'Buy A Car, Get A Free Transformer' Chevy Promotion

Posted by Tigertrack Aug 25, 2007 at 9:30am CDT 40,779 views

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So were you thinking about buying a new car, and wondering how in the world you could work it so you could get a free collectible toy out of the deal too?

Look no further. Apparently Chevy is having a promotion and all you need to do is buy an Aveo and you get a really cool new and exclusive Transformers Autobot Swerve (new mold!!!) limited to only 2000 pieces.

We have two links for you. One is to AcToys showing all modes and a size comparison to deluxe movie Concept Bumblebee.

Autobot Swerve on AcToys

And the other is an auction...

Exclusive Autobot Swerve Auction

Let's hope there is a way to get this that does not involve shelling out tons of money. Or those of us who are Transformers completists will also be driving brand new Aveo's shortly.

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Re: 'Buy A Car, Get A Free Transformer' Chevy Promotion (view post)

Comment by Tigertrack Aug 25, 2007

Front paged... ordering my new Aveo right now... :grin:

No I'm not.

Alternator completists be damned. First SDCC Nem Prime and Rodimus, and now this.

The size is quite small though, only about as big as a deluxe? And then there is Alternator Exc. Swerve, he's tiny... (zing!)

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Comment by crazyfists Aug 25, 2007

i need to buy two. one to open and one to leave mib.

Re: 'Buy A Car, Get A Free Transformer' Chevy Promotion (view post)

Comment by BluePhirePB Aug 25, 2007

This isn't a true Alternator is it? In the robot form, it's as tall as the Deluxe 09 Bumblebee. Aren't Alternators taller than that?

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Comment by Tigertrack Aug 25, 2007

BluePhirePB wrote:This isn't a true Alternator is it? In the robot form, it's as tall as the Deluxe 09 Bumblebee. Aren't Alternators taller than that?

The directions say Alternator Swerve... :-?

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Comment by magnusupreme Aug 25, 2007

isn't he the transformer on the citroen ad?

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Comment by DarkPrime Aug 25, 2007

Who says this is an Alternator?

The instructions say "Autobot" Swerve and there is a Transformers Universe logo. I see no mention of Alternator anywhere.

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Comment by Liege Evilmus Aug 25, 2007

Yes, I will be hooked up!

And it looks like a retooled Swindle to me.

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Comment by xOPtimUsZErOx Aug 25, 2007

i need a new car anyway since mine just got wrecked lol

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Comment by Tigertrack Aug 25, 2007

xOPtimUsZErOx wrote:i need a new car anyway since mine just got wrecked lol

Dibs on your alternator!!!

Try to weasel them out of two, okay?

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Comment by Twin Sunset Aug 25, 2007

i actually work in sales at a chevy dealership, but this is the first i've heard of it. the good news is that the aveo is chevy's cheapest car, starting at around $9-10,000. gets about 37 mpg.

what's also worth noting is that (at my dealership, anyway) aveo buyers aren't generally the type to be into transformers toys. so you may be able to pick them up on ebay, or even see if a sales guy can hook you up with one.

the bad news is that i was planning on quitting soon. i might have to stick around to get one of these...

Re: 'Buy A Car, Get A Free Transformer' Chevy Promotion (view post)

Comment by xOPtimUsZErOx Aug 25, 2007

tigertracks 24 wrote:
xOPtimUsZErOx wrote:i need a new car anyway since mine just got wrecked lol

Dibs on your alternator!!! Try to weasel them out of two, okay?

i am gonna cal them later today to see what they say about it maybe i can get one for free

Re: 'Buy A Car, Get A Free Transformer' Chevy Promotion (view post)

Comment by Nemesis Cyberplex Aug 25, 2007

This is not an alternator, as can be seen by the instructions for it....just another Universe Swerve. I'm assuming the only reason it's being called an alternator is because it turns into a real-life car??

Somebody should change that in the first post to avoid confusion. I panicked there for a second thinking I was going to have to go through hell trying to compete my alternator set (as if I'm not already, having yet to get Rollbar, Camshaft, Rumble, Jaguar Ravage, & SDCC Rodimus still)....

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Comment by xOPtimUsZErOx Aug 25, 2007

Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:This is not an alternator, as can be seen by the instructions for it....just another Universe Swerve. I'm assuming the only reason it's being called an alternator is because it turns into a real-life car??

Somebody should change that in the first post to avoid confusion. I panicked there for a second thinking I was going to have to go through hell trying to compete my alternator set (as if I'm not already, having yet to get Rollbar, Camshaft, Rumble, Jaguar Ravage, & SDCC Rodimus still)....

wow all the alternators you listed are the ones that i started out with i am going back though to get the old subaru's and stuff

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Comment by metalformer Aug 25, 2007

So this came this far? So it is now OK for grown men to 'play' with toy robots? Have Takara finally lost it? The idea is interesting though, but for having to buy a car, I would expect a much more better figure. Maybe taller and with plenty more gimmicks. Never mind if what I say don't make sense. I'm a hopeless dreamer. :-P

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Comment by Megatron Wolf Aug 25, 2007

Im pissed and not pissed. Im pissed because its another Exclusive that i cant get. Im not pissed because i dont like the mold that much. Looks like swindle. Im sick of all these damn promotions and exclusives.

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Comment by Tigertrack Aug 25, 2007

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Im pissed and not pissed. Im pissed because its another Alt (maybe the last one) that i cant get. Im not pissed because i dont like the mold that much. Im sick of all these damn promotions and exclusives.

Well you can feel better, as was stated, the directions do not appear to say Alternator anywhere, so perhaps it is not.

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Comment by Megatron Wolf Aug 25, 2007

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:Im pissed and not pissed. Im pissed because its another Alt (maybe the last one) that i cant get. Im not pissed because i dont like the mold that much. Im sick of all these damn promotions and exclusives.

Well you can feel better, as was stated, the directions do not appear to say Alternator anywhere, so perhaps it is not.

yes i do feel a little better now that i found out its not an alt. But im still a little pissed because its another damn exclusive that i wont be able to get. I must edit my first post now.

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Comment by GetterDragun Aug 25, 2007

Well, I'll be paying more than $200 for this.

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Comment by Nemesis Cyberplex Aug 25, 2007

Megatron_Wolf wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:Im pissed and not pissed. Im pissed because its another Alt (maybe the last one) that i cant get. Im not pissed because i dont like the mold that much. Im sick of all these damn promotions and exclusives.

Well you can feel better, as was stated, the directions do not appear to say Alternator anywhere, so perhaps it is not.

yes i do feel a little better now that i found out its not an alt. But im still a little pissed because its another damn exclusive that i wont be able to get. I must edit my first post now.

I did just think about one thing that kinda p*sses me off about it: untill now, I had every figure with the name Swerve,not that there's many (G1, Alt, Universe, Cybertron)....but now it's not complete...

:sad: