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Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: Mario on November 05, 2012, 01:21:34 PM
What cars featured on any game show in particular were your favorites? Some of mine are:

Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel wagon
Mercedes-Benz 300SDL Turbo Diesel sedan
Ford Mustang GT 5.0 hatchback

~Ben
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: J.R. on November 05, 2012, 03:23:33 PM
Subaru Justy.
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: TLEberle on November 05, 2012, 03:24:52 PM
Classic Concentration once had the Yugo GV up on the big board.
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: MikeK on November 05, 2012, 03:25:33 PM
The Suzuki Samurai.  You'll flip over it!
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Post by: Steve Gavazzi on November 05, 2012, 03:26:37 PM
Without a doubt, the Chevy Cracker.
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Post by: BrandonFG on November 05, 2012, 03:37:53 PM
Daihatsu Charade or Eagle Premier. I really did like the latter growing up.

I must say, the first time I saw my car (Honda Accord) offered on TPiR, it warmed my heart. What can I say? It's a good car. :-)
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Post by: parliboy on November 05, 2012, 04:28:45 PM
Classic Concentration once had the Yugo GV up on the big board.

"Why'd you stop?  There were only three numbers left!"

"I think I'd rather just play again, Alex."
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: J.R. on November 05, 2012, 04:32:01 PM
"Why'd you stop?  There were only three numbers left!"[/i]
"I think I'd rather just play again, Alex."
Didn't this actually happen?
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Post by: clemon79 on November 05, 2012, 04:45:38 PM
The Suzuki Samurai.  You'll flip over it!
Ah, yes, the luxurious Rolls Over.
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: Casey Buck on November 05, 2012, 04:55:56 PM
"Why'd you stop?  There were only three numbers left!"[/i]
"I think I'd rather just play again, Alex."
Didn't this actually happen?
I think he's referring to this (http://"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUOwfLy40P4#t=0m50s").
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Post by: Jeremy Nelson on November 05, 2012, 05:00:33 PM
The Tesla Roadster offered up a couple years ago on an Earth Day edition of The Price is Right- there is a Tesla dealership near where I work and I've fallen in love with their cars since I saw that episode.
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on November 05, 2012, 07:22:25 PM
I have to imagine the Geo Prizm and the Toyota Takeoff were both offered at some point.
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: clemon79 on November 05, 2012, 07:36:15 PM
I have to imagine the Geo Prizm
Honestly I think it was the Metro far more often.

(I loved my little POS Metro.)

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and the Toyota Takeoff were both offered at some point.
Huh?
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Post by: tpirfan28 on November 05, 2012, 07:47:29 PM
Chevrolet Vega, a better way to see the USA!
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Post by: Mr. Matté on November 05, 2012, 08:15:00 PM
That little Opel with those shiny disks in the background they gave away on Gambit.
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Post by: aaron sica on November 05, 2012, 08:42:08 PM
A 2-door Speck.
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Post by: PYLdude on November 05, 2012, 09:02:30 PM
The Chevy Aveo. But is it pronounced AH-vee-oh or uh-VAY-oh? I don't remember if Rich ever got the right pronunciation.

(I'm being sarcastic)
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Post by: Fedya on November 05, 2012, 09:58:40 PM
I distinctly recall seeing a Ford Aspire (so named because it was aspiring to be a car) given away on TPIR in the mid-1990s.
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Post by: Casey Buck on November 05, 2012, 11:46:05 PM
The Suzuki Samurai.  You'll flip over it!

As it turns out, the US division of Suzuki has just filed for Chapter 11 (http://"http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/05/autos/american-suzuki-bankruptcy/"), and will stop selling new cars.
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Post by: BrandonFG on November 06, 2012, 12:07:40 AM
I have to imagine the Geo Prizm
Honestly I think it was the Metro far more often.

(I loved my little POS Metro.)

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and the Toyota Takeoff were both offered at some point.
Huh?
From what I remember, the Geo Prism and Toyota Corolla were built on the same platform. IIRC, those were the "sister cars" Consumer Reports always put together. The Geo Metro's twin was the Suzuki Swift.

My mom had a Metro when I was in elementary school...a lot of fun memories in that car. :-)

/My grandfather still has his 1994 Samurai...another fun little ride
//Bonus points to Aaron for the Speck reference
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Post by: Kevin Prather on November 06, 2012, 12:14:34 AM
You know how to double the value of a Geo Metro, right?

Fill it with gas.
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Post by: joshg on November 06, 2012, 12:17:29 AM
I liked the Chevy "Camero" once offered in the bonus round of 'Classic Concentration'...

