Warm: Free $50 Palm gift certificate for test driving an Audi A3

[rec28]

Received this Email today:



Dear Valued Customer,


With the soul of a sports car, the style of a coupe and an all-around practicality that defies easy categorizations, the new Audi A3 dazzles.

And now through January 31, 2006, Audi Canada and Palm Canada have partnered to offer you two very special opportunities.

First, test drive a new Audi A3 and receive a $50 gift certificate toward the purchase of Palm accessories and devices including handhelds, mobile managers and Treo™ smartphones. This gift certificate can be used at the Palm Canada store at canadastore.palm.com.*

Second, take delivery of any new Audi during this period, and you will be sent a complimentary LifeDrive™ mobile manager with a huge 4GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® wireless support.**

To take advantage of this limited time offer, follow the instructions below.***

Learn more about the Audi A3 and other models.
Learn more about the LifeDrive™ mobile manager.





How to Receive Your $50 Gift Certificate

Step 1:
Print out all the pages of this email.

Step 2:
Visit your local Audi dealer and test-drive a new 2006 A3.

Step 3:
After taking your test-drive, give this email to an Audi sales associate who will then provide you with a $50 gift certificate.**






DISCLAIMERS:

* To be redeemed for the $50 Palm certificate, customer must test-drive a 2006 Audi A3. Test drives must be made between January 4, 2006 and January 31, 2006. The $50 Palm certificates will be valid through March 31, 2006, after which they will be invalid.

** For redemption of the Palm LifeDrive, customer must purchase and take delivery of a new Audi vehicle between January 4, 2006 and January 31, 2006. The LifeDrive mobile manager offer is limited to the first 70 redemptions received. Please see Gift Certificate for complete LifeDrive mobile manager redemption instructions.

*** The $50 certificate and LifeDrive mobile manager offers are not transferable and may not be combined with any other offers. These offers are good only in Canada and only open to anyone 18 years of age or older holding a valid driver's license. The $50 certificate offer is limited to the first 700 test drives and the LifeDrive offer is limited to the first 70 redemptions received. Audi Canada is the final authority on the interpretation of these rules. Audi Canada has the right to amend or cancel these offers at any time for any reason. Other restrictions may apply. There is no built-in compatibility or connectivity between the Audi vehicles and the Palm LifeDrive mobile manager. See your Audi dealer for details.

"Audi", "Never Follow", "A3" and the four rings and Audi emblems are registered trademarks of AUDI AG.

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There's nothing personally identifying in the Email, so I assume that anyone can use it.

[vikramjs]

US only.

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[rec28]

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From the Email:


And now through January 31, 2006, Audi Canada and Palm Canada have partnered to offer you two very special opportunities.

...These offers are good only in Canada and only open to anyone 18 years

[edmonton]

Do you have any Audi car?

[rec28]

Do you have any Audi car?

I had a 2001 A4 until I sold it a few months ago. I'm actually interested in the A3, but not until it's available with AWD.

[penipitcher]

Use this one

http://www.audicanada.ca/myAudi

[daffod]

did any one got that 50 bucks GC

[eljay]

I had a 2001 A4 until I sold it a few months ago. I'm actually interested in the A3, but not until it's available with AWD.

It is now. But it's the 3.2L S-Line with DSG, so it's $$$.
I want 2.0T Quattro with 6-speed.

back on topic...
I think I'll go try one with DSG and see what this GC is about. I drove basic 2.0T when they came out.

[Azxster]

Is the Z22 decent for student?

[eljay]

Is the Z22 decent for student?

If you don't need better screen resolution for pictures or bluetooth than it's perfect, IMO.

[rec28]

It is now. But it's the 3.2L S-Line with DSG, so it's $$$.
I want 2.0T Quattro with 6-speed.

back on topic...
I think I'll go try one with DSG and see what this GC is about. I drove basic 2.0T when they came out.


Wow - no kidding! Starting at $45k?!?! Even for an Audi, that's excessive. I'm not sure the market is there in Canada (or even the US for that matter) for this kind of car at that price. I wonder what the 2.0T quattro will go for...

[robskot]

Just went to look at the A3 on the canadian website...Great job on the site...very imformative...great streaming...

Might just go look at one....

[Mazin]

Honestly, if I could afford an S4, Id buy it in a blink. Twin turbo, 340hp, awd, nice and luxurious, barely loses to an M3. Hot stuff. I'd get the 25quattro Special Edition.

http://www.audiusa.com/CMA/postsummary/images/img_ps_3806_S4_25_400x300.jpg

If that fails, I'll stick with my affordable 300hp WRX STi that is like $20,000 cheaper.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/StupidComputer/STI04silverfront1a.jpg

In any case, Im now gonna go test drive the heck our of that A3 and see if I can make the salesperson pee his pants.

