<VV> Re: car salesman stories

[Tareece at aol.com]

John,
    Been there, done that at many different dealerships over  15 yrs. Got tire
d of the continual abuse from 'shoppers" that seemed to  think picking my 
brain (for free) for tidbits of information that would  somehow make someoneelses 
check fatter. Ofcourse that came with the  territory and we always reversed 
the old Anti-Carsalesman line, "Do you know  when a customer is lying?' "No..." 
"When they open their  mouth."  
>From selling Toyota's, to Mazda's to BMW's to Chevy's, Buicks and  Honda's, 
each dealership made MANDATORY continued product knowledge.  Mandatory. 
MAN-DA-TORY. If someone didn't study not only the selling points, but  the safety 
points, the grind of cold calls, and proper sales  techniques in promoting your 
vehicle over the competition and somehow managed to  merge all into a cohesive, 
convincing presentation, they were gone  soon.
  This is true in ANY profession. If Lawyers or doctors do not study  
continuously, they lose out on new treatments or new precedent. If teachers do  not 
get required continuing study credits, they are punished and/or  replaced.
  In the 'real' world of cut throat salesmanship, ye who don't stay  honest, 
studious, and above all positive of spirit are soon looking into other  forms 
of revenue generation.
  Oh BTW, I decided to take a 50% cut in pay to be a teacher, so I  knose of 
which Iz Speak! (spelliing screwed up because I felt like it.)
  As far as Corvair-content.....Dang it, Its cold in my  basement....
 
In a message dated 1/2/2006 12:07:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:

Finally, to pick on salespeople who might not readily answer your  
question....for crying out loud guys....we have been talking about one model  car for 40 
years and still don't have every answer, and in most cases even a  concensus.

John Miller





Todd Reece
65 Corvair Monza  Vert