| $99 deposit program - real, or not real?
When the $99 deposit program was announced, I jumped on it. I heard a lot of (changing) estimates as to when I would be getting the car.
It's now May, 2008, and no car in sight. And it's not like I live in the boondocks - I am two hours from Washington, DC, and five minutes from an MB dealer.
A few months back I received an email that let me "design" the car I wanted. Nothing binding about the exercise, no sales order was generated - seemed more like a way to keep the customers attention. Right now, I am assuming that I will not be getting a car from SmartUSA and am making other plans.
Is this a real program? Has anyone actually received a car via the $99 deposit? I still get vacuous press announcements via email from Smart once a month, but not a peep about actually buying a car.
Steve
98 E320
02 G500
00 M5
84 911
PS: I have seen four Smarts recently in the town where I live. Somebody is getting them somehow.
Last edited by srfox : 05-14-2008 at 06:17 AM.
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