Comments on: Used Car Salesmen Deserve their Bad Reputation http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/ I might be wrong, but I doubt it Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:32:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Used Car Salesmen Deserve their Bad Reputation by: CLINT GREENUP http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-5155 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:31:07 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-5155 I have been in the car business for 20 years. May I say that I am very proud of my chosen profession. I have been reading comments like these all day on different web sites. Allow me to share some of my thoughts. Most of these sites talk about best price, best price , cheapest price, cheapest price ect. ect.. Who among you allowed the contractor with the cheapest price to build your new home? Who selects their doctor because they post the cheapest price in town? Or better yet who among you does all of their shopping at Wal-Mart and then wonder why and cry about all the local family businesses that are going under? I do not "swindle", "cheat", "lie", "decieve", or in any other way try to "get one over" on the people who do business with me. So that I don't get on my soap box, let me also say that I tell everyone who approaches me with " I'm just looking for the cheapest price", that I am probably not their guy. However, if they are looking for someone with a "fair" price who is truly interested in their business for life, then they have come to the right place. It amazes me that the people that purchase their new or used vehicle from the dealer just because he was the biggest prostitute on the price of his product, that they should be treated with "WORLD CLASS SERVICE" whenever they have a problem or need dealer assistance. I fully acknowledge that price is important. However if that is the only thing on your mind when you shop, then you deserve what you get when you find "the cheapest price". Now don't get me wrong, I think everything should be less expensive, as a matter of fact, when you get to work tomorrow, get all of the employees together and tell management that all of you would like to take a pay-cut so that the product or service your company provides could be offered "cheaper" to the end consumer. Lastly, the next time you send your children or committee members out for "donations", please skip the dealerships and go visit your local doctors, lawyers, dentists, electricians,and plumbers. Their rates are certainly in line now aren't they. Let me close with a saying in the car business that none of these sites tell you. "Do know how to tell if a customer is lying to you? Just check to see if their lips are moving." Have a great day I have been in the car business for 20 years. May I say that
I am very proud of my chosen profession. I have been reading comments like these all day on different web sites.
Allow me to share some of my thoughts. Most of these sites talk about best price, best price , cheapest price, cheapest price ect. ect..
Who among you allowed the contractor with the cheapest price to build your new home? Who selects their doctor because they post the cheapest price in town? Or better yet
who among you does all of their shopping at Wal-Mart and then wonder why and cry about all the local family businesses that are going under?
I do not “swindle”, “cheat”, “lie”, “decieve”, or in any other way try to “get one over” on the people who do business with me.
So that I don’t get on my soap box, let me also say that
I tell everyone who approaches me with ” I’m just looking for the cheapest price”, that I am probably not their guy.
However, if they are looking for someone with a “fair” price who is truly interested in their business for life, then they have come to the right place.
It amazes me that the people that purchase their new or used vehicle from the dealer just because he was the biggest prostitute on the price of his product, that they should be treated with “WORLD CLASS SERVICE” whenever they have a problem or need dealer assistance.
I fully acknowledge that price is important. However if that is the only thing on your mind when you shop, then you deserve what you get when you find “the cheapest price”.
Now don’t get me wrong, I think everything should be less expensive, as a matter of fact, when you get to work tomorrow, get all of the employees together and tell management that all of you would like to take a pay-cut so that the product or service your company provides could be offered “cheaper” to the end consumer.
Lastly, the next time you send your children or committee members out for “donations”, please skip the dealerships and go visit your local doctors, lawyers, dentists, electricians,and plumbers. Their rates are certainly in line now aren’t they.
Let me close with a saying in the car business that none of these sites tell you.

“Do know how to tell if a customer is lying to you? Just check to see if their lips are moving.”

Have a great day

]]> Comment on Used Car Salesmen Deserve their Bad Reputation by: Ray http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-674 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:39:31 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-674 J. Doe, I think the best car and best bargain is achieved by buying from a private owner. First check Edmunds (used car buyer's guide) for the wholsale and retail prices. Then go shopping! Make your offer (near wholsale) subject to an inspection (costs about $120) and you will have a great car for a great price. 8O J. Doe,

I think the best car and best bargain is achieved by buying from a private owner. First check Edmunds (used car buyer’s guide) for the wholsale and retail prices. Then go shopping!

