GM Card

[mega3000]

I am thinking about picking up a 2009 solstice.

Looking at the GM Card website it shows a $1000 max rebate using your earnings. I saw one post that indicated that they were able to get additional earnings to bring the total discount up.

I have two questions: 1) is there anyway to go above the $1000 limit if you have more earnings in your account 2)any other tips on using the card to help reduce the final price

Thanks to everyone for all the great advice on this site.

[Small Dealer]

Have to be careful of the posts. There have been several varieties of GM Cards over the years. Different earnings rules and different redemption rules.

Simple answer, from time to time GM will offer bonus offers to current GM Card holders neeting certain eligibility criteria. Usually once a year, these programs will run. The criteria will change will each offer.

A common theme over the years is the "Round Up". Lets say someone has $600 in earnings. GM may come out with a program to "round up" their earnings to a higher number, say $2,000. The round up amount will be usuable, even if it takes a cardholder above the redemption limits for the car they are looking for.

There is no known way to make sure a cardholder gets on the list for the next round of bonus offers, if there is one.

That is how you may come across a post where a cardholder of a card with redemption limits is able to increase their earnings redemption amounts.

[huachuca]

As Small Dealer noted there are a number of different GM card rebate flavors.

We've had a GM card since they were first introduced and the program we're under has an earnings cap of $700 per year with a ceiling of $3,500. Periodic specials allowed us to accrue a bit more and we were able to apply around $3,650 to the 08 GXP we bought earlier this month.

If you're a member of a GM approved credit union, look into that offering but the savings there cannot be combined with the card rebate. Another option may be the college grad program.

Also, use the vehicle locator feature on the Pontiac website. I found several new 08 and 09 models within a two hundred mile radius of home, requested quotes and did the initial negoitiations over the net. I'd never set foot on the lot of the dealership I bought from until the morning I picked the car up.

Good luck with your search.

[mega3000]

Thanks for the response guys. Appreciate the help.

[82-T/A]

Originally Posted by mega3000 I am thinking about picking up a 2009 solstice. Looking at the GM Card website it shows a $1000 max rebate using your earnings. I saw one post that indicated that they were able to get additional earnings to bring the total discount up. I have two questions: 1) is there anyway to go above the $1000 limit if you have more earnings in your account 2)any other tips on using the card to help reduce the final price Thanks to everyone for all the great advice on this site.

I have the NORMAL GM Card, the one with the 5% (all the time) cash back towards a new GM vehicle.

I had about $1,500 in earnings when I bought my 2006 Solstice, but they only allowed me to use $1,000 of it... which was still great.

Of course, when you think about the fact that $1,000 is 5% back from.... what.... $20,000... ugh... makes you want to rethink buying "stuff"... hahah...

But if you're paying for your car insurance, groceries, etc.. on the card... that's a different story.

If instead, it was like me... and almost all of that money was used to buy parts to restore a Porsche 944 that you ended up selling at a loss when you had your first child because you got nervous... well... it stings all that much more...