<VV> Re: Car Salesmen - You dont have a clue (little Corvair)

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/2/2006 9:52:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jncmiller at mchsi.com writes:
<<In defense of car salesmen, since I am one, most do have pretty decent 
training.. I know I have trained many salespeople.>>


John,
Well said... although I've never been a car salesman. From my experience the 
salesmen always came to the guys in the parts department to find out the 
different nuances on the cars.... and thats at ALL the dealerships I've worked at 
(Toyota 1992-1994, Chevrolet 1995-1998, and Chevrolet, Olds, Pontiac, Buick, 
GMC Truck 2001-2004)... the salesmen would usually have a "favorite" parts guy 
to go to, usually the one who knew all the answers and would help with a smile, 
and NOT the guy who was always ordering the wrong parts...
At the last dealership I worked at there was one guy who'd been there for 10 
years, and couldn't find his butt with both hands, a flashlight, and a search 
party made up of his closest friends... he was basically paid to sit there and 
annoy the hell out of the 2 of us who worked... if any of the techs went to 
him it was for an oil filter, and he would sometimes get that wrong!
I miss some of the salesmen from that last dealership... great guys, all of 
them, and every once in a while they'd get someone in who saw the Greenbrier 
sitting on the lot and ask "How much?"... They would bring them in to me and I'd 
set them on the trail of one for sale, although they never would follow 
through and buy one... I reckon they thought they could get one real cheap ($200 or 
so).... and I'd tell them "That ain't a Ford or a Dodge, thats a 
CORVAIR!".....
Well, Happy New Year guys....
Later,
Lonzo


Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Central Kentucky Corvair
Quart Low Quarterly editor
1961 Greenbrier 110/pg, 
1963 Greenbrier 110/4spd.
1964 700 sedan 95/pg
1969 Monza cp 110/pg