Funny Story.. Toyota Dealership
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Funny Story.. Toyota Dealership
So last week I head over to Toyota to get a new oil filter. So I go in and get one and figure while I am there I would stop and look at a Yaris. I have not seen in upclose yet. So I park the tC and head over and comes a salesmen from Toyota. He walks up to my car and walks around it for a second and says something. I couldnt hear him cause I was over by the Yaris. So I said what? He said that is the nicest Celica he has seen. I laughed and said it is the Scion. He kinda got quiet for a second and said " I guess I dont even know my own cars very well huh"?
I just laughed and continued to look at the Yaris. Pretty sad though.
Not even 10 minutes before that I was at a light and a guy on a bike pulled up next to me and asked what kind of car it is? He couldnt figure it out either. Oh well Keep em guessing huh?
I just laughed and continued to look at the Yaris. Pretty sad though.
Not even 10 minutes before that I was at a light and a guy on a bike pulled up next to me and asked what kind of car it is? He couldnt figure it out either. Oh well Keep em guessing huh?
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I think its my past time I always go to dealships knowing more than the salesmen and I just drill them with question I know they couldn't asnwer. It's soo fun to see their faces..."uh I guess I don't know..."
It makes my day, for instance I asked the salesman is the throttle a "fly-by-wire" or cable type and they didn't know what either was. Hell I bet he didn't know what the throttle was!
It makes my day, for instance I asked the salesman is the throttle a "fly-by-wire" or cable type and they didn't know what either was. Hell I bet he didn't know what the throttle was!
#6
car salesmen usually aren't "car guys". They are salespeople first and their job is to make profit for the dealership. They (usually) only know enough about the car to make it look like they're not a noob - features, options, models, and that's about it.
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Originally Posted by etli
car salesmen usually aren't "car guys". They are salespeople first and their job is to make profit for the dealership. They (usually) only know enough about the car to make it look like they're not a noob - features, options, models, and that's about it.
I know in my field (Consulting Engineering) when salesmen come to discuss their products my co-workers drill them with questions and if they don't answer most of them they are not going to be specified in our jobs.
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When i got mine, the guy told me it had the TRD chrome exhaust and it was the 6 cylinder sports model!!! I just looked at him with that, "are you fuking serious" look, and then he rethought what he said and checked and it was not a TRD exhaust,(which i knew by looking at it) and oh yeah scion only makes 4 bangers moron!
I actually started to tell him more about the car, and he was amazed at what i knew. And it was just simple ****!!
KNOW THE PRODUCT YOU ARE SELLING!!! just a rule of thumb
I actually started to tell him more about the car, and he was amazed at what i knew. And it was just simple ****!!
KNOW THE PRODUCT YOU ARE SELLING!!! just a rule of thumb
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I tried a few years ago to get a job as a saleswoman at a Pontiac Dealership. I had owned a Sunfire for like 5 years and knew practically every bolt size on the car. I pulled into a Pontiac Dealership, parked my car and went over to look at this BEYOOOTIFUL Trans Am sitting there. A Salesman comes out (and I'm guessing he didn't see what type of car I pulled into the dealership in), and he says "Can I help you with something?". I replied "Yeah, I'd like to take a look at this Trans Am here". He goes:
"Well that's sold, and might have a little too much power for your needs anyway, how about we go look at these really nice Sunfires down here".
Too much power?!?!?! HA!!!! So that had ticked me off, so we walked down to look at the Sunfires to humor him, and I start asking him questions. I started grilling him about horsepower, torque, etc.. etc... all of the numbers he totally made up. When I had enough of his BSing or trying to, I pointed over to my car...
"That's the car I drove in, which btw I did all the work on myself, including mixing and spraying the custom color paint. Why don't you do me and everyone else a favor, and do your research because every number you gave me was total BS. The hp is this, the tq is this on this model whereas the other models came with this..." etc... etc. "And btw, a Trans Am is NOT too much power for me... FYI". (Hey he ticked me off. Who says chicks don't know anything about cars? LOL
And walked in to use the restroom. The manager asked me how things were going, I told him of the experience I had... and come to think of it... I don't think I seen that salesman in there since.
Knowing the product is the most important thing when it comes to sales.
"Well that's sold, and might have a little too much power for your needs anyway, how about we go look at these really nice Sunfires down here".
Too much power?!?!?! HA!!!! So that had ticked me off, so we walked down to look at the Sunfires to humor him, and I start asking him questions. I started grilling him about horsepower, torque, etc.. etc... all of the numbers he totally made up. When I had enough of his BSing or trying to, I pointed over to my car...
"That's the car I drove in, which btw I did all the work on myself, including mixing and spraying the custom color paint. Why don't you do me and everyone else a favor, and do your research because every number you gave me was total BS. The hp is this, the tq is this on this model whereas the other models came with this..." etc... etc. "And btw, a Trans Am is NOT too much power for me... FYI". (Hey he ticked me off. Who says chicks don't know anything about cars? LOL
And walked in to use the restroom. The manager asked me how things were going, I told him of the experience I had... and come to think of it... I don't think I seen that salesman in there since.
Knowing the product is the most important thing when it comes to sales.
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