Read about it, especially if you are in the market for a newer vehicle.
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/gm28e_20050528.htm
Posted on 05/28/2005 9:20:09 AM PDT by rdb3
Title and link only. All GM vehicles except the Hummer H3 at GM employee discounts? Huge! Read about it, especially if you are in the market for a newer vehicle. http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/gm28e_20050528.htm
Anything built by General Mishap. No.
The employee discount varies by model. Gee, so does the profit. I wonder what the employee discount runs since the article doesn't say. Anyone know?
BUMP!
Mrs. Lurkin and I have had five GM autos and have been happy with each and every one.
Can Chapter 11 be far behind?
hmmm? ping
We bought a new Silverado the first of April and the "discount" (we had a freinds and family referral) on the truck was almost $4,000
The profits on the light trucks run in the four figures. Just another reason I won't buy one :)
I'll stick with my Toyota, thank you very much.
This sucker ain't no "light" truck! Extended cab, 5800 V-8 Vortex engine, weighs a gazillion pounds! Get's a decent 22-24 mpg on the highway (without a bed cover) to boot.
It listed for just over $30K and we got it for $22.5K after the rebates, discounts, trade in, haggling, etc. And through GMAC we got a 2.9% interest rate.
It's the wife's new truck and she only puts about 15 miles a week on a vehicle (her office is less than a mile from home) and so we plan on keeping it for a long, long time.
I have a Chevy Lumina still limping along with 209,000 miles on it. I've had to do a bit of work on it: heads (my fault), transmission (just wore out). It's now ready to be put out to pasture.
However, GM just doesn't have anything I'm interested in buying, even at a tremendous discount.
Now, if they had a turbo diesel available in the TrailBlazer, I'd think about it.
Light truck is the industry's classification :) You know as in cars and light trucks. I'm not casting aspersions on your vehicle :)
Too bad my five year old GMC Sierra is only about 2/5s into its anticipated lifespan. I kept my last GMC for 11.5 years. I'm looking at breaking that record with the current one. That should be enough to give GM the willies.
Ah...what to they call a heavy truck?
I'm kinda partial to the Chevy SSR - waay cool.
I know CHRYSLER/JEEP IS AROUND 11-12 % off msrp
A semi? :)
Seriously, the classification system is based on size, weight, and use if I remember correctly. But considering the ways the auto manufacturers have found to get around it, the system's now a bit of a mess. It really needs to be reworked.
We have never looked into it too closely because we generally by 1-2 year old vehicles.
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