funny things dealers have told you - Page 3

msjwild3 · 01-30-2008, 07:43 PM

Well I was talking to a saleslady at a Honda dealership in Canada here, this was before I went down south and bought my Si, and she was convinced that the Si's in the US have different batteries, altenators and that almsot all the parts were different. I laughed at her and went to the US and bought my car.

***918civic*** · 01-30-2008, 08:01 PM

Salesman told me the Si was not just "faster then a s2k", but "it will blow the doors off of one" when I first started to look.

falkon57 · 01-30-2008, 08:03 PM

lol this thread is entertaining

Excalibur · 01-30-2008, 08:08 PM

A douchbag at the parts counter @ Hall Honda in VA Beach, Va. told me that you couldn't get a hardtop on the s2k or get a softtop with the rear glass put onto the 2000 model s2k. What an idiot. Wish I could have told his mom to swallow around 30 years ago.

schwartzki · 01-30-2008, 08:39 PM

Well when I went to drive the Civic the first time i went to drive the EX-auto and while the sales guy was awesome he admitted I knew more about them then he did, I have to give it to him tho, he asked me if i wanted to take the Si out, and i was like sure i guess, hes like you wont want the ex if you drive the si are you sure....yea(i didnt believe him) drove a Rallye Red fa5, the first time i hit vtec in that baby i was sold, he didn't know much but at least he didn't act like it and asserted to things that I did care about.

06CivicSi06 · 01-30-2008, 09:25 PM

"We don't sell these with navigation systems." -Muller Honda

Never ever go there!

fieryhill · 01-30-2008, 09:31 PM

Salesman tried to talk me into a 4cyl accord from my 05 ES2.....the only upgrade I'd ever do is to the Si! Duh!

***thatsnotstock*** · 01-30-2008, 09:58 PM

(the first time I went looking at Troy Honda in Michigan, after being ignored in the lobby for 25 minutes before being approached)

Dealer: "you look young, are you sure you can afford this?"

Me: ".....I make more than you do, actually...I have pay stubs in my glovebox to prove it"

(his jaw drops)

"...and you just lost a sale".

nayilsi · 01-30-2008, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by thatsnotstock

(the first time I went looking at Troy Honda in Michigan, after being ignored in the lobby for 25 minutes before being approached)

Dealer: "you look young, are you sure you can afford this?"

Me: ".....I make more than you do, actually...I have pay stubs in my glovebox to prove it"

(his jaw drops)

"...and you just lost a sale".

reppd for leaving stupid dealership

FusionSi11 · 01-30-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 06CivicSi06

"We don't sell these with navigation systems." -Muller Honda

Never ever go there!

NEVER go to Lisle Honda either...

***thatsnotstock*** · 01-30-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FusionSi11

NEVER go to Lisle Honda either...

I started a Dealership Shit List thread. Hopefully we can avoid some of this crap.

***strutking*** · 01-30-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentBob420BMFJ

wow i feel stupid.. its just one of those things.. one of those things like your wondering why your car wont start, and you have been trying for 10 minutes, and you forgot that you removed the battery from it the other day.. i was wondering, why is he making some foolish statement like that out of nowhere? i guess i was expecting the "one time, a dealer told me.." at the beginning.. wow i feel stupid

its a tarp!!!

ricetastic · 01-30-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by thatsnotstock

(the first time I went looking at Troy Honda in Michigan, after being ignored in the lobby for 25 minutes before being approached)

Dealer: "you look young, are you sure you can afford this?"

Me: ".....I make more than you do, actually...I have pay stubs in my glovebox to prove it"

(his jaw drops)

"...and you just lost a sale".

