Went to a Buick / Pontiac dealer today. The salesman asked if I really wanted to take a spin in a Buick and I said no. He made a copy of the printed email and said he'll forward it to the manager. I'm not too optimistic about getting the GC but then I got to take a Solstice out for a spin. You just have to ask.

We have a Buick that is still under warranty...will be going in for an oil change and some other minor work soon. Might as well print this out and try to earn $50 while I'm there already.

Thanks, OP !

follow up from last week test-drive and the saleman got no clue about the promotion and asked me to call him back this week.

I called him back and he told me to brink a form to him again and he knows how to do it now. When I came in and gave him the form. He told me that he got the package from the corporate and he gave the form to the manager. The manager said he will fax it to corporate according to their instructions. He made sure that I will get it by 4-6 weeks.

I'm just wondering why they didn't do it on the buicktestdrive.com web. Anyway, will have to wait and see.

Devyan1 said:postcrapper said:sojourn4me said:I had a 75 dollar card once and asked them to put 75 dollars of a 125 dollar bill on it and that I would pay the balance in cash and it rejected so we asked them to put 60 dollars and it accepted so I imagine it depends upon the establshment but someone else suggested simply purchasing a gift card at a place that sells them like Outback using the card and getting a full 50 since they wouldnt place a hold on a giftcard purchase and they dont charge tax on those till you use them did you ever breathe in before you finish your sentence?

when paying a ta restaurant...they put a hold ona certain amount incase you left the tip on the card

also, some places add a $1 "verification/test" charge (i don't know if thats the actual name of it, that's just what i'm calling it). this could have stopped the 75 charge from going through, if you did 74, it may have worked, but then you end up w/ a card w/ $1 on it at the end. how lame is that?

govenar said:My local dealer didn't know anything about this offer, so I had them call 866-351-4031, but they were closed already (that number is only open until 5pm CST). So the next day the dealer called the 866 number again and called me back, saying that they couldn't do the offer because they didn't have a 2007 Lucerne on the lot. Has anyone else run into this situation? Does it really require a 2007 Lucerne, and does Buick not give the dealer an account on the website if they don't have that car in stock yet?

From the Buick form:
"Test drive a 2007 Buick and experience . . ."

No mention of Lucerne specific on form or in T&C. Sounds like a B$ answer from a dealer too lazy to figure out the real deal.

ahong said:anybody know how to check the status? My was dropped off at buick dealer center
Considering the problems some people are having with the offer at dealerships all over and the fact it is submitted via internet only, you have no means of checking up on this one let alone calling someone to find status unless you yourself saw the dealer input the data on line and of course you received the verification printout of info being submitted.
The offers come and go and sometimes you score it and some times you dont. When you dont you try to find out why and if you have a copy of voucher sometimes can follow through with a decent manufacturer (has happened with Hyundai and Toyota for us, has not helped with Ford once) but you havent a copy and no idea if they really submitted your data so you have no recourse but to sit tight and wishful thinking.

The dealership I went to said they would do it for me if I left a copy of my e-mail containing my test drive ID in it. I called the Buick hotline 1.5 weeks later, and my test drive was still "unconfirmed." When I called the sales manager to see why it had not be done, he stated he had not gotten around to it, even though he was supposed to do it the next day.

So I called the hotline 1-866-351-4031 and explained to the rep that I had taken the test drive and that the sales manager was beating around the bush when I called twice to inquire why he had not confirmed me in the system.

The Buick phone rep asked for the name of the dealership, the name of the sales manager, and the phone number. She called and spoke to him, gave him his login information, and called me back to tell me he seemed to be giving her the run around when it came to confirming my test drive.

Surprisingly enough, when I called the next day to the hotline, the phone rep said that I was confirmed for the gift card. It took some extra work and some extra phone calls, but now I am all set.

When in doubt, call the hotline and they can help you out when dealing with a difficult dealership.

wlhei said:My wife and I went to the Buick dealer in Glenview IL on Saturday. Met with John, a very very nice dealer, test drove a 2007 LaCrosse, got the confirmation pages (one for my wife and one for me!) and came back happily.

So we will mail nothing to Buick by ourselves. Right? Thanks!

Thanks!

sydnie said:juneloos said:So we will mail nothing to Buick by ourselves. Right? Thanks!

That's right, dealer does entry of your form ID online. If in doubt, call 1-866-351-4031 a few days later to confirm that you are in system - they look up by your zip and name.