[duayned]

Thanks for the heads-up, T4me.
With no pin, the site still shows $2,250 total. (At least I'm happy they extended it for another month!).
I think there should be some NY Auto Show bonus cash for my region, as well, so I'm looking into that.

And maybe I can use your tip to ask a willing dealer if he will add that "private cash" into the deal.
Can you tell if I'd need a pin #, or coupon or equivalent, to show a dealer to qualify for the extra $750?

 

[t4me]

Taking the website contents in text form, here you go:

Chevy
Your Exclusive Sales Offer
*$750**
Toward the purchase or lease of a 2008 or 2009 Traverse, Silverado,
Avalanche, Tahoe, Suburban.

In order to redeem this offer, you must bring in the original offer
card to your dealership.
This is not a valid coupon.

Must take delivery by 6/30/09.

*$750 toward the purchase or lease of 2008 and 2009 GM full-size
pickups, full-size SUVs, Traverse, Acadia, Enclave, G8, all Saturn
models, all HUMMER models, and all Saab models. $500 toward the purchase
or lease of most other 2008 and 2009 GM vehicles, excluding CTS-V,
Corvette ZR1, and medium-duty trucks. Take delivery from dealer stock
4/1/09 - 6/30/09.

Vehicle must be purchased or leased by the person whose name appears on
the front of this certificate. This offer may be transferred only to
individuals residing in the same household (same address) as the
eligible recipient noted on this certificate. Transferee must provide
proof of address, including valid driver’s license or state picture
identification. Certificate is required. Certificate is nonnegotiable
and not redeemable for cash. Only one original certificate may be used
per eligible transaction and each certificate may be used only once. Not
available with some other offers. Offer may not be combined with other
private offers. On GMAC SmartLease/SmartBuy contracts, this allowance
must be utilized to reduce the capitalized cost of the amount to finance
through the GMAC SmartLease/ SmartBuy contract. On GMAC
SmartLease/SmartBuy contracts, this offer may not be offered as cash to
the customer. Other restrictions may apply. See your dealer for details.

The marks of General Motors, its divisions, slogans, emblems, vehicle
model names, vehicle body designs, and other marks appearing in this
document are the trademarks and/or service marks of General Motors
Corporation, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors.

©2009 GM Corp. All rights reserved.

Chevrolet
Select your vehicle of interest from the tabs below:

2009
Traverse
APR CUSTOMER CASH
For qualified buyers,
APR for 60 Months** or Customer Cash* Bonus Cash* Private Offer Cash† Total Cash Back†
0% $750 + $1,500 + $750 = $3,000


GM© 2009 GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

*Must take retail delivery by 4/30/09. See dealer for details.

† $750 customer cash toward the purchase or lease of 2008 and 2009 GM
full-size pickups, full-size SUVs, Traverse, Acadia, Enclave, G8, all
Saturn models, all HUMMER models and all Saab models. $500 towards the
purchase or lease of most other 2008 and2009 GM vehicles, excluding
CTS-V, Corvette ZR1 and Medium Duty Trucks. Take delivery from retailer
stock 4/1/09–6/30/09. Vehicle must be purchased or leased by the person
whose name appears on the front of the original certificate. This offer
may be transferred only to individuals residing in the same household
(same address) as the eligible recipient noted on the original
certificate. Transferee must provide proof of address, including valid
driver’s license or state picture identification. The original
certificate previously mailed to you is required. Original Certificate
is nonnegotiable and not redeemable for cash. Only one original
certificate may be used per eligible transaction and each certificate
may be used only once. Not available with some other offers. Offer may
not be combined with other private offers. On GMAC SmartLease/SmartBuy
contracts, this allowance must be utilized to reduce the capitalized
cost of the amount to finance through the GMAC SmartLease/SmartBuy
contract. On GMAC SmartLease/SmartBuy contracts, this offer may not be
offered as cash to the customer. Other restrictions may apply. See your
dealer for details.

**Cannot be combined with private offer cash or other incentives. For
0.0% APR, monthly payment for every $1000 you finance is $16.67 for 60
months. For 1.9% APR, monthly payment for every $1000 you finance is
$17.48 for 60 months. For 2.9% APR, monthly payment for every $1000 you
finance is $17.92 for 60 months. For 4.9% APR, monthly payment for every
$1000 you finance is $18.83 for 60 months. Example down payment is 12%.
Length of contract limited. Must take retail delivery by 4/30/09. See
dealer for details.

‡‡ For 0.0% APR, monthly payment for every $1000 you finance is $13.89
for 72 months. Example down payment is 12%. Some customers will not
qualify. Length of contract limited. Must take retail delivery by
4/30/09. See dealer for details.