Yeah, my buddy always wore sweat pants and a hoodie wherever he went. We went to the mitsubishi stealership and he want the new eclipse. They said that they have a better car for someone one like him so they took him to the UNDER 10K LOT SPECIAL PRICE FOR YOU NO CREDIT REQUIRED!!! and he said can I speak to a manager, manager came and he told the manager the following:
"Is it just me or do you have a bunch of racist pigs roaming your lots? Just because I'm Mexican and I look like I don't have cash doesn't mean your lot monkeys need to deny service...on that note, I want you to have a word with that pig over there and tell him other races exist other than white people. Other than that I would like to order a black 07 eclipse GTS."

schwartzki · 01-30-2008, 11:19 PM

My english teacher in high schools husband went in to a acura dealership looking like a bum and no one would talk to him, one sales guy went up to him and asked how he could help, and he got a new NSX-T.

trogers8 · 01-30-2008, 11:19 PM

"yes, the Si comes standard with 16 inch wheels and a 200hp v6 engine..I think..I'll check the specs on those though before we drive it"........salesman to me while I was lookin around at the cars on the lot while my car was being serviced...

ricetastic · 01-30-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by trogers8

"yes, the Si comes standard with 16 inch wheels and a 200hp v6 engine..I think..I'll check the specs on those though before we drive it"........salesman to me while I was lookin around at the cars on the lot while my car was being serviced...

yeah and it has a 6K redline! and vtec badges that give it 100WHP.

Taff7Si · 01-30-2008, 11:41 PM

I went in once to a Mazda dealership to check out the new Mazdaspeed6, and the salesguy told me that another guy had gone in and bought 2 of them, identical trim and color, so that he can drive one and keep one as a collector's car...

...riiiiight...

msjwild3 · 01-31-2008, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ibanez37

I happened to see a new EVO X at a local Mitsu dealer last week, so my friend and I turned around to check it out. The sales guy seemed knowledgeable, but a few things were out of whack..

A Ferrari 360 and a Lambo Gallardo drive by and we kind of gaze at them being the typical young exotic lovers we are, and the salesman proceeds to tell us that "the EVO would smoke those cars off the line. They are just all topend power, but this EVO has power down low." I think he forgot that those cars would own the EVO, especially the AWD Gallardo (which I'm thinking he didn't know was AWD).

He was telling us about the AWD system and how it can be biased 100% to the front or back... I'm pretty sure this isn't true but if it is, than I am a moron and that is hella cool.

I asked about the Ralliart and he told us that it would be a nice car for the price.. and if we wanted more power, to just throw a turbo on it. Not sure if he knows the new Ralliart is a detuned EVO...with a turbo lol.

I won't even start with random Honda sales guys when we went to check out the V6 Accord coupe and saw a Mugen in the back of the showroom.. This guy went on and on about it. We started responding and when we said "K20", his look changed and said "he has been out of the scene for a while" and wasn't sure what the K20 was.

I think that is ture. You can do it on WRX Sti's too.

ibanez37 · 01-31-2008, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by msjwild3

I think that is ture. You can do it on WRX Sti's too.

Damn lol 100% bias? I thought it was like 80/20 at the most but that's pretty slick.

byebyepanda · 01-31-2008, 12:54 AM

Well a couple weeks ago I was in the market to buy a used car; I currently drive a '88 Toyota Pickup (4-speed). I was really interested in the EP3's because I was more concerned with better gas mileage and having a hatchback to haul stuff. I got to a stealership and began my interesting adventure:

Me: Hey, I'm interested in this '05 Civic Si. How many miles does this car have?
Douche: 25k miles and it has a CAI! (It actually had 40k miles)
Me: Mind if I take it for a test drive?

As I'm test-driving it, he made no attempt to engage in any conversation with me. As we were pulling back into the stealership he says...

Douche: Nice huh? And these are "Recardo" racing seats. (They were actually the stock EP3 seats).
Me: Well...I like it but it has a couple of scratches and dents.
Douche: Oh we can pop those dents out! Don't worry!
Me: Well, $19k is really too much as well.
Douche: OH!? Now that's offensive to me!
Me: Um...how?
Douche: Well, telling me that something like a Civic SI isn't worth this much is offensive.
Me: Well, this isn't exactly one of the most popular Si's due to it having a less powerful K20 engine.
Douche: IT'S AN SI, IT'S REALLY POWERFUL! THIS IS REALLY OFFENDING!
Me: This cost more than a used RSX Type S and THAT is more powerful.
Douche: Ok ok, how much would you give me for this?
Me: $12k.
Douche: Haha! If I could sell my cars that cheap do you think I would be stuck doing this piece of shit job?

I said I wasn't interested and was about to leave. Then, he came rushing at me...

