what was the dumbest thing a used car salesperson has said to you?

[wouwou]

Originally Posted by orgasm_donor

In a persian accent:

"Its an American car which is much better. You know, Arizona has no snow or salt so this car is mint"

I still LOL at this

[nosaj]

wow...laugh out loud for 3.5years.

do you feel that you have lost your voice and ain't you tired?

[falcon]

Originally Posted by ilvtofu

At the honda on marine dr in south van, there was a 30-40yo ish salesman there, who when i wanted to know about the New accord coupe (at the time) kept insisting that it had a "V4 engine" and he wanted to get rid of old inventory, so he goes outside and tells me the 07 is the same thing... and he even put his hand up against the window and looked inside and went "yup it's the same!" I don't think he works there nemore, i just walked away after that, pretty ticked

I know its not really a used car story but w/e

I have to say though, car sales has become such a joke when everyone just uses the manufacturer website, I always know the specs of a car better than the sales just because i research on their website beforehand, and when i get there, they just show me the website...

It's a bit different, but I sell motorcycles. It is IMPOSSIBLE to know every detail and every price about every bike. Like seat height, gas tank size, wheel track etc. When I don't know the answer I'm always straight up and say I don't know but I will go find out.


Until you work in the industry, you don't understand.

[scenerev]

Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN

and u bumped a 3 years old thread because..???

What a dumb thing to say.

You must be a car salesperson

[Raid3n]

ya, but that is where you personally, and his situation differ.

he DIDN'T say he didn't know, but could find out, he just pretended to know.

[punkwax]

"I'll give you $1500 for your GTI. Thats all it's worth"

Sold it for 6K 3 days later.

It was probably worth 5

[drunkrussian]

Originally Posted by DC5-S

one time i was at a used car dealership on kingsway, back on 05'.. anyways i had my 92 nissan NX back then, and i was looking at this GTI for sale.. so i ask the lady if she can bring me the keys so i can look inside and start it up.. she got very upset and told me "you already have a car!! why do you want to waste your money?!? im not bringing the key" then she went inside.. me and my buddy are like wtf? and we left

LOL U WIN

[some_punk]

When I was shopping for a V8 camaro or firebird, went to canem auto, I asked him if he could start it up. He asked me will I buy it today right now. I said maybe, and he actually said "I am not going to fire it up for you unless you buy it right now."

[thumper]

Originally Posted by some_punk

When I was shopping for a V8 camaro or firebird, went to canem auto, I asked him if he could start it up. He asked me will I buy it today right now. I said maybe, and he actually said "I am not going to fire it up for you unless you buy it right now."

a salesperson (he's gone now) at technique auto sales did that to me also. wouldn't even start the car unless i put down a deposit first

[shantz]

Originally Posted by Soundy

Of course, you're always welcome to go to a different dealership, if that one doesn't want your business.

I always wanted, if I won the lottery, to go visit the high-end car dealerships (talking the Jag, Porsche, Ferarri joints here) dressed in my best Saturday casuals - jeans, Metallica t-shirt, work boots - and just see who has the brains to look past appearances. Then go back later, pulling up in whatever stupidly expensive vehicle I end up buying from the most intelligent salesdroid, getting out dressed up to the nines, and giving the salesdroids who dissed me a big ol' razzberry.

Sure it's immature, but when you have that kinda money, you can BE as immature as you want.

Worked for Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman "You work on commission, right? Big mistake. BIG. HUGE!"

Just like the movie "Exit Wounds" w. DMX when he goes into the dealership to buy the Lambo Diablo VT Roadster and the sales guy doesn't give him the time of the day.... then the younger dude tosses him the keys and DMX tosses him a duffel full of money - "see that HE gets the commision"

I've found that the people that try to look like they've got bling usually don't - the people that don't look the part are often times the ones with the money. (I've seen the scrubbiest of guys with the biggest wads - most often the work construction or some high-dollar trade)

[underscore]

I know if I fulfil my goal of purchasing an Aston Martin, I'm gonna go to the dealers in Van looking average or below average when I buy it, see who isn't just there for the money. Then when I take delivery show up in a tux (of course)

[Nightwalker]

I bought my Stealth twin turbo when I was 19. The first salesman wouldn't give me the time of day either and pawned me off to another salesman. He let me ake it out for a testdrive and got the sale

[hchang]

The lady at VIB Autos.. (Bonnie I think her name is) told me that the Lincoln Town Car was driven by an elderly couple, just for grocery shopping and light drives like that.

When I opened the rear passenger door I saw a big "BUDGET" sticker. I played along for a bit and pretended I didn't see it to see if I could get any laughs out of it. I later asked her if the elderly couple were still alive, and she told me that yes they are, and that they're good friends who usually go out every other week for breakfast. Made my day.

[bcedhk]

does it have turbo?

[1exotic]

does the turbo spool loud?

[hchang]

yes, yes it does.

On top of that it has a spoiler and sparco seats

[lowside67]

I sell cars, and I think it's interesting to read some of these things in this thread and see what my typically braindead colleagues try to pull! One thing that interests me is how much animosity there is towards not being given test drives. Quite frankly, there are a TON of people who come to test drive cars, especially sporty or performance cars, without the ability or intention to buy a car. Not only do you waste my 15 minutes, but that car also now needs to be cleaned and parked again.

