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You can always fing the current promotions at the Saturn web site. here is hte link to the Aura promotions.
http://www.saturn.com//saturn/purchasing/findoffers/offers.html
Here is how the Conquest works and all you need to qualify
1- You need to have SOMEONE in your house that owns or leases a NON-GM car....any car BUT GM . It can be anyone as long as its in your house and has the SAME address.
2- The PROOF of this rebate is simple and the ONLY way anyone can get it - GM requires a copy of a registration for a Non-GM auto to get this $$$ as a adtl rebate. ( Thats the only way you can get it ) my son had a Toyota but lived at a different address, has the same name BUT different address, this does NOT qualify for the rebate.
3- There is NO way around this but 1 way !!!! You would need to buy a $100 non GM junker from a junk yard and get it registered and use that registration for your Conquest $ only if its worth doing after buying the car and paying for motor veh to register it. Also.....it has to be a NON GM junk car
SORRY>>>>>>>>>> thats the ONLY way you can get the $$
no other way possible around it. Trust me I worked for them for 30 yrs
good luck
Wondering how they compare back to back.
If this dealer is your only Saturn dealer around, tell them that you're going to talk with the BBB. If they're not the only dealer, don't walk, RUN away.
Another thought regarding the limited number of dealerships scenario, if they insist on scamming you, start talking to your local Chevy dealer. I've looked at both the new Malibu and the Saturn Aura, and while I may well be missing something, I'm hard pressed to see any significant difference between the two cars.
Best Regards,
Shipo
So I went to Jacksonville, FL (about 120 miles from me) and bought a car from them without the dealer add-ons.
Bottom line - play hard ball and find another dealer if you have to. We shouldn't have to pay for something we don't want!
That was 2 days after paying cash and bringing the car home! She said no way and demanded a $400 refund check which we did receive. Before paying for the car I had the dealer install splash guards and an optional rear cargo net & a container of touch up paint at no cost.
JAY
Regards:
OldCEM
NOW the news.... I am retired from the auto industry after 30+ yrs and here is my take on Saturn as a car Mfg. ( i just retired from BMW after 15 yrs and also had GM exper of over 15 yrs )
NO !!! This is NOT a BMW or a Lexus or Infiniti or any other premium auto, it s a SATURN by GM and I think a lot of people forget that..... It is what it is, a fairly good car for the $$ in todays market. You cant expect anything more than what it is...a GM product. Over the years GM has improved, just NOT as much as they can or should have. The car to me is fine for the $$ of todays market. You get what you pay for !! Remember its a car in the mid 20K range and today thats not much. You cant compare this quality and workmanship to Toyota or any German manufacturer, the Japanese put out a fantastic product for the $ , bu8t even those are suffering due to increased volume of production in past years.
All in all for the money, Saturn is not a bad product, Yes there are some interior aspects that sure can be a lot nice especially for the XR top of the line. Also the problem with the side rocker panels, thats something SATURN should be addressing ans find a fix if it separates and not ignore the customer, as they will lose them next time to another mfg.
Remember......we bought SATURNS, NOT a BMW, BENZ etc.... and dont think they dont have similar problems, because they have plenty. Only differance is they do whatever they need to do to make a customer happy and fix the problem, something GM is clueless about.
hope this helps from someone in
the auto industry for 30+ yrs and
NOT a sales person !!! and now
we have 3 Saturns
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gm- news/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=12&docid=45278
http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116096
Regards:
Oldengineer
GM could easily retune the 3.6 so it produced LESS H-P, duplicating the 3.5's H-P and torque. This would probably give slightly better MPG than the 3.5 does now and would keep production costs down.
Still gives the buyers what they want and eliminates one whole engine/trans choice.
Of course this will probably be the cause of 10,000 lost jobs shutting down an entire engine factory, but who cares about a few jobs as long as the stock holders are happy.
Oops, bad tangent, sorry.
so you could have a choice of 2.4L-140 H-P, 3.6-180 H-P and 3.6-250 H-P and 3.6-305 H-P (direct injected from Cady CTS )
Maybe add a 1.8 L-100 H-P with Electric Hybrid (hire back those 10,000 workers) but I think the Hybrid should be in the Astra size not the Aura size cars IMHO
that their product is just as good as higher priced brands.
However, they will not honor their warranty, as in the case of the
separating rocker panels................they simply get away with not
repairing the panels by declaring that they are a design/manufacturing DEFECT and therefore exempt from warranty coverage. In other words, the problem has to be called a REPAIR in order to qualify for warranty coverage. :confuse:
Seem like a great option in the $4 / gallon world we seem to have suddenly entered.