Douche: Hey hey! If you can get this Civic Si for $12k why did you come here?!
Me: Simple, I'm car shopping. And I have a question for you.
Douche: Yeah..?
Me: With people skills like that, do you ever wonder why people don't buy cars from you and you're stuck in "this piece of shit job"?

The only good thing I got out of that day was that I test drove an EP3. It was ok but it made me realize I didn't want to deal with these used car dealerships and wanted something WORTH it's price. $19k for a car with 40k miles? I don't think so.

I'm awaiting my '08 Taffy White Civic Si coupe

01-30-2008, 09:58 PM	#48 (permalink)
*thatsnotstock* Too Sleepy. Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 987 iTrader: 0 / 0%	(the first time I went looking at Troy Honda in Michigan, after being ignored in the lobby for 25 minutes before being approached) Dealer: "you look young, are you sure you can afford this?" Me: ".....I make more than you do, actually...I have pay stubs in my glovebox to prove it" (his jaw drops) "...and you just lost a sale". __________________

01-30-2008, 07:43 PM	#41 (permalink)
msjwild3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 20 Posts: 809 Ryan iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well I was talking to a saleslady at a Honda dealership in Canada here, this was before I went down south and bought my Si, and she was convinced that the Si's in the US have different batteries, altenators and that almsot all the parts were different. I laughed at her and went to the US and bought my car.

01-30-2008, 08:01 PM	#42 (permalink)
*918civic* Bounty Hunter of Discord Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,306 Kevin iTrader: 0 / 0%	Salesman told me the Si was not just "faster then a s2k", but "it will blow the doors off of one" when I first started to look.

01-30-2008, 08:03 PM	#43 (permalink)
falkon57 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Canada Posts: 295 iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol this thread is entertaining

01-30-2008, 08:08 PM	#44 (permalink)
Excalibur Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Converse, TX. Age: 25 Posts: 6,021 Jeremy iTrader: 20 / 100%	A douchbag at the parts counter @ Hall Honda in VA Beach, Va. told me that you couldn't get a hardtop on the s2k or get a softtop with the rear glass put onto the 2000 model s2k. What an idiot. Wish I could have told his mom to swallow around 30 years ago.

01-30-2008, 08:39 PM	#45 (permalink)
schwartzki Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Age: 23 Posts: 200 Tom iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well when I went to drive the Civic the first time i went to drive the EX-auto and while the sales guy was awesome he admitted I knew more about them then he did, I have to give it to him tho, he asked me if i wanted to take the Si out, and i was like sure i guess, hes like you wont want the ex if you drive the si are you sure....yea(i didnt believe him) drove a Rallye Red fa5, the first time i hit vtec in that baby i was sold, he didn't know much but at least he didn't act like it and asserted to things that I did care about.

01-30-2008, 09:25 PM	#46 (permalink)
06CivicSi06 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 21 Posts: 96 iTrader: 1 / 100%	"We don't sell these with navigation systems." -Muller Honda Never ever go there!

01-30-2008, 09:31 PM	#47 (permalink)
fieryhill Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Buckeye, AZ Age: 21 Posts: 170 Brandon iTrader: 0 / 0%	Salesman tried to talk me into a 4cyl accord from my 05 ES2.....the only upgrade I'd ever do is to the Si! Duh!

01-30-2008, 11:19 PM	#54 (permalink)
schwartzki Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Age: 23 Posts: 200 Tom iTrader: 0 / 0%	My english teacher in high schools husband went in to a acura dealership looking like a bum and no one would talk to him, one sales guy went up to him and asked how he could help, and he got a new NSX-T.

01-30-2008, 11:19 PM	#55 (permalink)
trogers8 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Age: 21 Posts: 1,512 Tim iTrader: 1 / 100%	"yes, the Si comes standard with 16 inch wheels and a 200hp v6 engine..I think..I'll check the specs on those though before we drive it"........salesman to me while I was lookin around at the cars on the lot while my car was being serviced...

01-30-2008, 11:41 PM	#57 (permalink)
Taff7Si Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 140 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I went in once to a Mazda dealership to check out the new Mazdaspeed6, and the salesguy told me that another guy had gone in and bought 2 of them, identical trim and color, so that he can drive one and keep one as a collector's car... ...riiiiight...