So I am like a day late and dollar short reporting this little bit of news however with gas prices in Marysville, Ohio hitting $3.95 a gallon yesterday it is worth mentioning. Even if it is a little late as far as news standards go. Suzuki is offering “free” gas for the summer to bolster their sales of their brand. Now here is the catch the people who will qualify for this sales event are the same people who can afford gas anyway. Please don’t whine to me if you have a $250,000 mortgage, have two unpaid for cars and 10 credit cards that need paid off. People like you do not have my sympathy whatsoever. The people who need deals like this are single mothers with three kids working their tails off to provide a living for their kids that they themselves did not have as a child.

Anyway the sale is for retail purchases of 2007 and 2008 Suzuki cars through the June 30^th. With this little “offer” the shopper will also get 0% financing. We all know who gets deals like that and it is not the average buyer. The deal has so many restrictions to it that it probably isn’t even worth looking into for the “average” person. I mean Suzuki is giving you a debit card for gas that is based on what they “think” you will drive this summer. So in other words it is not gas for the entire summer. It is more like a cheap gimmick rebate check. This kind of deal really pisses me off because the little guy is not getting helped out at all. Suzuki ought to be ashamed of themselves for this lame attempt at increasing their sales. If you want to help out the little guy then get rid of one year of payments then you might have a deal. Oh I get it give away $300-$400 then up sale the packages to make up the differences.

Here is the breakdown for what you will get based on the vehicle you purchase.

“Free Gas for summer” Program

Source: [Suzuki]