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\ Mackabee
I think that's a healthy and educational attitude!
tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper
Yea, but the original was in Greek.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I'm sure if it came in a blue box it wouldn't have been too bright.
Of course not. GM hasn't sold Opal in the US for years.
"...started up selling me on diamonds..."
Now you're talking. Three diamonds in Japanese is "Mitsubishi". What was it? Let me guess. For $950 I bet it was a left over Raider. Gotta love those rebates.
"...needs to check with her manager..."
"...pushing lifetime repair warranty..."
"...she started whining...she would lose her job..."
Are you sure you were in a jewlery store? :confuse:
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
If my wife asked me to bring home something in a blue box she would be getting a gift of Tampax.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
richard--
Boy, you've got that right. My college department has a building on the edge of campus (approx. 1.5 miles from the center of campus). We have our own small gravel parking lot. The 4 faculty members at one time had a mid-90s Ford F250, a 1990 Ford Panel van, a late 80s Ford F150, a 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager and my 94 Honda Civic. Recently my Civic was replaced by an 07 Mazda3 and the panel truck was replaced by a bare-bones 06 Tundra.
The students drive mostly 2-5 year old vehicles that include, Mercedes, BMW, Infiniti nameplates as well as an assortment of cars with "tuner upgrades" and at least one Hummer H2. Lately, one of my students has been showing up in a fairly recent Range Rover (it has a 4.6 HSE insignia on the back). Turns out it belongs to the boyfriend of one of my students. IMHO there is no such animal as a "Luxury vehicle" when many, many 19-20 year olds drive everything.
Obviously mom and dad are seldom denying junior anything. There are a few clunkers and sensible cars (i.e. cheap to insure, easy on gas, relatively safe) in the lot, but they are by far the minority. As a kid I can remember walking with my dad to his lab in the mid-1960s. The bike rack in front of the medical school library entrance was overflowing with English 3-speed bicycles. The bike rack in front of my building has at most one bike most of the time. It's very easy to bike or catch the bus to my building, but less than 5% do because they can drive and park! Times really have changed dramatically.
Now, if you park next to the business college building or engineering complex the faculty lots start to resemble the student lots.
Gogiboy
"...pushing lifetime repair warranty..."
"...she started whining...she would lose her job..."
Are you sure you were in a jewlery store?
Yes, this why I posted the story here. Different industry, same tactics.
As you can tell from my name I am currently selling Suzuki. I have sold Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Pontiac, Chrysler and Jeep in the past.
Just wanted to take a second and introduce myself.
Jip
About three weeks ago, I get a mother and daughter come into the dealership wanting to look at a 2008 SX4 5Dr.
I show them the vehicle and the daughter really likes the car. I ask them how soon they are looking to make a purchase, and they reply that it would be within a week, and that they wanted to drive 3 more cars and would let me know.
So I give them a few days to drive the other vehicles. When I do call and talk to the mother, I ask her how her shopping is going. She said that out of the 6 cars they drove, the SX4 was number 2. I say that is great, and then I ask her if there was anything I could do to make the SX4 her first choice. She said that the car was great, but they liked the Mazda the same, and liked the gas mileage of the Mazda better. I ask her if the Mazda was AWD. She said no, and I point out that the AWD is the difference in MPG. I also ask her if AWD was something she was interested in, and she said that was the reason she looked at the SX4.
We talk for a few more mins, and I answer some more of her questions. I set an appointment for her to come in that following Saturday to work up some figures.
Now this is the part that gets interesting. She shows up right on time with her husband. I talk to them for a few mins, and then ask if they wanted to take it for another drive just to be sure they liked it. They agreed and took it for a spin. When they get back from the drive, I ask them if they would like to see some figures on the vehicle. They said yes, but you only get one shot at giving the best deal I can. I said no problem. Now Suzuki's have very little mark up them, and to be honest, we sell most of them at invoice cause Suzuki pays the dealerships, and salespeople on volume, I could care less what we sell them at. So I tell my manager just to price it out at $100 under invoice, cause I think that is what it will take to put the deal together. He agrees, and I work the numbers down. I show the customer the numbers, they get mean, and say that is not good enough. I said what do you mean its not good enough, its $100 under invoice, and I show them the invoice. They still don't believe me. She then pulls out a print off from and unknown website showing the invoice of a 2007 SX4. However the price she has is a 2007 SX4 at invoice minus holdback national and local advertising, and destination charge. She wouldn't even give me a few seconds to try and show her the error in her research. She stormed out of the dealership.
