Saturn Sales said:
Thanks...sorry for my own venting...just seems like when I get to a point that I have dealt with my own frustration, I get slammed from the other side with someone else's frustration. I am caught between Saturn and the customers. One signs my paychecks, and the other generates them, yanno? It's been a bad year in the car business, and it just twists me sideways when someone poops on the one ray of sunshine that we are all looking forward to. Thanks again.
Cheers,
Jill
Jill,
I again, personally want to thank you for the effort you have put forward to pass on the information that you recieve and passing it on to us. Especially the information yesterday.
In defense of Saturn - Misinformation and missed dates, etc....
I may be wrong but I do not think Saturn has provided any misinformation or any information that was incorrect. Most of the information that has been posted on this board was speculation and was posted with the caveat that it was speculation and rumor. I was disappointed to find that I could not order my Sky yesterday. However, the information provided by SKy Dealer about the WebCast did not say anything about them announcing an ordering date, nor did it say anything about the pricing.
To Saturns and Sky Dealer's credit, The webcast did contain the information that it Sky Dealer said it would. The information while did not specify an ordering date did state that pricing would come out on January 3, 2005 and images in early January.
The only date I have heard officially before the WebCast is Spring of 2006 which still seems possible.
Could they be doing better marketing, probably.
However do they need to be doing more marketing? For the Sky I doubt it, my dealership has something like 80 people who signed up on list out of which 20 to 30 people have deposits. The RUMOR is that they will get about 50 cars, which means that probably have them sold already.
I think they should be marketing the Sky to sell the brand and the existing cars they have.
I think Saturn has done a good job of NOT providing information too soon and then having to correct it. This board does not represent Saturn, is not Sponsored by Saturn and is NOT a source of official information. I do not think it is fair to Saturn be upset at them for information given on this board.
::END RANT::
I enjoy this board very much and appreciate every one on it. However, I try to focus on the common desire for a sky and take the information lightly.