Dealership buyback.

[GMBOUND]

Is this a Crock or no

I just openend my mail and found a letter from a nearby Cadillac dealer claiming:
"As General Manager of ____ Cadillac, I am making a personal appeal to purchase your vehicle. Because of a unique wholesale market condition, I have allocated additional funds and I am now in the position of being able to offer you over book value for your vehicle - whether you trade it in or I purchase it outright. My dilemma simply means that right now your vehicle is worth more than it was last month. Here's Why:" Follows this long spill about Auctions and Katrina damaged vehicles

Bossplayer did you get this letter?
I love my V but for the right price, I'll say bye-bye
I'm going to call this guy tomorrow. I was going to go to the dealer anyway to get tires mounted. I'm going to find out just how bad they want a 2006 V.

[LV_V]

Good luck. Sounds a wee bit fishy to me

[RightTurn]

The crock-o-meter is pegged. It's just a "reel 'em in and sell 'em" letter.

[CIWS]

Book value = 24K They offer you 26K. You owe 36K.. Great Value

[bossplayer]

Well, I flew out to Minnesota to get my V, but I received a similar letter. I dont remember the exact wording but it wasn't nearly as strong as yours.

I think it is a reel em in letter that has a side effect of instilling confidence that you made a great deal with them. If I were you I would ask what they would offer, no small talk, then just brush em off and laugh a little when they offer you less than what you bought it for.

I am about 97% sure this is the way it will be. But if you are in the neighborhood and know how to handle sales people, why not check?

[thebigjimsho]

No, it's absolutely true. What they fail to mention is that this is only good on a trade-in and they will turn you around, grab your hips, pull down your pants, bend you over and give you the HBI.

[RightTurn]

Also, note that they don't specify WHICH book, then they whip out their hand-written "There's One Born Every Minute" journal for accurate pricing on your vehicle.

[urbanski]

[The Tony Show]

That's one of my least favorite form letters for "special events". I've always been partial to the

Finace rates as low as 0% APR!!!, myself...

Total and utter B.S., yet people continue to fall for it.

[LV_V]

Blah... You can ALWAYS trust what the dealership has to say

[CVP33]

My letter was from the Service Manager. It said he was in a unique position to ask me to NEVER by a Cadillac product again. Bastard hurt my feelings. I mean, if like, I had any feelings.

[gary442]

Honestly, this is a standard bullshit salesman letter....he is just trying to get you into the dealership to sell you a new/another car...this ploy has been used for years to generate leads....trash the letter

[CTS (V)]

it's not fishy. it's genius marketing. it's just their attempt to bring you into the dealership to buy a new car.

lots of dealerships do it. they send those out to all of their customers in their data base with cars that are of a certain year or younger.

worked on you.

[bossplayer]

Originally Posted by CVP33

My letter was from the Service Manager. It said he was in a unique position to ask me to NEVER by a Cadillac product again. Bastard hurt my feelings. I mean, if like, I had any feelings.

Your posts are really getting old dude, on the for realzy. Can you paleez go do something more c.untstructive than this.

[bossplayer]

On another note, just got back in from the mailbox and I got the same letter. LAMEO. Let me know how much they offer, or else I will do it and let you know.