starting a car dealership
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Monkeylegend said:
n_const said:
Monkeylegend said:
I doubt it.
It was a stupid post and a stupid question. If it were that easy surely everybody would be doing it ?! And they don't have the first clue how to.
And they posted their theory (which although is pretty much the basics of selling anything, isn't going to work) which he then replied to.
Didn't he?
Butter Face said:
Monkeylegend said:
n_const said:
Monkeylegend said:
I doubt it.
It was a stupid post and a stupid question. If it were that easy surely everybody would be doing it ?! And they don't have the first clue how to.
And they posted their theory (which although is pretty much the basics of selling anything, isn't going to work) which he then replied to.
Didn't he?
Maybe people do ask naive questions, but we have all done that, or thought about doing something which we don't have any idea about how to start. There is no need to try and make them look stupid by trying to be clever, is there?
Monkeylegend said:
n_const said:
Monkeylegend said:
I doubt it.
It was a stupid post and a stupid question. If it were that easy surely everybody would be doing it ?! 
daemon said:
So jump on the new guy and make him look like a dick?
Thats the best way to treat new members is it?
So what have I said that's upset you pair ? Im very sorry for upsetting someone who's first post was on a thread that was 3 years old and will probably never post on PH again. Thats the best way to treat new members is it?
Now gentleman , I cant be bothered to argue with you and I'm very busy selling motor cars in a very successful dealership..
n_const said:
daemon said:
So jump on the new guy and make him look like a dick?
Thats the best way to treat new members is it?
So what have I said that's upset you pair ? Im very sorry for upsetting someone who's first post was on a thread that was 3 years old and will probably never post on PH again. Thats the best way to treat new members is it?
Now gentleman , I cant be bothered to argue with you and I'm very busy selling motor cars in a very successful dealership..
Not sure on the relevance of you having to work on a saturday afternoon in a car showroom? Spending your weekend trying to flog suzukis to line somebody elses pockets doesnt really give you the right to kick around someone thinking of trying to make their own, nor does it say "living the dream"
Edited by daemon on Sunday 29th June 09:56
Butter Face said:
Only if they post a stupid comment on page 6 of a 6 page thread about starting a car dealership which is asking a question that has been answered on the previous 6 pages.
In which case I think a bit of sarcasm/pisstaking is completely appropriate
Since it's only a 2 page thread, can we take the piss out of people who have the forum set to baby page sizes? In which case I think a bit of sarcasm/pisstaking is completely appropriate
Sorry I've not read the whole thread but from the outside looking in, can I suggest you look to offer really good service rather than trying to maximise profits?
Sounds really odd to ask and perhaps like i'm looking for 'the perfect car dealer' but I've started looking at 2nd hand cars for my wife recently.
The number of 2nd hand dealers locally that have appeared on Auto trader that I've never even heard of is staggering and fair play to those giving it a go but a quick Google search reveals horror stories and i'm immediately put off.
To the put whereby I looked at a car that was some 15% more at one dealer but i'd have happily paid it because said dealer has been there since the dawn of time and numerous friends and family have bought cars from him in the past with no problems, or any problems quickly rectified at no cost to them.
As such, I know where i'd take my moment - don't the time or stress levels to be to-ing and fro-ing to a dealer, or making calls to a dealer who's ripped off and sold us a duffer.
Sounds really odd to ask and perhaps like i'm looking for 'the perfect car dealer' but I've started looking at 2nd hand cars for my wife recently.
The number of 2nd hand dealers locally that have appeared on Auto trader that I've never even heard of is staggering and fair play to those giving it a go but a quick Google search reveals horror stories and i'm immediately put off.
To the put whereby I looked at a car that was some 15% more at one dealer but i'd have happily paid it because said dealer has been there since the dawn of time and numerous friends and family have bought cars from him in the past with no problems, or any problems quickly rectified at no cost to them.
As such, I know where i'd take my moment - don't the time or stress levels to be to-ing and fro-ing to a dealer, or making calls to a dealer who's ripped off and sold us a duffer.
sider said:
Sorry I've not read the whole thread but from the outside looking in, can I suggest you look to offer really good service rather than trying to maximise profits?
These days car dealers *need* to maximise profits because profits are so wafer thin. The dealers who are there from the dawn of time and have a loyal local customer base have done so in "the good times", probably own their own site, etc, etc.
Yes, offering good service is definitely part of it, but not at the expense of what little profit there is. if good customer service means fixing "any" fault not just the ones you're obliged to legally, ensuring the car is prepared to a high(er) standard adds say £200 to your costs overall for each car then that might price you out of the market.
