Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - Even if you only watch TV once in a while, you've probably seen one too many of the Fuccillo commercials.
Wednesday, local car dealer Billy Fuccillo will give away nine cars to one person as part of a promotion. But what on Earth is one person going to do with that many cars?
Fuccillo has been flooding the airwaves with his promotion to give away a transporter full of Kias and Hyundais to one customer. But if you win, you better have your wallet ready
Like any prize drawing, you're going to have to pay taxes: in this case, on each and every car you win. If you can't do that, or don't want to, you'll probably be able to sell some of them back, but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll get full retail value for them.
So, unless you're going to keep four Kias and five Hyundais and be okay with shelling out thousands of dollars in taxes, this promotion may turn into quite a hassle for you.
Of course, there's the main question: Why not give one car away to nine separate people instead of nine cars to one? Well, Fuccillo says he wants to make one person ‘huge.’
Hyundai offers $1.49 gas for a year
Speaking of Hyundai, the corporate office announced Tuesday a new program that offers customers who buy a new car or truck gas for $1.49 a gallon for an entire year.
The program starts July 1. Basically, if you buy a new car, they'll pay anything over $1.49 a gallon to fill it.
If you take part in this program, though, you have to give up $1,000 of your rebate, and there is a maximum number of gallons covered depending on the mileage the car gets, so be sure to do your math homework before jumping at it.
Sears offers buyer protection program on appliances
If you need new appliances, but are worried about the investment in this economy, Sears is trying to ease your fears.
They're offering what they call a buyer protection program. Here's how it works: You have to purchase more than $400 worth of appliances using a Sears Citi MasterCard.
If you lose your job, they'll cover the payments for up to 12 months until you find work.
They'll also suspend the interest on that purchase during the time you're unemployed too.
The only stipulation is that you have to have been working for six months prior to your purchase.
This program starts on Monday.
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