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accident during test drive by inajoong
Feb 10, 2006 (1:38 pm)
What happens if there is an accident during a test drive?
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Re: names [british_rover] by jipster
Feb 10, 2006 (1:49 pm)

Replying to: british_rover (Feb 10, 2006 11:33 am)

Of course I didn't mean to imply that YOU would sprint out at a customer british. I'm sure maybe one in a hundred salespeople would be so thoughtless/inexperienced to do such a thing. I just thought it humorous that someone would be so eager to make a sale that they would run out at me like that.
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Re: Do You Prejudge A Prospect? [bigdveedubgirl] by audia8q
Feb 10, 2006 (2:23 pm)

Replying to: bigdveedubgirl (Feb 10, 2006 1:27 pm)

I usually can smell B.S in the first 10 minutes
 
You got it...Looks don't mean much but what they say and how they say it tells the real story. A windmerchant will always say something that will send up the red flag.
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Good deal,Bad deal by geekay
Feb 10, 2006 (2:26 pm)
Hi, Have'nt posted for a while, but can any of the good folks here inform if race has anything to do with deal one is likely to get ?
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Re: Good deal,Bad deal [geekay] by snakeweasel
Feb 10, 2006 (2:29 pm)

Replying to: geekay (Feb 10, 2006 2:26 pm)

Hi, Have'nt posted for a while, but can any of the good folks here inform if race has anything to do with deal one is likely to get ?
 
Nope doesn't matter what the race is running, be it the Indy 500, Daytona or whatever people still get the same deal.
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Re: Good deal,Bad deal [snakeweasel] by biancar
Feb 10, 2006 (2:37 pm)

Replying to: snakeweasel (Feb 10, 2006 2:29 pm)

Do a google search on car-buying, race, gender. I recall one study that said that a well-dressed (i.e., expensively dressed) woman got the worst deal.
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Re: Good deal,Bad deal [biancar] by bdr127
Feb 10, 2006 (3:36 pm)

Replying to: biancar (Feb 10, 2006 2:37 pm)

Do a google search on car-buying, race, gender. I recall one study that said that a well-dressed (i.e., expensively dressed) woman got the worst deal.
 
I find it strange that one type of person would get a better deal than another.... The dealership/salesperson will try to make the most they can. They'll naturally start high and work down. When the customer agrees with the price, the deal is done. If there's a well-dressed man, will the dealer just instantly drop $5000 off the price and not even seek any profit? But if it's a woman or minority, they won't budge? That sounds really strange.... So basically this "study" said that the well-dressed woman just agreed to higher numbers than anyone else?
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Re: names [dino001] by bdr127
Feb 10, 2006 (3:38 pm)

Replying to: dino001 (Feb 10, 2006 12:49 pm)

Since I entered through service and parked there, the salesguys did not see my car coming in - I just showed up on the parking lot. I caught myself getting annoyed when nobody came to me - I think I looked too young or something, so they decided I wasn't worth the trip outside. How do I know?
 
See, it's a Catch-22. If you greet too quickly, then it's harrassment. If you greet too slowly, then it's disrespect. And, of course, every person has different definitions for too quickly and too slowly.... It's a no-win situation.
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Re: names [bdr127] by pat HOST
Feb 10, 2006 (4:11 pm)

Replying to: bdr127 (Feb 10, 2006 3:38 pm)

Re: Catch22 - It doesn't have to be that. What I would prefer is that someone make contact with me and then when I say I just want to look around right now, the person would say okay, have fun, my name is whatever. Just give me a holler if I can help with anything.
 
No harrassment, no disrespect. In fact, that approach shows complete respect in my opinion.
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Re: Good deal,Bad deal [biancar] by snakeweasel
Feb 10, 2006 (4:31 pm)

Replying to: biancar (Feb 10, 2006 2:37 pm)

Did you read what I wrote?

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