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Originally Posted by radiocontrolhead
You will learn evenutally what to say and what not to say to salesman. They don't care... They just want to sell you the damn honk of metal.
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do salesman realize that if they knew all the technical shit about what they were selling they would sell more? do you know how many people would buy it just because he said something technical? i dont understand the logic of not knowing the product you are selling.. when an old lady comes in, you sell the civic as if its luxurious and safe, but when a kid comes in, you start spitting out track times, engine, etc.. i wonder what % of cars sold in the usa are sold mainly due to the convincing of the salesman (as opposed to the car selling itself, internet research, etc).. sounds like its about 9%
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Originally Posted by ricetastic
And your telling me you make only $400-$2000 dollars on a used car???
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actually he said that for the NEW cars, you read it wrong
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Originally Posted by bigdaddy
Dealers make profit period..obviously.. Salesman make bigger vouchers on selling used cars than new... I don't know why that's such a surprise that I'm saying that... and the finance person tries to sell warranties, paint protections...etc on used cars also... I was referring to front end profit...
The deal on the Mercedes...I believe it... that's because you went in educated and negotiated well... KUDOS...
But if an uninformed person goes in...pays "sticker" for the new car... and pays..."asking" for the used car... and there are people who pay asking for used cars... more than one would think...
I'm just trying to inform you guys on the inside knowledge... that's all... been doing this for 12 years... I thought you guys would appreciate it... sorry...
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well i learned something new, and now that i think about it, it makes sense that old cars sell for more, because old cars have so many variables to determine the price, but with new cars, the dealer cant say "ya but that car has 3000 more miles, thats why its that much cheaper"
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Originally Posted by wing_gundam
I've heard a Toyota dealership tell me that the avg age of the Corolla and Civic is like 20 something (not 50+) and that the Corolla has more safety features than then Civic, and that it outsells it all the time.
She must have forgotten about the fact that the Civic is the best selling car in Canada (not just over the Corolla, but ALL cars for the past decade).
I think she also mentioned the Corolla has more HP and was by far sportier than the current 8thgen civic. This was the 07 Corolla...
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when you say 50+, surely your not talking years? you think the civic and corolla last 50+ years? i assure you no car will last that long (watch, somebody will give some extremely rare example like "my grampa still has a 1956 blah blah blah")
my friend has an 07 corolla s (is there a difference between "type-s" and "s"?) and it has 140 hp and he says its slow.. he claims it has ivtec and that its an "ss".. i said dude ive seen your car, ive ridden in it, what are you talking about? hes like let me go check (we are talking online) and he comes back and is like yup it says ivtec and its an ss.. he was so serious too
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Originally Posted by twistedframe
I was told the dealership would have to run a credit check to make sure I could afford my car before I could test drive it.
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the 21 year old salesman first honda dealer i went to (valley honda) said that even tho i dont know how to drive a stick, i can still test drive it, but i need my license.. i went to the dmv and got my license (i got a dui and the state still hasnt given me my physical license back so i just went to the dmv and got a copy) and came back and he was busy with a customer so this other dude helps me and hes like "youve never driven stick? hold on.." and he and this lady tell me i cant, especially not at night, and i was like wtf..