# Buy a full size SUV, get gas at $1.99 a gallon **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 24, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buy-a-full-size-suv-get-gas-at-1-99-a-gallon/12455 "2006-05-24T07:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![BubbleSparkxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@BubbleSparkxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BubbleSparkxx)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buy-a-full-size-suv-get-gas-at-1-99-a-gallon/12455/9 "2006-05-24T09:07:44Z")
california is actually pretty rural outside of SF, LA, and San Diego. There is an actual need for full size SUVs. This is just getting alot of attention b/c people who live in urban areas share the same concerns as stated earlier in this thread. As for everyone’s claims that this is GM being out of touch - I don’t think that theory rings true - 1. Free Marketing / Advertising - by the suprising amount of media coverage of this promotion, GM should expect better than projected sales. As is, their new Tahoe is critically acclaimed. 2. This is a rebate - despite the number of people that will purchase a vehicle with every intention of filling for a rebate - how many of those will actually come thru and complete the entire process? Additionally, how long will it take GM to fulfill the rebate request - 8-10 weeks at the soonest? And, even if a person completes the whole process, and a check is sent, what are the odds of the check being cashed? 3. Please note that in order to qualify, you must be an OnStar subscriber - OnStar will track how much you drive and where you buy your gas from - and lord knows whatelse they’ll be tracking. And who knows what GM will do with that kind of information (sell it to a marketing firm?) Seems like the GM PR firm knows exactly what they are doing - including the Apprentice website gimmick. There was massive coverage with that as well. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buy-a-full-size-suv-get-gas-at-1-99-a-gallon/12455)._