Stories from the Sales Frontlines

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  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    I'm jealous. You had a 58 Plymouth.

    I just missed the time frame for driving a car with a push button transmission. My older brother had a little time with a 61 Valiant but two year later when I was driving it was long gone.

    I drove a 59 Edsel once but only the 58s had push buttons.
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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,665
    Is that the famous sludge-o-matic Chrysler V6 engine, or was that just the one in the Durango?
  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    I just missed the time frame for driving a car with a push button transmission.

    You were lucky.

    When I learned to drive, my father had a '58 Plymouth Sport Suburban wagon. My uncle had a '57 and told my father not to buy it and also told him at any given mileage the problems he was going to have. He was pretty darn accurate. :(

    That "typewriter drive" machine was a real beast. But that wagon did come in handy for a kid on dates, if you know what I mean. :blush:

    jmonroe

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  • tallman1tallman1 Member Posts: 1,874
    More room to hold all the flowers and candy you bought for her????
  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    Remember, awhile ago we thought some questions were from Jaywalking. In 2010 Canada is hosting the Olympics, so these are questions asked on a tourism website (I only did the one's from the U.S.).
    Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? ( USA )
    A: Depends on how much you've been drinking

    Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ? ( USA )
    A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe Ca-na-da is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary Come naked.

    Q: Which direction is North in Canada ? ( USA )
    A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

    Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I sell it in Canada ? ( USA )
    A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather

    Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ? ( USA )
    A: Only at Thanksgiving.

    Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
    A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

    Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
    A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.

    These are supposed to be true...the questions that is.

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  • jimbresjimbres Member Posts: 2,025
    One of Dad's best friends owned a Plymouth store, so Dad, who in those days liked to trade every 2 years, drove a '58 Belvedere 2-door hardtop, a '60 & then a '62 wagon, & finally a '64 Fury convertible - all with pushbutton automatics.

    I learned to drive in the '64 Fury, which Dad traded for a '66 Chrysler Newport. One of our neighbors, seeing the new Chrysler in our driveway, rushed down to the dealership & snapped up the Fury, which he kept until 1980 or thereabouts.
  • sterlingdogsterlingdog Member Posts: 6,984
    I do now bestow upon thee The Order of Literary Longevity and Visual Achievement. Your prize is a leather bound, gold leafed copy of War and Peace. To retain your membership in this prestigious order, you are now to read every car manual for every automobile ever manufactured in the United States or upon foreign soil. Once completed, you are to post your findings on this site. The rest of us won't be here, but the next generation will be fascinated with your accomplishment.

    Seriously, welcome to our little world. We are happy that you wish to join us. You write very well, and we look forward to your views, opinions, and discussions.

    Richard
  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    I'm jealous. You had a 58 Plymouth.

    I loved driving that car, but unfortunately it needed a lot of repairs. I thought it handled really well, light steering, not like a slow duller feeling Ford, and what a feeling, having those big tall fins attached to the car. Felt like a jet pilot.

    Also, I loved those pushbuttons, felt so technologically advanced, instead of a crude gear shifter. How can a new Camry compare with that?

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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    A Mercedes with 133K miles on it is shot in my book let alone a bare-bones Cavalier! Heck, one could probably buy a NEW bare-bones Cobalt for $9K! Is this Cavalier at one of those rip-off Buy Here Pay Here places that caters to those with extremely poor credit?
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    "...Is that the famous sludge-o-matic Chrysler V6..."

    No, this is the Mitsubishi 2.5L the same one that was in my 97' Cirrus. Extremely smooth running and robust. My younger son is currently trying to destroy that motor without success. The Chrysler 2.7L appeared in the redesigned Sebring for 2001. I had that motor in my Concorde and never had any problem although there were reports of sludging at the time.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    "...But that wagon did come in handy for a kid on dates, if you know what I mean..."

    That means you had room for her whole family to come along to keep an eye on you, right? ;)

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    "...Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada?..."

    Sure you do, but for some reason you folks show up about a month early looking for turkey. :P

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    "...Is this Cavalier at one of those rip-off Buy Here Pay Here places..."