 

[t4me]

I see the same $2250 savings on my end. As weird as it sounds, I swear I got this because of my March Traverse purchase. With our Cleveland auto show bonus, the $2250 became $2750 so you should at least be able to get that if your auto show is going on. Good luck.

 

[duayned]

I see the same $2250 savings on my end. As weird as it sounds, I swear I got this because of my March Traverse purchase. With our Cleveland auto show bonus, the $2250 became $2750 so you should at least be able to get that if your auto show is going on. Good luck.

I was gonna ask how you got the card in the first place. Oh that IS weird -- why send a bonus incentive to people who have already bought a vehicle??

So far, I can't find anything about the NY Auto Show bonus yet. No dealers I'm in contact with have mentioned it, which seems strange.
The show doesn't start until around April 11th -- maybe it goes into affect only on that date, instead of all month, as I had thought?

 

[t4me]

I seem to recall our auto show bonus went into effect around the date of the show itself and ran actually past the show - I want to say to the end of the month, but I might be wrong (you know, "extending their offer"). At least you know that under certain conditions, this $750 extra "private cash" thingy is offered. It really raised my blood pressure yesterday I will tell you. You would think they would let you transfer this thing just to sell another vehicle quicker... If they are offering it to me then why not let someone else actually buy when I cannot?

Come on DanTheChevyMan, 'splain this to me in a way I won't throw up on my keyboard :-\

 

[duayned]

I seem to recall our auto show bonus went into effect around the date of the show itself and ran actually past the show ... At least you know that under certain conditions, this $750 extra "private cash" thingy is offered. It really raised my blood pressure yesterday I will tell you. You would think they would let you transfer this thing just to sell another vehicle quicker... If they are offering it to me then why not let someone else actually buy when I cannot?

Come on DanTheChevyMan, 'splain this to me in a way I won't throw up on my keyboard :-\

All the dealers I've asked about the NY auto show bonus just say, "uh, I dunno." What's up with that? :banghead:
You'd think that if they've been in the biz for more than, say, 1 year, they'd at least say, "Well, there's nothing yet, but it usually starts when the show opens and blah de blah and the amount ranges from $500 - $750."
(basically what you said, t4me -- and you're not even trying to sell me a car!)

Ditto again on that "private cash" thingy. I'll just chalk yours up to a clerical error.
What I would like to know is -- assuming they actually have sent some out to some people who have not bought the car yet -- how are they determining who gets them? Maybe random folks who registered on GM.com?

 

[Gibby]

Purchase Date: Ordered April 6, 2009
Car Dealership incl city/state (no salesmen names please): Bob Myers - Ontario, Canada
Model Year: 2009
Trim Level: LT2 - FWD, trailering package
MSRP: $44,070.00 (Canadian $)
Invoice: ?
Incentives received: $5,500 cash purchase incentive, plus $1,000 for not taking that other option with Onstar etc., Plus $4,889 employee discount (my brother is/was an engineer there), plus $2,000 GM card points, plus $500 GM credit for problems I had with my 2007 Yukon.
Price Paid after incentives: $34,918.65 including taxes, etc.

Total savings, including tax I didn't have to pay, is $15,370! :thumb:

 

[Shinzon]

how can you use 2000 in gm points when the redemption allowence in 1000 ?

 

[duayned]

Purchase Date: Ordered April 6, 2009
Car Dealership incl city/state (no salesmen names please): Bob Myers - Ontario, Canada
Model Year: 2009
Trim Level: LT2 - FWD, trailering package
MSRP: $44,070.00 (Canadian $)
Invoice: ?
Incentives received: $5,500 cash purchase incentive, plus $1,000 for not taking that other option with Onstar etc., Plus $4,889 employee discount (my brother is/was an engineer there), plus $2,000 GM card points, plus $500 GM credit for problems I had with my 2007 Yukon.
Price Paid after incentives: $34,918.65 including taxes, etc.

Total savings, including tax I didn't have to pay, is $15,370! :thumb:

Permit me to convert to US funds for those of us who don't speak Canadian

Model Year: 2009 = 1637US – OK, just kidding!!!
Trim Level: LT2 - FWD, trailering package
MSRP: $44,070.00 (Canadian $) = $35,905 US
Invoice: ? = !
Incentives received: $5,500 [$4,481] cash purchase incentive, plus $1,000 [$815] for not taking that other option with Onstar etc., /not all sure what this means, “not taking OnStar,” etc.? – maybe only in Canada/

Plus $4,889 [$3,983] employee discount (my brother is/was an engineer there), plus $2,000 [$1,629] GM card points, plus $500 [$407] GM credit for problems I had with my 2007 Yukon.

