Hello All...
I just want to start by saying I am waiting on my Sky and am waiting on verification that I am even registered for the Redline waitlist...
Yes...it's one of those posts...But...bear with me. I have been told for months that I was getting my Sky in June at the latest...then it was mid June...then end of June....and now...it's sometime in July. I do know that the order was pulled and should be in production now. Normally I wouldnt care so much about the delay, but as I am making vacation plans, and had hoped to enjoy the beachside drives with my beautiful wife...
I am now bordering on slightly agitated....
but...alas, it gets worse...
Since day one I asked about the REDLINE option and had requested that if there was one available I should be placed on the waitlist, they could call me ASAP, and I would deliver a downpayment. Never got a call....and everytime I asked they told me stories about how deposits werent being accepted, etc. I found out later that some people had had deposits on the Redline since January. Btw, not to bash, but this is the Saturn of York Rd dealership in MD. The one in Belair was much better when I bought my VUE.
Mind you, I have owned one Saturn and recently (Jan 2005) my wife and I purchased a new VUE from the dealer. I mention this, because repeat customers are USUALLY treated with a little respect.
That said, my next step was to call customer service...which I did....and here is where it gets absolutely ridiculous.
First, I was extremely unsatisfied with the responses and the condescending attitude displayed by the representative on the phone. 2nd, when I asked for a supervisor, she said there were no supervisors. After further questioning, she revealed that Saturn has a team environment and that all customer service representatives were "team members". I said, well most teams have a number of coaches (off coordinator, def coordinator, special teams coordinator...etc) and then above them a head coach...and above him a GM...and above him a President or Owner.
She must not have understood my analogy because she gave me the " If there is nothing else I can do for you...sir...thank you for calling Saturn"
So...being persistent, I called again...got a different rep...and I told her that I was a repeat customer...she asked for my VIN# and I told her I didnt have it now...she searched both my last name and my wife's and MY CARS were not even REGISTERED in the SATURN dealership database. I figure..hey...if Saturn doesnt know I bought one of their cars, then maybe I ought to just stop making payments....
Anyway...the long and short of it...I told my salesrep that I wanted to be informed and switched to a redline the moment they were available...Not a call...not a word...I visited Saturn 4 times over the last month and they never told me that they were taking orders already for the redline. TO THIS DAY, I still dont know when my Sky is coming and, I still dont know if they have me in the queue for the Redline version...
And...just for the record....nobody in customer service has bothered to call me back, eventhough I made it clear to the last rep I spoke with that my case, (they assign a case #) is still unresolved to my satisfaction...
Saturn....despite the fancy letter about caring about the customer and monitoring dealer performance (regarding markup), you still dont seem to get it...Customers want answers and responses to their questions...and on occasion wouldnt mind speaking to the next higher-up in the chain...
Screw the team concept....its total BS...and we all know it.
Thanks for reading my rant,
Unsatisfied Saturn owner and hopeful Sky recipient in Maryland