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Monaco to offer incentives on RVs.


Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard

COBURG - Six months with no vehicle loan payments, plus $750 worth of fuel, may not seem like much of an incentive when you're dropping a half-million dollars on a luxury motor home, but Monaco Coach Corp. executives hope those lures will win them a few extra customers.

"The ability to have no payments for six months and on top of that free fuel - if it's close between us and another brand, it will tip (customers) in our favor," Monaco spokesman Craig Wanichek said Monday.

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Buyers of diesel-powered RVs will get a fuel card valued at $750; those who buy any other RV will get a fuel card worth $500.

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"It's the first, but we'll look to do more retail promotions to help spur retail demand," Wanichek said.
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Title Annotation:Business; Executives hope the six months without payments and free fuel will entice a few more customers
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date:Oct 3, 2006
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