I called her house about 30 mins later, and her daughter answers. I asked her what was up. She said that her parents were going to buy a Mazda instead.
This is what I dont understand. She paid $4000.00 more for a Mazda with less warranty and less equipment, but got mad at me because of my price.
Thoughts???? /discuss
I can see trying to (snake) weasel out of paying holdback and advertising, but trying to get out of paying destination charge just shows the woman was an uninformed or ignorant buyer.
Since you are selling Suzukis one questionfor you? Most of the Suzuki dealers in my area are mainly used car stores. The dealers took on Suzuki for Bank and financing options. Do you know if that was the same case with your store?
GP
But the internet said...
Sure it did ma'am Garbage in Garbage out all that jazz.
Now my left forearm is swelling up, my left hand is all tingly and my fingers are shaking.
This sucks.
Remember, that name was given to him by a relative before he could look a grasshopper in the eye. It wasn’t his choosing.
Boy, I can’t wait until he gets home from work (countin beans) this otta be good. :surprise:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
My WPM must be down by at least 50% because my left hand is all tingly/numb. I have a headache now too.
Oh...so you've already cut an X on the spot and started this first aid procedure.
Carefull, too much of this will give you a headache...darn you've already found this out. Well I could have helped if I typed faster.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
It is a little rubber bellows looking thing about twice the size of your thumb, a sterilized razor blade, twine, antiseptic wipes and a big compression bandage.
If I remember the procedure correctly it goes something like...
Wrap the twine around the side of the wound closest to the heart to keep the poison from getting to it. Clean the wound with the wipes, cut the X over the bite, suck the poison out with the rubber thing and then wipe the wound again.
Put the compression bandage on as tight as you can then remove the twine. Seek medical attention immediately.
As I get told all of the time dont let it get you down. People have pre-conceived notions of our (dis) honesty all of the time. I had a sales manager who had a zero tolerance policy for being called a liar. As soon as that word came out of the customers mouth they had a very short shelf life as a customer at our dealership.
OK, I've called 911.
Meet them at the door, in a horizontal position. I'm not sure what that means, probably something to do with heart rate. :surprise:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
This sucks.
Now picture that on both hands AND feet all the time. 24/7/365 Welcome to my world. :sick:
Mackabee
Wrap the twine around the side of the wound closest to the heart to keep the poison from getting to it. Clean the wound with the wipes, cut the X over the bite, suck the poison out with the rubber thing and then wipe the wound again.
Put the compression bandage on as tight as you can then remove the twine. Seek medical attention immediately.
Do all that if you must, but the important part is all in the last sentence.
Mackabee
Well, here you be the judge: link title
If I was in the mob I'd love having an accountant that handles by the name snakeweasel. You'd know you were getting one of the best. Though a more effective combination would be having a "snake" and a "jip" do your taxes. So, in a way we are like blood brothers. :shades:
:shades:
link title
One wonders if they would have fallen more if ALL models were tested, and not just the new models.
Any manufacturer who recalls more cars than it makes three years in a row is going to have problems.
It is from my old backpacking first aid kit.
While I can appreciate having a snake(weasel) poison removal kit, I don't believe cutting an X over the bite is a recommended procedure anymore. I believe they stopped teaching that method when Davy Crockett was in jr. high school.
Ooooo, he ain't gonna like that either. :mad:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Joel, Craig and the New Mr. Suzuki were all in the army. Cliff was in the navy and so was my center manager.
I wanted to join the Marines but they wouldn't take me cause of my lame knees. I probably could have gotten into one of the wussier services like the Army or Navy... :P
edited: Though I do like jmonroes answer better(i.e "You stay out of this"). It has gotten a bit more interesting in here... the jipster does need his daily dose of drama. :P