Stories from the Sales Frontlines

brian302505

I'm in Minnesota, but your panhandling is a good idea (I play the Tenor Saxophone).

carchic27

I play the Tenor Saxophone

I'll sing and play the tamborine...we can make up funny songs like Pheobe from "Friends"

mako1a

All cars sold thru dealership (new or used) must be clean and presentable. The way you would like to receive it if you were buying.

All must have a full tank of gas. The way you would like to receive it if you were buying.

All must have 2 keys and 2 fobs if they came with them and floormats. The way you would like to receive it if you were buying.

This may just be me, but if the car was traded in with maintenance records, please leave them in the car. Yeah, I know isell throws them away and the hosts will slap you to sleep and dare you to dream if you talk about poster ichibon, but they are "part of the car". My used car days are over, but young buyers may appreciate this.

Anyone buying a car from me gets all maintenance records, cargo net, CD, Owners manual, floor mats and the white gloves in the jack compartment. I liked it when I got all that stuff and the next owner should too. Dave

exb0

Moo, do you want a hug to make you feel better?

madmanmoo

By the way, thanks to you and Joel for bring some levity to the situation. I know I can sometimes alienate with my directness. I appreciate it when I see that other folks on the forum actually understand where I'm coming from.



-moo

deskman

key biscayne :shades:

deskman

asked Mrs Santy Clause to bring me a PS3 this year, not sure if she heard me.

I am waiting until gt5 comes out

deskman

This may just be me, but if the car was traded in with maintenance records, please leave them in the car,

if it has the previous owners info it goes in the shredder.

laurasdada

From my humble abode: New England covered in a foot of snow! And, if I look really hard, an undefeated football team, World Champion baseball team, rejuvenated basketball team and a hockey team (don't care about the NHL). I win!

Oh yeah, and the largest single car dealership in the country (is it still? I call it the Lexus Plantation...). Just up the road from the undefeated football team's humble abode. The weather tomorrow is going to screw up the spread. Jets might cover...

Like everybody on the 'net, I am a millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht. Fudd, Elmer Fudd.

deskman

moo dont move on.

I will be the only one left here that is a real carman/carperson!!!!!!! :surprise:

deskman

Like everybody on the 'net, I am a millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht. Fudd, Elmer Fudd

I have the mansion and free use of my owners yacht :shades:

tidester

Anyone interested in personal jousting and fisticuffs is cordially invited to take it to another venue. Please keep it away from our Forums.

Thanks.

tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper

deskman

tidester

sorry about the posts you deleted.

you have to admit that my posts made you chuckle.

I had a great subaru cust today.can i post about them ?

tidester

I had a great subaru cust today.

Customer implies sales. Subaru implies cars. Sounds like a frontlines story to me!

tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper

deskman

well it starts with. is it just me or is it hot in here? :shades:

deskman

i was asked to come to the point today to observe a up looking at a forester sport xt.
the guy was wearing a long blue hair wig a blue thong and covered in body oil while wearing roller blades and carrying a toy poodle that was dyed the same color as his wig.

The greenpea explained to mr bluewig that he could not take a test drive covered in bodyoil and wearing the rollerblades.

Mr bluewig asked if it would be okay if the greenpea would drive him home in the forester that he would shower and take off the rollerblades before getting behind the wheel .

deskman

our f&i looker stacey would dance when things slowed down during the holidays :shades:

oldfarmer50

"...I had to sell a Rouge at invoice the other day, But made $3500 on the back..."

I'm curious, when you agree to sell a car at invoice do you know ahead of time that you will make it back up on the back end? Or you just do the deal, send the guy to F&I and hope for the best?

mackabee

You mean like this one?


Or this one?


Or maybe this one?

exb0

Are you in Key West? I saw a blue poodle once in Greenwich Village New York. His owner was wearing tight mini shorts, he had blond hair and blue eyes and big feet and hands.

mark156

Well, a dealer should fill the tank, clean the car and have it ready for delivery for FREE!

My 2008 Monaco Dynasty was cleaned top to bottom and with a full tank of 150 gallons of diesel! There was no prep fee charged. :surprise:

Mark

oldfarmer50

"...the guy was wearing a long blue hair wig a blue thong and covered in body oil..."

Sounds like he was there for SHOW not GO.

deskman

when did subaru get a truck? is it made to pull parade floats?

mackabee

The largest dealer in the world is actually Longo Toyota in El Monte California. Owned by the Penske group.
Mack

deskman

Largest Lexus is Jm LEXUS here in south florida.

otto8

picture, taken by an anonymous tipster we're calling "Deep Alamo", is from the set up for the Texas State Fair last night. Looks normal enough, doesn't it -- the Toyota truck racing trailer pulling up to the fair site, right? Wait a second, something's wrong here -- is that a late-model Silverado 3500 HD crew cab hauling it around? Yeah, that's what that is. Obviously the reason why Toyota wasn't going to be able to haul this heavy of a trailer was because they don't have a heavy duty pickup to hitch that big Toyota racing trailer up to. But even the most hard-core Toyota truck fan's got to admit it's probably a little embarrassing to have the competition hauling you around by your johnson trailer hitch.

