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Posted by Krypton on Oct-12-2007 02:12:

Confessions of a Car Salemen (A MUST READ)

This guy went undercover as a car salesmen at a high-pressure dealership, and at a small dealership, I guess to see the difference. Anyways, his story really enlightens us car buyers into how these guys work, and the tricks they play in getting uninformed car buyers into crappy deals by manipulation.

http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buyin...dmundsonly..2.*

quote:
Confessions of a Car Salesman

Introduction

What really goes on in the back rooms of car dealerships across America?

What does the car salesman do when he leaves you sitting in a sales office and goes to talk with his boss?

What are the tricks salespeople use to increase their profit and how can consumers protect themselves from overpaying?

These were the questions we, the editors at Edmunds.com, wanted to answer for our readers. But how could they really know that our information was accurate and up-to-date? Finally, we came up with the idea of hiring an investigative reporter to work in the industry and experience, firsthand, the life of a car salesman.

We hired Chandler Phillips, a veteran journalist, to go undercover by working at two new car dealerships in the Los Angeles area. First, he would work at a high-volume, high-pressure dealership selling Japanese cars. Then, he'd change over to a smaller car lot that sold domestic cars at "no haggle" prices.

We invite you to read the following account of Phillips' day-to-day experience on the car lots. Doing so will broaden your understanding of the dealership sales process. It will also cast a new light on the role of the car salesman. And, finally, it will help you get a better deal � and avoid hidden charges � the next time you go to buy or lease a new car.

Read, learn and enjoy.

� The editors at Edmunds.com


Posted by Yan on Oct-12-2007 02:13:

What's a Salemen?


Posted by Krypton on Oct-12-2007 02:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Yan
What's a Salemen?


someone who fucking sells? Are you retarded? Or is the COR really this shitty?


Posted by Yan on Oct-12-2007 02:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
someone who fucking sells? Are you retarded? Or is the COR really this shitty?


Thread title.

You made the mistake twice, by replying to my post.


Posted by Frenchie on Oct-12-2007 02:17:

LOL fuckin relax !! I think he was making a joke as in it should be "salesman"


Posted by Marc Summers on Oct-12-2007 02:18:

too boring; didn't read


Posted by Yan on Oct-12-2007 02:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Frenchie
LOL fuckin relax !! I think he was making a joke as in it should be "salesman"


lol tetris block animals.


Posted by chach on Oct-12-2007 02:19:

I see this everyday at work... who cares...


Posted by Krypton on Oct-12-2007 02:24:

quote:
Originally posted by chach
I see this everyday at work... who cares...


So, are you a salesman?

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Yan: Oh, my bad..


Posted by chach on Oct-12-2007 02:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
So, are you a salesman?

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Yan: Oh, my bad..


Ha no I have a soul.


Posted by Krypton on Oct-12-2007 02:41:

Always negotiate the purchase price. If you focus on the monthly payments, they can screw with you in so many ways. Purchase price is easier to negotiate. And if they ask you, "How much would you like your monthly payment to be?" and you say, "$300". Don't let them ask you, "Up to?" Because what they want you to up the payment by your own omission.


Posted by Zild on Oct-12-2007 11:43:

Suing the fuck out of a dealer here for selling an old lady a Cavalier for over $20,000. And they screwed her on the trade in they were supposed to pay it off but they didn't. The salesman drove it around for a few weeks before abandoning it. Suing GMAC too while we're at it. I love lawsuits!


Posted by camsr on Oct-12-2007 17:10:

I roll'd


Posted by Zewad on Oct-12-2007 18:58:

i read the entire article... i was entertained and learned a lot of stuff about car buying...

nice one..


Posted by Ian on Oct-12-2007 19:59:

wasn't this one in a series of 1970s or 1980s dodgy softcore films that channel 5 show every weekend ?


Posted by stren on Oct-12-2007 20:03:



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