Saturn is low on used cars?

I had a Saturn sales guy call me at work today, I guess he got my number
from Service, asking if I would like to take a look at the new Saturn's, as
they are low on used Saturns, and could offer a good trade for my 95. I told
him that I am not in the market right now. Can this be for real? They need
used cars? I can see them pushing the sales of new cars, and I don't mind
them inquiring with me about it, but I can't see them wanting my old car
back.

 

They want your used car because they want you to buy a new ones, its just a
usual sales talk.

 

It's a typical sales tactic. There is one thing that there is no shortage of
right
now, and its used cars. The intense competition, rebates and incentives,
have
created a huge glut of used cars.

 

Sounds like a Female Sales Pitch, or FSP for short. Yeah, it's real common.

It means that you get a free, new car because they need your used piece to
spruce up their lot. I mean, why bother trying to get $14,000 when you can
get $1,500?

Don't be naive.

 

This is B.S. Look at every "buy here, pay here" or "easy credit" type
corner
lot... tons of saturns. They seem near the bottom of the auction/resale
value
pecking order. Good or bad, depending on your point of view.

 

Interesting, on the PBS Nightly Business Report report the other night they
were saying that GM sales are hurting by 7.5% due to declining sales in
Saturn division. SO I guess they are getting desperate enough to start
acting like the rest of them. In this case though, this particular
dealership seems to be crossing the BS line.

 

From what I understand, the ION does not attract the S-series crowd.
(It doesn't appeal to me, at least.) So they're throwing out one bunch
of fans that took 12 years to get and starting anew. Idiots.

Low-mileage 02 Ss will probably hold their resale value somewhat
better as the "last of the breed."

They should have done like VW and kept the same body style forever
so it never goes out of fashion. If they sold Ss parallel to IONs though
the ION would sell even worse and the execs would have egg on their
faces. I'd bet you'd find many present S-series owners who drove
beetles back in the day.

I'll take the low resale value of used saturns, as that's how I buy 'em.
So of course my opinion is off the radar screen of new car designers.

 

Yeah, IMHO resale value is a bunch of bunk anyhow. A car is a losing
investment no matter what you get. Myself I buy 'em to drive, not to trade
back in. The only way to get your money out of a car is to drive it.

Ken

 

A car is an asset that you use to procure income. Yup, getting to work
each day at lowest cost with considerations for safety made in the
decision.


Wes

 

It's not BS at all. There may be a lot of Saturns at the bottom-feeder lots,
but that's only because people tend to keep them a long time, until they're
almost ready for the junkyard. Because of this, Saturn dealers *do* have
trouble getting enough quality used Saturns -- less than 5 years old, with less
than 50k miles or so.

Matt O.