We as salespeople need to make a serious judgment about how serious we think you are. If you tell me you arent ready to buy a car today or have another 5 to look at, you arent going for a drive. If you look or act like you arent going to buy a car today, you probably arent going for a drive. Can you blame me? If I take you out on a test drive and somebody shows up who was actually ready to buy a car today, you COST me money as well as wasting my time.

Nobody in the used car business expects you to buy a used car without test driving it, but it is not unreasonable for me to expect you to look the car over, come inside and look at the documentation and history I have for the vehicle, and talk about the price. If you are truly serious about buying the car, there should be absolutely no issue either for you signing a bill of sale and putting a deposit down that says that "Deposit is refundable in the event of an unsatisfactory test drive." There is no risk to you whatsoever - if you drive the car and something is wrong with it, you get your money back. However, it shows me that as long as there is nothing wrong with this car, you are prepared to drive it home today.

[Solo_D33A]

sometimes they get you to deposit and sign saying they'll do this do that and with a fine print saying you have to buy or deposit will not be refunded. And they never do the things written on paper right, like fixing the paint chips and rust, they just spray bombs over it etc...

[lowside67]

Originally Posted by Solo_D33A

sometimes they get you to deposit and sign saying they'll do this do that and with a fine print saying you have to buy or deposit will not be refunded. And they never do the things written on paper right, like fixing the paint chips and rust, they just spray bombs over it etc...

Well then READ the fine print.

The contract should say that is subject to "Paint chip repair to the buyer's satisfaction."

What that means is that if the repair is not to your satisfaction, then the contract condition has not been met. If the condition is not met, the contract is void, and therefore they must refund your money.

[SMDBICH]

Originally Posted by lowside67

I sell cars, and I think it's interesting to read some of these things in this thread and see what my typically braindead colleagues try to pull! One thing that interests me is how much animosity there is towards not being given test drives. Quite frankly, there are a TON of people who come to test drive cars, especially sporty or performance cars, without the ability or intention to buy a car. Not only do you waste my 15 minutes, but that car also now needs to be cleaned and parked again.

We as salespeople need to make a serious judgment about how serious we think you are. If you tell me you arent ready to buy a car today or have another 5 to look at, you arent going for a drive. If you look or act like you arent going to buy a car today, you probably arent going for a drive. Can you blame me? If I take you out on a test drive and somebody shows up who was actually ready to buy a car today, you COST me money as well as wasting my time




Nobody in the used car business expects you to buy a used car without test driving it, but it is not unreasonable for me to expect you to look the car over, come inside and look at the documentation and history I have for the vehicle, and talk about the price. If you are truly serious about buying the car, there should be absolutely no issue either for you signing a bill of sale and putting a deposit down that says that "Deposit is refundable in the event of an unsatisfactory test drive." There is no risk to you whatsoever - if you drive the car and something is wrong with it, you get your money back. However, it shows me that as long as there is nothing wrong with this car, you are prepared to drive it home today.

maybe they don't want to waste their time signing that bill and end test driving a shitbox and have to get their deposit returned
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[lowside67]

Originally Posted by SMDBICH

maybe they don't want to waste their time signing that bill and end test driving a shitbox and have to get their deposit returned
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If you think there's a serious chance it's a shitbox, you have no business driving it because you've obviously already decided you're not buying it

[!Aznboi128]

When I was looking at the Accord

"it has VTEC so it's like a turbo step on it! around redline you can feel it"

this was a used 07 accord v6 .... with myself and my parents in it.

[Solo_D33A]

Originally Posted by lowside67

Well then READ the fine print.

The contract should say that is subject to "Paint chip repair to the buyer's satisfaction."

What that means is that if the repair is not to your satisfaction, then the contract condition has not been met. If the condition is not met, the contract is void, and therefore they must refund your money.

Yeah, that's what I want to get the msg across to read carefully, as some out there might even not say repair to satisfaction. You know how used car dealers like to work

[Rich Sandor]

Originally Posted by hchang

The lady at VIB Autos.. (Bonnie I think her name is) told me that the Lincoln Town Car was driven by an elderly couple, just for grocery shopping and light drives like that.

When I opened the rear passenger door I saw a big "BUDGET" sticker. I played along for a bit and pretended I didn't see it to see if I could get any laughs out of it. I later asked her if the elderly couple were still alive, and she told me that yes they are, and that they're good friends who usually go out every other week for breakfast. Made my day.

75% of the used cars we buy on auction are ex-rentals. They are usually 6 months old with 10,000km-20,000km.

Did it ever occur to you that the old couple bought the Town Car after it had come back from Budget, and that maybe they were actually the previous owners???

The irony here is that you think you busted the salesperson, when in fact she may have been telling the truth!!

[Rich Sandor]

I know it sounds cocky, but my product knowledge is pretty decent.

However, every once in a while, someone asks me a relevant question, and I don't know the answer. I'll admit I don't know, and I'll find out for them: usually right then and there.

Every once in a blue moon, someone asks a totally freakin' random question that they think I should know, like what the wheelbase of some random car is compared to the one I'm trying to sell... well.. I'm sorry there is not a salesperson in the world that's going to memorize the wheel base of every car on the planet. That customer usually doesn't even realise how unreasonable the question is.

And finally, sometimes, rarely, the information given to me is wrong, or changes, but somehow the customer finds out before I do. You have to swallow your ego and admit you were wrong.