Silverado Rocking The Toyota Truck Race Trailer

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FROM WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM: SEMA PREVIEW: TRD BUILDS A HEAVY-DUTY TOYOTA TUNDRA ON AUTOBLOG AT 10/21/07 09:56 AM Filed under: Concept Cars, SEMA, Trucks/Pickups, ToyotaEverybody had a good laugh at Toyota's expense when Jalopnik posted photos of a Chevy Silverado HD lugging the Toyota Tundra race team's transporter to the Texas State Fair.

chikoo

duplicate???

mackabee

That's a Tundra not a Subaru silly! Everyone knows Trucks are for chicks and Subarus are for wanna be chicks. : :shades:

mackabee

Yeah this is really funny. About as funny as a fart in a space suit. This picture is so old it's not even relevant anymore. If you want to continue attacking Toyota than do it with class.

mackabee

otto8

laurasdada

No, physically the largest. That is what is claimed. Herb Chambers Lexus... It is quite a sight/site... Just no Lexi currently interest me. I just go to get the Evil Wife's RX washed and have a bite to eat, relax by the fireplace, read some mags, watch some tube...

Greenpea will know.

Anyone know if a hardtop Lexus IS convertible is coming down the line?

laurasdada

Well, I've got a humble abode and spent a beautiful day on Lake Winnipeseaukee on my friend's 18' Sea Ray! We docked in Weir's Beach and had pizza and ice cream!

You got any of them Saaburu's down there?

mackabee

Here, check it out for yourself. Quite impressive.
link title

jmonroe

Or this one.


Is that a 6 foot bed I see on that almost-a-truck thing?

Where I come from if you can't throw a 4 x 8 sheet of something in it, that's a chic-truck. Might as well have a van.

jmonroe

jmonroe

"...the guy was wearing a long blue hair wig a blue thong and covered in body oil..."

Sounds like he was there for SHOW not GO.

Or an oil change but I'd hate to think where they'd put the filter. :confuse:

jmonroe

laurasdada

And for you, Mac:

El Lexus Grande!

mackabee

No, this is a crew max which is designed to carry your crew. We do offer the double cab six foot and eight foot bed for guys like you that like to throw 4x8 sheets of something in the bed.
:P
Mack

mackabee

Looks like the neighborhood park ride next to Disneyland.

tidester

About as funny as a [tympanic gastric distention] in a space suit.

NASA's spacesuits have the most advanced filtration system and it effectively minimizes the ensuing discomfort in such situations. Also, their dieticians see to it that the likelihood of those occurrences is practically nil.

tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper

brian302505

We got 2 for the day, I had a customer from September just show up out of nowhere 15 minutes to close. Drove a Veracruz this time and decided to go with it, took a deposit, set up the delivery on Monday :shades. Yeah, I was the only person who sold today :surprise: which usually doesn't happen especially on a Saturday!! :surprise: :

deskman

Toyota owns Subaru! maybe yota is switching teams.

deskman

i am sitting on 79 units burning gas for the weekend(fri,sat) Looking for 21 today so i can hit the ton mark. :P

deskman

and linda and larry laydown just pulled up.( title in shirt pocket and newspaper ad in hand) I hope they are here to see my dropcars!!! :P

Time to give them the deskman special. :shades:

they will be leaving in a :lemon: or my name is not deskman

deskman

this is a crew max which is designed to carry your crew

sounds like a subaru!! :P

I think subaru is getting the Friends of Dorothy W model daisey chain edition with the pivotman pak as a option

I am sure in comes in the brown

deskman

9:56 linda and larry are putting their poker face on

They have made mention that they qualify for the dealer loyalty rebate.

Time for deskman to chop the trade starting # a 1000 :P (I am holding back another 750 because the greenpea writing it up always gives a over allowance)

deskman

10:10

Linda and larry mention they checked their score back in april 680.

Deskman pulls a transunion showing a 700 score with 3 paid out chrysler loans.

snakeweasel

Yeah but I do have to say the guy in the Ford or Chevy pickup towing that boat is way to close to the Toyota.

imidazol97

> in the Ford or Chevy pickup ... is way too close...

Thanks for my laugh of the day.

deskman

In the photo showing the boat i think the photographer used a big boat with a dakota or a ranger pulling it and the :lemon: yota truck placed in front of the dakota/ranger.

oldfarmer50

"...Closer returns with the payment plus the tax bump..."

Sorry to be dense, but what is "the tax bump"? Sounds like a new s. Florida dance craze.