Saab: Free Saabs?

J. Harris wrote:
 

Since we outside the US don't even have a clue what OnStar is (care to
educate us?) it's probably US only...

X.

>Since we outside the US don't even have a clue what OnStar is (care to 

http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/index.jsp


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GM owned or still has an ownership interest in Hughes Electronics. Hughes
manufactures and operates global communication satellites. For corporate
"synergy", GM offers satellite communications in its various vehicles. In
addition to operator assistance for navigation and emergency/accident
response (medics are immediately notified of your location when an airbag is
deployed), OnStar is now offering telecom-long distance service from your
car; subscription is required. And of course OnStar is helpful for sales
promotions too )
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On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 20:17:14 +0100, Xenna <com> wrote:
 

An analog cell phone technology based help system that allows
GM/Onstar to track a stolen vehicle, unlock your car remotely, access
onboard diagnostics, and give you directions in traffic (perhaps).
You can also make cell phone calls on it. Costs about 10 USD/month, I
think.

Don't have it on mine.

Harvey


 

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:14:22 GMT, "J. Harris"
<com> wrote:
 

I'm guessing that the answer is "no", "no", "no", until somewhere
around the end of the 60 days :-)

Bob wrote: 

Once visited a FIAT show room, they had a promotion that you could win a free
car if you went along. Stupidly I did. A lady told me to look inside a car
(a new model) for a card with a number on it. I had a good look around inside
the car, the new seats, panels, colours etc., found and reported back the
card number: 83. The lady then immediately told me that I hadn't won the car.
Didn't they already know the card number inside the car? So they must have
known in advance that I was a looser. What a sucker I must have been. As you
said, Possibly I came too early in the promo.

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 11:47:34 +0000, Johannes H Andersen wrote: 

What you did was look over the car and the sales department hopes that
in coaxing you to look at it that closely you will end up buying one.
Not everyone falls for that, though, and will simply walk away having
not won.
 

Possibly. I also wonder if these things aren't rigged so that certain
types of people (demographics or personality or something) win to
boost the marketing campaign even further.

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Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: 

A very good point. The optimal winning candidate would be a young
professional; a mid twenties role model. They could then make some
commercial shots of the smiling new owner driving happily away.

I read somewhere a story that there is a small SUV aimed at young college
student, the company hoping they might then stay with the brand and buy more
expensive models later on. However, the cars were snapped up by elderlies,
who found the car easy to step into. But the car company weren't happy at
all by the OAP image and tried to discourage elderly customers.