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Delivery Process
We took delivery of our beautiful silver graphite SKY yesterday afternoon. The following is a description of the process. The first drive impression will follow.
I got on the early registration list in August of last year. I went in and gave my list of preferences to the Sales Manager Jan 7 – at that time I was number two on the list. On Feb 22 the SM called and we finalized the image and it was accepted – I was the first image to go in. At this point, we all knew that my choices of chrome wheels, red/black leather and automatic transmission would cause delays. I was confident that my car would be built the way I wanted and was willing to accept that.
March 15 the car was still at 030, later to become 3000. I didn’t bug the staff at the retailer since they couldn’t make things happen any faster. On April 27, I got the call that the invoice for VIN 101472 was in and I could expect delivery soon, maybe buy May5/6. Well that date passed and so did the next two dates. The car was “on the ground” in Milpitas, CA and waiting on a truck.
At this point, I changed from a patient “waiter” to chomping at the bit – especially when I saw a car with my color/wheel choice tooling around town.
Well, yesterday, my sales guy John called to tell me the car was here and in PDI. So much for getting any work done. I met my wife and we cleaned up our LS2 we were trading in and off we went.
I must say that the staff at Saturn of Concord, CA from the Sales Manger Duane, my sales guy John and my “inside informant” Peggy were terrific. The trade evaluation was quick and more than fair, much more than I was expecting. The finance stuff was quick and painless and before we knew it, we had our Saturn send-off cheer and we were on our way – top down of course.
We now suffer, me more than the W, from SGS (Silly Grin Syndrome). This car is so cool!
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We took delivery of our beautiful silver graphite SKY yesterday afternoon. The following is a description of the process. The first drive impression will follow.
I got on the early registration list in August of last year. I went in and gave my list of preferences to the Sales Manager Jan 7 – at that time I was number two on the list. On Feb 22 the SM called and we finalized the image and it was accepted – I was the first image to go in. At this point, we all knew that my choices of chrome wheels, red/black leather and automatic transmission would cause delays. I was confident that my car would be built the way I wanted and was willing to accept that.
March 15 the car was still at 030, later to become 3000. I didn’t bug the staff at the retailer since they couldn’t make things happen any faster. On April 27, I got the call that the invoice for VIN 101472 was in and I could expect delivery soon, maybe buy May5/6. Well that date passed and so did the next two dates. The car was “on the ground” in Milpitas, CA and waiting on a truck.
At this point, I changed from a patient “waiter” to chomping at the bit – especially when I saw a car with my color/wheel choice tooling around town.
Well, yesterday, my sales guy John called to tell me the car was here and in PDI. So much for getting any work done. I met my wife and we cleaned up our LS2 we were trading in and off we went.
I must say that the staff at Saturn of Concord, CA from the Sales Manger Duane, my sales guy John and my “inside informant” Peggy were terrific. The trade evaluation was quick and more than fair, much more than I was expecting. The finance stuff was quick and painless and before we knew it, we had our Saturn send-off cheer and we were on our way – top down of course.
We now suffer, me more than the W, from SGS (Silly Grin Syndrome). This car is so cool!
PICS
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14309504550.jpg&s=f5
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14309511675.jpg&s=f5
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14309530674.jpg&s=f5
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14309533445.jpg&s=f5
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14309542440.jpg&s=f5