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Smart Shopper Is the Auto Sales Profession for Me?
148 messages, Last post on Aug 24, 2009 at 6:44 PM
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Replying to: british_rover (Aug 30, 2007 6:46 pm) Haven't you heard? People who lease often don't change the oil for YEARS! At least that is one claim. I always wondered, since people who lease are charged for excessive wear, wouldn't the first thing you check be the routine maintaince?
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Sep 01, 2007 11:18 am) Bollocks. I change my oil.. many people do. The trick is that you buy the cars that you know. |
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Sep 01, 2007 11:18 am) Also Land Rover has Pre-Paid maintenance, similar to BMW, but the intervals are only 7,500 miles not 10,000-15,000 miles. We can check a car to see if all its services were done on time before we buy it. |
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I have been in the business for more than ten years, and at my current place for three. I can keep selling highline domestic vehicles or go to work for Mercedes. I live in a big city and our local Mercedes dealer is about to open up a second store. Given the looming recession, I'm not sure what the better choice would be; stay where I am at or go for the opportunity that may not be offered to me again. I guess what I am trying to figure out is which brand will be more beneficial to me for stability and financially. Locally, the Mercedes store has always been "The Place" to work if you could get a job there. Any informed opinions would be appreciated. Thank you for your input! |
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Replying to: isellcars1 (Feb 06, 2008 10:08 pm) If you do a high volume of repeat then you are recession proof to a point. Meaning you can make it through the lean times not as well as you would like but you can survive. If you think you can move and keep your base then go for it. If you think your base won't follow you then stay put. If you are a lot lizard and don't work a base then it really does not matter where you are selling, just stay/go where you can get the most traffic. Don't forget the 3 D's Draw Demo Day off How do they compare store to store. |
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Replying to: isellcars1 (Feb 06, 2008 10:08 pm) As Joel said, a lot is going to depend on your abilities with your customer base. Obviously, the Benz dealer thinks there is enough business to open a second store. Traditionally, true highline dealers have been recession proof.
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Replying to: volvomax (Feb 07, 2008 7:11 am)
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Replying to: isellcars1 (Feb 07, 2008 6:23 pm) 
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Replying to: isellcars1 (Feb 07, 2008 6:23 pm) As Jip pointed out, people with money tend to buy when they need to,regardless of what the economy is doing. The Mercedes clientele tends to be wealthy,aside for the C Class buyers. The challenge is going to a Benz store without a clientele of your own and without experience in highline import sales. Benz buyers are different from domestic buyers |
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Replying to: isellcars1 (Feb 06, 2008 10:08 pm) Highline beats domestic and asian any day of the week - the people are nicer, comission is bigger, less grind. |
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