The New Buick Lacrosse continues to garner praise....

The new Buick Lacrosse has lived up to every bit of the hype here at Wade Raulerson Buick GMC except for one thing...Sales! Buick's new revolution of cars has come to be in a time of economic downturn when many mature buyers have decided to stay on the sidelines. We are ok with this - for now...it has ensured that in Gainesville and Central Florida, clearly the 2010 Buick Lacrosse is the car market's best kept secret.

Just this week KBB (Kelley Blue Book) announced the Lacrosse #1 as far as the most comfortable vehicles under $30,000 dollars. Guess who finished #2? Again Buick with the Lucerne. Toyota is lucky it wasn't a Top Five List as the Camry and Avalon snuck in at #9 and #10 respectively.

I don't want to give our customers and my readers the wrong impression...we are selling some Buick product and the Buick Enclave product continues to do well. All I am saying is that we are sitting on a bonified hit and that the masses just don't quite understand this yet. I feel like I am managing the Beatles right before they signed to Capitol Records!

Then Autoweek this week caught my eye. They paired the new Buick Lacrosse CXS with the Audi S4, BMW M3, Cadillac CTS-V, Hyundai Sante Fe SE, Ford Fusion Sport, Chevy Malibu LTZ and VW CC Sport. And guess what they said?




"The car that surprised me most was the Buick LaCrosse. It's good looking, quiet and has a beautiful, comfortable interior. I'm not saying it was the best car at camp from a performance standpoint, but it surprised me the most of any car there." - Wes Raynal "Autoweek" Editor

So Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, High Springs...I ask you...how long can you stand on the sidelines?

Brett Morgan
Wade Raulerson Buick GMC
General Manager
bmorgan@waderaulerson.com

"Buick is Back!" Raves Motor Trend Magazine ...

Wow! What a cover. Glad to see that the new 2010 Buick Lacrosse and the upcoming release of the new Regal are gaining some positive traction!


By the way - actually read the reviews too - they say the new Lacrosse outclasses the Lexus ES!

Pontiac Vibe 2009-2010 Included in Toyota Recall?

First of all I will say I feel bad for the misfortunes of the Toyota. As many of our customers know we did have one vehicle that was a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors - the Pontiac Vibe. As soon as we have more information available we will post it here. It is important to know at this time that there are no known cases of Pontiac Vibe's (2009-2010) having failures consistent with the cases related to the Toyota recall.

The All New 2010 Buick Lacrosse Has Arrived in Gainesville!

We are super excited that the 2010 Lacrosse has touched down at Wade Raulerson Buick-GMC here in Central Florida! We still have a handful of 2009 Buick's that must go as well and we are also expecting the all new GMC Terrain for 2010 to drop off the truck around mid month! Lots to be thankful for here in Florida. For Buick buyers enjoy up to 4,000 dollars in Buick incentives on the 2009 product as well as conquest bonus cash for having a trade in on the 2010!

Cash for Clunkers in Gainesville, FL??? Are you confued yet? Cause I'm not! Well actually we are all still a little confused!

Ok --- truth be told...the new "Cash for Clunkers" program is confusing. So I am here to help. Well let me try to help, or ummm --- un-confuse you!

Wade Raulerson GSM, Brett Morgan



It's like a bad Jeff Foxworthy joke, "you might be a Clunker if..." but let's face it --- it's a government program, so it's confusing! Let's start with the basics:


First off is Wade Raulerson Pontiac, Buick, GMC an "authorized" "registered" home for the government's Cash for Clunkers program?

Why yes we are! In fact, if you need immediate assistance you can call 352-372-2583 and ask for General Sales Manager Brett Morgan.


Is your current vehicle a clunker?


Good question.


Do you owe money on your current trade in? If the answer is yes, than it's not a clunker --- it's a "trade in" though --- and you will want bring it into Wade Raulerson still for trade in appraisal.


So if you have kept reading, I can only assume you hold clear title to your possible clunker, now:

Have you had the vehicle registered and insured in your name for the past year?

If yes...your vehicle may indeed be a clunker...


Now what you need to do is make sure that the government considers your trade in to have a "combined" mpg rating of 18 miles-per-gallon or lower. You can use fueleconomy.gov to compare your vehicle side by side with the vehicle you are considering to buy. You can also go to gm.com; they currently have a great tool up to help you guage the amount of your CARS rebate. Remember the CARS program is only good on new vehicle purchases and typically the rules want to see you in a vehicle class or a specific vehicle that out-performs your current ride (meaning they don't want to see you leaving your current Pontiac Vibe for a GMC Sierra 2500 Diesel truck!). There are many other provisions of the program and you can read them all here: cars.gov



And of course if you are still confused you can call or e-mail myself (quickly becoming a resident CARS expert) at bmorgan@waderaulerson.com or 352-372-2583.

Wade Raulerson has become your Pre-Owned Certified GMC Yukon Denali Headquarters!

Thanks to a very respectable new car sales month in June (where we finished #2 in the Jacksonville Region) we have taken in some very fine trade-ins.


Four of those trade ins are very nice Denali GMC Yukon's ... it is very rare to have so many on the lot ... but it certainly is a nice problem to have! They don't last long so here is an idea of what is currently available as we steer into July of 2009 here at Wade Raulerson:

White 2008 GMC Yukon Denali with 23,000 miles

White 2005 GMC Yukon Denali with 75,000 miles

Silver 2007 GMC Yukon Denali with 12,000 miles

Black 2008 GMC Yukon Denali with 29,000 miles


Remember Wade Raulerson Buick, Pontiac, GMC in Gainesville (Main Street) is your GMC Denali, GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban Super-Center! Currently we have over 11 full size General Motors SUV's to choose from! Please call Brett Morgan (the General Sales Manager and your blog author (yours truly)) at 352-372-2583 for more information!


Connect to our GMC Pre-Owned Inventory Now at WadeRaulersonBuickGMC.com

The Toyota Matrix and the Pontiac Vibe

Did you know?


It's a little known fact that the Toyota Matrix and the Pontiac Vibe are almost one in the same. The Vibe is all Pontiac style on the outside but on the inside lies Toyota fit-and-finish and either the Toyota Corolla's 1.8L Engine or the Toyota 2.4L Carmy VVT-I engine.


So if you are shopping for a 2009 / 2010 Toyota Matrix here in Gainesville why wouldn't you take a look at the Vibe? It's got a stronger Powertrain Warranty (5 years / 100K Miles) than Toyota's (5 years / 60K Miles) better rebate support from the factory (cheaper price) and you can support an American car builder. Not to mention I have a variety of options when it comes to the 2009 / 2010 Pontiac Vibe right here at Wade Raulerson Pontiac in Gainesville, FL.


Sounds like a no brainer to me? Drope me an e-mail if you would like some pricing: bmorgan@waderaulerson.com (Brett Morgan / General Sales Manager)