lol. . . . your'e not kidding about the blanket of ads complete with the annoying ear worm jingle... I hardly even watched TV but I can still recall the commercial verbatim... "Mel Farr, superstar . . for a far better deal" aaaargh. . . (I'm originally from Michigan. ..)
I recall reading about his dealership installing these devices years ago and wondered how it all worked out. The device in the picture looked like a big-ass early '70s calculator mounted on the steering column.
I suppose, as drastic as these measures seem, at least a lot of people were able to get cars that no other dealer would dare sell to. (Although they probably end up paying like $15,000 for a $5000 car, when all is said and done - just like the good ole' rent-to-own scam.)
The public transit system in Detroit is sooooo crappy and underfunded for such a big city, can't say I blame the people for being so desparate to have a car (and DAMN it gets cold there, in the winter).
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I recall reading about his dealership installing these devices years ago and wondered how it all worked out. The device in the picture looked like a big-ass early '70s calculator mounted on the steering column.
I suppose, as drastic as these measures seem, at least a lot of people were able to get cars that no other dealer would dare sell to. (Although they probably end up paying like $15,000 for a $5000 car, when all is said and done - just like the good ole' rent-to-own scam.)
The public transit system in Detroit is sooooo crappy and underfunded for such a big city, can't say I blame the people for being so desparate to have a car (and DAMN it gets cold there, in the winter).