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Confessions of a Car Salemen (A MUST READ)
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| Krypton |
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 |
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| Yan |
| What's a Salemen? :wtf: |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
What's a Salemen? :wtf: |
someone who ing sells? Are you retarded? Or is the COR really this ty? |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
someone who ing sells? Are you retarded? Or is the COR really this ty? |
Thread title.
You made the mistake twice, by replying to my post. :p |
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| Frenchie |
| LOL in relax !! I think he was making a joke as in it should be "salesman" |
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| Marc Summers |
| too boring; didn't read |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
LOL in relax !! I think he was making a joke as in it should be "salesman" |
lol tetris block animals. |
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| chach |
| I see this everyday at work... who cares... |
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| Krypton |
| 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..:p |
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| chach |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
So, are you a salesman?
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Yan: Oh, my bad..:p |
Ha no I have a soul. :p |
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| Krypton |
| 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. |
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| Zild |
| Suing the 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! |
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