Question of the Day: Would a free Apple iPad sway you to purchase one model over another?

Posted: Jan 19, 2011
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Hyundai Equus iPad

Hyundai offers a ‘free’ Apple iPad with the 2011 Hyundai Equus – in fact, the iPad in the Equus takes the place of an owners manual for the new large luxury sedan from the Korean automaker.

Along with a free iPad and other convenient services, Hyundai is hoping that some new large luxury sedan shoppers look its way rather the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or Lexus LS. Now we’re pretty sure an Apple iPad won’t really convince someone to pick an Equus over an S-Class or an LS, but it’s a start.

Click here for more news on the Hyundai Equus.

What we want to know is if many automakers started offering iPads along with the purchase of a new car – would it sway your decision to choose one brand over another? For example, if Hyundai offered a free iPad with a Sonata, would it change your decision from purchasing a Honda Accord without an iPad.

Let us know your answer in the comment section after the jump.

- By: Omar Rana


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  • Avus9

    No. Using tech to lure persons is a dangerous thing – tech becomes outdated so quickly.
    Why would one want to get a tablet that will soon be replaced by a newer version, or when new (better?) options will soon be available (Motorola Xoom)?
    Gives the impression that the car company is outdated, and not utilizing latest technology in their vehicles.

  • Ivan Gutierrez

    In short, no. The sticker price of an ipad is chump change when you consider how much a single payment of an Equus or S Class would be.

  • Ivan Gutierrez

    In short, no. The sticker price of an ipad is chump change when you consider how much a single payment of an Equus or S Class would be.

  • satan

    not at all

  • 4×4

    Not really. A 55″ LED 3D TV would though!

  • Anonymous

    No. A cheap gimmick.

  • guest

    Yes. If had to weigh my decisions between a Sonata and an Accord, a MINI Coops S or a VW GTI, or BMW 3 series or a Infiniti G37… an ipad would change my opinion.

  • Robert Dollar Van Dell

    No

  • bob

    I might buy an iPad if they threw in the car.

  • RotaryLover

    LOL no

  • RotaryLover

    Besides you gotta give the iPad back when you trade or sell your car no?

  • http://twitter.com/rjml29 rob l

    No, a free ipad would not sway me to buy a specific model.

    Having the user manual be on the ipad is silly. It’d be one thing if they threw the ipad in with the manul on it and also gave you the option to get the paper version of the manual to go with that. Having it just be on the ipad though…dumb.

    I d/led the Equus manual on my ipad and it is annoying to flip through. Plus, you have to rely on having it with you when driving as I doubt many will leave their freebie ipad in the car all the time.

    Juts a silly gimmick by hyundai.

  • http://www.facebook.com/GoGoGoblin Bob Lyons

    No. Besides all my freaky apple friends that rushed out to buy a iPad on it’s initial release all tried to sell them to me after they found out they were so boring.