Price Paid after incentives: $34,918.65 [$28,449.28US – sweeeet!] including taxes, etc.

Total savings, including tax I didn't have to pay, is $15,370! [$12,522]

 

[Shinzon]

good conversionbut that still leaves the question, how can you use more than the redeption allowence on a traverse?

 

[t4me]

Gibby, did you have to pay both GST and PST on your bad boy? How did that work up NORTH?

 

[Gibby]

Yes, I pay GST and PST (5 + 8 = 13%). Ouch.....but we have free Medicare!

The GM card allowance in Canada on a Traverse is $2,000.00.

We have another incentive:

(It's the all-in-one package the competition wishes it had!
The GM All In One Event includes:

3 years (or more) no charge Goodwrench Service maintenance∞
2 years of safety and security with OnStar® Directions and Connections Plan♠
2 years of listening pleasure with 130 Satellite channels from XM Satellite Radio TM† ♣ )

If we decline it we get another $1,000.00 off the list price.

The price I mentioned $34,918.65 ($28,449.28 US) is the bottom line. It includes all taxes, freight, etc.

It's about the same price I paid for a Chevy Blazer LS ten years ago. We still have it and it has 99,875 Kilometers (62,059 miles) on it.

Thanks for the conversions DuayneD.

 

[medman]

good conversionbut that still leaves the question, how can you use more than the redeption allowence on a traverse?

Pretty sure you can reedeem up to 2000 GM points in Canada for a traverse

Medman

 

[duayned]

Yes, I pay GST and PST (5 + 8 = 13%). Ouch.....but we have free Medicare!

The GM card allowance in Canada on a Traverse is $2,000.00.

We have another incentive:

(It's the all-in-one package the competition wishes it had!
The GM All In One Event includes:

3 years (or more) no charge Goodwrench Service maintenance∞
2 years of safety and security with OnStar® Directions and Connections Plan♠
2 years of listening pleasure with 130 Satellite channels from XM Satellite Radio TM† ♣ )

If we decline it we get another $1,000.00 off the list price.

The price I mentioned $34,918.65 ($28,449.28 US) is the bottom line. It includes all taxes, freight, etc.

It's about the same price I paid for a Chevy Blazer LS ten years ago. We still have it and it has 99,875 Kilometers (62,059 miles) on it.

Thanks for the conversions DuayneD.

You're welcome. Thanks for the added details.
Wow, all those extras are great -- as is the cash-out option if you decline. That's smart marketing.
Why can't GM be that creative South of the border with such things?
All they've done down here is copy-cat the "we'll take the car back if you lose your job" pledge (with some minor wrinkles) that Hyundai started 4 months ago.

 

[whoadogwhoa]

Dealer, Green Chevrolet
Peoria IL.
color silver ice
LT2
Window $41063.
Traded 2005 Trailblazer
OTD $26000.
All the bells and whisties a man would want.
Nice Car

 

[duayned]

Dealer, Green Chevrolet
Peoria IL.
silver ice LT2
Window $41063.
Traded 2005 Trailblazer
OTD $26000.

Thanks, dog. Just curious, did you take 0% or the rebates?
What was your Trav's discounted price <i>before</i> the trade-in?

 

[whoadogwhoa]

D I just brought my calculator and just went by %. went too a coulpe dealers and Green did the best they put step up running boards on the car too. I payed cash and didn't care how they came up with the price. So before taxes about $23000 something. But who knows I thought it was a fair price and I'm very happy with the car.

 

[duayned]

I hear ya, dog. As long as you're happy with the deal, that's the real bottom line.

 

[dman81]

Date: 5/28/2009
Dealer: Superior, Kansas City, MO
2009 AWD Traverse 1LT
Options:
Sunroof
Ebony Cloth
BOSE sound
Trailer Package
Roof Cross rails

Sticker apx. 35,940
Paid 32,220 with GM Employee Discount
0% financing chosen over Rebates
Sadly, no GM card to be applied

Good deal, all the options I wanted!

 

[fdefulvio]

I'm looking at a 2LT Traverse with DVD and 8 passenger seating, and I'm trying to figure a good price. Are the invoice prices listed by sites like Edmunds and KBB, before or after holdback? My dealer gave me an invoice price which is about $700 higher than what I was expecting. I've bought new cars in the past, and the invoice price I was quoted has always been the number that was posted online.

MSRP : $36,230
Dealer quoted Invoice: $34,924
Internet Invoice : $34,216
(all numbers includes shipping)

Am I wrong expecting to get the Internet Invoice, or is the dealer trying to screw me?