, ever heard a woman say “the husband.”

[Joe941]

38. Because saying "my wife" has ownership connotations?

Dont know....

[3catwoman3]

43. Interesting possible explanation. I also never hear anyone...

...say “the son,” or “the daughter.”

[essme]

21. Yes! With a giant red bow on it

My husband parked it right outside so all the neighbors could see it first....

OK, I am making that up. I have a 2008 Subaru that I really need to clean.

[malaise]

45. True story -a few yers ago this man bought his wife a red BMW

for Valentine's Day. complete with a big red bow and he had the dealer deliver it to her office for a big effin' circus show. Well it was all over the TV news and most sane people said he must be having one hell of an affair to be this vulgar about a gift to his wife of many years.

Turns out he really was having an affair and all the publicity exposed him big time. They divorced not long after the grand display.

[TruckFump]

22. Yes.

Many years ago. A custom Cadillac Seville.

[VOX]

23. And the inevitable expression of orgasmic delight as hubby removes his hands from his wife's eyes.

“Total surprise!” It’s Christmas morning, there’s snow on the yards and streets, and ¡SURPRISE! there’s a shiny new auto smack dab in the middle of the driveway. And the clueless recipient had NO idea that a different “new” car was even on the property!

Truly, it’s a Christmas miracle.

[Silent3]

25. Not I. But I can sorta, kinda see this done by somewhat ordinary-income folk...

...if a family needs a new car anyway, and buys it at Christmas just to call it a Christmas present.

As a surprise gift, no matter what your income, I think a car is a terrible idea.

I'm very particular in what I want in a car, and I'd guess many other people are too. The chances of buying a car that someone else is going to like seem awfully low without having discussed the purchase before hand with the recipient, so that's potentially a whole lot of money wasted on not getting it right.

[NJCher]

27. that plus

buying a new car is one of the worst ways to spend your money. They depreciate 20 per cent or more the first year and then 10 per cent per year after that (for the next four years).

I used to work in the automotive industry as a territory manager. We would get a new company car every six weeks and then sell the one we'd been driving to a dealer. They were prime merchandise for dealers because retail customers in the know would tell the dealer they wanted such a car because so much was taken off for depreciation. They would ask for a "factory rep" car.

I can't recall what the usual mileage was when we sold them to the dealer, but it wasn't much. Maybe 7000 miles. This used to be a good way to buy a slightly used car; don't know if it still is.

[TalenaGor]

26. yeah no lol

[Generic Brad]

28. I didn't even get a small gift, let alone a car

My wife and I sleep late and have nice meal, but we stopped exchanging gifts years ago when we were dirt poor and I guess that just stuck. We also explicitly told our daughter to not get us anything since she is a struggling student and doesn't have money to spare.

I know they love me. I don't need gifts for them to prove it.

[Rorey]

31. I told my kids that years ago

Life is stressful enough without them stressing about what to get me for a gift.

[Ohiogal]

29. Nope

I married a teacher....

[Rorey]

30. My grandson got 5

Yeah, Hot Wheels.

I'd wonder what crime someone committed to afford to buy me a car as a gift if it ever happened.

[tymorial]

32. more of a promise for a car. A used car.

I was 18 and needed a car to commute to college.

[liberal N proud]

33. Like who buys their loved one a car?

And one for themselves while they were at it.

No one watching has that kind of money

[Flaleftist]

36. Yes, a Ferrari.

By Matchbox

[Throck]

39. Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz

[Beartracks]

42. Are you looking for someone to give one to?!

Heeeeeyy...

Over here!!!

[tavernier]

46. Not a car... a llama.

Actually a coffee mug with a picture of a llama wearing a yellow jacket and singing, “Llama, I just killed a man”.
I’m a Freddie Mercury fan so it was much appreciated.
Other Queen stuff, too. But no car.

[Texasgal]

47. My parents actually bought me a car

for Christmas when I was in college. It was a used Ford Fairmont! LOL!

It was great to get me around campus and home during holidays!. It certainly wasn't a fancy thing... at the time though, I was so happy and amazed!

[DeminPennswoods]

48. This is a good time to buy a car if you are

thinking about doing it. The 2019s are being cleared out to make room for the 2020 models. You can get a pretty good deal if you are willing to settle for "last year".

[fescuerescue]

49. That's not the goal of those commercials you know.

oh sure. Any automaker would be thrilled to have a huge chunk of people run out and buy a this week as a gift. But that's not expected.

Nope. The goal of those ads is to keep that car maker in mind. Making the ludicrous suggestion that you buy a car for someone makes the company notable in your mind.

And if you always have a particular company in mind, when you DO go to buy a car sometime in the next few years, they have a better shot at you starting with them.

[Miguelito Loveless]

51. A red Model 3, and a black Model X

The nicest Hot Wheels cars I’ve had since childhood.

[GusBob]

53. Ya a truck and a car

We wait until this time of year to get vehicles when we need to. They make functional gifts that last years

Our daughter needed a new vehicle we got her a Prius

I needed a new truck with 4WD for my job

[Recursion]

54. Yes! When I was 16 in 1992, I got a 1977 Ford Ranchero!

All hail the Ranchero! The greatest, loudest, most fuel-inefficient hunk of iron to ever curse the highways! A 351 Cleveland engine but a chassis so heavy it could barely do 70 on a flat road! 7 or 8 miles to the gallon! A truck bed, sure, but low-ride tires so that you couldn't haul anything heavy (and no liner in the bed)!

Better yet, the previous owner had wanted to repaint it, and stripped and primed it, then ran out of money, so it was... PRIMER GREY. That, friends, was an epic ride for teenage me.

[JHB]

55. Back in the 70's I got a truck...

[Kaleva]

56. Does it have be to be legally obtained or does it not matter how I got it?

J/K! I never stole a car at Christmas. I have standards.

[ProfessorGAC]

58. I Greatly Dislike Those Spots

Notice how nobody gets a Ford Focus?

[panader0]

59. I would've been happy with a cord of wood.

My buddy gave me a nice warm shirt. Jeannie cooked chile and ribs.
Breakfast on Boxing day: left over ribs, scrambled eggs, rolls with honey
and a bowl of sliced strawberries. All is good.
My '95 Buick Century and '90 GMC pick-up still run fine. (knock on wood)

[greatauntoftriplets]

60. Many years ago, I got a bright red Jaguar for Christmas.

It made noises when I vroomed it on the carpeting.