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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [roughyear]
by tourguide
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Sep 08, 2008 (6:48 pm)
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Replying to: roughyear (Sep 07, 2008 6:32 pm)
I don't know what kind of vehicles you buy, but for my money I'm not sitting on cloth and I want some gadgets. That means a well optioned model. You may be happy with a base CX and that is your choice, not mine. I'm actually in that ballpark for an AWD CXL the way I want it.
You seem very unhappy about this interest rate. So SHOP the rate, why is that so hard to do? My credit union is more that a point below the rate you quoted. Take the price and shop the rate. If you're getting such great out the door quotes, I don't understand the problem - other than the interest rate, which we have established you DON'T HAVE TO TAKE.
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [tourguide]
by wlbrown9
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Sep 09, 2008 (10:05 am)
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Replying to: tourguide (Sep 08, 2008 6:48 pm)
What gadgets are you looking for? I ended up with an '08 Saturn Outlook XR with tow package, convenience, extended convenience and leather. Gives just about everything but Sunroof, DVD and NAV or upgraded radio package which I really did not want.
Leather 8 way pwr driver, 4 way pwr passenger, dual zone climate, remote start, power tailgate, backup assist beeper, CD, auto lights, DIC.
The Saturn was a little less $$ than the Acadia or Enclave with the same equipment.
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [wlbrown9]
by tourguide
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Sep 10, 2008 (3:23 am)
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Replying to: wlbrown9 (Sep 09, 2008 10:05 am)
What gadgets are you looking for?
I'm looking at pretty much everything except DVD and the sunroof. I'm going to have DVD installed in the headrests and I don't want the sunroof (don't like the execution of the lambda sunroof - it looks and feels cheap to me).
Have you noticed a difference in the amount of dust that accumulates in your Outlook? I know these units don't have cabin filters in any real sense and I have a son with allergies.
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [roughyear]
by auto12
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Sep 10, 2008 (1:13 pm)
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Replying to: roughyear (Sep 07, 2008 6:32 pm)
Anyone found pricing BELOW the employee price in the Southeast US? Every dealer I've spoken to stated that they were locked into the employee pricing and could not go lower.
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [auto12]
by wlbrown9
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Sep 11, 2008 (7:39 am)
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Replying to: auto12 (Sep 10, 2008 1:13 pm)
Well, the Saturn dealer threw in the Saturn Care (oil changes and rotation) for 1 year/15K miles...deducted $255 from the employee price to make it work out. They also threw in the already installed pin stripes, paint and interior protection as well as the mud flaps. This was 2 weeks ago when the rebate was $1500. So, I got maybe $200-300 extras thrown in (mud flaps probably the best part of the deal since the Saturn Care looks to be a rotation and 2-3 oil changes). One nice thing was the Doc Fee was reduced to $75 instead of their normal consumer $295 IIRC. I did not trade my old Trooper with 137K miles, but if you have a trade then they could give you more or less and that would shift the 'locked' price.
Of course, when you and the dealer are talking that is what they will say. If you get out the pen, checkbook and offer to sign the sales contract and a check, then you will know if they are serious or bluffing 
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [tourguide]
by wlbrown9
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Sep 11, 2008 (7:47 am)
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Replying to: tourguide (Sep 10, 2008 3:23 am)
Not much dust has accumulated in 2 weeks. Memphis has been a little damp and cool for this time of year. Most years are a lot dryer and hotter that would generate a lot more dust than we have at this time. The Outlook might show dust a little more than some since the Tan interior includes a charcoal dash that does show any light colored speck.
The one thing about this and it may be a recent GM thing since my wife's '04 Envoy does the same thing. I like to keep the recirculate button on at least during warm weather since that seems to boost the cooling power and I tell my wife to do it since it could reduce dust and pollen coming in and might help her allergies. On the Outlook and her Envoy you have to turn that on just about every time since it seems to default to OFF when you power off.
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [roughyear]
by mikep10
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Sep 14, 2008 (7:25 pm)
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Replying to: roughyear (Sep 07, 2008 6:32 pm)
I bought an 08 CX just before labor day. I paid just under 30K with the only options being carbon black paint, machined wheels, and cargo cover/net. Dealership wouldn't budge on employee price--mine was the only low end unit--they had 12 more units all loaded CXLs. I believe there is a supply and demand factor even amongst the models. If I were looking at one of the 45K models, I think they would tend to budge.
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [mikep10]
by roughyear
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Sep 18, 2008 (7:04 pm)
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Replying to: mikep10 (Sep 14, 2008 7:25 pm)
why buick would even make the CX is beyond my comprehension??!!! they should stick to top of the line CXL badge/leather, and leave the lower trim, that has cloth seats and lack of trim, to chevy or saturn.
what a stupid move by GM/Buick
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Re: what happens now the GM's Employee pricing is done [roughyear]
by mikep10
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Sep 19, 2008 (8:13 pm)
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Replying to: roughyear (Sep 18, 2008 7:04 pm)
I looked around quite a bit and realized that with the Enclave you sacrafice very little and save alot of money with the CX as oppose to the CXL. The standard features are costly optional packages in many other cars Aside from leather seats, the interior is exactly the same, the exterior is exactly the same except for wheels--in fact, it probably rides better on 65 profile tires-- the powertrain is the same, suspension the same, noise isolating technology the same, and it's very rare that AWD is needed It's a good car at 40K but it's a great car for 30K.
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CXL vs. CX
by roughyear
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Sep 20, 2008 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: mikep10 (Sep 19, 2008 8:13 pm)
i didn't mean to insult you personally... i just think it's silly for buick to offer a stripped down version of a top quality car. personally i think the CXL should have the price tag of a CX, but that's mine not GMs logic. The only options on these cars should be the sunroof and the nav, everything else should be standard equipment.
i looked at the chevy and saturn equivalents, and boy is there a big difference to build and fit/finish quality as compared to the enclave
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