I know quite a few members here have received "free" stuff from Ford like chairs, Raoul's blanky, etc.

I have a feeling it may come from the surveys you fill out from Ford. A friend of mine filled out all excellents on his survey for his Explorer and received two lawn chairs that have Explorer printed on them. His girlfriend bought a Contour about the same time and slammed the dealer she bought from and received a "Sometimes the road of life has rough spots", or something like that, card. I received the same card from Ford and my only complaint was how long delivery took. (due to floormat dispute, and the finance guy trying to talk me into extra crap).

Anyone else notice this pattern?
I'll make sure that when pops buys a new truck he fills the card out with all .

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all4chem@aol.com
Y2K XLT Supercab Flareside, Oxford White, Medium Graphite, Captains Chairs, 6-Disc, 5.4L, 3.55LS, Tow Pkg, Block Heater, Sliding Glass, Keyless Entry, 5-Spoke Al Wheels, P235/70R-16 OWL Tires, Clear Corner Lenses, Eaglite Plasma Headlights, Al Striker Plates for the rear doors, Oxford White Lund Interceptor, Line-X Liner.
Ordered: 01-17-00
Built: 02-23-00
Delivered: 03-13-00

 

My dealership had a copy of the survey laminated and taped to the desk. They said if I wasn't going to write excellent in every box, that they would like to take care of the problem in advance. That's pretty manipulative for an independant survey.

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
Class III tow/Payload #3/Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification,Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back.

 

That's what I was thinking with the "free stuff" deal, talk about biased results.

The VW dealer my g-friend bought her car from does the same exact thing your dealer does, they'll do about anything (within reason) to get those marks too.

 

So are you saying that if we kiss their @ss, we might get a blanky to wipe our mouth on?

 

Maybe if you spend $30,000 and make them look good on the survey, you will get a ballpoint pen!

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
Class III tow/Payload #3/Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification,Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back.

 

For the amount I paid for my truck and the amount of trouble I went through initially, I was keeping my fingers crossed for the single serving mint with F150 printed on the label, or the F150 Disposable Razors. But, I can't have nice things.

Scot

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97 F150 ORP
Towing/trailer package, 3.55LS
34" Mickey Thompson Baja Belteds, Requisite K&N Airfilter
JVC Kamelon CD Player, CB, bug shield, window shields, and other goodies




[This message has been edited by MrScot (edited 07-10-2000).]

 

I have to admit I did get a blanket from Ford with their logo on it.

It wasn't because of a survey though.
The heater in my new truck never has worked and I demanded that they do something about it. They knew I meant business and sent me the blanket. I asked if they were crazy, did they expect a blanket to satisfy my problem?
Within two weeks I had a nice, thick pair of Ford socks.

You just got to know how to deal with them is all.


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1999 F-150 Lariat 4x2
Reg cab Short box Styleside
5.4L 3.55LS
Dark Toreador Red/Gold
VentShades
Tow Pkg
Line-X

 

Yup, I filled out the satisfaction questionaire too and only whined about the delivery time... which was 92 days. I received the apologetic greeting card too, then about a week later my sales guy sent me a Ford ballcap. Pretty cool too.

I remember one time, a long time ago, my dad bought a new Pontiac and the dealer gave us free gasoline for 3 months. This was back when gas was 35¢ a gallon though.

Reavis-


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2000 F-150 Lariat SB Supercab 4x4 Off-Road Pkg, Tow Pkg. 5.4L, 3.55 LS rear, Bright Red over Silver, Med. Graphite Guts, Rear Slider, K&N Filter, Cabin Filtration System, Superchip, Lund Interceptor Deflector, Mobil 1.

 

Raoul, are the Ford socks the same color or do they match your other "pairs" of socks?

 

oops, double post.

[This message has been edited by Indyfan (edited 07-10-2000).]

 

Well this is my third new FORD and I have yet to receive a survey. I owned two new Toyota's and received surveys immediately after buying each one. Maybe FORD talked to Toyota and was afraid of what I'd have to say .

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99 F250XLT Supercab LD
5.4L 3.73 LS
White/Silver
Graphite interior
6 CD changer/Captain's Chairs




[This message has been edited by JD (edited 07-10-2000).]

 

I got a nice Ford pen and a thing of touch up paint. 25K don't get you much these days.

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2000 F-250 Super Duty, SuperCab XLT, Oxford white with medium grey cloth captains chairs, 5.4L Triton V8 (260 HP - 345 FP Torque version!), 4R100 4 Speed Automatic Transmission, 4 wheel ABS, Deluxe Aluminum Wheels, Trailer Towing Package, Class IV Hitch, Reece load distribution system, Escort Sensor II Electronic Brake controller, Sure Stop towing skirt, "Westin" black powder coated step bars, "White-White" head lamps, Herculiner bed liner, ISSPRO Tranny Temp Guage, Excursion center console, Ford moulded mud gaurds, K&N Air and Oil filter, Amsoil XL7500 5W-30, Air filter minder, Perma Cool 8" (800 CFM) Tranny Cooler Fan (manualy switched).

 

Well now I guess I have to eat crow, I received a bottle of touch-up paint, a year to some magazine I'll never read and a card to remind me I own an F-150, plus a bonus card to send Ford should my address ever change. (How strange, considering I just put in an offer for a house this week!!)

Oh, well I may not be able to keep myself warm with a blanky if I get stuck somewhere, but I can always sniff the paint.

 

I have filled out the surveys, and got nothing. When I got my door crack I realized that Ford never sent me any touch up paint.With every othe Ford I have owned(5 others)I got some touch up paint. I called Ford and they told me they don't send the touch up paint anymore.
The only thing I got was a reminder to go in for my 20,000 mile service, two months after it was in the shop at 20,000 miles.

 

No touch up paint for my 2000, either. I did get a nice Bosch cordless drill kit for the test drive last fall, though.
(Unrelated: I guess I need to add Mobil 1 to my signature.)

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BEJ.
Y2K Lariat Flareside, Deep Wedgewood Blue monotone, med. graphite leather, tow package, 3.55 posi, 5.4. Aftermarket: Manix step bars, Ford bedliner, Ultralon cover (Covercraft).