That said, I still want a 3.6 XR.
Regards:
OldCEM
Regards:
OldCEM
Tested an XR last week and I loved it but will gas spiraling, I may go with an 09 XR-4.
Because of changing job situation, I actually traded in my 07 Aura XR for a 2008 Infiniti G35X, which I am leasing. I've had the Infiniti for a couple of weeks now. The Infiniti stickered about $10,000 more (37K vs 27K).
The Aura actually does hold its own to the Infiniti in many ways. It has many of the same features (leather power everything, etc.) Some similarities and differences:
The Infiniti's leather feels softer and more luxurious
The Infiniti just feels more substantial and solid, like when you close the door or move around in your seat. These first two differences, I feel, are the meat of what the extra 10 grand buys you. You can simply 'feel' the difference.
Both cars have nice sound systems, but the Bose in the Infiniti sounds a little richer.
Both cars handle well, I'd say about the same.
Both cars feel powerful in normal driving, the G35 feels and is a little quicker when flooring it (306 hp vs 252), 0-60 in about 5.5 sec vs 6.5. The Infiniti's accelerator is more difficult to modulate, difficult to go somewhere in between all and nothing. The Saturn's engine note is actually more refined and quieter than the G35's, especially at full throttle.
The Infiniti's brakes are touchier and more powerful.
I do miss several features of the Saturn not on the Infiniti, such as the OnStar, remote start. I had hooked up a Verizon line to the OnStar and that handsfree phone system was more user-friendly than the Infiniti's blue tooth system.
I recently drove a friend's 97 TransAm. While very powerful, it otherwise felt like a dinosaur compared to the Saturn and Infiniti, with mushy brakes, ponderous handling, unrefined engine noises, and uncomfortable seats.
All-in-all, I think the Saturn is a great car for the money. As you said, it is a 20-something thousand dollar car, not a 30-something thousand. Remember that and you will be very happy with it.
Thx
:confuse:
I really prefer the exterior of the Aura and the Saturn brand has a much more exclusivity to it but in the end, there are too many other things I could do with $3000 and still have fun with my car.
Still look forward to popping in here, after all the Aura and Malibu are very close cousins.
Having said all this, there is also a LARGER GMS rebate then the current $1,000 on Auras . If you can qualify for a GMS family/friends purchase, you can qualify for a $3,000 rebate on Saturn Auras. Malibus only have a $1,000 rebate for anyone. The bottom line is we did get the GMS price, with a $3,000 rebate and it was on a car with the LOWER 23,450 base price. Combine that with $1,755 less than the current base price as shown on the Saturn web site and it is some real savings. These saving are good till either Nov. 3 or October 31.
Actually all car makes increase the prices over the year not just at the beginning of the model year. Makes some sense since cost go up during the year not just once a year.
Yes, it is true that most auto makers do this during the year. What I have seen over the years is what amounts to an "introductory price" on first release autos, and in just a few weeks to a month or so a marked increase after rebates start to show up. My vehicle was made in late September and here only a few weeks later the website MSRP is $1,755 higher. What I am saying is that if you find an early release vehicle on a dealers lot, it can be a real savings when the rebates show up versus new arrivals on a dealers lot.
4.9% APR for up to 60 months on '09 Pontiac G6; Chevrolet Malibu, Light Duty Silverado and HHR; Saturn Aura; and Light Duty GMC Sierra
This equates to about 56,000 miles.
would agree...need a used car under 40K....but you still never know how a previous owner cared for the car.......wow..lots of expensive work on a japanese "quality" car...even if new....and one thing I note about all non-domestics.....is that repairs and parts are far more expensive than the GMs or Ford of the world.
guess Im lucky here...04 Chevy..with 158K on it...only thing I have replaced is a right rear caliper (leaking) and right front tire rod (worn connector)....total for both repairs less than $600 to include parts..........
I sitll have the car but will be soon replacing it with either an Equinox, La Crosse, Regal or SRX.
I tll you I cannot wait to get back into a GM car. And I have to say that even though Consumer Reports said my first car an 89 Baretta GT was not recommended. It was the most reliable car I ever owned. My second car was an Geo Tracker. Loved that thing to death but not as reliable as I'd liked it to be. The G20 is very well put together but Im somewhat nervous every time I take a trip to the beah which is two and a half hours from my house and I do that a lot during the summer.