46cobrajm said:
"its such a dirty profession"
what the f%&* do you know?
you have no idea how it works. some salespeople are dirty but most arent.
I have learned that honesty pays and you will get more repeat business
if you are honest.
as for getting $9000 on your trade. Wake up that is what wholesaale money is on it
you thin k it is worth $13000. Try to sell it for that. Ill bet you cant get more than $10000 or $10500 for it. Everybody thinks thier car is worth more thatn it is.
Domestic cars Depreciate horridly fast. We buy 03 tauruses at auctions with 20k miles for about $8500....they stickered for $22000 a year ago.
just out of curiosity what do you do for a living gunsfan?
Anyone who defends dealers like you do must be in that shady profession himself..thank you for admitting it. Perhaps honesty pays and gets repeat customers, but that often does not mean the bottom line for dealers--PROFIT!! How the hell would I honestly sell an '03 Cobra to someone knowing all the problems its had? I'd let people know about the tick/stall/clunk, etc...and they'd go elsewhere, resulting in lost commission and lost money to the dealer. Its a lose/lose situation, so dealers will lie or play dumb.
Most people go to a dealer knowing what to expect, so its great to tool on them and have fun with them, like I do. You are wrong, most salesmen are complete idiots with a minority who actually care and enjoy what they do--that's the caveat I threw in originally because I have had *some* good experiences. I've found alot of salesmen to be people who have lost jobs, been laid off, or are just not educated enough to maintain a skilled profession (unless you call bullshiitting a profession). You may very well fall into this category, and judging by your response, you do. Taureses depreciate that fast because they are middle of the road cars with no redeeming qualities, they are not high demand and so many are built each year, that they have to go somewhere. People would rather sell them at a huge markdown or loss than not sell them at all.
$10,500 for my car retail? Hardly--I've already been offered $13k and $13.5k at 2 car shows and gratefully declined--I don't want to sell it nor do I need the money. Cobra's hold a premium over book more often than not, and when you find a clean one, its worth the extra money to the typical purchaser of these types of cars.
Anyway, if I can leave you with just one throught--I want you to know that your profession is highly disrespected and laughed at.
What do I do for a living..."let me go see if the sales mgr will approve that"...ha.