[gr8dlr]

If you go to the dealer and only really want the GC and have no intent to buy a car, tell the sales rep/manager and if you're lucky (depends on how you look at it) they may give you the GC and skip the test drive - those guys really don't want to waste their time.

Did this before at a Nissan promo and the guy just stamped the thingy I had and I got a free thermos.

[rajeshr]

Honestly, if I could afford an S4, Id buy it in a blink. Twin turbo, 340hp, awd, nice and luxurious, barely loses to an M3. Hot stuff. I'd get the 25quattro Special Edition.


The S4 is not a twin turbo; you are thinking of the previous gen S4. This one is a normally aspirated V8. Still hot stuff though! :cheesygri

Rajesh

[kiasu]

u will love the A3...3 of friends just bought it....fully loaded with ALL options...$53K on road....woo hooo...come GPRS navigator, bluetooth, 17'' rim, 10 BOSS speaker and 1 woofer, 10 airbags, glass top, n more.... :D

[DJ_Peanuts22]

The S4 is not a twin turbo; you are thinking of the previous gen S4. This one is a normally aspirated V8. Still hot stuff though! :cheesygri

Rajesh

yep, the S4 and more extreme RS4 will whoop all over the M3 anyday

[Ho!Ho!Ho!]

yep, the S4 and more extreme RS4 will whoop all over the M3 anyday

Not so sure after you see this movie (http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1136213553/Audi_S4_vs_BMW_M3_)

[a4turbo]

I have a 2004 A4 1.8t and I love it. I test drove the A3 during my last servicing and that car is a beast. Its such a fun car to drive especially with the tip tronic on the steering wheel.
I've emailed the sales guy that I bought my car with about the GC, we'll see if he can hook me up with one if its in CANADA.

A4turbo

[Binden]

u will love the A3...3 of friends just bought it....fully loaded with ALL options...$53K on road....woo hooo...come GPRS navigator, bluetooth, 17'' rim, 10 BOSS speaker and 1 woofer, 10 airbags, glass top, n more.... :D


hahahahah 53k... ohhh man thats funny. What a joke, they must be idiots.

that better be sarcasm

[satoshi]

hahahahah 53k... ohhh man thats funny. What a joke, they must be idiots.

that better be sarcasm


53k (b4 taxes too) for a fully loaded A3 3.2 DSG actually sounds about right... if you don't believe it, price it yourself on the Audi website...

the A3 is certainly not cheap when it's fully loaded :eek:

[a4turbo]

Ok.. so i contacted my dealer and he said that he would try to help me.
Now he's asking me for an email address of where I received the email from... so I told him a friend sent it to me.....
he replied:

They check the email address to verify
Thats why I need it.

So now what do I do? I could:
1) create an account on the audi site.. but I still may not receive that offer...
2) use someone's email address that HAS received the email
3) any ideas??

A4turbo

[twg]

53k before taxes ? OMG... you got to be joking... what a waste... there are so many better deals out there...

The STI is such a better deal, it spanks M3s stock, and spend $2k and it'll do 12s all day long...

I know, I've got a 375hp STI engine...

[rec28]

Ok.. so i contacted my dealer and he said that he would try to help me.
Now he's asking me for an email address of where I received the email from... so I told him a friend sent it to me.....
he replied:

They check the email address to verify
Thats why I need it.

So now what do I do? I could:
1) create an account on the audi site.. but I still may not receive that offer...
2) use someone's email address that HAS received the email
3) any ideas??

A4turbo


PM Sent.

BTW, the original Email came from Palm Store Canada (news@palmonenewsletters.com), not from Audi.

[synmag]

53k before taxes ? OMG... you got to be joking... what a waste... there are so many better deals out there...

The STI is such a better deal, it spanks M3s stock, and spend $2k and it'll do 12s all day long...

I know, I've got a 375hp STI engine...

That's one way of looking at it and you are right, but they are for two entirely different markets. A kid flipping burgers at McDs can save up and buy an sti. The A3 is more for someone who has 50k sitting in his account and a more discerning buyer who wants technology, refinment, and luxury and doesn't say OMG it's 55k.

I took one for a test drive as well and the DSG is amazing. It was a blast to drive and if you ignore the price I would take the A3 3.2 DSG any day over the sti. I would look at it in 3-4 years and get one off lease with a low mileage for 25-30K which is very reasonable.

Oh, and to stay on topic, I had the same experience as the poster above. They wanted a print out of the complete mail including the header with the palmstore in the form field.

[tkddad]

On the other hand, an A3 2.0 with DSG can be had
for less than $35k before tax.

If you ever wonder what DSG is, they do a pretty good job here.

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/031119.htm