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My salesguy gave me a Carrera keyring, aluminum box-O-tequipment cleaning/detailing stuff, picture of me next to my new car in the Porsche delivery room, lunch at the Porsche restaurant (twice), Cayenne cookbook and a tour of the factory.
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My salesguy gave me a Carrera keyring, aluminum box-O-tequipment cleaning/detailing stuff, picture of me next to my new car in the Porsche delivery room, lunch at the Porsche restaurant (twice), Cayenne cookbook and a tour of the factory.
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Does anyone of you got a gift from porsche when purchasing a P-car in the States? My two friends who drove a boxster got a aluminum block paper weight with their car's engine no. on it. I didnt get anything... any ideas?
Oh by the way, when I purchsed my C36 8 years ago.. Mercedes was nice enough to give me a pewter model of the car. And the C36 is not as expensive as the C4S I got.
I didn't get jack squat when I bought my 01 C4... however, when I bought my Lexus they gave me a 1:18 scale model of the car, which I thought was nice.
This might have more to do with the dealership then the car manufacturer.
When my wife and I bought our Volvo, we got in the mail a round tin of cookies, followed a few weeks later by some nice thank you cards etc. Then a month later, they were nice enough to send our first payment invoice
I got the aluminum pylon with the Porsche crest & VIN number when I bought my '02 Carrera--it was in return for turning in the customer sat survey. When I bought my '04 Carrera, there was an order form included with all the manuals--now they charge something like $90 for it.
The original owner of my car got one of those aluminum blocks, but FWIW he bought it in Canada. I got it passed on to me when I bought the car 3 weeks ago.
Oh, and when I bought my Volvo from my father-in-law 6 years ago, he let me stay married to his daugher. Does that count?
Got the aluminum pylon with the VIN, a Porsche key ring, and later a $100.00 gift certificate. Also, they gave me a certificate of authenticity that it was a genuine Porsche car, as opposed to a fake Porsche car I suppose
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I got a wash mit a few weeks later with my VW. (just what a concours guy wants!) My S2 was bought used, but the owner threw in a set of tires! Cant complain!
The trend I see in the responses and the BS I got from my dealer were
The Cert of Authenticity was a program the PCNA was running at the time
A time period in 02, as it was in the trunk of my 02 S, that I bought in 03.
Later when I got it home there was a certificate that you sent in for the Pylon with your VIN # on it. I sent it in and 3 months later this box shows up with it inside.
Pretty cool Wished it had the Boxster S in between the Porsche script and VIN #.
Got it next to a Model of the S and a 550 spyder both in silver.
Nice conversation piece.
Dealer did give me a great deal on the Litronic's ($995 - $100 Parts coupon for $895.00 self installed).
Mike M
02 986S
AS/GG/GG
I got key chains and cups with my wife's Audi and a M3 hat and key chain with the M3. I received a great Porsche with a nonfunctioning PCM II and a promise to fix it!
I got the pylon with my Vin numbers about a month after I purchased my 02 Carrera. The dealer gave me a key chain and let me and my wife pick out 2 shirts.
I got a birthday card and a laminated certificated of authenticity from my Porsche dealer (Jim Ellis) today. Pretty cool, even gave the day my car was born 3/10/2003. I guess I need to buy my Porsche a birthday gift in a couple of months. Still looking for the obelisk with the VIN to show up any day now.
I was given a key ring with the crest on it when I picked up my car - nice, being that I probably would have bought it anyway. The manager of the dealership did tell me that the individual who referred me there was given a jacket. The difference was that this was my first car ('03 C2 Cab) and he had already bought a few cars from them. Maybe when I get my turbo they'll give me an "upgrade" on my thank you gift.
My salesguy gave me a Carrera keyring, aluminum box-O-tequipment cleaning/detailing stuff, picture of me next to my new car in the Porsche delivery room, lunch at the Porsche restaurant (twice), Cayenne cookbook and a tour of the factory. But that's about it.
