In the end...............who cares?
When I went to buy a car several years several years ago several things really stuck with me!
I never got a salesman to even acknowledge me from the Ford dealership.
The Chevy dealer barely gave me the time of day. Oddly, I knew more about the Chevy Silverado than the saleperson did. Good thing that I got the *Top SalesPerson For 2004* to help me. Wingnut!
The Dodge dealer that I went to lost out on a two vehicle...CASH deal. The DimWit salesdink refused to believe me when I told him that I wanted his best deal on two vehicles...cash. He jerked me around for two weeks. Finally, I made a deal on two ther vehicles from another dealership. After numerous harrassing calls from the Dodge salesdink, I finally told him what I thought of him and his dealership. Funny thing, 27 minutes later, I got a call from the owner of the dealership. He wanted to know what he could do to make a deal! He pleaded with me. "What can I do?". I explained my story. I told him how I wanted the best deal...CASH...on two vehicles. I told him how his salesdink blew me off for two weeks. He pleaded for my business, he begged, cried, and pleaded for me to give them the deal. He stated that "No one ever buys two vehichles...let alone CASH, his sales dink thought that I was BS'ing them".
I told him of a story of me as a young twenty something. I told him how I went to one of the areas largest Cadillac dealers in search of a real gem of a Caddy. I told him how excited that I was when I found exactly what I was looking for on their lot! I then told him how I sat out there for almost an hour before anybody acknowledged me. Oh, there was plenty of salesdinks around. Not one of them came over to me.....not once. When one finally did, I asked him to let me come inside to speak with the manager. When the manager finally decided to honor me with his presence, I explained why I was there. I told him how excited that I was to find the exact vehicle that I was searching for! I then informed him how long that I stood in his lot, how many Jerky salesdink's ignored me, and how irritated that I was with his business. He just leaned back in his chair, fat rolls jiggling, grinning from ear to ear, and said, "Well, who is going to take YOU serious?". I then proceeded to pull from my pockets $23, 500 in crisp, dead presidents and layed them out on the table! He gagged! Then he stutterred for 4 1/2 minutes. His eyes bugged out as I proceeded to stuff the benjamins back in my pocket. I told him how hurt that I was that his employees judged me and ignored me. I left him by saying, "Don't ever judge a book by its cover!". I bellowed it loud enough for everyone in a ten block radius to hear! Those cheap suit wearing salesdinks just smirked and gave me the evil eye!
I proceeded a 1/2mile up the street to the Honda dealer. Those folks treated me as if I was the choosen one. They could not have been nicer. My wish was their command! I had a shiny, BRAND NEW vehicle in less than 35 minutes. I was impressed. No, I was blown away. Yet, I was too irritated by the arrogance of the Chevy dealer too fully enjoy the moment. So, I took my shiny NEW Honda down to the Cadillac dealer. I rushed in and demanded to see the manager again. When he finally decided to get his fat A%s off of his chair and come see me, I could barely contain myself! I asked him if he wanted to take a ride in my NEW car! Yeah, my new HONDA! Tee Hee, I told him to go fluff himself, as I sped away!
The arrogance, greed, poor business practices, and total ignorance led the Big Three to where they are today. I say let them reap what they have sown!
;):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::D
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