Josh
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Post by: clemon79 on November 06, 2012, 12:17:31 AM
My mom had a Metro when I was in elementary school...a lot of fun memories in that car. :-)
I had a lot of fun memories in mine, too, but I wasn't in elementary school. :D

/IYKWIM
//AITTYD
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Post by: TLEberle on November 06, 2012, 12:22:31 AM
From what I remember, the Geo Prism and Toyota Corolla were built on the same platform.
The Prizm is a rebadging, yes.

/Zonkmobile is on 142,500 and going strong.
//With my luck the car will crap out December 30.
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Post by: Sodboy13 on November 06, 2012, 12:38:51 AM
My mom had a Metro when I was in elementary school...a lot of fun memories in that car. :-)
I had a lot of fun memories in mine, too, but I wasn't in elementary school. :D

/IYKWIM
//AITTYD
So, was she a contortionist or a little person?
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: BrandonFG on November 06, 2012, 12:39:17 AM
My mom had a Metro when I was in elementary school...a lot of fun memories in that car. :-)
I had a lot of fun memories in mine, too, but I wasn't in elementary school. :D

/IYKWIM
//AITTYD
No, sir, I actually don........ohh OHHH.

;-)

/If this subcompact's a'knockin...
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Post by: Strikerz04 on November 06, 2012, 12:44:27 AM
I've been more of an AMC Eagle person, myself.

/Although the hood ornament reminds me of Sam Eagle.
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Post by: PYLdude on November 06, 2012, 12:46:17 AM
"Why'd you stop?  There were only three numbers left!"[/i]
"I think I'd rather just play again, Alex."
Didn't this actually happen?
I think he's referring to this (http://"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUOwfLy40P4#t=0m50s").

I don't know what's worse- the Tiller bad quality or some of the douchey responses by the viewers. I hope someone ridicules him every day for that, one said? Shame.
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Post by: TLEberle on November 06, 2012, 12:49:36 AM
I don't know what's worse- the Tiller bad quality or some of the douchey responses by the viewers. I hope someone ridicules him every day for that, one said? Shame.
Herp Derp can fix the commenters. You cannot fix a tenth-generation dub.
Title: Cars Won on Game Shows - Your Favorites
Post by: PYLdude on November 06, 2012, 02:09:28 AM
I don't know what's worse- the Tiller bad quality or some of the douchey responses by the viewers. I hope someone ridicules him every day for that, one said? Shame.
Herp Derp can fix the commenters. You cannot fix a tenth-generation dub.

Herein lies the problem. You give Tiller constructive criticism and he blocks you. Yet people act like total asshats in his comments section and that's okay.
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Post by: alfonzos on November 06, 2012, 02:29:25 PM
Not the car itself, per se, but I always chuckled when during the car plug one game show (Baffle, I think) would show a toy car on a turntable. I favorite car-winning moment occurred on The New Treasure Hunt when a woman fainted when she won a Rolls Royce.
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Post by: BrandonFG on November 06, 2012, 02:45:36 PM
Not the car itself, per se, but I always chuckled when during the car plug one game show (Baffle, I think)
I know Gambit did, but I think a couple Heatter-Quigley shows might've done that. HSq did an art card, though...
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Post by: MikeK on November 06, 2012, 03:10:26 PM
Not the car itself, per se, but I always chuckled when during the car plug one game show (Baffle, I think) would show a toy car on a turntable.
Hot Seat too (http://"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiBDxLr-CXg#t=5m26s").
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Post by: irwinsjournal.com on November 06, 2012, 04:42:25 PM
From what I remember, the Geo Prism and Toyota Corolla were built on the same platform. IIRC, those were the "sister cars" Consumer Reports always put together.

True, and before the Geo nameplate it was the last incarnation (pun not intended) of the Chevy Nova.  Which led my friend to call his the "Cheyota Novolla."

The Geo Storm was made by Isuzu.  (Would I lie to you?)  It was a less equipped version of the Isuzu Impulse, but I liked my Storm a lot.  I figure everyone is allowed one impractical car per lifetime, and that was mine.

I think the Cullen TPIR had some interesting cars up for bids, but I don't recall any of them at the moment.
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Post by: Dbacksfan12 on November 06, 2012, 05:59:19 PM
I have to imagine the Geo Prizm
Honestly I think it was the Metro far more often.

(I loved my little POS Metro.)

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and the Toyota Takeoff were both offered at some point.
Huh?
Its the car that goes anywhere--even when you don't want to.
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Post by: TLEberle on November 06, 2012, 06:43:53 PM
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Its the car that goes anywhere--even when you don't want to.
My research turned up no car by that name.