Working at a car dealership

I Vtec, do you? · 06-07-2007, 08:53 PM

Well I'm 18 right now and I'm sick of my job (best buy). They treat you like crap here, we have meetings at 7 in the AM for no reason quite often. The only reason I stay there right now is their ridiculously amazing discount, but I pretty much have everything I need right now.

I figure since my passion is cars, I might as well try and find a job at a dealership. I'm just trying to think of what jobs I could do there? One of my friends suggested washing cars.. but that's not really what I'd be interested in, and none of the dealers around here have car washes. Any ideas? I know I'm not gonna be a car salesman since I'm young and have 0 experience in commission-based sales.

***jpik2003*** · 06-07-2007, 08:58 PM

I know some dealers around here hire people to take out customers to lunch & stuff while their car is getting worked on.

Theres also cashier for the parts department. Wash cars. Fix cars. Not sure what else. Try contacting different dealers & see what types of jobs they have available.

zuck6977 · 06-07-2007, 09:03 PM

go in and apply for LOT ATTENDANT.... best job u can ever get... its amazing haha all u do is drive cars... test drive em n move them n stuff like that

**Yodums** · 06-07-2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by zuck6977

go in and apply for LOT ATTENDANT.... best job u can ever get... its amazing haha all u do is drive cars... test drive em n move them n stuff like that

Isn't it just in a parking lot though? Unless you plan to VTEC in the parking lot.

TwinScroll · 06-07-2007, 09:18 PM

do what makes you happy meng...

brooklynscat69 · 06-07-2007, 09:19 PM

theres something called a Runner. Thats what I do at my dealership. You drive cars from the landfill to the dealership all day, including s2k's and si's. Plus the other half of the time your doing nothing just hanging out. Cant beat that

***jpik2003*** · 06-07-2007, 09:19 PM

Go work at Hooters. Even if it is doing dirty work. Just make sure you get invited to the co-worker partys and sleep overs

zuck6977 · 06-07-2007, 10:14 PM

no i dont just drive them in the lot... i work at bmw... and i get to feel the power of M all day whenever i want... i actually drove the new alpina B7... only 400 made in total... its sooo nasty... its basically a M7.... supercharged v8... but after the mechanics are done working on them u basically go over everything they do make sure it was done... and then u take em for a test drive bring em back and park them... i mean then u do all the little things like my manager sends me to the store for him if they need things or u gotta go on long test drives or sometimes i gotta go down by giants stadium to a tire factory... makes the day go by realllly fast haha

SR20DE_MAN · 06-07-2007, 10:27 PM

^ That does sound like fun!

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Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?

Well I'm 18 right now and I'm sick of my job (best buy). They treat you like crap here, we have meetings at 7 in the AM for no reason quite often. The only reason I stay there right now is their ridiculously amazing discount, but I pretty much have everything I need right now.

I figure since my passion is cars, I might as well try and find a job at a dealership. I'm just trying to think of what jobs I could do there? One of my friends suggested washing cars.. but that's not really what I'd be interested in, and none of the dealers around here have car washes. Any ideas? I know I'm not gonna be a car salesman since I'm young and have 0 experience in commission-based sales.

Hahaha! I used to work for Best Buy many years back. I f*cking hate that place with an unbelievable passion. I worked at store 109. It was the highest volume store in the entire company. I don't know if it still is, but to describe how busy that store was on a Wednesday morning, the crowds that most stores got on a Sunday, we would get on a Wednesday. The crowds that most stores would get for the Christmas rush, we got on a Sunday. The crowds that came in during Christmas time, no other stores would experience. Hahahaha! We used to have daily sales figures of about $200,000 to $400,000. There were a couple of Black Fridays that we almost broke $1 million during that day.

But yeah! The best thing to do for you is to go to school. Then you could go work at the corporate office for Best Buy & screw your old managers over! You're pretty close to the corporate offices! Hahaha! (^o^ )

***Janizary*** · 06-07-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SR20DE_MAN

But yeah! The best thing to do for you is to go to school.

Barring the chance of having an incredibly entrepreneurial spirit, go with that plan. Get yourself edimificated (like that?).

Tommygun43 · 06-07-2007, 11:19 PM

You could do parts delivery.

Civicsalesman · 06-07-2007, 11:52 PM

If you think that you would be good at sales go for it man. I started working at a gm dealership in sales right out of school (18) and I was 4th in the dealership! I took a year or so off and went to the honda dealership (different city) and now I have been there a year and I am consistantly top four, currently Im 2nd in the dealership for sales! Follow your heart, if you think you can, then you can!

06-07-2007, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
I Vtec, do you? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 7,956 iTrader: 9 / 100%	Working at a car dealership Well I'm 18 right now and I'm sick of my job (best buy). They treat you like crap here, we have meetings at 7 in the AM for no reason quite often. The only reason I stay there right now is their ridiculously amazing discount, but I pretty much have everything I need right now. I figure since my passion is cars, I might as well try and find a job at a dealership. I'm just trying to think of what jobs I could do there? One of my friends suggested washing cars.. but that's not really what I'd be interested in, and none of the dealers around here have car washes. Any ideas? I know I'm not gonna be a car salesman since I'm young and have 0 experience in commission-based sales.

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06-07-2007, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
*jpik2003* RAWRRR Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago Age: 20 Posts: 4,605 Jack iTrader: 0 / 0%	I know some dealers around here hire people to take out customers to lunch & stuff while their car is getting worked on. Theres also cashier for the parts department. Wash cars. Fix cars. Not sure what else. Try contacting different dealers & see what types of jobs they have available.

06-07-2007, 09:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
zuck6977 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 / 0%	go in and apply for LOT ATTENDANT.... best job u can ever get... its amazing haha all u do is drive cars... test drive em n move them n stuff like that

06-07-2007, 09:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
TwinScroll Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: east coast Age: 26 Posts: 770 iTrader: 0 / 0%	do what makes you happy meng...

06-07-2007, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
brooklynscat69 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brentwood, NY Posts: 1,874 iTrader: 1 / 100%	theres something called a Runner. Thats what I do at my dealership. You drive cars from the landfill to the dealership all day, including s2k's and si's. Plus the other half of the time your doing nothing just hanging out. Cant beat that

06-07-2007, 09:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
*jpik2003* RAWRRR Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago Age: 20 Posts: 4,605 Jack iTrader: 0 / 0%	Go work at Hooters. Even if it is doing dirty work. Just make sure you get invited to the co-worker partys and sleep overs

06-07-2007, 10:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
zuck6977 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 / 0%	no i dont just drive them in the lot... i work at bmw... and i get to feel the power of M all day whenever i want... i actually drove the new alpina B7... only 400 made in total... its sooo nasty... its basically a M7.... supercharged v8... but after the mechanics are done working on them u basically go over everything they do make sure it was done... and then u take em for a test drive bring em back and park them... i mean then u do all the little things like my manager sends me to the store for him if they need things or u gotta go on long test drives or sometimes i gotta go down by giants stadium to a tire factory... makes the day go by realllly fast haha

06-07-2007, 11:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tommygun43 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glens Falls, NY Age: 29 Posts: 388 Tom iTrader: 0 / 0%	You could do parts delivery.

06-07-2007, 11:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
Civicsalesman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you think that you would be good at sales go for it man. I started working at a gm dealership in sales right out of school (18) and I was 4th in the dealership! I took a year or so off and went to the honda dealership (different city) and now I have been there a year and I am consistantly top four, currently Im 2nd in the dealership for sales! Follow your heart, if you think you can, then you can!