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Old 04-13-07, 04:26 PM
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So I got a call today from a lady at carsponsorships.com who says that she has some full and partial sponsorships available for me. I talked to her at HIN here in Chicago an she called me today and left a message about some sponsorship opportunities. I was just wondering if any of you have had any experience with carsponsorships.com or sponsors in general that might help me?
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Old 04-13-07, 04:32 PM
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ehh, i have an issue with giving someone $50 of my hard-earned cash just to see if they MIGHT have something for me that may or may not even be worth $50.
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Sponserships are more trouble then they are worth with most companys. They ones to get is cheap labor and work at shops just to say you will show off there work. So your not really obligated to much, except show off the work...
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it's a scam.
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Old 04-13-07, 04:51 PM
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You should only go into a sponsorship if you know the guy genuinly enough to trust them. Like the owner of the worksop or something. If your freinds with him/her for some time, and they see the potential your car has, well that's when you know you should go for it.
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Car sponsorships is a scam.
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Old 04-13-07, 05:15 PM
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Thanks for the info so far. Well i dont have to pay the 89 dollars unless they get me sponsorships, she said there were full sponsorships available, but i am abit unfamiliar with how the whole thing works. it sounds enticing, but i dont really want too much problems. My main problem is, is that i live in the south side of chicago/northwest indiana area so there isn't much around here that i know of involving the auto scene except a few older guys with muscle cars and a few rich kids with srt4 neons and fox body mustangs. This sounded like a good way to get some connections.
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Just work hard & save your money.
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I'm trying, but I'm 24, just getting out of college and impatient. damn youth of america. Thank you all, great advice.
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It all depends on your car if they like it or not .They were going to use my old car before for their HIN BOOTH but then i told them that i sold my car so they decide to use my friends car instead, so they send him a set of wheels & tires,Sound System,Bigbrake,HID and NX Express . which is not too bad for $80 bucks. I would say if you car is not moded looks wise Dont even bother cause they will take your $80 bucks and send you a Bunch of discount coupon.
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thats what i was thinking. for 80 ill end up getting some free stickers and a few coupons.
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scary scary, think twice...
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that website makes you pay for discounts.. fkn dumb IMO
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its a one time fee for the first sponsorship whether partial or full, then hopefully you get enough 'free' stuff to offset the fee
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