    No. it's at a big new car Chevy dealer. Maybe because it has manual shift they hope to sell to the racing crowd. :lemon:

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  • delthekingdeltheking Member Posts: 1,152
    Could you post the Chevy dealer's name? Or if you have a link to that Cavalier,please post it. I must say,more than being absurd, it is very funny - Cavalier with 133k miles for 9k?? :shades: :lemon: Just lost for words.Don't know what to say. Hope they don't get a sucker for that price.
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    www.depaula.com Depaula Chevy in Albany NY

    They must think people have more dollars than sense. :sick:

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  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    That means you had room for her whole family to come along to keep an eye on you, right?

    Nope, it didn’t mean that at all. I never dated girls that had "whole families" and surely never one that had a big brother. Be he older or younger. BIG was the prerequisite. :cry:

    Topic thing: That ’58 Plymouth wagon did have the potential to get a teenager in trouble but I could handle it. :D

    jmonroe

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Wow, that's a lot for a Cavalier. We don't even retail anything with miles that high.

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  • tcp2tcp2 Member Posts: 66
    The same list circulated before the 88 olympics here in Calgary. That was 21 years ago.
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    "...that's a lot for a Cavalier..."

    When the salesmen think the prices are crazy you know it must be so.

    When I was looking up their web address I also saw that this same dealer has a listing of cars that are "Going to Auction" leading you to believe that you can get a wholesale deal by bidding on them.

    I looked up the "current bid" on one and it was only a few hundred less than the asking price. Hardly auction value but still it seemed like a novel way to give the lot queens a last chance.

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    I recall here in Canada that base Cavaliers were sold NEW at $9995 MSRP during their final year of production, 05 I think. That car is worth max about $2k-$3k wholesale value with those miles. Even if it only had 25k miles, it wouldn't be worth more than $4k-$5k wholesale.

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  • lrguy44lrguy44 Member Posts: 2,197
    We are getting a couple of feet of snow today :cry: - so much for a sales story! :mad: :cry: :sick:
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    "...That car is worth max about $2k-$3k wholesale..."

    I was shocked to see that Edmunds TMV retail was as high as $5300+--.

    My whole point was to show that it's true what the sales pros on here have been saying. Used car prices have taken a BIG jump :shades:

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,557
    "...We are getting a couple of feet of snow..."

    What a golden opportunity. Take one of those big beasts out in the snow and rescue people out of ditches and snowbanks. Remind them what kind of vehicle came to the rescue and then hand them your card. You won't be able to write the orders fast enough. :)

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  • lvrangerlvranger Member Posts: 27
    "Good Lord !! How long did it take to read all those posts?"

    Basically since I joined up in Feb 08 so about a year and a half. I was working graveyard and had a lot of spare time. After I switched shifts I read in my down time, which can be considerable some days.

    Don't worry, poke fun all you want. I'm pretty easy going (ie: too lazy to put up a fight :P ). When Moo first burst on the scene I was LMAO!
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    When I was 6 my dad bought a brandy new (the only new car until I was in my mid-teens) 57 Plymouth Custom Suburban.

    By the time I had to worry about dates it was a 67 Tempest wagon.

    This is fun at home. We are heading to Florida on Sunday and the flu is roaring through the family. The two youngest girls have been home all week and have to stay out trough Friday. They at least are cleared for trick or treating the next day and the trip. My wife has it now but she has to come on the trip because I would not otherwise survive. Besides - it's a non-refundable ticket. I am very nervously noting every little cough of my own....
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  • lvrangerlvranger Member Posts: 27
    "Man... you need a life."

    True but the majority of my time here is at work. Just don't tell my employer! :sick:
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    I had no idea cemeteries were wired for Internet....
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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    The same list circulated before the 88 olympics here in Calgary.

    Guess they didn't learn then, now there's a new group of tourists.

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  • lvrangerlvranger Member Posts: 27
    "I wouldn't recommend buying a car that way."

