Quote:
Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
My ex wife phoned up a second car dealer from the office of the first one on his desk phone and asked if they could beat his price, never seen a salesman so freaked out, women was a bitch but boy could she make a deal.
So I guess basically be a complete arsehole, treat them like dirt.
|
Worst advice ever. I worked in car sales and have a good friend who works as a manager at a large dealership here in Calgary. If a customer acts like a prick you do the same right back, you have to match the customers actions otherwise you risk scaring off a jittery person or getting run over by the dick of a customer. I had a few customers pull that on me, I would tell them the sticker price is the best we can do and stop wasting my time with them. Most of them were back within the week.
The people who got the best deals were the people I liked, people who didn't treat the sales staff like dirt. I was amazed at how much stuff the dealership was willing to throw in or help out with for considerate customers.
Of course this all requires that you are shopping at a reasonable dealership not the slick underhanded 80's style lots.