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My friend and I didn't have school today so we figured we'd go check out the used car lots at the Saturn and Chevrolet dealerships and also check out the showrooms and see what the new Astra and Malibu are like.
Well we got to the Saturn dealership and MAN is that nice! They just opened it two or three weeks ago and it's really awesome. I didn't have a nice camera with me so I couldn't take any pictures but to give you an idea it's pretty much the same thing as in the brochures, just add palm trees. Really nice materials and lots of flat-screen TV's and computers gave it a really nice feel.
They had a REALLY great selection of vehicles in the show room, each a good selection to show what that model line has going for it. That SKY RL has a very very comfortable interior, it looked like a really fun car to drive. They had a bright red ASTRA in the showroom and MAN that thing is super nice, I was really surprised by the quality of the interior and the fit and finish of the exterior for the price that you're paying. I think it'll be a really good seller, it's just a shame that its fuel economy ratings aren't better.
Now the Chevrolet dealership... that's a different story. It was horrible. When you drive by the road is lined with Corvettes and Silverados. Wow, great guys. Let's make Chevrolet look like a gas guzzling brand. Perfect.
You look around and there's the good ol' boys working on a Malibu Classic off to the right where everyone can see them. Now, I don't really mind that but I know that the majority of people don't want to see the service center for the used car lot right in the front of the dealership next to a main drag.
It gets worse as you pull in and walk up to the showroom. Just outside there was a tacky '07 Monte Carlo (a car I actually like) with horrible dealer-added rims and it's absolutely filthy. There's an orange Aveo, also filthy. A nice HHR SS, also filthy. There's a Tahoe Hybrid ($54K) off to the left though, which was pretty cool. But when you enter the show room... well let's just say that you would think that it's Roger Dean Corvette of Cape Coral, FL. There was a receptionist's desk, a Z06, about five convertible Vettes and then about five hard tops. The entire show room is filled with CORVETTES.
Cape Coral isn't even NICE and they have the entire show room dedicated to Corvettes! They probably just sit in the show room for six months before they even sell, it's completely outrageous. Why wouldn't they put a Malibu in there? An Impala? An Aveo? A Tahoe or Silverado? Instead of filling their dirty old show room up with Chevrolets that the general public is going to be able to afford, they fill it with ONE model- the expensive halo vehicle at that!
My friend and I look around and just say "screw it, let's just get a Malibu brochure and leave." Oh look, there's the brochure rack! And every single brochure is in backwards! Great, that looks really nice. NOW I know why most people I know won't even consider buying a Chevrolet.
Oh well... at least Saturn of Cape Coral's brand-new show room was awesome!
Well we got to the Saturn dealership and MAN is that nice! They just opened it two or three weeks ago and it's really awesome. I didn't have a nice camera with me so I couldn't take any pictures but to give you an idea it's pretty much the same thing as in the brochures, just add palm trees. Really nice materials and lots of flat-screen TV's and computers gave it a really nice feel.
They had a REALLY great selection of vehicles in the show room, each a good selection to show what that model line has going for it. That SKY RL has a very very comfortable interior, it looked like a really fun car to drive. They had a bright red ASTRA in the showroom and MAN that thing is super nice, I was really surprised by the quality of the interior and the fit and finish of the exterior for the price that you're paying. I think it'll be a really good seller, it's just a shame that its fuel economy ratings aren't better.
Now the Chevrolet dealership... that's a different story. It was horrible. When you drive by the road is lined with Corvettes and Silverados. Wow, great guys. Let's make Chevrolet look like a gas guzzling brand. Perfect.
You look around and there's the good ol' boys working on a Malibu Classic off to the right where everyone can see them. Now, I don't really mind that but I know that the majority of people don't want to see the service center for the used car lot right in the front of the dealership next to a main drag.
It gets worse as you pull in and walk up to the showroom. Just outside there was a tacky '07 Monte Carlo (a car I actually like) with horrible dealer-added rims and it's absolutely filthy. There's an orange Aveo, also filthy. A nice HHR SS, also filthy. There's a Tahoe Hybrid ($54K) off to the left though, which was pretty cool. But when you enter the show room... well let's just say that you would think that it's Roger Dean Corvette of Cape Coral, FL. There was a receptionist's desk, a Z06, about five convertible Vettes and then about five hard tops. The entire show room is filled with CORVETTES.
Cape Coral isn't even NICE and they have the entire show room dedicated to Corvettes! They probably just sit in the show room for six months before they even sell, it's completely outrageous. Why wouldn't they put a Malibu in there? An Impala? An Aveo? A Tahoe or Silverado? Instead of filling their dirty old show room up with Chevrolets that the general public is going to be able to afford, they fill it with ONE model- the expensive halo vehicle at that!
My friend and I look around and just say "screw it, let's just get a Malibu brochure and leave." Oh look, there's the brochure rack! And every single brochure is in backwards! Great, that looks really nice. NOW I know why most people I know won't even consider buying a Chevrolet.
Oh well... at least Saturn of Cape Coral's brand-new show room was awesome!