Edited by daemon on Tuesday 1st July 14:43
sider said:
Sorry I've not read the whole thread but from the outside looking in, can I suggest you look to offer really good service rather than trying to maximise profits?
Sounds really odd to ask and perhaps like i'm looking for 'the perfect car dealer' but I've started looking at 2nd hand cars for my wife recently.
The number of 2nd hand dealers locally that have appeared on Auto trader that I've never even heard of is staggering and fair play to those giving it a go but a quick Google search reveals horror stories and i'm immediately put off.
To the put whereby I looked at a car that was some 15% more at one dealer but i'd have happily paid it because said dealer has been there since the dawn of time and numerous friends and family have bought cars from him in the past with no problems, or any problems quickly rectified at no cost to them.
As such, I know where i'd take my moment - don't the time or stress levels to be to-ing and fro-ing to a dealer, or making calls to a dealer who's ripped off and sold us a duffer.
Too few customers willing to pay the correct price for a quality service, vast majority its price price priceSounds really odd to ask and perhaps like i'm looking for 'the perfect car dealer' but I've started looking at 2nd hand cars for my wife recently.
The number of 2nd hand dealers locally that have appeared on Auto trader that I've never even heard of is staggering and fair play to those giving it a go but a quick Google search reveals horror stories and i'm immediately put off.
To the put whereby I looked at a car that was some 15% more at one dealer but i'd have happily paid it because said dealer has been there since the dawn of time and numerous friends and family have bought cars from him in the past with no problems, or any problems quickly rectified at no cost to them.
As such, I know where i'd take my moment - don't the time or stress levels to be to-ing and fro-ing to a dealer, or making calls to a dealer who's ripped off and sold us a duffer.
Jesus, calm down people. It was only a question, and don't worry your reply didn't make me feel stupid, on the contrary it made you look stupid and unhelpful. I don't remember saying that that was an easy sure fire way to make millions, did I? I have 7 years experience in the Motor Trade and although this is a new account on Piston heads, I was very active under my previous company's alias. Why are people suck d*cks.
happy arguing.
happy arguing.
n_const said:
So what have I said that's upset you pair ? Im very sorry for upsetting someone who's first post was on a thread that was 3 years old and will probably never post on PH again.
Now gentleman , I cant be bothered to argue with you and I'm very busy selling motor cars in a very successful dealership..
Is it essential to have massive ego to be able to sell cars? Is it something I can learn? Or do you have to be born with it?Now gentleman , I cant be bothered to argue with you and I'm very busy selling motor cars in a very successful dealership..
And you really didn't upset me.
daemon said:
Its not a matter of arguing, its bad show to kick the very first post of a new member who'd just joined that day. They acknowledged it was an old thread but that it had been very helpful. Fundamentally it IS a way to start in motor trading, and if you even turned over a handful of cars it could give you a small pot of money without risking your own personal capital or savings. Is it a way to world domination in two years? Very unlikely. Is it a way of maybe earning a bit of money on the side and maybe a bit of enjoyment along the way? Possibly.
Not sure on the relevance of you having to work on a saturday afternoon in a car showroom? Spending your weekend trying to flog suzukis to line somebody elses pockets doesnt really give you the right to kick around someone thinking of trying to make their own, nor does it say "living the dream"
Thanks for an actual legitimate answer! Not sure on the relevance of you having to work on a saturday afternoon in a car showroom? Spending your weekend trying to flog suzukis to line somebody elses pockets doesnt really give you the right to kick around someone thinking of trying to make their own, nor does it say "living the dream"
Edited by daemon on Sunday 29th June 09:56
CR11ENA said:
daemon said:
Its not a matter of arguing, its bad show to kick the very first post of a new member who'd just joined that day. They acknowledged it was an old thread but that it had been very helpful. Fundamentally it IS a way to start in motor trading, and if you even turned over a handful of cars it could give you a small pot of money without risking your own personal capital or savings. Is it a way to world domination in two years? Very unlikely. Is it a way of maybe earning a bit of money on the side and maybe a bit of enjoyment along the way? Possibly.
Not sure on the relevance of you having to work on a saturday afternoon in a car showroom? Spending your weekend trying to flog suzukis to line somebody elses pockets doesnt really give you the right to kick around someone thinking of trying to make their own, nor does it say "living the dream"
Thanks for an actual legitimate answer! Not sure on the relevance of you having to work on a saturday afternoon in a car showroom? Spending your weekend trying to flog suzukis to line somebody elses pockets doesnt really give you the right to kick around someone thinking of trying to make their own, nor does it say "living the dream"
Edited by daemon on Sunday 29th June 09:56
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