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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 29, 2008 9:17 am) GP....have you driven the 370X yet. Impressions? |
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 29, 2008 9:17 am) That would kind of creep me out if my salesman called me 6 months after a new car purchase to ask if I wanted to trade it in. I would immediately start thinking "Why is he doing this? What's wrong with the car I just bought? What aren't they telling me?". I sure wouldn't be rushing right over to his store. My salesman offered me a $100 payment for referrals. What's that called, a bird dog? Do any of you guys try that one? Does it work? For me, if I love my car I'll tell everyone without getting paid. If I hate it, it would take more than $100 for me to sell out my friends. I'm just funny that way,
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Nov 29, 2008 11:03 am) I had a good streak from a customer who DIDN'T buy. He sent me his buddy who bought, who in turn sent his buddy, who in turn sent another friend. That's 3 referral originating from a non buyer. Sometimes even the non buyers can bring in lots of business if you treat them right. |
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Replying to: greanpea68 (Nov 29, 2008 8:13 am) 
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Replying to: rogeliov (Nov 29, 2008 12:40 pm)
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Replying to: rogeliov (Nov 29, 2008 12:40 pm) Yes I have said it before...  it was 55% body language, 43% tone of voice, and 10% the words we use? Those would be incorrect numbers... so no I didn't say those number  Gp
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Nov 29, 2008 1:06 pm) |
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Replying to: greanpea68 (Nov 29, 2008 1:35 pm) I thought, especially during these tough times, that you were the type who would give more than 100%. It sounds like you've gone into the 'alejandrom' mode of auto sales. Want to reconsider? jmonroe |
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Replying to: greanpea68 (Nov 29, 2008 8:13 am)  BTW, I think that I figured out the Car Space email system. I emailed Joel the other day and it went through fine. Originally, I was clicking the "Send/Trash Original" button. This time I just clicked the "Send" button. That must have been why you never received my response back in October. Richard
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I had an interesting letter from the local Ford dealer today. Take delivery of a new in stock car and you get the following: invoice price minus rebates minus employee pricing minus other incentives minus your trade equals your new car price. Does this sound too good to be true? The letter also included a coupon for $50 worth of gas just to appraise my trade. Don't you think that there would be a fair amount of pressure before they handed over that gas? My wife saw the coupon in my office trash. She wanted to know why I wouldn't go get the free gas. I told her that she could go and get it, but not to dare come home with a new car unless they gave her all of the incentives plus $20,000 for our '03 Explorer. Now that would be what I call "clubbing a baby salesman". Richard |
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