Stories from the Sales Frontlines

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  • carhag2000carhag2000 Member Posts: 207
    I really needed to share that bit of loveliness with all of the posters here.

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    Holy cow look out!
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,423
    "ahahah Pwnage."


    Now.. if you could just explain this to me... I'd be able to converse with my 13-yr-old.. :surprise:

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  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    Urban Dictionary is your friend

    I only know what it is cause I have gamer buddies in that age group.
  • mako1amako1a Member Posts: 1,855
    This wonderfully informative site is attracting garbage posts from schemers. Post 20352 needs a little shove out the door.

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  • mako1amako1a Member Posts: 1,855
    Wow, you guys are quick.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,423
    Thanks.. I pretty much figured out the meaning, but I was lost on the origin... :)

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,617
    Isn't she a beauty!

    Hate to say it but it doesn't look to much different than a lot of 4 door sedans out there. Rather vanilla so to speak.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,011

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,011
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,011
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,011
    can anyone see a picture in my posts? I just see the classic red

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,011
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,011
    see title!

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,617
    Just the red 'x'

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,555
    Here's my borrowed Alpina B7 at Motorsport Ranch:

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    And a shot of my bike:

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  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    This board has just been officially KIDNAPPED. :cry:

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  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
    Your right

    I hate being the grammar police. But I find it funny that SO many people who claim that English is their mother tongue, their national language, time and again make this mistake of using "YOUR" instead of "You are". You cannot write what you speak. There is a big difference.
  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
    pretty sure he is confused between the Altima and the Sentra :P
  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
    She is so hung up on color that she is going to spend more money on an Audi

    Now you know why the vehicles come in different colors ;)
  • mackabeemackabee Member Posts: 4,709
    Everybody loves vanilla!
    :shades:
  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
    better put, Nobody hates Vanilla.
  • tidestertidester Member Posts: 10,059
    can anyone see a picture in my posts?

    You're trying to link to a "java server page" and not a picture. You cannot put a .jsp address into an image. You need to right click on the actual image (and "copy link") to get the correct address to place into an img link. The correct link will end in something like .jgp (or .png or .gif etc.) and not .jsp.

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  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    You cannot write what you speak. There is a big difference.

    Regardless (notice I didn't say irregardless, even I no better than that) of what Mrs. jmonroe says, I don't write like I talk; I write like I think and there is only a little difference here. So, I'm all right with my writing. ;)

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  • mako1amako1a Member Posts: 1,855
    I entered a Ford lot trying to buy a Yellow Mustang. It seems the sales person interpreted me saying "I want yellow" to "sell me something off my lot". Just because I come on a lot doesn't mean I want something...anything you have. I looked at the yellow Mustang. It was a stick shift, but I want automatic. Sure, the yellow one got me on the lot and out of my car, but didn't mean I wanted a car...any car you're selling "today".

    Sorry if I wasted your time by not buying the silver one or the white one, but that is not what I want. How about if I give you blue money or red money when you really want green money?

    If you get another yellow one I'll probably do what I did before, perhaps you (mr salesman) could do something different than what you did before.

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  • joel0622joel0622 Member Posts: 3,299
    Well in the spirit of the thread of posting pictures and seeing it is Halloween let me show off my tech savy self and post a couple.

    My daughter and I had a mission to make the perfect pumpkins so we studied long and hard with the help of one of our canine companions.

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    Though the results were not the perfect pumpkins we still had a good time doing it.

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  • jescuejescue Member Posts: 521
    I like the smaller one. You just cant beat the classic pumpkin face.
  • joel0622joel0622 Member Posts: 3,299
    There is kind of a running joke (at least at my store) that when you lose a sale due to color you are told to go get a job at Sherwin Williams because you are obviously a want to sell paint and not cars. But we realize that color is one of the 3 most most important things people are looking for when they buy a car. As a matter of fact when a customer comes in and says, "I don't care what color it is I just want a car" it is usually a red flag going up meaning you may have a credit impaired customer. That does not hold true 100% but is usually a good sign. Kind of like when there are runners on first and third with one out chances are that they are going to send the runner on 1st to take away the double play because they know the catcher won't try to throw him out when he steals because he has to hold the runner at third. It does not happen every time but there is a good chance.
  • jipsterjipster Member Posts: 6,299
    Nice family pic and pumpkins there joel.

    It can't be my imagination, but is that a Toyota cap you are wearing. You lose a bet with mac? It's a Halloweeen trick right? :surprise: ;)
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  • scottinkyscottinky Member Posts: 194
    How is it dealers can lease NEW cars for so little? the wife and I are looking
    to lease a CPO 06 car, with the cost of the car after everything being about 30.4K,
    the payment is fine, but the term is a bit long. We are only adding about 4K neg
    to the deal. Dealers numbers on trade and cost of the model we are looking at
    are fine. I am just scratching my head trying to figure out if I should do this or not.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,745
    >Toyota cap

    In Nissan country at that! Nissan headquarters. Nissan truck plant!

