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Originally Posted by Purdue 2010 Camaro
About to trade in my 1LT/RS for a 2SS/RS and wanted to know some more info on the GM discount.
The loan will be solely in my name, but My dad is a GM retiree and I believe he gets the GM discount. First off, how much is it? (and if it's based off the value of the new car purchased, that is $36k for the 2SS) and secondly, can I use that for my purchase (pretty sure it can be handed off to the family members also)
Now, one thing my dad mentioned about this employee/retiree discount is that no money is lost by the dealer. The discount comes straight from GM so the extra $$ off isn't affected by the dealer. Is this true?
The reason I ask is that I haven't brought this issue up to the sales manager as I'm waiting to get a final number (they are already $4k off the 2SS). I just want to be prepared for a reaction like this from him when I bring up the GM discount: "Oh no sir, we have already taken off $4000 on the new 2SS and given you top dollar for your trade ins." In that instance, I would call BS and tell him that the $2k discount (or whatever it is) doesn't come out of your pocket.
Hopefully someone can help me out. Thanks  |
I'm pretty that is how the deal is so long as the car is ordered and not sitting on the dealer lot. When I was looking at buying the dealers I went to wouldn't do an employee discount for cars in stock but would if I ordered from the factory. The reasoning I was given was that GM would take the hit on a ordered car and not the dealer would take the hit on a car that was already delivered to them. Don't quote me all this though, I don't know the entire ins and outs of the discount process.