Make your offer (near wholsale) subject to an inspection (costs about $120) and you will have a great car for a great price. 8O

]]> Comment on Used Car Salesmen Deserve their Bad Reputation by: J.Doe http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-667 Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:03:45 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-667 Gia, We ended up contacting a car broker. We told him what we want, and he goes to auctions and stuff to get similar cars. We haven't seen anything yet from him though. Expat Traveler, I don't like pushy salesman at all. What a turn off. I don't know about Italy or any other countries though. Tracie b., Yup. Only 30 days, of course that was only for certain parts that rarely break too. Gia,
We ended up contacting a car broker. We told him what we want, and he goes to auctions and stuff to get similar cars. We haven’t seen anything yet from him though.

Expat Traveler,
I don’t like pushy salesman at all. What a turn off. I don’t know about Italy or any other countries though.

Tracie b.,
Yup. Only 30 days, of course that was only for certain parts that rarely break too.

]]> Comment on Used Car Salesmen Deserve their Bad Reputation by: tracie b. http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-666 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-666 30 DAY WARRANTY!! how could you refuse? 30 DAY WARRANTY!! how could you refuse?

]]> Comment on Used Car Salesmen Deserve their Bad Reputation by: expatraveler http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-663 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:13:26 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-663 I think the best way to see the customer walk out the door is to be pushy! IF you sit back, acknowledge you are here to ask questions and then lie low, it's the best policy. Maybe going up once to volunteer questions or help would be nice but not pushy. I'm wondering if this happens in Italy or Switzerland ever? I think the best way to see the customer walk out the door is to be pushy! IF you sit back, acknowledge you are here to ask questions and then lie low, it’s the best policy. Maybe going up once to volunteer questions or help would be nice but not pushy. I’m wondering if this happens in Italy or Switzerland ever?

]]> Comment on Used Car Salesmen Deserve their Bad Reputation by: Gia http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-660 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:52:38 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2006/02/used-car-salesmen-deserve-their-bad-reputation/#comment-660 I hate these guys. New car salesman can also be sleaze bags, the 13 years I was in Seattle I owned three cars. One was purchased new at the dealership and I hate to admit that these guys swindled me and I paid much more that the car was worth. Well the car lasted 7.5 years and then died. I then bought an old car from someone I knew, the car was fine for 2 years, I paid like 2000K for it and I was happy with it. In the end when it died, it needed a new transmission. I donated it eventually. Now I wanted to get another new car but did not want to deal with the salesmen and a friend told me about a car broker. You tell them the car you want and what you want to pay and they find it for you. I wanted a 2004 Honda Accord 4 door and that is what I got a bit below the sticker price. I was picked up at my home and brought to the car brokers, where the car was waiting for me. I have never received such good service in my life. In fact I am still in touch with the woman who sold me the car, she is a gem. If I ever go back to the US, I am running not walking back to them. I hate these guys. New car salesman can also be sleaze bags, the 13 years I was in Seattle I owned three cars. One was purchased new at the dealership and I hate to admit that these guys swindled me and I paid much more that the car was worth. Well the car lasted 7.5 years and then died. I then bought an old car from someone I knew, the car was fine for 2 years, I paid like 2000K for it and I was happy with it. In the end when it died, it needed a new transmission. I donated it eventually.

Now I wanted to get another new car but did not want to deal with the salesmen and a friend told me about a car broker. You tell them the car you want and what you want to pay and they find it for you. I wanted a 2004 Honda Accord 4 door and that is what I got a bit below the sticker price. I was picked up at my home and brought to the car brokers, where the car was waiting for me. I have never received such good service in my life. In fact I am still in touch with the woman who sold me the car, she is a gem. If I ever go back to the US, I am running not walking back to them.

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