A Windsor-Essex, Ont., man is calling for more consumer protection laws after his March car accident left his vehicle undrivable. However, he's still financing the SUV while it sits in the Volkswagen of Windsor lot.
A car dealer handing over the keys to a new convertible. Getty
Whether it’s a Honda Civic you discover under the rim; or a Lamborghini from one of the wealthiest lotteries in the country, should you keep a new car that you’ve won?
“Desirable cars and other prizes are chosen to make an emotional connection with the donor that is stronger than the appeal of a money award,” George Iny of the Automobile Protection Association (APA) notes. “It allows the charity to develop a story around the prize.”
It works; I have to admit, if I see a glorious Jaguar F-Type or the latest Audi e-tron sportback in a raffle, I think, Oh! Want.