    I usually would agree but I bought it from my dealer and had my techs inspect it. They were sending it to auction because it has 173,000 miles on it and there isn't much market for that. Little did they know that these things are tanks and this one was very well cared for. I got it for a song so I should be ok.
  • lvrangerlvranger Member Posts: 27
    LMAO!

    "Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I sell it in Canada ? ( USA )
    A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather "

    That one was brutal though. :P
  • lvrangerlvranger Member Posts: 27
    "I do now bestow upon thee The Order of Literary Longevity and Visual Achievement. Your prize is a leather bound, gold leafed copy of War and Peace."

    I'm honored! Its going to be awhile till I can get around to War and Peace (though i've always wanted to read it). I just started The Pillars of the Earth based on recommendations from this very forum!
  • lvrangerlvranger Member Posts: 27
    LOL :D
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Oh, good. You'll fit right in.

    Oh, and thanks for the reminder. I had forgotten about the Pillars of the Earth maybe I can pick that up to read while I hang at a nice resort with a flu infected family instead of hanging out at home with them...
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  • lrguy44lrguy44 Member Posts: 2,197
    Take one of those big beasts out in the snow and rescue people out of ditches and snowbanks

    After the snow stops we will be selling replacement vehicles. Snow is good for sales (after the storm). I remember taking a LR3 home the night of a 4 footer - My neighbors looked at me with astonishment as I was the only vehicle moving in the subdivision.
  • jipsterjipster Member Posts: 6,299
    When I was looking up their web address I also saw that this same dealer has a listing of cars that are "Going to Auction" leading you to believe that you can get a wholesale deal by bidding on them.

    We've got a dealership here that runs that type of scam ad all the time. The dealership doesn't list the cars options or mileage. But, even if they were fully loaded with only a few hundred miles on them, they'd still be a couple thousand overpriced. Crazy bread high on cars going to auction (this was waaay b4 C4C).
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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    That one was brutal though.

    I'm glad you're not taking it personally...it was all in fun.

    Hope you enjoy Pillars of the Earth. I read a book a week and it is my favorite book, my wife reads 3 books a week and it is her 2nd favorite, #1 for her is the sequel World Without End.

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  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    We've been misled! It's not a $9,000 Cavalier. It's a mere $8,996.
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  • murphydogmurphydog Member Posts: 735
    WOW!

    OK, who is going to click the "make an offer button?"

    I want to see how that plays out... :confuse:
  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    Local dealer is selling a bare bones 2005 Chevy Cavalier with 133,000 miles. Asking price is $9K.

    Seems to be a fair price...this is a very rare model, not too many get to that mileage.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    I thought these would be cool...especially for a special gift idea......

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  • cdn_tchcdn_tch Member Posts: 194
    Oh that is open for so many jokes and most of them in bad taste too... :P
  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,665
    Giving new meaning to the term "Bangle butt."

    (Yeah, I know it's a Peugeot logo...)
  • Kirstie_HKirstie_H Administrator Posts: 11,249
    I can tell you that if I received those as a gift from my SO, it would be the last gift he'd have to worry about buying me. Yikes!

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  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Ah! How to become an insignificant other PDQ.
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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    gift from my SO, it would be the last gift he'd have to worry about buying me.

    Aw, what if he got you the model with real turn signals and stoplights built in?

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,056
    206 HDi? at least get the 908 HDi style
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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,684
    206 HDi? at least get the 908 HDi style

    That would be only for those more formal occassions.

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  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    Aw, what if he got you the model with real turn signals and stoplights built in?

    Nah...I don't think she'd go for that. Maybe real Rubies would work for a walk around the block (a small block, one time). :surprise:

    jmonroe

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  • verdugoverdugo Member Posts: 2,288
    gift from my SO, it would be the last gift he'd have to worry about buying me.

    Aw, what if he got you the model with real turn signals and stoplights built in?


    Forget turn signals and stoplights. If he ever gets her one bigger than a 206, SMART, or mini, he'll be in even bigger trouble! :P
  • lvrangerlvranger Member Posts: 27
    Now thats funny. A competing american company should come out with a line of these and use UAW labor. Get them off that Job Bank. :P
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