Have A Question About The Gm Loyalty Rebate

crepitus · January 18, 2010

I have a question. I am looking at buying an Equinox for my wife and was told by one dealer that my 08 GMC Sierra does not qualify me for the 1k loyalty rebate. I know some of you work at dealers. Is this bs? a few other dealers said it does.

pm26 · January 18, 2010

Yes, it is BS because the rules say that any GM vehicle '99 or newer qualifies. My 2006 truck does, so yours does too.

Phillipjon · January 18, 2010

I have a question. I am looking at buying an Equinox for my wife and was told by one dealer that my 08 GMC Sierra does not qualify me for the 1k loyalty rebate. I know some of you work at dealers. Is this bs? a few other dealers said it does.

Yes it does, time to find a new dealer that wants to sell a car!

csheatz · January 18, 2010

a lot of us have had dealer trouble, this is becoming GM's biggest downfall. the dealership service is horrid, they should be shinning our shoes and handing out drinks when we walk in the door for either sales or service, instead its like they want us to give our money to someone else.

Nytemare · January 18, 2010

a lot of us have had dealer trouble, this is becoming GM's biggest downfall. the dealership service is horrid, they should be shinning our shoes and handing out drinks when we walk in the door for either sales or service, instead its like they want us to give our money to someone else.

Good Stiff drinks too.....if they think anyone is going to pay 60K for a new LTZ in a right state of mind.

Badass69 · January 19, 2010

I have a question. I am looking at buying an Equinox for my wife and was told by one dealer that my 08 GMC Sierra does not qualify me for the 1k loyalty rebate. I know some of you work at dealers. Is this bs? a few other dealers said it does.

I would definetely try and find a better dealer. I got it on my 2010 Sierra and the next newest Gm vehicle I own is my 96 9C1 Caprice........

jabo052 · January 19, 2010

Good Stiff drinks too.....if they think anyone is going to pay 60K for a new LTZ in a right state of mind.

What's even crazier is that I've often seen dealerships trying to sell a 2008 Denali with 30k miles for 40 grand. SLT's for 35-36 with the same mileage. Well....that's the listed price.

I got a really good price for my '10, but I'm not financing either. When my '02 got paid off in '05, I just started saving the monthly payments so I could pay cash for a new one. I was able to get that rebate plus some. Of course, it also helps to have used the same dealership for years and one that actually wants to sell vehicles.

It's already been said, but definitely find another dealership.

SARBlade · January 19, 2010

I just bought a 2009 Sierra in Kamloops BC this past December and they honoured all the rebates. $8000 just for buying it, $1000 Holiday gift rebate, $1000 GM loyalty rebate, and a $500 military rebate. I only had to prove that I owned and had insured a GM product for the past 6 months. I have a 67 Chevelle that qualified. They were happy with that, in fact they wanted me to trade it in on the truck!! Not likely.

crepitus · January 19, 2010

well just an update. i called GM headquarters and the dealer is correct. only Saturn,Chevy or Oldsmobile qualifies for the loyalty rebate for the 2010 Equinox. This upsets me. I try to stay brand loyal but there is always a catch and even the lady I spoke with at coperate had me suspicious. At first she said there was only a $500 rebate on the Equinox. We then both went to the website and she put me on hold again. Came back and said yes there is a rebate but only if I own the above brands. So now it looks like we are getting a Subaru Forester. I know its only 1k but that put the SUV in our price range with the options the Forester offered. Thanks for listening.

Deconstruction · January 19, 2010

well just an update. i called GM headquarters and the dealer is correct. only Saturn,Chevy or Oldsmobile qualifies for the loyalty rebate for the 2010 Equinox. This upsets me. I try to stay brand loyal but there is always a catch and even the lady I spoke with at coperate had me suspicious. At first she said there was only a $500 rebate on the Equinox. We then both went to the website and she put me on hold again. Came back and said yes there is a rebate but only if I own the above brands. So now it looks like we are getting a Subaru Forester. I know its only 1k but that put the SUV in our price range with the options the Forester offered. Thanks for listening.

call them back and tell them, maybe if they are aware of how many sales they lose they might treat future buyers better

pm26 · January 19, 2010

GM has been known to violate their own rules. For example, they refused to honor my GM card rebate when I tried to buy a new 2008 Impala about a year ago, despite the fact that the vehicle was listed as one of the eligible vehicles in the GM card rebate brochure.

crepitus · January 19, 2010

GM has been known to violate their own rules. For example, they refused to honor my GM card rebate when I tried to buy a new 2008 Impala about a year ago, despite the fact that the vehicle was listed as one of the eligible vehicles in the GM card rebate brochure.

I sent them a nice email explaining how they lost a sale. Although they probably dont care.

csheatz · January 19, 2010

This is not good, its like GM has been tuned into another government agency. Maybe they forgot who buys their products.

jrrod2004 · January 19, 2010

Ouch, sorry man...

vester · January 20, 2010

well just an update. i called GM headquarters and the dealer is correct. only Saturn,Chevy or Oldsmobile qualifies for the loyalty rebate for the 2010 Equinox. This upsets me. I try to stay brand loyal but there is always a catch and even the lady I spoke with at coperate had me suspicious. At first she said there was only a $500 rebate on the Equinox. We then both went to the website and she put me on hold again. Came back and said yes there is a rebate but only if I own the above brands. So now it looks like we are getting a Subaru Forester. I know its only 1k but that put the SUV in our price range with the options the Forester offered. Thanks for listening.

Not to be blasphemous in a GM forum, but in that price range the Subaru Forester is a far better vehicle than the Equinox. You get a proper AWD system in a vehicle that keeps its resale value and is proven to last to 200K miles.