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#41 of 80 Bad experience in Savannah/Great in Jacksonville by steelerman

Oct 14, 2007 (11:06 am)

07 Aura XR:
 
MSRP: $27,208.00
Price Paid: $22,886.65 (Received GM Employee price minus $2,000 GM Discount)plus TTL
 
Experience: Went to local Savannah dealer where I received a test drive. The salesman was great and when I asked them to run the numbers, they wanted me to buy various dealer add-ons like door guards, upholstery protection and paint protection that ran the price up over $1,000 above MSPR. The sales manager was very rude when I indicated that I did not want the add-ons. She said that Saturn was "no haggle" and that she could charge for the add-ons if she wanted and she would not consider the fact that I did not want these things. I told her that I would find a dealer that would not force their customers to buy add-ons. She told me that I would not find another dealer willing to do that within 200 miles.
So the next day I drove to Jacksonville, Fl (130 miles) and drove home with a new Aura. The dealer offered many of the same add-ons, but I did not pay for anything that I did not want. Thank you to Orange Park Saturn in Jacksonville Fl! Shame on Saturn Savannah!

#42 of 80 Re: Bad experience in Savannah/Great in Jacksonville [steelerman] by drwilsc

Oct 14, 2007 (11:52 am)

Replying to: steelerman (Oct 14, 2007 11:06 am)
You know what they say: 'There's a rotten apple in every barrel'. Evidently that applies to Saturn dealers as well.
 
Congrads on your purchase! You ended up getting a great deal.

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Oct 15, 2007 (10:44 am)

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#44 of 80 Re: Bad experience in Savannah/Great in Jacksonville [steelerman] by tedebear

Oct 16, 2007 (1:03 am)

Replying to: steelerman (Oct 14, 2007 11:06 am)
So the next day I drove to Jacksonville, Fl (130 miles) and drove home with a new Aura. The dealer offered many of the same add-ons, but I did not pay for anything that I did not want. Thank you to Orange Park Saturn in Jacksonville Fl! Shame on Saturn Savannah!
 
You should drive over to that Savannah dealer and wave the keys in the sales manager's face and let her know that her attitude cost them a sale.
 
I know I would.

#45 of 80 Re: Bad experience in Savannah/Great in Jacksonville [tedebear] by steelerman

Oct 16, 2007 (7:05 am)

Replying to: tedebear (Oct 16, 2007 1:03 am)
You should drive over to that Savannah dealer and wave the keys in the sales manager's face and let her know that her attitude cost them a sale.
  
I know I would.
 
It is very tempting, but I'll still have to deal with these people for service. But now that I think about it, there is no reason that I can think of why I can't take it to the very friendly Chevy dealer for oil changes and such....

#46 of 80 Aura Incentives by jlaszlo

Nov 07, 2007 (12:25 pm)

Looking at an 07 Aura. They have a $2000 rebate but I see that it expires on 11/19. Does anybody know if the rebates will increase on the 20th? Paying cash so don't care about special financing. Thanks

#47 of 80 Re: Aura Incentives [jlaszlo] by chrono

Nov 07, 2007 (1:07 pm)

Replying to: jlaszlo (Nov 07, 2007 12:25 pm)
I do not know but you should talk to your closest Saturn dealer. My internet salesmanager told me about the incentives about a week before they came out. That helped me make my decision.

#48 of 80 08 XE vs XR by hackd

Nov 08, 2007 (3:38 pm)

Test drove the XR V6 today and loved the car. Only problem is I want to get the XE V6 due to pricing. Has anyone drviven both...how much of a difference does the lack of horsepower on the XE make? I was told I would get the $1250 cash rebate plus another $500 rebate for being a non-GM customer. Final Price without tax with leather and preferred package was 21,160. Also, what kind of additional discount can I expect if I can get a GM friend price?

#49 of 80 Re: 08 XE vs XR [hackd] by chrono

Nov 08, 2007 (3:46 pm)

Replying to: hackd (Nov 08, 2007 3:38 pm)
XE's are nice too. I actually got an 07 XR for 21K out the door back in Sept. There was a 2K rebate plus 1500 conquest rebate for a total of 3500 off. Check your dealer to see if there are any 07's left and what the current rebates are.

#50 of 80 Re: 08 XE vs XR [chrono] by hackd

Nov 08, 2007 (4:45 pm)

Replying to: chrono (Nov 08, 2007 3:46 pm)
I was not aware of the extra $1K conquest rebate on the 2007....thanks. I just spoke to another dealer with some 07 stock and they seemed to indicate I needed a trade to get that amount...which I have but is that accurate in case I get low balled. Also, how has your mileage been in the XR? Any major differences between the 07 and 08?

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