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Re: Asking [obyone] by jipster
Apr 20, 2008 (10:30 am)
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Replying to: obyone (Apr 19, 2008 3:22 pm)

Ok so are we all in agreement that I am a laydown?
 
If you hadn't said, " I thought you were going to give me your best price?"... you would have been what they call in the biz as a "Royal Virginal Laydown".... pure, with absolutely no resistance to price. So, technically you were not a highly ranked laydown... just one of those "commoner"... mid to lower level laydowns.
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Re: Asking [jeffyscott] by cheshire1
Apr 21, 2008 (12:22 pm)
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Apr 17, 2008 5:58 am)

Does this mean you actually walk in and say "I want your best looking female salesperson"...or do you look around and make your own selection?
Don't be a sucker - e-mail the nearest 10 dealerships and ask for photos. Otherwise, you will end up negotiating for half an hour.
  
Floor guy: "Ok, I talked to my manager. He says that he could have Janey wear a platinum wig and high heels, but he can't do any more."
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Re: Asking [cheshire1] by jeffyscott
Apr 22, 2008 (3:46 am)
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BEWARE mrcarquote.com by 35divg2
May 04, 2008 (10:22 am)
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This website claims to negotiate on your behalf for a car at cost. All this guy did was sell my name to the local car dealership, who e-mailed me to invite me to stop by. Don't be misled.
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Re: Asking [jeffyscott] by parviz
May 04, 2008 (2:31 pm)
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Apr 19, 2008 2:56 pm)

I bought a Corolla in 1996 also. While a different process than now, but I would say it was beginning to set the foundation for the internet buying. I used Edmund's at that time to get the invoice (at least that is what it is called, right?!) and negotiated from there. Much better buying experience and savings than my '95 Quest deal with not much online searching.
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Re: BEWARE mrcarquote.com [35divg2] by boomchek
Jun 23, 2008 (10:29 am)
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Replying to: 35divg2 (May 04, 2008 10:22 am)

I get leads from a website that customers pay to get to see invoice and cost on our cars.
 
We also pay for the leads.
 
So the company makes decent coin from both sides, dealers, and customers, but for us is not worth it because we rarely make any money on the deals, and many of them are out of towners who use our quotes to buy from local dealers.
 
 
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Re: BEWARE mrcarquote.com [boomchek] by mackabee
Jun 23, 2008 (11:00 pm)
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Replying to: boomchek (Jun 23, 2008 10:29 am)

"So the company makes decent coin from both sides, dealers, and customers, but for us is not worth it because we rarely make any money on the deals, and many of them are out of towners who use our quotes to buy from local dealers. "
 
I would suggest you talk with your GM. Tell him since you are the internet department manager, you should be paid as the desk managers get paid. See what he says.
 Mack
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Re: BEWARE mrcarquote.com [mackabee] by boomchek
Jun 24, 2008 (7:54 am)
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Replying to: mackabee (Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm)

I do need to tweak my pay plan, and it's something I'll be reviewing soon. I am a one man Internet Dept show though, so all the leads come to me (I get more than anyone else in the store), therefore I typically do more deals.
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Re: BEWARE mrcarquote.com [boomchek] by mackabee
Jun 24, 2008 (8:49 am)
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Replying to: boomchek (Jun 24, 2008 7:54 am)

I know what you're saying. I've been in your shoes. The thing you want to watch out is the snakes and skaters usually found at dealerships. In the beginning I used to get a lot of that. I went to the GM and flat out told him I wanted a salary and bonuses for every customer that came in and bought. If I found out I was skated I would take it up with management. My business grew so much that we instituted a plan where customers would come in and I would greet them and turn them over to a seasoned professional so they wouldn't blow the deal. Most deals I worked on the net were pretty much done. I would call the desk manager, give him the stock number and he would choose who got the deal on the floor and they would get the car ready for delivery so when the customer came in all they had to do was finish paperwork.
 Mack
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Re: BEWARE mrcarquote.com [mackabee] by boomchek
Jun 24, 2008 (10:01 am)
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Replying to: mackabee (Jun 24, 2008 8:49 am)

That's what I'm leaning towards because I not only work on my leads, but also just finished setting up our new website to exactly how I want it, with my phone number in all of the car ads and leads going straight to my email. We only have about 10 guys on the floor so I'm now worried about skating, as we all get along fairly well.
 
Right now however I'm in charge of updating our site, takink multiple photos of all pre owned cars, updating the invetory, updating, Buy & Sell and Auto Trader, updating specials, responding, and working internet leads, and running my own Craigslist and Kijiji.com show.
 
So I do a lot of work not just for me but for the whole dealership as well. We have a new GM right now that was brought in to help babalnce the spreadsheet if you know what I mean, and since I like working here (best group of people I've ever worked with), I don't want to be asking for a salary just yet, because I have a lot more freedom and priveleges that other guys don't have.

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