Looks like I have a cool, new job!

[Sky Hi]

Rick,

I'll add my congratulations as well!
I'm sure it will be a great experience for you.

A real "no brainer" suggestion for them to offer next year is a dual exhaust option for the base Sky. No investment required on their part!

Have fun!

[CountryGirl]

Originally Posted by It's my turn

Be sure to tell them how much the SKY owners appreciate the affordability of such a beautiful vehicle.

I fell in love with the Sky when I saw the first picture of the concept in it's current form. The only question was how much they would charge for it. I was hoping as a Saturn it would be affordable. I know there are a lot of complaints about the luxuries it doesn't have, but adding them for a few thousand more would have meant I wouldn't have it in my driveway right now.

[HoldHard]

PM sent.

HoldHard

[Rick Tinley Park]

Originally Posted by HoldHard

PM sent.

HoldHard

sent ya an answer....

[SKY Sailor]

First off, Congrats Rick! I continue to live vicariously through the folks on here! As for the next part:

Originally Posted by rs0987654

There is a lot about the Sky that can be improved, but you will also be asked your opinion about branding, the target market, the relationship with Opel, non-Sky products, and the dealers. I would hope that you can do somehing about those dealers who fail to live up to the standards that Saturn has promoted in the past. The dealers who have lived up to the standards need to be rewarded as well.

I think that you will find that the over-charging dealers have a lot less SKY's to offer, while facilities like mine are rewarded for SKY sales. The more we sell, the more we get allocated.
Cheers,
Jill

[SKY Spy]

Originally Posted by SKY Sailor

First off, Congrats Rick! I continue to live vicariously through the folks on here! As for the next part:

I think that you will find that the over-charging dealers have a lot less SKY's to offer, while facilities like mine are rewarded for SKY sales. The more we sell, the more we get allocated.
Cheers,
Jill

Same here Jill...

CONGRATS again To you Rick!!!

Nice JOB!!!

BA...

[Seagull]

A Big Congratulations Rick
Do us proud and enjoy the trip

[Rick Tinley Park]

I got my scanner working so I attached the invite that I got....

[SkyBaby]

AWESOME.... psst.... dont forget to tell them what the Lady in Pink is doing. HAVE FUN. SkyBaby

[jayman]

Originally Posted by Rick Tinley Park

I got my scanner working so I attached the invite that I got....

hey, i got one like that in the mail two days ago...except it did'nt say Saturn World Headquaters...or have those towers on it...it had puppies on it...for my niece's birthday party ....damn.....oh well, have fun....

[nighttripper]

Congrats Rick. Think Mods

[skyfan]

Originally Posted by Rick Tinley Park

I have been jotting down questions and suggestions to ask and bring up in any discussions. Thanks all for your encouragement. I mostly plan to listen and find out as much as I can (and pass n what info I can back to all here). From what I have gathered from the meager info they pass along so far is that the are looking for people involved with groups (like this site) so that the company has a connection with a base that is enthusiastic about the product. Yeah I think this rabid, teeth gnashing, ranting group fits perfectly! So yeah -- I will be asking about real, yet simple improvements, like cup holders that actually hold cups and why did they spend money in putting controls on both doors, that can't be easily reached, when they could put one set on the center console (like they have for years) that can be used by both passengers. Yeah - things like that.
I'll have my handy Razor with a very good camera -- so I will try to take pics of what I can...
Now, I just have to wait... We SKY owners are very good at that

Happy for you and the forum folks. Tell them that The Sky needs to have storage pockets molded into the Bottom portions of the door panels like my Z4. Please pass it along.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by Rick Tinley Park

I got my scanner working so I attached the invite that I got....

Shoo for a minute that thar picture looked like grain silos...Skip...an than I noticed them winders

[KSTHSKY]

That's terrific, Rick. I don't post here that often, but do lurk a lot and know how passionate you are about this product. Best of luck with this role.

[GMguy74]

Rick, I'd appreciate you bringing up the fact that Saturn, now a division of General Motors, is still not accepting the GM Card Earnings.

While this wasn't a factor when buying my SKY (it would have been nice though), and I got into the lease of my AURA without needing to use them (again though, would have been a nice option), next summer when I replace my GMC Envoy I will definitely need to use those earnings. Right now the wife and I are going back and forth over which to get -- OUTLOOK or Acadia. If it solely comes down to price, well my GMC dealer will be more than happy to factor in my GM Card Earnings.

Not fair to my excellent Saturn dealership to lose a sale because Corporate doesn't allow a division to accept what almost all of the other divisions do. TIA!

[Rick Tinley Park]

The Travel agent called - my flights are all set (NW airlines for a 1:10 flight! ), so I am getting closer. I am gonna start a thread for questions. I also want to rank the questions so I will post it as a list - please add any question you may have - I'll edit the list. However - when commenting please tell me what is the most important question you'd want asked and then the next important. That info will affect how I put my list together as I am sure I may not get a chance to ask more than 1-2 questions...

Look for the thread later! (What to ask Saturn)

[brettmeyers]

Rick,

Looks like I'm not the only one! I'm the owner of saturnspot.com and I was contacting in about the same manner as you. It looks like it should be a great experience, can't wait!

Brett