Darn car salespeople.....
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Car dealerships will take anyone who can fog a mirror and put them on the floor go sell cars. They figure a newbie will atleast bring in a few friends and family members the first month or two who will buy a car because they are getting a "good deal" from the salesman. After the initial flow of those customers, they usually fail in the business. But most customers today are also monthly payment buyers as well, so that explains why the salesmen ask how much a customer wants to pay.
Gary Fowler
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That always peeved me when they don't tell you a price, only so much a month like that is what most people today look at. Some of us do not live month to month, paycheck to paycheck with half their income going toward paying for their status symbol car payment.
k0ua
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Not car dealerships around here. I applied for a sales position at three local dealerships recently. One of them I asked about the turnover, and they said the average salesperson had been there at least 15 years. The position I was applying for the previous guy had been there 30. There might be some churn in some dealerships, and I have noted different guys at the larger dealerships in Springfield, but around Branson, a lot of these guys are here for quite a while.
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JDgreen227
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To me, a salesperson that has been with a dealership 15-plus years means they are capable and competent, and THAT is why they remain in the business.
300UGUY
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Some of the dealerships around here literally have a crowd of sales folks, all 100% commission. You walk in, it's like walking into a shark tank. I think they call it the "tower". A couple guys on a raised platform run the whole show.
rekees4300
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Bingo, buying a new car is an emotional experience and intelligence often takes a back seat (no pun intended).
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JDgreen227
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And there are customers like my ex wife, who purchased a new car before I met her, and the salesman sold her the "fabric protection" on leather seating....:laughing:
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I hate that it can take 30 mins to buy a tractor but take half a day to buy a truck or car.
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JDgreen227
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Agree 100%, I hate it when a salesperson stalls you. Last digicam I purchased was a closeout superzoom Panasonic at a local ABC Warehouse, I wanted to see the new store...big mistake on my part...well the salesguy kept stalling me, "No, that is a closeout model, you don't want it, look at (fill in the blank model) instead..." etc. Then when I finally got the camera in hand, "Do you want to buy a memory card, a case, a service contract, etc" and "well if you open a store account we can give you 10% off" all that time wasted on a $100 purchase. Just before I left the store I asked if I could take his picture and put his email in my address book, and said WOW SURE YOU CAN. So I took his picture with my phone, added his address to the book, and showed them to him and said goodbye. Then sent his picture and info on to everyone I knew and told them to avoid him like the plague....