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  • jescuejescue Member Posts: 521
    There is more support from the manufacturers to move new vehicles. The money factor is usually much lower on a new car, and there may be lease cash or incentives. I know we can lease a new car for less than a preowned of the same make and model even if there is a big price difference. Have you compared the lease to the same new car?
  • joel0622joel0622 Member Posts: 3,299
    but is that a Toyota cap you are wearing

    Not hardly :D
  • joel0622joel0622 Member Posts: 3,299
    Go to this site and look at the first 15 seconds, does any one else see the irony of the name of the featured band here.

    sync my ride
  • jescuejescue Member Posts: 521
    members of that band shop here from time to time.
  • scottinkyscottinky Member Posts: 194
    I have, and the payment is higher. the money factor for the CPO car is .0006.
    Can I contact you via email to run this deal by you? I need to make a decision on
    it sometime this am.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,011
    Monday night, I had to drop of the wife's van for service (Honda), so I had her captive at the dealer (with our daughter). SO, I dragged her in to look at the new Accord. Even coerced her into sitting in it. Did have to (SALES STORY PENDING) disappoint 2-3 sales people that came over to help (at 8:00 on a Onday, I think the customers were seriously outnumbered).

    They were all very pleasant, and left us alone when I said we were at the service dept. and just came in to look at the new model.

    The wife was less than enthoused ("you don't need a new car"), but thought it was nice.

    Well, on the way out, there was one in the service prep line (inside so easy to see) in a nice minty green color. I pointed it out saying I liked it, and she actually said that it did look nice.

    So, the car itself was of no interest, but she was captured by the color.

    So I should take that as a sign to go buy a light metallic green car, right?

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  • Kirstie_HKirstie_H Administrator Posts: 11,247
    In case you folks know someone...

    A reporter seeks to talk with an African-American woman who owns and loves a 2007 or 2008 model year vehicle. Please send your city and state of residence and make and model of your vehicle to jfallon@edmunds.com no later than Tuesday, November 27, 2007.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,506
    "...So I should take that as a sign to go buy a light metallic green car, right?..."

    Only if you think you will enjoy sleeping in it.

    Your wife gave you very clear signals earlier in the evening "You don't need a car!" she said. For her that settled the matter. If you know what's good for you that should settle it for you too. :cry:

    I like your idea about color though. My wife is the same way. I can show her the same car in different colors and she will say "The first one is pretty but that second one I hate". I can never buy a red car. :sick:

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  • kiawahkiawah Member Posts: 3,666
    Stickguy's line.......... Yes honey you were right. "I" didn't need a car, but I bought it as a very special gift for YOU! I saw how your eyes glowed when you saw that green, and I thought to myself....you know, I know it is expensive but she is SOOO worthy of it.
  • greanpea68greanpea68 Member Posts: 1,996
    does any one else see the irony of the name of the featured band here.

    I didn't read your whole post the first time all I read was watch the first 15 seconds.... Than bang out of nowhere I got it...LOL

    I have to admit i am not a big fan of that band but I have seen them play more times than I can count. :P
  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    Yes honey you were right. "I" didn't need a car, but I bought it as a very special gift for YOU! ...

    Who are you trying to get punched out? NOBODY has a wife that would fall for a line like that! :cry:

    jmonroe

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  • greanpea68greanpea68 Member Posts: 1,996
    NOBODY has a wife that would fall for a line like that!

    You mean to tell me the infamous Mrs. JMONROE wouldn't fall for that line? :P

    GP
  • jipsterjipster Member Posts: 6,299
    Who are you trying to get punched out? NOBODY has a wife that would fall for a line like that!

    Kind of like when Homer wanted a new bowling ball, so he bought Marge one for her birthday. Only problem was the blockhead had his name engraved in the ball instead of Marge's. Because of this great insult, Marge almost went to bed with some smooth talking frenchman. So yeah, you guys need to be a little smarter than Homer when pulling these high risk manuveurs. :sick:
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  • jmonroejmonroe Member Posts: 8,989
    You mean to tell me the infamous Mrs. JMONROE wouldn't fall for that line?

    Especially that one. :cry:

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  • mackabeemackabee Member Posts: 4,709
    Nice! You work for the Mets??
    :shades:
  • kiawahkiawah Member Posts: 3,666
    I did buy my wife a train set one year for Christmas.

    Always wanted one, and never had one as a kid growing up.
  • epineyepiney Member Posts: 462
    Happy Halloween everyone! Off to give out some candy and scare a few kids :D

    Anyone buy cars on Halloween night?
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,506
    "...In case you folks know someone...A reporter seeks to talk with an African-American woman..."

    kirstie h I'm surprised at you. Didn't they teach you in Edmunds diversity training not to make assumptions about people? For all you know we ALL could be African-American women. Sure, we talk about our wives but that just makes us lesbian African-American women. (not that there's anything wrong with that)

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  • cccompsoncccompson Member Posts: 2,382
    For Christmas 2003, I got my wife a black '04 Pilot. My daughter and I gift wrapped the entire vehicle in our (detached) garage (where my wife never ventures). Big surprise - big hit.

    Fast forward a year later - I trade the Pilot on a silver '05 Pilot (to get Nav and a bargain interest rate).

    She still longs for the black one.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] ColoradoPosts: 0
    She still longs for the black one.

    Just waiting for someone to hit that one ouf of the ballpark!!!!

    Anywho, I bought my wife an iPod for her birthday this year, have always wanted one. I just wish I'd known she wanted one too :sick: maybe Santa's listening...
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